Minutes of the Council (Continued from May BULLETIN, p. 2 4 6 )

Mail Ballot: Secretary's letter of May 4, 1946 [14 replies]

28. Voted (11 to 2), to send the Chief of the Weather Bureau a letter stating that " i n the opinion of the Council of the American Meteorological Society, expressed by mail ballot just closed, Weathercasts of St. Louis is professionally competent to issue short range weather forecasts. [This has been done.]

29. Voted (13 to 1), that the Society hold a meeting in Greater Boston with the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the end of December 1946.

30. Voted (13 to 1), that the Society hold a joint session with Section B of the A.A.A.S. and other societies affiliated with it.

The vote was 12 to 2 that the December meeting in Boston be the annual meeting of the Society. [New vote confirmed this later.]

31. Voted (13 to 1), that the Society hold a joint meeting with the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences in New York at the end of January.

32. Voted (13 to 1), that the Society hold a joint meeting with the American Physical Society in New York towards the end of January if it can be arranged to come the day before the Institute meeting.

33. Voted (unanimously), to increase the Treasurer's fidelity bond to $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . 34. Voted (13 to 1), to send the Chief of the Weather Bureau a letter stating that

' ' in the opinion of the Council of the American Meteorological Society, expressed by mail ballot just closed, International Weather Service of New Orleans are professionally com-petent to issue short range forecasts of the weather, but that they must change their name to something less suggestive of an official government service.'' [The name has been changed to Battle's Weather Service.] [Equivalent letter sent.]

35. Voted (unanimously), to recommend to the membership the addition of the follow-ing two sentences at the end of Article II of the Constitution: "The Society shall be a non-profit organization and none of its net income or net worth shall inure to the benefit of its members. In event of dissolution, any property belonging to the Society shall be donated to some organization or organizations of a similar purpose and character, and in no event shall any of such property be distributed to members of the Society."

36. Voted (unanimously), to elect to professional membership the following candidates (those in Appendix A, page 5, letter of May 22) provided no objection is received within a month after their names have been published in the Bulletin.

Mail Ballot: Secretary's letter of May 22, 1946 [17 replies]

Eighteenth List of Candidates for Professional Membership

Andrus, Clarence George Barratt, Roswell Forman Baskin, Robert Biederman, Jerome Boone, John P. Braunstein, Mortimer J. Brice, Donat B. Bristor, C. L. Bunker, Andrew F. Burgner, Newton M. Cameron, William Maxwell Colvin, Charles Herbert Coose, Vernon F. Dean, Richard D. Decker, Fred W. Dinegar, Robert H.

Douglas, Richard Herbert Drebert, William A. Duthie, W. D. Emmons, Gardner Fergusson, Sterling P. Francis, Henry A. Francis, William J., Jr. Gallardo, Medardo Goldman, Louis Guh, Jiun-Shi Gumpf, Ralph E. Hansen, Vernon J. Harmantas, Christos Hartman, Philip Hartung, James E. Hight, Charles Talmage

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Hutchison, Dale H. Jackson, Jerald E. Jermin, Thomas E. Kindle, Earl C.

Oppenheim, Melvin Patton, Robison B.

Horn, Alvah J. Hughes, James H. Hutchinson, Leonard H.

Meek, Kenneth A. Noll, Robert J.

Kubitza, John W., Jr. Mazza, James

Pennypacker, Wayne H. Peterson, James A. Powers, Joseph B.

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Prensky, David M. Pretchtel, John E.

Scurlock, Arch C. Silverzahn, Warren Steele, Alpheus T. S to well, Paul S.

Venkiteshwaran. S. P. Visscher, Hubert B.

Sarle, Charles F.

Quate, Boyd E. Ragins, Morton Sachs, Leroy Templeton, George S.

Vernon, Edward M.

Wanta, Raymond Casimir Williams, Ernest F. Woodbury, Max Atkin Young, George A.

37. Voted (14 to 3), to request the Editorial Committee to investigate the practicability of publishing a popular weather magazine and to report to the Council.

38. Voted (16), to send free Bulletins, 1941 to 1945 inclusive, to the National Meteoro-logical Services of war-torn countries of the world when requested, it being understood that these countries will exchange their publications, if any, for the same period.

39. Voted (unanimously), to extend the exchange mentioned in Item 38 to one uni-versity meteorological institute in each war-torn country.

40. Voted (unanimously), to extend the exchange mentioned in Item 38 to national meteorological societies in these war-torn countries.

41. Voted (unanimously), to give the Editorial Committee power to act on each re-quest for Bulletins before 1941 and on requests from other agencies than those mentioned in Items 38 to 40.

42. Voted (unanimously), to approve of the President's appointing a committee to report to the Council on the question of meteorological library needs and in particular on the question of a meteorological library for the Society, said committee to include representatives from each of the major meteorological libraries and others at the discretion of the President. The following Committee was appointed: Mr. R. W. Burhoe, Chairman, R. C. Aldredge, N. R. Beers, Dr. B. Haurwitz, Rev. J. B. Macelwane, S. J., Dr. M. Neiberger, Dr. H. Panofsky, Dr. P. Ruch, V. Starr, and R. G. Stone.

43. Voted (16 to 1), to appoint Prof. A. F. Spilhaus as the alternative member on the Committee on Professional Ethics and Standards.

44. Voted (16), to approve of the establishment of a local chapter of the Society in Miami by a group of 7 petitioners headed by Capt. W. Loveland, USN, professional member, A.M.S.

45. Voted (16), to approve the establishment of a local seminar of the Society at Chanute Field, 111., by Julius London, James F. Moir, James C. Fidler, Major Elbert F. Corwin, Henry W. Schwartz, Lester Machta, and Louis W. Jolliff.

46. Voted (13 to 4), to hold the next annual meeting of the Society in Boston. 47. Voted (unanimously), to approve the minutes of the meetings of the Council May

27 and 28. Meeting of May 27, 1946, in Washington, D. C.

(Hall of Government, George Washington Univ., 12:15 to 1:10 p.m.)

Present: Pres. Houghton, Messrs. Bjerknes, Byers, Little, Reichelderfer, and Brooks.

(1) The formalization of applications by industrial meteorologists for the support of the Society in obtaining teletype service from the Weather Bureau was discussed. Dr. Reichelderfer stated and the others concurred that it seemed particularly desirable that bona fide interest in meteorology as a profession and competence as a professional meteorolo-gist should be demonstrated by applicants having been professional members in good standing over a period. A minimum of 60 or 90 days before applications should be considered was urged.

(2) Whether or not the next annual meeting should be held in Boston or New York was discussed at some length. The prime point is to have the annual meeting at such

Charles F. Broolcs, Secretary.

Mail Ballot: Secretary's letter of June 7, 1946 (17 replies)

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time and place as would attract the most representative group. President Houghton was of the opinion that the Boston meeting would be the larger of the two, and, therefore, should have the annual meeting. He also pointed out that if the annual meeting were placed in the New York meeting this would tend to reduce participation in the Boston meeting.

Capt. Orville and Dr. Reichelderfer indicated, however, that the end of December was a crowded time for aviation interests, and indeed for others except those in University work.

Secretary Brooks said he thought it would be a mistake to have the annual meeting in New York practically every year: members in other parts of the country should have an easy chance to participate. Boston, being a major meteorological center, had a good claim.

(3) President Houghton, who is also a member of the American Physical Society, emphasized the desirability of keeping some contact with that society. A joint symposium he thought could be arranged as part of the New York meeting.

(4) A proposal by Mr. S. P. Fergusson that an exhibit of meteorological apparatus, similar to that at Atlantic City in 1936, be held at Boston at the time of the December meeting, met general approval. A suggestion was made that the diorama on clouds, most of which was exhibited at the New York meeting in January, and which was now in the American Museum of Natural History, be borrowed for the Boston meeting. [President Houghton will soon appoint a committee.]

(Hall of Government, George Washington University, 12:05 to 1:00 p.m.)

Present: President Houghton, Messrs. Byers, Orville, Reichelderfer, Wexler, and Brooks, Secy.; and, by invitation, S. P. Fergusson, David Ludlum, and Kenneth Spengler,

Mr. Ludlum was asked to describe the plans of the Amateur Weathermen of America, an organization the preliminary formation of which was effected, jointly with Mr. Armand N. Spitz, at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Mar. 30, 1946. The Council then con-sidered how best the Society could cooperate to make this highly desirable move most effective. Some kind of affiliation was favored and some cooperation in getting a popular magazine started and kept going. The Council rather favored some arrangement whereby an established publishing house would undertake publication, the Society's function thereby being limited largely to helping the Amateur Weathermen in supplying copy and assuring meteorological accuracy, but wanted the Editorial Committee to investigate and recommend how best this project may be carried out.

48. Voted (14), to establish a monograph series entitled "Meteorological Mono-graphs" with the understanding that the expense will not exceed the limits of the Society's budget for the current year and that a detailed proposal with regard to financing this series will be presented to the Council later.

49. Voted (unanimously), to elect the following to professional membership provided no objection is received within a month after their names have been published in the BULLETIN.

Meeting of May 28, 1946, in Washington, D. C.

Exec. Secy.

Mail ballot: Secretary's letter of July 2, 1946 (15 replies)

Nineteenth List of Candidates for Professional Member ship

Allen, Philip W. Banerji, Sudhansu K. Beckwith, William B.

Dowcett, Frank E., Jr. Fuller, Stuart J., Jr.

Minter, Robert O. Papirno, Ralph P. Payne, Gene L.

Bernard, Merrill Brown, Merle J.

Green, James T. Jones, Rodney A. Labelle, John J.

Penner, Clarence M. Poulton, Ralph E.

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Mail Ballot: Secretary's Letter of July 25 (17 replies)

50. Voted (14), that the Secretary send the Weather Bureau a letter stating that " i n the opinion of the Council of the American Meteorological Society, expressed by mail ballot just closed the Hilsenrod Brothers are professionally competent to issue short-range weather forecasts."

Mail Ballot: Secretary's Letter of July 30 (19 replies)

51. Voted (12), that the Secretary send the Weather Bureau a letter stating that " I n the opinion of the Council of the American Meteorological Society, expressed by mail ballot just closed, the Krick Weather Service, Inc., are professionally competent to issue short-range weather forecasts."

Mail Ballot: Secretary's Letter of August 8 (17 replies)

52. Voted (16), to favor in principle the Society's taking the necessary steps to serve better the non-professional members and to attempt to increase greatly our membership in this category.

53. Voted (15), that the officers of the Society contact the Amateur Weathermen of America with a view to drafting a proposal for cooperation between the AWA movement and the Society, such proposal to be subject to Council approval.

54. Voted (unanimously), to appoint the following Meisinger Award Committee for the Meisinger award 1946: H. R. Byers, Chairman; Henry T. Harrison; J. Holmboe; J. Namias, and R. G. Stone.

55. Voted (unanimously), in favor of the Secretary's writing Mr. W. E. Knowles Middleton, who recently resigned from the Editorial Committee, to express on the Council's behalf our appreciation for his services on the Committee; and to appoint Dr. E. W. Hewson to the Committee in his stead.—[Sgd.] C. F. Brooks, Secry.

Interest of the Arctic Institute in Meteorology

In an article by A. L. Washburn in The Beaver, a Magazine of the North, published by the Hudson's Bay Company, Sept. 1946, page 45, the following paragraph on meteoro-logical interests appears:—

'1 Since much of our weather originates in the far North, the establishment of additional Arctic weather stations would materially aid forecasting and meteorological investigations. The need is a growing one, for the shorter distances involved in Arctic air routes are becoming of increasing significance as aviation develops. The Soviet Union has long had a network of stations across its Arctic, which are not only weather stations, but also general research laboratories for many types of scientific work. Similar stations, if established in the North American Arctic, would greatly facilitate the work of scientists and help them find the answers to many important problems. In fact a start is already being contemplated, for the Canadian Department of Mines and Resources is hoping to erect such a station this year at Baker Lake, four hundred miles north of Churchill."

Another problem mentioned is " . . . much remains to be learned about the detailed distribution, behaviour, and control of permafrost."—Courtesy, K. E. Gould.

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