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1. That upon suggestion of the Chairman of the Council, Major General William M 
Black has been appointed a member of the Council by the President of the National Academy 
of Sciences and has been designated by the President of the United States for such service. 
General Black has accepted such appointment and has furthermore been added to the mem- 
bership of the Military Committee. 
2. That leases of Rooms 304, 312, 313 and 314 in the Munsey Building have been taken 
for a period of ten months, beginning November 1, 1917, at the monthly rental of ninety- 
five dollars. 
3. The following have been appointed and have accepted appointment as members of 
the Botanical Raw Products Committee; Prof. H. M. Hall, Professor of Botany, University 
of California; Mr. Arthur D. Little, President of Arthur D. Little, Incorporated, Boston; 
and Dr. W. W. Stockberger, physiologist in charge of drug plant and poisonous plant investi- 
gations, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
4. Upon request of the Chairman of the Chemistry Committee, record is made of the 
following additions to membership in the Sub-committee on Biochemistry: 
William J. Gies, Professor of Biochemistry, Columbia University; Lawrence J. Henderson, 
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Harvard University. 
Mr. Hale, upon invitation cf the Chairman, stated that the primary pur- 
pose in calHng the present meeting was to afTord opportunity for necessary 
discussion relative to the development and organization of the Council. 
Upon request, Mr. Hale outlined proposed plans with regard to the develop- 
ment of the Council, and spoke at length concerning the possibility of obtain- 
ing financial assistance in its work. Extended discussion took place, em- 
phazising the important possibilities of the Council's various fields of work, 
as indicated in a written statement presented by Mr. Hale. Upon motion of 
Mr. Noyes, it was voted that these prehminary plans, as submitted and out- 
lined by the Chairman of the Council, be substantially approved. 
Upon motion it was also voted that the duties of the Sub-committee of 
the Executive Committee, authorized at the last meeting of the Committee 
to consider and report with reference to questions of organization and Govern- 
mental relations, be increased by requesting this Sub-committee likewise to 
undertake careful consideration of plans which have been approved for the 
future development of the Council. This Sub-committee was thereupon 
appointed to consist of Mr. Hale, Chairman, and Messrs. Carty, Dunn, Milli- 
kan, Noyes, Pearl, Vaughan and Walcott. 
The meeting adjourned at 12.45 p.m. 
Cary T. Hutchinson, Secretary. 
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF SCIENCES 
From the year 1864 to date the National Academy of Sciences has pub- 
lished at various times Scientific Memoirs, Biographical Memoirs, Annual 
Reports, Proceedings, and Reports of Committees. The detailed list of 
titles, with the number of pages and the year of publication, is given below. 
