strations, experiments, or analyses. Certain exceptions, (2) The contracting parties also agree to exempt from import The text of this draft convention and a brief account of the meeting have been published in League of Nations Document No. C.271.M.138.1935:II.B., and copies may be obtained from the World Peace Foundation, 8 West Fortieth Street, New York, New York. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL AND CHEMICAL CONGRESS OF AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES Delegates: (Brussels, Belgium, July 14–20, 1935) Atherton Seidell, Ph.D., of Georgia, Chemist, National Institute of Health, Treasury Department, Chairman of the Delegation; James M. Doran, Administrator of the Distilled Spirits Institute, Washington, D.C.; Charles N. Frey, in charge of the Research Laboratories of Stand- · ard Brands, Incorporated, New York, New York. The Congress was attended by representatives from more than 20 countries. The papers presented were divided into the following four general groups: (1) General scientific research; (2) Agronomic research; (3) Industrial research; (4) Economic questions. In addition to the above general reports, numerous programs of papers upon related topics were presented. Among the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the Congress was one regarding the establishment of an international committee to coordinate information upon the disposal of industrial wastes. Upon the invitation of the Netherland Government, the Fifth Congress will be held at The Hague in 1937. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (Geneva, Switzerland, July 15-19, 1935 Delegates: Henry Lester Smith, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Education of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Chairman of the Delegation; Charles F. Arrowood, Ph.D., Professor of History and Philosophy of Education, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Carroll Champlin, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pennsylvania; Theodora George, Assistant Secretary, World Federation of Education Associations, Washington, D.C.; Thomas W. Gosling, Ph.D., Director, American Junior Red Cross, Washington, D.C.; Mary E. Leeper, Secretary of the Association for Childhood Education, Washington, D.C. The Fourth International Conference on Public Instruction was organized by the International Bureau of Education. The following countries were officially represented: Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada (Province of Quebec), Chile, China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxemburg, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Union of South Africa, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia. The Government of Afghanistan, the Secretariat of the League of Nations, the International Labor Office, and the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation were represented by observers. Reports were sent by the Board of Education of England and Wales and by the Government of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The agenda comprised four main topics: (1) Reports of the ministries of public instruction on the edu- (2) The professional training of elementary-school teachers; The Conference adopted numerous resolutions concerning the last three topics on the agenda. The documents containing these resolutions may be obtained from the International Bureau of Education, 44 rue des Marâichers, Geneva, Switzerland. Further information. concerning the proceedings of the Conference may be obtained from the Office of Education, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. The Fifth International Conference on Public Instruction will be held in Geneva in July 1936. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS OF THE ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE (Bournemouth, England, July 15-20, 1935) Delegate: H. A. Spencer, of Pennsylvania, Senior Surgeon, United States Public Health Service, London. The following countries were represented at the Congress: Austria, Egypt, Guatemala, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Luxemburg, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Rumania, and United States of America. Ten hundred and eighty-four delegates were present. The Congress was divided into the following sections and conferences: (1) Sections (a) Preventive medicine; (b) Architecture, town planning, and engineering; (c) Maternity, child welfare, and school hygiene; (d) Veterinary hygiene; (e) National health insurance; (f) Hygiene in industry. (2) Conferences— (a) Representatives of sanitary authorities; (b) Medical officers of health; (c) Engineers and surveyors; (e) Health visitors. Copies of the papers presented in the above Sections and Conferences may be obtained from the offices of the Royal Sanitary Institute, 90 Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W. 1. FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING Delegates: CONGRESS (London, England, July 15-20, 1935) James A. Moffett, of New York, Administrator, Federal Housing Administration, Chairman of the Delegation; 1 James D. Dusenberry, of New York, Director, Underwriting and Realty Division, Federal Housing Administration; Stewart McDonald, of Missouri, Assistant Administrator, Federal Housing Administration; 'Did not attend. 1 Charles Garrison Meyer, President, Cord Meyer Company, Bayside, Long Island, New York; H. A. Spencer, of Pennsylvania, Senior Surgeon, United States Public Health Service, London; Coleman Woodbury, Executive Director, National Association of Housing Officials, Chicago, Illinois. The Congress was organized by the International Federation for Housing and Town Planning. The Federation is an international organization, founded in 1913, with headquarters in London, its members consisting of government and municipal representatives, representatives of technical organizations and societies, and private individuals, throughout the world. Forty-seven countries sent 1,100 delegates to the Congress. The first day of the Congress was devoted to meetings of the Executive Committee and Council of the International Federation, followed by general meetings of the members of this Federation. The program on subsequent days was given over to the consideration of subjects on the agenda of the Congress. These subjects were dealt with in a series of papers which may be summarized as follows: (1) Rehousing the people— (a) Rehousing; (b) Rents; (c) Overcrowding; (d) Equipment and fitting; (2) Positive town planning— (b) Planning for decentralization; (d) Electrification. (3) Planned rural development and the preservation of the countryside. In addition to the regular program, tours to various housing and town-planning projects were arranged for the delegates. One day was devoted to a tour of Letchworth and Welwyn garden cities, which are model cities 37 miles north of London. No resolutions were adopted at the Congress, nor was any decision reached as to where the next Congress will be held. Invitations were received from Johannesburg, Stockholm, and Mexico City. A full report of the proceedings of the Congress has been published in two volumes and may be obtained from the Bureau of the International Federation for Housing and Town Planning, 25. Bedford Row, London, W.C. 1. SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT Delegates: (London, England, July 15-20, 1935) Harry Arthur Hopf, Chairman of the National Management Council, New York, New York, Chairman of the Delegation; Wallace Clark, Wallace Clark and Company, Consulting Management Engineers, New York, New York; John J. Furia, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Personnel, Manhattan College, and Secretary of the National Management Council, New York, New York; William H. Gesell, Executive Vice President, Lehn and Fink, Incorporated, New York, New York; Lillian M. Gilbreth, Ph.D., Gilbreth, Incorporated, Consulting Engineers, Montclair, New Jersey; Erwin H. Schell, Ph.D., Department of Business and Engineering Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Twenty-four official delegates represented the following countries at the Congress: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and United States of America. Delegates from the following additional countries were invited to attend closed meetings in a consultative capacity: Austria, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Approximately 2,000 persons attended the Congress. The Congress was organized into the following sections: (1) Agriculture; (2) Development; (3) Distribution; (4) Domestication; (5) Education and training; (6) Manufacturing. At technical sessions of the Congress papers were presented and discussed by each section. There were two plenary sessions where the following topics were discussed: (1) Management problems arising from government intervention; (2) The simplification of data, the place of statistics, and the standardization of terms. The proceedings of the Congress, including the papers presented by the sections, and a report of the discussions were published in 125027-37- 2 |