Apkil 29, 1921] 



SCIENCE 



407 



Thursday, June 9. 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 



Subject: The value of swamp and shore 

 areas and their utilization as fish and game 

 preserves, for the cultivation of aquatic ani- 

 mals and plants, as reservoirs of food for 

 aquatic animals, and as nurseries for young 

 fish. Consideration may also be given to the 

 additional value of submerged lands in rela- 

 tion to food control, forestry, agriculture and 

 sanitation. 



On Thursday evening there will be a special 

 meeting for consideration of the opportunities 

 and needs of research stations. 



Friday, June 10. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 



Subject: Organization of effort to deter- 

 mine what plans of procedure may be im- 

 mediately followed to further progress in con- 

 serving resources of interior waters. 



The discussion may be from the points of 

 view of cooperation in scientific research, the 

 training of men to prosecute investigations, 

 the education of the public, the reconciliation 

 of conflicting group interests, the union of 

 effort to secure adoption of appropriate con- 

 servation measures, and the possibility of 

 periodic gatlierings for promotion of har- 

 monious action. 



Through the cordial cooperation of a local 

 committee, special arrangements will be made 

 for utilization of the intervals between meet- 

 ings in interesting demonstrations pertaining 

 to tlie topics of the conference, in trips to 

 neighboring points of interest, or in other 

 means of diversion and recreation. 



Throughout the conference meals will be 

 served at a small charge based upon actual 

 cost in the dining room of the Biological 

 Station. Lodging without charge will be 

 available in the laboratory or in tents or 

 other temporary quarters. The nearest hotels 

 are found in Muscatine, Iowa, a distance of 8 

 miles and Davenport 20 miles from Faii-port. 



All persons expecting to attend are advised 

 to communicate in advance with E. L. Barney, 

 Director of the Fisheries Biological Station, 

 Fairport, Iowa, or J. E. Krouse, Davenport, 

 Iowa, Chairman, Local Committee on Ar- 



rangements, in order that suitable reserva- 

 tions may be made for accommodations. 



E. E. COKER, 



V. E. Shelford, 

 J. E. Keouse, 

 A. S. Pearse, 



F. A. Stromster, 

 E. L. Barney, 



Committee on Organization 



SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 



THE AMERICAN ENGINEERING COUNCIL AND 

 MR. HOOVER 



The American Engineering Council of the 

 Federated American Engineering Societies met 

 on April 16 at the Engineers Club of Phila- 

 delphia. Members attending were: Herbert 

 Hoover, president; Calvert Townley, vice- 

 president, representing A. I. E. E. ; J. Parke 

 Channing, vice-president, representing A. I. 

 M. M. E.; E. Ludlow, president A. I. M. 

 M. E. ; F. J. Miller, past president A. S. M. E. ; 

 M. L. Cooke, Taylor Society; Wm. McClellan, 

 A. I. E. E.; A. S. Dwight, A. I. M. M. E.; 

 A. M. Greene, A. S. M E., dean of the School 

 of Engineering, Troy Polytechnic Institute; 

 S. H. McCrory, A. S. Agricultural Engineers; 

 W. W. Varney, Baltimore Engineers Club; 

 J. F. Oberlin, Cleveland Engineering Society ; 

 O. H. Koch, Technical Club of Dallas; D. S. 

 Kimball, vice-president, dean of School of 

 Engineering, Cornell, A. S. M. E. ; Gardner S. 

 Williams, Engineering Society of Grand 

 Eapids; 0. F. Scott, A. I. E. E., School of 

 Engineering, Tale University; W. B. Powell, 

 Buffalo Engineering Society; W. E. Eolfe, 

 vice-president. Associated Engineering So- 

 cieties, St. Louis; L. B. Stillwell, A. I. E. E.; 

 L. P. AHord, A. S. M. E. ; H. W. Buck, past 

 president A. I. E. E.; E. S. Carman, A. S. 

 M. E., Cleveland; Philip N. Moore, A. I. M. 

 M. E., Washington. 



Mr. Hoover resigned the presidency, giving 

 as his reasons the fact that the American 

 Engineering Council by its constitution was 

 necessarily engaged in furthering national 

 activities which involve legislation; and that 

 he as a member of the executive branch of the 

 government could not consistently direct such 



