Standards activities in AIEE and ASA

APPARENTLY the complexities of the standardization machinery in operation in the electrical field today is continually leading to misunderstandings, particularly among the members of the Institute uninitiated in standards rites. These erroneous beliefs vary all the way from one in which the Institute is pictured as having resigned all interest in standards work, to that where the AIEE is preparing again to take over full control. Both statements are far from the truth and might lead to unfortunate developments. An attempt therefore was made over a year ago through the publication of an article in Electrical Engineering (June 1937, page 653) to get a clear picture of the situation before the membership. With the same goal in view, this article is now being presented but from a slightly different viewpoint.