Abstract :
Arrangements have just been completed in New York whereby the resources of The Engineering Foundation under the auspices of the four principal American National Engineering Societies are placed at the disposal of the National Research Council, which was appointed by the National Academy of Science at the request of President Wilson. The object of the Council is to coordinate the scientific research work of the country in order to secure efficiency in the solution of the problems of war and peace. The Council was without funds until The Engineering Foundation, established to further scientific and engineering research, offered to place its resources at the Council´s disposal, including the services of its secretary, Dr. Cary T. Hutchinson, to act as secretary of the Council. The offer was gladly accepted and plans for immediate activities are in the hands of an executive committee which has been meeting in New York last week.
