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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 
Advancement of Science, the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Divisions of Science and 
Technology, and the Chairmen of the Divisions of General Relations shall be ex officio mem- 
bers. The Council of the National Academy of Sciences and the Executive Board of the 
National Research Council, meeting in joint session, may nominate additional members, not 
to exceed twelve in number, who, if not already members of the National Research Council, 
shall be appointed thereto, in accordance with Article V, section 4." 
That the Council of the National Academy of Sciences be authorized to proceed with 
arrangements for the publication of a popular science journal, in co-operation with the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, provided arrangements can be made 
for properly financing the journal and for safeguarding the scientific quality of its contents. 
That the following new rules of the National Academy of Sciences be approved: 
The Treasurer is authorized to act ex officio as Treasurer of the National Research 
Council. 
It is the opinion of the Council of the National Academy of Sciences that the provision 
in the Organization of the National Research Council making the Treasurer of the National 
Academy of Sciences ex officio the Treasurer of the National Research Council should go 
into effect May 1, 1919, or as soon thereafter as practicable. 
This opinion shall be transmitted to the Executive Board of the National Research 
Council with the suggestion that it should approve the action specified. 
On such approval the Chairman of the National Research Council should request the 
President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington to take such steps as may be necessary 
to place the account of the National Research Council at the Riggs National Bank in the 
custody of the Treasurer of the National Academy of Sciences, and to cause further pay- 
ments from the Carnegie Corporation of New York in support of the National Research 
Council to be paid directly to the Academy. 
Moved: That the Executive Board of the National Research Council approve the action 
of the National Academy of Sciences suggesting that the provision in the Organization of 
the National Research Council, in making the Treasurer of the National Academy of Sci- 
ences ex officio Treasurer of the National Research Council, should go into effect May 1, 
1919, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and that the Chairman of the National Research 
Council is directed to request the President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington to 
take such steps as may be necessary to place the account of the National Research Council 
at the Riggs National Bank in the custody of the Treasurer of the National Academy of 
Sciences and to cause further payments from the Treasurer of the Carnegie Corporation of 
New York in support of the National Research Council to be paid directly to the National 
Academy of Sciences. (Adopted.) 
That the Treasurer shall have assistance of a salaried and bonded officer, the bursar, 
who shall be chosen by the Finance Committee and be directly responsible to the Treasurer. 
That a Budget Committee on the expenses of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
National Research Council, to consist of the President of the Academy, the Chairman of the 
National Research Council, and the Treasurer of the Academy and the Research Council, 
be appointed, the President of the Academy to act as Chairman. 
Concerning notification of present members of the National Research Council that their 
term of service terminated with the new organization. 
Moved: That in ordinary course the Secretary be authorized in his discretion to com- 
municate with the members of the National Research Council under the old organization, 
stating that the new organization has taken effect and thanking them for their services, 
which were so patriotically given during the war period. (Adopted.) 
Mr. Hale stated that it was expected that the National Research Council might change 
its quarters and that in the new quarters there would be room for exhibits, which are desira- 
ble in connection with the work of the National Research Council, and he 
Moved: That an exhibit by the Western Electric Company in this connection be 
authorized. (Adopted.) 
