1 16 Resolutions Passed by the Council 



tion of other agencies concerned with renewable resources, such as the agricultural, for- 

 est, or range use of the public domain or the protection thereof from erosion. 



Be it further resolved that all positions in these Bureaus should be retained under the 

 existing Classified Civil Service without exception, because of their policy-determining 

 nature. 



A Resolution on the Preservation of Yellowstone 



National Park 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council, December 31, 1937 



Whereas, A proposal has been laid before the National Resources Committee of the 

 United States Government that plans be prepared for the commercial utilization of the 

 waters of Yellowstone Lake, situated in Yellowstone National Park ; 



Whereas, Operations incident to such utilization would inevitably result in destroy- 

 ing or irreparably damaging many of the most unique and significant primeval, scenic 

 and recreational features of the Park ; 



Whereas, Yellowstone National Park was established by act of Congress "for the 

 benefit and enjoyment of the people"; and 



Whereas, That act specifically pledged the Nation to protect from injury or spolia- 

 tion all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities and wonders within the Park and 

 to provide for their retention in natural condition ; now 



Therefore, The American Association for the Advancement of Science hereby 

 places on record its unqualified disapproval and unalterable opposition to each and 

 every project that might threaten to injure Yellowstone National Park in any way 

 whatsoever ; 



The American Association for the Advancement of Science also appeals to the Na- 

 tional Resources Committee, as well as to all other government agencies and officers 

 concerned in the control of Yellowstone National Park, and urges the prompt re- 

 jection of all such projects, to the end that the nation's pledge shall be kept and this 

 magnificent primeval area with its many unique features shall be preserved inviolate for 

 coming generations. 



Resolution on the Importance of Animal Experimentation 



in the Study of Diseases 



Adopted by the Council, December 30, 193/ 



The American Association for the Advancement of Science, recognizing the impor- 

 tant role of animal experimentation in the study of diseases, especially those of child- 

 hood, and in the perfecting of those procedures and treatments to which no small part 

 nf our community owes its life and continued presence among us, regards with appre- 

 hension the activities of certain groups which are attempting to prevent the use of un- 

 claimed animals for study in qualified institutions of medicine and research and which 

 are endeavoring by direct and indirect means to cut off the supply of animals needed 

 in the production of antitoxins and other biologic products. 



This Association is in accord with the practically unanimous and often expressed 

 authoritative voice of science and medicine that animal experimentation has conferred 

 inestimable benefits upon mankind, as well as upon animals themselves, and is essential 

 to the progress of the biological and medical sciences. 



