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SUMMARIZED PROCEEDINGS FOR 1939 



The Association held two meetings in the calendar year 1939, a summer 

 meeting at Milwaukee, Wis., June 19-24, and the annual meeting at Colum- 

 bus, Ohio, Dec. 27, 1939 -Jan. 2, 1940. The only previous meeting held in 

 Wisconsin was at Madison in August, 1893. The Association first met in 

 Columbus in August, 1899, and held a second meeting there in Dec, 191 5- 

 Jan., 1916. The Pacific Division held its annual meeting at Stanford Uni- 

 versity, June 26 - July 1, 1939. The Southwestern Division held its annual 

 meeting in connection with the dedication of the McDonald Observatory at 

 Alpine, Texas, May 2-5, 1939. 



At the Milwaukee meeting the registration was 331 and there were 264 

 papers listed on the programs. At the annual meeting in Columbus 2715 

 persons were registered and 2154 addresses and papers were delivered or 

 read. At the Pacific Division meeting at Stanford University the registra- 

 tion was 882, with 440 papers on the program. The registration was not 

 reported for the meeting of the Southwestern Division at Alpine ; there were 

 112 papers on the program. 



Officers of the Association for 1939 



President. Walter B. Cannon, Harvard University. 



Retiring President. Wesley C. Mitchell, Columbia University. 



Permanent Secretary. F. R. Moulton, Washington, D. C. 



General Secretary. Otis W. Caldwell, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant 



Research. 

 Treasurer. John L. Wirt, Washington, D. C. 

 Assistant Secretary. Sam Woodley, Washington, D. C. 

 Auditor. W. J. Humphreys, U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. 

 Counsel. Charles S. Baker, Washington, D. C. 

 Members oj the Executive Committee (page 95 ) 

 Members oj the Finance Committee (page 95) 

 Members oj the Committee on Grants (page 95) 

 Members oj the Council (pages 95, 92-94) 

 Section Officers (pages 92-94) 



Officers of the Pacific Division 

 (For the fiscal year June, 1938 - June, 1939) 



President. S. J. Holmes, University of California. 

 Secretary. J. Murray Luck, Stanford University. 

 Council Representative. Roy E. Clausen, University of California. 



