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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XLVII. No. 1212 



The oil fields of Cuba, by E. L. De Golyer, New 

 York, N. T. 



The relations of former shore lines to oil acemnu- 

 lation, by A. W. McCoy, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. 



The bend formation as a source of oil in north- 

 west Texas, by W. B. Wrather, Wichita Falls, 

 Texas. 



Contributions to the stratigraphy of the red 

 beds, by D. W. O 'Hern, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 



Papers were read covering points of geologic 

 interest bronglit out by the past year's develop- 

 ment as follows : the Gulf Coast, by Alexander 

 Deussen, Houston, Texas; Kansas, by E. L. 

 Moore, Lawrence, Kansas; Kentucky, by J. W. 

 Pemberton, Tulsa, Oklahoma; ISTorthwest 

 Louisiana, by Mowery Bates, Tulsa, Okla. 



Officers elected for the current year were: 

 President, Alexander Deussen, Houston, 

 Texas; Vice-president, Dr. I. G. "White, Mor- 

 gantown, West Va.; Secretary-Treasurer, W. 

 E. Wrather, Wichita Falls, Texas ; and Editor, 

 Gharles H. Taylor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

 The next meeting of the association will be 

 held in Houston, Texas, the exact date to be 

 announced later. 



THE RESEARCH INFORMATION COMMITTEE 



By joint action the Secretaries of War 

 and l^avy, with the approval of the Oouncil of 

 National Defense, have authorized and ap- 

 proved the organization, through the National 

 Research Council, of a Research Information 

 Coimnittee in Washington with branch com- 

 mittees in Paris and London, which are in- 

 tended to work in close cooperation with the 

 officers of the Military and Naval Intelligence, 

 and whose function shall be the securing, 

 classifying and disseminating of scientific 

 technical and industrial research information, 

 especially relating to war problems, and the 

 interchange of such information between the 

 allies in Europe and the United States. 



The Washington committee consists of 



(a) A civilian member, representing the Na- 

 tional Research Council; Dr. S. W. Stratton, 

 chairman. 



(6) The chief, Military Intelligence Section. 



(c) The Director of Naval Intelligence. 



The initial organization of the committee in 

 London is 



(a) The scientific attache representing the 

 Research Information Committee; Dr. H. A. 

 Bumstead, attache. 



(&) The military attache, or an officer 

 deputed to act for him. 



(c) The naval attache, or an officer deputed 

 to act for him. 



The initial organization of the committee in 

 Paris is 



(a) The scientific attache representing the 

 Research Information Committee, Dr. W. F. 

 Durand, attache. 



(6) The military attache, or an officer 

 deputed to act for him. 



(c) The naval attache, or an officer deputed 

 to act for him. 



The chief functions of the foreign commit- 

 tees thus organized are intended to be as fol- 

 lows: 



(a) The development of contact with all im- 

 portant research laboratories or agencies, gov- 

 ernmental or private ; the compilation of prob- 

 lems and subjects under investigation ; and the 

 collection and compilation of the results at- 

 tained. 



(&) The classification, organization and 

 preparation of such information for transmis- 

 sion to the Research Information Committee 

 in Washington. 



(c) The maintenance of continuous contact 

 with the work of the officers of military and 

 naval attaches in order that all duplication of 

 work or crossing of effort may be avoided, 

 with the consequent waste of time and energy 

 and the confusion resulting from crossed or 

 duplicated eSort. 



(d) To serve as an immediate auxiliary to 

 the offices of the military and naval attaches in 

 the collection, analysis and compilation of sci- 

 entific, technical and industrial research in- 

 formation. 



(e) To serve as an agency at the immediate 

 service of the commander-in-chief of the mili- 

 tary or naval forces in Europe for the collec- 

 tion and analysis of scientific and technical re- 

 search information, and as an auxiliary to such 

 direct military and naval agencies as may be 

 in use for the purpose. 



(/) To serve as centers of distribution to the 



