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Moved: That the matter contained in the report be referred to a committee to be ap- 
pointed by the Acting Chairman of the Council in accordance with a previous resolution 
Appointed: Mr. Walcott, Chairman, Messrs. Mathews, Leuschner. 
The Division of Geology and Geography suggested a survey of (a) the 
financial resources available for research in existing museums, universities, 
and allied institutions; (b) the boards or persons controlling the disposal of 
funds; (c) the discovery of private sources of support, together with best 
lines of approach. 
Moved: That a survey of the kind be approved and referred to the Research Information 
Service. (Adopted.) 
Mr. Washburn, Acting Chairman of the Division of Chemistry, 
Moved: That a special committee on the Chemistry of Colloids be appointed to under- 
take the following specific projects: 
(1) To arrange a series of lectures on different aspects of colloid chemistry by competent 
specialists and to make public the fact that such lectures have been arranged for and can 
be given at any institution or before a meeting of any interested body which will make 
the necessary financial arrangements with the committee. 
(2) To secure the preparation and publication of a text book and laboratory manual on 
colloid chemistry suitable for use in University courses in this field, bothb ooks to be pre- 
pared under the auspices of the Committee and subject to the criticism of its full member- 
ship and any other experts which the Committee may desire to consult. 
(3) To make a research census of investigations and investigators in the field of colloid 
chemistry. (Adopted.) 
Moved: That the Committee on Colloid Chemistry be constituted with the following 
personnel : 
Mr. H. N. Holmes, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, Chairman. 
Mr. Jerome Alexander, 59th Street and 11th Avenue, New York, N. Y. 
Mr. W. D. Bancroft, National Research Council, Washington, D. C. 
Mr. G. H. A. Clowes, Eli Lilly Company, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Mr. W. A. Patrick, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 
Mr. J. A. Wilson, 203 Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. 
A letter was presented from Dr. Charles E. Munroe, Chairman of the 
Committee on Explosives Investigations, relating to the appointment of a 
committee to arrange for a series of cooperative investigations dealing with 
the specific heats of explosive materials and recommending that a committee 
of three members, to consist of the Chairman of the Division, the Chairman 
of the Explosives Investigations Committee, and one additional member 
(to be selected by them) of recognized standing as an expert in calorimetry, 
be appointed. 
Appointed as third member: Dr. W. P. W. White. 
Moved: That the sum of $500 be allotted from unappropriated funds for the use of the 
of the Interim Committee. 
(Adopted.) 
(Adopted.) 
(Approved.) 
Division of Biology and Agriculture. 
(Adopted.) 
