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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 
Moved: That the report of the retiring treasurer be received and approved, that with the 
system of auditing of the accounts now in effect it would not be necessary to have the 
accounts audited at this time on the transfer of the funds, and that a committee of three be 
appointed to express in a suitable way the appreciation of the National Research Council 
of the work which Mr. Whitman Cross has so patriotically given to the National Research 
Council during the period of the war. {Adopted.) 
Appointed: Mr. Woodward, Chairman, Messrs. Leuschner, Washburn. 
The Secretary presented a communication from Mr. Clevenger, Acting 
Chairman of the Division of Engineering, in regard to the desirabihty of 
completing certain war work for the United States Bureau of Mines, and 
securing financial support and cooperation for the Pulverizing Committee of 
the Division of Engineering. 
Moved: That the Acting Chairman of the Division of Engineering, Mr. Clevenger, be 
authorized to proceed to Colorado for the purpose of giving personal attention to matters 
growing out of certain war work for the Bureau of Mines, and for the purpose of securing 
the financial support and cooperation for the Pulverizing Committee of the Division of 
Engineering. {Adopted.) 
Mr. Leuschner, Acting Chairman of the Division of Physical Sciences, 
reported the election of Mr. C. E. Mendenhall as Chairman of the Division, 
of Mr. A. O. Leuschner as Acting Chairman of the Division during Mr. 
Mendenhall's absence in London as Scientific Attache, and of the following 
as members of the Executive Committee: William Bowie, R. A. Millikan, 
H. N. Russell, E. B. Wilson, the Chairman, ex officio, the Vice-Chairman, 
ex officio. 
{Approved.) 
The Acting Chairman of the Division of Geology and Geography, Mr. 
E. B. Mathews, presented a report of the meeting of the Division held on 
May 1 and 2, and announced the following elections: 
Vice-Chairman and Acting Chairman, E. B. Mathews; Executive Commit- 
tee, Isaiah Bowman, Alfred H. Brooks, John M. Clarke, N. M. Fenneman, 
David White. 
M oved: That the appointments be confirmed and that the report be approved. 
{Adopted.) 
The Acting Chairman of the Division of Geology and Geography pre- 
sented a tentative draft of a resolution for submission to the Secretary of 
War, the Chief of Staff, and the Military Committees of Congress, pro- 
viding that in the reorganization of the army provision should be made for a 
number of reserve officers who are primarily scientific experts in physics, chem- 
istry, geography, biology, geology, psychology, mathematics, engineering, 
medicine, and such other sciences as may be appropriate, and that they be 
relieved from certain training in order to devote their entire time to research 
work. 
