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year and has given the services of its secretary, 

 Dr. Cary T. Hutchinson, to the National Re- 

 search Council, to serve as its secretary. Dr. 

 Hale announced that in accordance with this 

 agreement the National Academy of Sciences 

 has appointed Dr. Hutchinson, secretary of 

 the National Research Council. Dr. Hutchin- 

 son was present and acted as secretary to the 

 meeting. 



The chairman then gave an extended ac- 

 count of the work done by the organizing com- 

 mittee during the summer months, dwelling 

 particularly upon his trip to England and 

 Prance, and upon the results that have been 

 reached there by similar organizations of the 

 men of science. 



At the conclusion of the chairman's remarks 

 the organization of the council was discussed; 

 and the motion was made that an executive 

 committee, to consist of a chairman and nine 

 members, be appointed by the chair, with the 

 chairman of the council and president of the 

 academy as additional members ex-officiis, this 

 committee to have full authority in the interim 

 between meetings of the council to carry out 

 the purposes described in the preliminary re- 

 port of the organizing committee (published 

 in the August 25 number of Science), it being 

 understood that, in carrying out the general 

 plan of work of the council as there outlined, 

 the executive committee shall not be limited 

 to a narrow interpretation of the objects, but 

 shall have full power to undertake similar or 

 related work, even though not specifically in- 

 cluded in that report. This motion was car- 

 ried unanimously. 



The chairman then requested the members 

 of the council to express their views on the 

 proposed work of the council and in particular 

 to make suggestions covering definite lines of 

 work that might fall within the sphere of ac- 

 tivity of the council. A discussion then took 

 place, participated in by nearly all the mem- 

 bers of the council. 



Dr. Millikan then presented a preliminary 

 report from the committee on the Newlands 

 Bill, which provides for the appropriation by 

 the government of $15,000 annually to each of 

 the states, to be applied to research in engi- 



neering and applied science. After discussion 

 the report was referred back to the committee 

 for further consideration, with instructions 

 that it be then referred to the executive com- 

 mittee of the Research Council. 



A recess was then taken to enable the mem- 

 bers of the council to attend a dinner given in 

 their honor at the University Club by Dr. 

 Hale. The council was again called to order 

 at 9.30 p.m. by the chairman. The members 

 present then discussed special features of the 

 work that the council might undertake. 



The chairman announced the appointment 

 of the following six members of the executive 

 committee: Messrs. J. J. Carty, E. G. Conklin, 

 Gano Dunn, A. A. Noyes, M.. I. Pupin and V. 

 C. Vaughan. He stated that the other four 

 members would be appointed after further 

 consideration. A vote of thanks to the chair- 

 man for his invaluable services was unani- 

 mously adopted. After further general dis- 

 cussion the council adjourned. 



Two meetings of the executive committee 

 were held in New York on September 21 and 

 29, 1916. At these meetings business was 

 transacted as follows: 



Dr. J. J. Carty was elected chairman; and 

 Dr. C. T. Hutchinson, secretary of the com- 

 mittee. It was voted that the terms of the 

 present members of the research council and 

 of the executive committee be deemed to expire 

 on January 1, 1918. 



The following resolution was adopted, ex- 

 pressing the general policy to be followed by 

 the council in the promotion of research. 



Resolved, that the efforts of the Eeseareh Coun- 

 cil shall be uniformly directed to the encourage- 

 ment of individual initiative in research work, and 

 that cooperation and organization, as understood 

 by the Eeseareh Council, shall not be deemed to 

 involve restrictions or limitations of any kind to 

 be placed upon research workers. 



The following resolution was adopted, invit- 

 ing the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science to cooperate with the 

 Research Council. 



Resolved, that the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science be informed that the Na- 

 tional Eeseareh Council has been organized by the 

 National Academy of Sciences at the request of 



