29. Annual Report for the Year 1927-1928, National Research Council, Division of 

 Geology and Geography, App. C, p. 6. 



30. Annual Report for the Year 1926-1927, National Research Council, Division of 

 Geology and Geography, App. F, p. 3. 



31. Ibid. 



32. Ibid, pp. 3-4. 



33. "The History and Program, Constitution and By-Laws, American Shore and Beach 

 Preservation Association," Jan. 1939, p. 11. 



34. Annual Report for the Year 1926-1927, National Research Council, Division of 

 Geology and Geography, App. F, p. 5. 



35. CAPT. R. S. PATTON, "The Purposes of the American Shore and Beach Preservation 

 Association," paper presented in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 1926, reprinted in Shore and 

 Beach, Oct. 1934, p. 136. 



36. Ibid, p. 135. 



37. This information was obtained from conversations with Richard 0. Eaton on Nov. 8, 

 1972 and Dr. Martin A. Mason on Nov. 15, 1972. Also, the articles written by several of 

 the members of this first Board reflect their deep interest in tlie problems of shore 

 protection. 



38. Special Order No. 6 issued by the War Department, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 

 Jan. 23, 1929. 



39. These experiments are listed as Exhibit C, "Summary of Experiments Proposed," as 

 part of a report prepared by Douglas Johnson. This and numerous other related 

 documents arfe contained in a looseleaf notebook in the library at the Coastal 

 Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. 



40. Dean O'Brien has stated in correspondence that, at tlie time of this assignment, he 

 was unaware of the nature of the work but had thought it would probably be 

 connected with the establishment of a national hydrauhc laboratory. Only upon his 

 arrival in Washington, D.C. did he learn "that the subject was sand movement and beach 

 erosion — about which he knew absolutely nothing." This was completely intentional on 

 the part of the Corps as they wanted someone free from the influence of past 

 knowledge on the subject. 



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