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The balance sheet as prepared by the Budget Committee was presented 
for consideration. 
Mr. Dunn moved: That the Committee be congratulated on the work which has been 
done in preparing a statement of the accounts of the Council in such an understandable 
way and that a vote of thanks be transmitted to the Committee, to the Carnegie Institu- 
tion of Washington and through that Institution to Mr. R. S. Woodward, Mr. John L. 
Wirt and Mr. E. A. Varela for the valuable aid which has been rendered in this matter. 
(Adopted.) 
Moved: That all funds received either for general or special purposes of the National 
Research Council, with the exception of Government funds disbursed by the Council of 
National Defense, be handled in one bank account, and that all checks drawn against this 
bank account be signed by the Treasurer or Assistant Secretary and countersigned by the 
Secretary or Chief Clerk. . (Adopted.) 
Moved: That the Chairman be authorized to appoint a committee of three on Publicity 
and Publications, with the Secretary as an ex officio member, to consider the matter of 
preparation of accounts of the work of the Research Council for publication and to make 
recommendations. (Adopted.) 
The Chairman appointed as members of the Committee on Publicity and 
Publications John Johnston, Vernon Kellogg and Walter M. Gilbert. 
The meeting adjourned at 11.20 a.m. 
Paul Brockett, Assistant Secretary. 
The following statements may be made relative to the work of Divisions of 
the Council during the past month: 
Division of Engineering. — Progress continues in the studies undertaken by 
the Sections on Mechanical Engineering and Prime Movers, and a new sub- 
ject of investigation concerning a special motor for aircraft, has been added 
to the list already under consideration. 
In the Section on Metallurgy an additional committee has been appointed 
for a study of the improvement of metals by treatment at blue heat, under 
the chairmanship of Prof. Zay Jeffries, Director of Research of the Aluminum 
Castings Company. 
In the Section on Electrical Engineering, important progress continues in 
the electric welding of ships. In particular the cause of the brittleness found 
at times in these welds has been discovered. About twelve different types of 
welded joints aggregating about one hundred samples, have been shipped to 
the Bureau of Standards for mechanical testing. A sub-committee on the 
metallurgical aspects of welding under the Chairman, S. W. Miller, has been 
formed. Investigations on the influence of the composition of the ship plates 
on the properties of the welded joint have been completed. 
Division of Chemistry. — The work of procuring and assigning for investi- 
gation, war problems in chemistry and chemical technology is proceeding. 
Up to date forty-five such problems have been received and formulated. 
There is some uncertainty as to the effect which the inauguration of the Stu- 
