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From page 381... ... DIVISION OF EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS: 21 this study Dean Graves has undertaken to visit many of the States of the Union. Study of centralization in State government. Read the entire page →
From page 382... ... 22 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922. on the division by university and college presidents and deans. Read the entire page →
From page 384... ... 24 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922. Standards, the American Home Economics Association (especially representing the consumers) Read the entire page →
From page 385... ... RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICE. 25 one-half time; scientific associates, equivalent to three on full time; technical assistants, equivalent to three on full time; clerks and stenographers, equivalent to six on full time. Read the entire page →
From page 386... ... 26 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922. omy, and mathematics are well advanced and will be completed and published during the coming year. Read the entire page →
From page 387... ... RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICE. 27 12-page folder in an edition of 15,000 copies. Read the entire page →
From page 389... ... DIVISION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES. 29 tories for a limited period of time apparatus or parts of apparatus difficult or impossible to obtain quickly, which are not in use at-the time at the bureau. Read the entire page →
From page 390... ... 80 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNOIL, 1922. research has done much to make researchesJmore widely useful, to promote additional research, and to bring together the public authori- ties, the technical organizations, and industries interested in the many phases of highway transport. Read the entire page →
From page 391... ... DIVISION OF ENGINEERING. 31 were provided for the past fiscal year in addition to services contrib- uted from various sources; for the coming year $30,000 will be neces- sary. Read the entire page →
From page 392... ... 32 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922. chemical, and biological phases of the problem of protection. Read the entire page →
From page 393... ... DIVISION OF ENGINEERING. 33 ing experiment station of that university, which has provided expert service, laboratory space, and other facilities equivalent in value to about $6,000 a year. Read the entire page →
From page 394... ... 34 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922, sion on milling and pulverizing and to select five subjects of investi- gation for the Bureau of Mines fellows for 1923. Committee on molding sands. -- A project for the devising of better and more economical methods of the use of molding sands was organized under the auspices of the division and has the support of the American Foundrymen's Association and other interested industries. Read the entire page →
From page 395... ... DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY. 85 respectively, to France in the one case and the United States in the other. Read the entire page →
From page 396... ... 36 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922. Committee on contact catalysis. -- The first report of this committee has just appeared in four successive numbers of the Journal of ‘Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (April, May, June, and July, 1922) Read the entire page →
From page 397... ... DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. 87 sives, particularly in large quantities; premature explosions in oil- well shooting; menace in storing carbide with explesives; danger in use of low-grade detonators; analytical methods as applied to ex- plosives; explosions by influence; deterioration of mercuric fulmi- nate; nitrate fires; utilization of surplus detonating devices; the explosibility of ammonium compounds. Read the entire page →
From page 398... ... 38 REPORT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1922. The project, instituted conjointly with the research information service, to bring up to date de Margerie's Bibliography of Geological Bibliographies, which appeared about 25 years ago, has been practt- cally completed. Read the entire page →
From page 399... ... DIVISION OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 39 This committee has also undertaken a number of other cooperative projects. Read the entire page →

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... DIVISION OF EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS: 21 this study Dean Graves has undertaken to visit many of the States of the Union. Study of centralization in State government.