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Tlie talk that you heard from Professor Mason last night cer- 

 tainly should have given you an insight into what was done by the sci- 

 entists of this country in organizing the technical knowledge they 

 possess and which I assume our German friends did not credit them 

 with possessing. It was coordinating such knowledge and bringing 

 into collaborated effort the experience and the experiments of the vari- 

 ous scientists, individuals, and organizations of the country that made 

 our wonderful progress possible. What was learned during the war 

 in the way of effectiveness in such coordinative effort is being profited 

 by to the extent that there is now being maintained an organization 

 called the National Research Council. 



We are very fortunate this morning in having present to tell 

 lis about the work of that organization its Extension Manager, Dr. 

 Howe. 



