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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 
regarding medical interests and representation in international scientific or- 
ganization: that this Division go on record as being in accord with the senti- 
ments of the resolutions passed at the London meeting regarding scientific 
relations with men of the Central Powers: 
That this Division go on record as stating without qualifications, their 
approval of the admittance of Neutral Countries to any international organi- 
zation that may be formed; 
That this Division will serve as the American Section of any International 
Medical Organization proposed. Five delegates were nominated to attend 
the Brussels meeting. 
A committee was appointed to take charge of questions regarding interna- 
tional organization, this committee to be known as the Committee on Inter- 
national Cooperation in Medical Sciences and to be constituted as follows: 
Doctors Christian, Flexner, Keen (Chairman), Lee, Welch, Colonel Russell and 
the Acting Chairman of the Division (ex officio) ; together with the delegates. 
A meeting of this Committee has been called to be held at Atlantic City, 
Wednesday, June 11. 
The Division meeting adjourned until some date in late September or early 
October subject to the call of the Chairman. 
Immediately following the meeting the Executive Committee met in a short 
session. It was voted that all existing committees be continued as constituted 
in the War Organization subject to later action by the Executive Committee. 
On recommendation of Mr. McClung, Chairman of the Division of Biology 
-and Agriculture, it was 
Moved: That an additional sum of $500 be appropriated to the General Maintenance fund 
of the Division of Biology and Agriculture to meet the traveling expenses of members of the 
Executive Committee in attendance on the meeting held May 31-June 1 — and on meeting 
to be held during the summer, and to provide for incidental expenses of the Division. 
{Adopted.) 
Moved: That the unexpended sum of $1000 allotted to the Division of Biology and Agri- 
culture for the rodent pest investigation revert to the general fund. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That the sum of $1000 be appropriated for the use of the Committee on Plant 
Pathology of the Division of Biology and Agriculture to complete its work for the year, this 
amount to be used in payment of railroad and Pullman fares of committee members to 
conferences. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That the following Committee on Food and Nutrition of the Division of Biology 
and Agriculture be approved : 
J. R. Murlin, Chairman E. V. McCollum 
H. P. Armsby H. C. Sherman 
E. B. Forbes A. E. Taylor 
C. F. Langworthy A. F. Woods 
Graham Lusk {Adopted.) 
The Chairman announced the following initial organization of the Com- 
mittee on Pacific Exploration: 
Wm. Morris Davis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 
Herbert E. Gregory, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 
