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the President of the United States for the pur- 

 pose of bringing into cooperation existing govern- 

 mental, educational, industrial and other research 

 organizations, with the object of encouraging the 

 investigation of natural phenomena, the increased 

 use of scientific research in the development of 

 American industries, the employment of scientific 

 methods in strengthening the national defense, and 

 such other applications of science as will promote 

 the national security and welfare, and that the 

 association, which has itself established the Com- 

 mittee of One Hundred on Research, be invited to 

 cooperate with the Research Council in the pro- 

 motion of research, and that to this end it be 

 asked to appoint a committee of three to meet with 

 a similar committee of the Research Council to 

 consider how much cooperation can be made most 

 effective. 



As members of this committee on behalf of 

 the Research Council, Dr. Welch, president of 

 the Academy, and Messrs. Conklin and Noyes 

 were appointed. 



The following committees were also ap- 

 pointed : 



A Committee on Research in Educational 

 Institutions, consisting of G. E. Hale, chair- 

 man, J. S. Ames, R. H. Chittenden, J. M. 

 Coulter, G. N. Lewis, G. H. Parker, Harold 

 Penders, C. R. Van Hise and F. J. E. Wood- 

 bridge; this committee to consider general 

 plans for the promotion of research in edu- 

 cational institutions, and to have power to 

 arrange for local research committees in each 

 institution. 



A Committee on the Promotion of Indus- 

 trial Research, Dr. J. J. Carty, chairman, with 

 functions in its field somewhat similar to those 

 of the Committee on Research in Educational 

 Institutions. 



A Committee on a National Census of Re- 

 search, Dr. Stratton, chairman, to prepare a 

 national census of equipment for research, of 

 the men engaged in it, and of the lines of in- 

 vestigation pursued in cooperating government 

 bureaus, educational institutions, research 

 foundations and industrial research labora- 

 tories. 



Mr. Dunn reported that the United Engi- 

 neering Society had granted for a period of 

 one year from October 1, 1916, free of assess- 

 ment, two rooms in its building for the use of 



the Engineering Foundation, to serve as the 

 New York Office of the National Research 

 Council, these rooms being those recently va- 

 cated by the Naval Consulting Board. 



It was voted to recommend to the president 

 of the academy that Marston T. Bogert, of Co- 

 lumbia University, Russell H. Chittenden, of 

 Yale University, and Raymond Pearl, of the 

 Maine Experiment Station, be invited to be- 

 come members of the council. 



It was voted that joint committees on re- 

 search in various branches of science be 

 formed in cooperation with the corresponding 

 national scientific societies. 



A more complete account of the actions and 

 discussions of the Research Council and of its 

 executive committee will be found in the Oc- 

 tober number of the Proceedings of the Na- 

 tional Academy of Sciences. 



Gary T. Hutchinson, 



Secretary 



ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 

 COUNCIL 



The National Research Council was for- 

 mally organized at a meeting held in New York 

 City on September 20, 1916. It was estab- 

 lished by the National Academy of Sciences at 

 the request of the President of the United 

 States. The members of this council have been 

 appointed by the president of the academy, 

 after consultation with the presidents of lead- 

 ing national scientific societies. The repre- 

 sentatives of the government were appointed 

 by the President of the United States. The 

 council is to be gradually enlarged by the addi- 

 tion of new members who are to serve as chair- 

 man of important committees or who are 

 otherwise to engage in some special capacity 

 in the work of the council. 



The organization of the council is at pres- 

 ent as follows: 



OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



Chairman, George E. Hale. 



Vice-chairmen, Charles D. Walcott; Gano Dunn. 



Secretary, Cary T. Hutchinson. 



Executive Committee, John J. Carty (chairman), 

 William H. Welch (ex-officio), George E. Hale (ex- 

 officio), Edwin G. Conklin, Gano Dunn, Arthur A. 



