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2. That Messrs. L. O. Howard, W. E. Osgood, C. E. Allen, K. F. Kellerman, G. M. Dug- 
gar have been appointed as new members of the Committee on Cooperation and Coordination. 
3. That the Organization Committee on Forestry has been made a standing committee of 
the Division. (Approved.) 
The Chairman of the Council also presented the following recommendation 
of the Executive Committee of the Division of Biology and Agriculture: 
That in connection with the matter of the needs of the Marine Biological Laboratory a 
sum of money (about $130,000 will be needed) be appropriated for the construction, equip- 
ment, and maintenance of a new laboratory as outlined in the report of the Committee on 
the Marine Biological Laboratory; and that the annual sum of $5000 for five years be also 
appropriated for use in connection with accessions for the Marine Biological Laboratory 
Library. 
After considerable discussion of the purposes of the Council, it was 
Moved: That further consideration of this matter be postponed until the next meeting of 
the Executive Board. (Adopted.) 
But as an outcome of the general discussion it was further 
Moved: That the National Research Council give its moral support to the work of the 
Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, approve the program of the Laboratory for 
the enlargement of its facilities for scientific research, with the statement that active steps 
for the encouragement of this work are under consideration. (Adopted.) 
It was the understanding that a copy of this minute, together with de- 
scriptive material, would be mailed to the members of the Executive Board for 
their consideration, and that the matter would come up for further action at 
the next meeting. 
The Chairman of the Council also presented, for the Executive Committee 
of the Division of Biology and Agriculture the recommendation that a publica:- 
tion fund of $20,000 per year for a period of five years be granted to that 
Division. 
Moved: That the Finance Committee of the National Research Council be instructed to 
consider and if practicable secure a publication fund of $20,000 per year for a period of five 
years to be appropriated to the Division of Biology and Agriculture. (Adopted.) 
It was understood that the Division of Biology and Agriculture would 
control the expenditure of this fund. 
The Executive Board took a recess at 1.50 to meet again at 3.00 p.m. 
The Executive Board resumed its meeting at 3 p.m. 
The following nomination was presented by Mr. Barrows, Executive Secre- 
tary of the Division of States Relations for membership in that Division: 
Representing the Association of American State Geologists — Mr. Frank W. 
DeWolf, State Geologist of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. 
