REPORT

OF THE

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

FOR

THE YEAR 1908

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1909

Committee on trust funds and committees..

Committee on plans for meetings....

Statement of the board of directors of the Bache fund..

Report of the board of trustees of the Watson fund..

Report of the committee on the J. Lawrence Smith fund..

Report of the directors of the B. A. Gould fund

Committee on international cooperation in research

Committee on international paleontologic correlation

Election of officers

Election of new members

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Committee on the conduct of the scientific work of the United States

Government

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The protection and utilization of the Appalachian and White Mountains

National Forests...

Letter of transmittal from the President of the United States.

Letter of transmittal from the president of the National Academy

Report of committee....

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,

OFFICE OF THE President, Washington, D. C., February 10, 1909.

SIR: In conformity with the requirements of the act of incorporation, approved March 3, 1863, I have the honor to submit herewith. a report of the operations of the National Academy of Sciences for the year ending December 31, 1908.

Very respectfully,

The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.

IRA REMSEN, President.

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