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Moved: That the Council express its appreciation of the very valuable work which Mr. 
Yerkes has done as Chairman of the Psychology Committee and in connection with the 
organization of the Division of Psychology of the Surgeon General's OfiEice, and convey its 
thanks to him. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That the resigiiation of Mr. H. A. Bumstead as Scientific Attache to the Amer- 
ican Embassy in London, in charge of the Research Information Service in Britain, be ac- 
cepted with regret; and that the National Research Council express appreciation of the 
admirable work which he has done and convey its thanks to him. {Adopted). 
Moved: That Mr. C. E. Mendenhall be elected to take the place of Mr. Bumstead as 
Scientific Attach^ to the American Embassy in London. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That the resignation of Rear-Admiral Roger Welles from the Research Informa- 
tion Service be accepted and that an expression of thanks be extended to him for the able 
service which he has rendered the National Research Council. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That the Executive Board request the President of the National Academy to ask 
the President of the United States to designate Captain George W. Williams to take the 
place of Admiral Welles on the Research Information Service. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That a vote of thanks be extended to Major-General W. C. Gorgas, Surgeon 
General U. S. A., for the valuable service which he has rendered to the National Research 
Council. {Adopted). 
Moved: That the President of the National Academy of Science be requested to ask the 
President of the United States to designate Surgeon General M. W. Ireland to take the 
place of General Gorgas on the Research Council. {Adopted.) 
On recommendation of Secretary Johnston of the National Research 
Council it was 
Moved: That the following allotments be authorized from the appropriation from the 
President's emergency fund of $61,000 available for expenses of the Council from January 
1 to June 30, 1919: General and Office Administration, $33,000; Research Information 
Service, $20,000. {Adopted.) 
The Chairman of the Engineering Division moved: That Mr. Clevenger be elected Vice 
Chairman of the present Division. {Adopted.) 
The Chairman of the Engineering Division moved: That the organization of a Manganese 
Saving Committee be authorized, with Mr. J. R. Cain as Chairman; and that an allotment 
of $150 from the funds available for the Engineering Division be placed at the disposal of 
this Committee. {Adopted.) 
The Vice-chairman of the Division of Medical Sciences made the follow- 
ing statements concerning grants recommended by the Executive Committee 
of the Division: 
Dr. C. A. Kofoid, representing the section on Protozoology of the Medical Zoology Com- 
mittee of this Division has been engaged in examining troops at Hoboken returning from 
France, studying the flora of human intestinal protozoa. This work has been interfered 
with on account of the changes in the status of personnel due to demobilization. It is impor- 
tant that this work should be continued for two essential reasons: such an opportunity for 
so complete a study will hardly present itself again in the near future, and we have no trea- 
tise at present which deals with any comprehensive, extensive study of the flora of parasites 
in the human intestines; also the results of this work will determine whether our troops 
acquired foreign parasites. A sufficient number of men who did not go to France are being 
examined for control. To continue this work it is necessary to have a permanent assistant. 
Dr. Kofoid has requested that we appropriate funds sufficient to pay the salary of such an 
