Welcoming Address on Behalf of Woods Hole 
Oceanographic Institution 
Pauu Fyre 
Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 
Dr. Bergeron, Ladies and Gentlemen: May I weleome you most heartily 
to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. We are delighted to have 
you in Woods Hole and hope you will all come back again often. 
Permit me to tell you a story about some of our proceedings yesterday 
when we entertained the Congressional Committee which is studying oce- 
anography. We had, in addition, a number of reporters who were most im- 
pressed by the presentations of our staff and, in particular, the one made 
by Dr. Joanne Malkus. In addition to attending the meeting of the Con- 
gressional Committee they learned that there was a distinguished group 
of world scientists meeting here today. They were anxious to talk to me, 
and find out something about your meeting. When they realized this was 
a group of experts in cloud physics they wanted to know if they could say 
in the papers that you chose Woods Hole because of its well-known beau- 
tiful weather and because of the beauties of Cape Cod. About that time 
the rain clouds began to gather and they appeared to get a little worried. 
It was then pointed out to them that this group had met in Woods Hole 
several years ago and that the weather you had for your meeting was the 
exact opposite of what had been experienced during the rest of that sum- 
mer. So I understand that during the night the Chamber of Commerce 
has been breathing easier, that they hope the cloudburst we have had for 
you so far is only an indication of better things to come for the rest of the 
summer. What will be said in the papers, I have no idea. Over this, we 
exercise no control, artificial or otherwise. 
If I were to try to tell you why the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu- 
tion is interested in meteorology or why we have groups like those working 
with Dr. Malkus and Mr. Woodcock, it would be like an amateur shoe- 
maker trying to tell professional cobblers how to make shoes. I have no in- 
tention of doing that. We hope you will return and that your conference is 
a very profitable one. 
