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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 
NORTHWESTERN TJNIVERSITY 
James A. Patten, William S. Mason, Irwin Rew, and Theodore W. Robinson, from the 
Board of Trustees; Henry Crew (chairman), D. R. Curtiss, Phillip Fox, U. S. Grant, William 
A. Locy, A. B. Kanavel, A, I. Kendall, John H. Long, S. W. Ranson, John H. Wigmore, 
O. H. Basquin, Thomas L. Gilmer, and Arthur D. Black, from the Faculties; and Charles 
H. Mayo and W. C. Danforth, from the Alumni. 
THROOP COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY 
James A. B. Scherer, president; Arthur H. Fleming, George E. Hale, and Henry M. Robin- 
son, from the Board of Trustees; Walter H. Adams, George A. Damon, Robert A. Millikan, 
Arthur A. Noyes, R. W. Sorensen, Franklin Thomas, and Harry C. Van Buskirk, from the 
Faculty; and Joseph Grinnell and Frank B. Jewett,/row the Alumni. 
It was voted to approve the organization of subcommittees in Chemistry 
as recommended by the Chemistry Committee, and to empower that com- 
mittee and the other science committees to estabhsh and appoint subcom- 
mittees, at their discretion. 
The eighth meeting of the Executive Committee was held in New York 
City on December 27, 1916. Messrs. Carty, Conklin, Dunn, Noyes, Pearl, 
Vaughan, and Welch, and the Secretary were present. 
It was reported by Mr. Noyes that the Committee of One Hundred on 
Scientific Research of the American Association for the Advancement of 
Science had adopted on December 26 the following resolutions: 
Voted that the Committee of One Hundred on Scientific Research of the American Asso- 
ciation for the Advancement of Science cooperate with the National Research Council in 
those research movements in which both organizations are interested; and, especially, in 
order to avoid the duphcation of effort that might arise from individual action of the two 
groups of committees which have already been appointed in the different sciences, that the 
Committee of One Hundred of the Association cooperate with the National Academy of 
Sciences and the national scientific societies in the formation of single committees in the 
various branches of science. 
Voted that, in order to effect the cooperation provided for by the previous vote, the Com- 
mittee of One Hundred on Research designate, through its chairman, members of the Asso- 
ciation to serve as members of the research committees of the National Research Council 
devoted to the various branches of science, with the understanding that these committees 
will in general consist of members designated in equal or approximately equal number by 
the Association, the National Academy of Sciences, and the national scientific society repre- 
senting the branch of science involved. 
It was noted that, in response to the request of the National Canners Asso- 
ciation, the names of scientific men be suggested to the Association, who 
might be appointed by it as an advisory committee with reference to the 
investigations to be carried out on the toxic relations of canned foods. 
It was voted that the Agriculture Committee be constituted as recom- 
mended by the Chairman of the Committee, subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of Agriculture in the case of those who are connected with the 
Department of Agriculture. 
