NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 
599 
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 
EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE INTERIM 
COMMITTEE 
At the Office of the National Research Council, August 19, 1919, at 
10.00 A.M. 
Mr. Angell in the chair. 
Present: Messrs. Angell, Barrows, Howe, Ransome, Wood, and by invi- 
tation Mr. J. H. J. Yule. 
The Chairman presented the resignation of Dr. W. F. Durand as Chairman 
of the Patent Office Committee of the National Research Council. 
Moved: That the resignation of Mr. Durand as Chairman of the Patent Office Com- 
mittee be accepted with an expression of thanks from the Council for the work which he 
has done as chairman of this committee. {Adopted.) 
Moved: That Mr. L. H. Baekeland be elected Chairman of the Patent Office Committee 
of the National Research Council. (Adopted.) 
The Chairman asked the Interim Committee to give further consideration 
to the request of Mr. Wade for authority to make purchases against appro- 
priations and allotments already provided for. 
Moved: That the Chief Clerk with the Bursar be authorized to make purchases against 
appropriated funds. (Adopted.) 
Moved: That in view of the inability of Mr. Leuschner to return to his duties as Secre- 
tary, Mr. Wood be designated Acting Secretary until further action of the Committee. 
(Adopted.) 
The Chairman asked informal consideration as to the advisability of the 
Chairman sending a letter, giving an outline of the present organization of 
the National Research Council without personnel, to the heads of the Depart- 
ments of the Government, stating that the National Research Council had 
now, after completing its work under the war organization, reorganized under 
peace conditions and would be glad to consider any matters relating to 
research which they might desire to have advice upon. It was the sense of 
the meeting that the Chairman should prepare such a letter and send it to 
the heads of the Departments of the Government. 
The meeting adjourned at 11.25 a.m. 
Paul Brockett, Assistant Secretary. 
EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE INTERIM 
COMMITTEE 
At the Office of the National Research Council, October 2, 1919, at 
9.15 A.M. 
Mr. Angell in the chair. 
Present: Messrs. Angell, Bancroft, Barrows, H. E. Howe, Kellogg, 
McClung, Mathews, Mendenhall, Ransome, Wood, Yerkes. 
