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NOTES The American Mathematical Society has received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a survey to determine operating procedures to be followed in compilation and maintenance of a register of mathematicians. New research contracts have been negotiated with the following institutions by the Air Research and Development Command, to support research by the professor indicated: University of Chicago, Marcel Riesz; University of Cincinnati, Konrad Knopp, G. A. Moore; Columbia University, C. C. Chevalley, Samuel Eilenberg, B. O. Koopman, E. R. Lorch; Cornell University, R. Bechhofer; Emmanuel Missionary College, E. J. Specht; Emory University, H. E. Campbell; Johns Hopkins University, W. L. Chow, D. C. Lewis; Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, D. L. Holl; University of Maryland, Alexander Weinstein; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Warren Ambrose; University of New Hampshire, H. G. Rice; New York University, Morris Kline; Ohio State University, H. B. Mann; Stanford University, Max Shiffman; University of Tennessee, F. A. Ficken; University of Wisconsin, W. F. Eberlein; Yale University, Einar Hille. Assistant Professor F. H. Brownell of the University of Washington has been awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship and will study at the Institute for Advanced Study. Assistant Professor David Gale of Brown University has received a Fulbright award for research in mathematical economics to be carried on at the University of Copenhagen and the Applied Mathematics Institute, Technical University of Denmark. Dean Gillie A. Larew of Randolph-Macon Woman's College was honored with a Doctor of Humane Letters degree on June 8. This was the first honorary degree to be awarded by Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Professor M. A. A. Al-Bassam of Tillotson College has accepted a position with the ministry of Education, Iraq. Mr. Robert Croisot of the University of Poitiers has been appointed a lecturer at the University of Besançon. Assistant Professor A. G. Anderson of Oberlin College has been appointed to an assistant professorship at Duquesne University. Professor E. T. Bell of the California Institute of Technology has retired with the title professor emeritus. 486

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Associate Professor J. H. Bell of Michigan State College has accepted a position as Mathematician with the Bendix Aviation Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Jonas Beraru of the Ford Instrument Company has accepted a position as mathematician with the Reeves Instrument Company, New York, New York. Mr. A. S. Cahn of the National Bureau of Standards has accepted a position with the Analyzer Corporation, Los Angeles, California. Mr. E. D. Carey has accepted a position as Senior engineer with the Federal Telecommunications Laboratories, Nutley, New Jersey. Associate Professor Paul Civin of the University of Oregon is on leave of absence at the Institute for Advanced Study. Associate Professor L. W. Cohen of Queens College is on leave of absence and has been appointed program director for mathematical sciences for the National Science Foundation. Mr. A. C. Downing of the University of Michigan has accepted a position as mathematician with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. H. P. Edmundson of the University of California, Los Angeles, has accepted a position as mathematician with the Defense Department, Washington, D. C. Professor Howard Eves of Champlain College, State University of New York, has been appointed to a professorship at Harpur College, State University of New York. Mr. A. G. Eyles of Arthur G. McKee and Company has accepted a position as design engineer with the Foster-Wheeler Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. C. D. Firestone has accepted a position as mathematician with the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. J. E. Flanagan of the University of Illinois has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Dr. M. M. Flood has been appointed to a professorship of industrial engineering at Columbia University. Assistant Professor M. K. Fort, Jr. of the University of Illinois has been appointed to an associate professorship at the University of Georgia. Assistant Professor W. C. G. Fraser of Dartmouth College has accepted a position as defence research service officer with the Computation Center, McLennan Laboratories, University of Toronto. Dr. H. D. Friedman of Pennsylvania State College has accepted a position with the General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York. Dr. Leonard Geiler of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation has

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accepted a position as associate mathematician with the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Buffalo, New York. Assistant Professor D. C. Gerneth of Mississippi Southern College has accepted a position as senior aerophysics engineer with the Consolidated Vul tee Aircraft Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Herbert Goertzel of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory has accepted a position as programmer-coder with the AEC Computing Facility, New York University. Assistant Professor Samuel Goldberg of Lehigh University has been appointed to an assistant professorship at Oberlin College. Mrs. Irene M. Goldsmith of United Aircraft Corporation has accepted a position as aerodynamics engineer with the Northrop Aircraft Company. Dean P. H. Graham of New York University has retired. Professor Emeritus F. L. Griffin of Reed College has been appointed to a visiting professorship at Newcomb College, Tulane University of Louisiana. Dr. J. F. Hannan of Catholic University of America has been appointed to an assistant professorship at Michigan State College. Dr. C. M. Hebbert of the Bell Telephone Laboratories has been appointed to a professorship at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Dr. R. T. Herbst has accepted a position as mathematician with the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University. Assistant Professor I. R. Hershner of the University of North Carolina has been appointed to a professorship at the University of Vermont. Mr. S. B. Hobbs of the University of New Hampshire has accepted a position as assistant project engineer with the Sperry Gyroscope Company. Mr. E. A. Hoy of the Naval Reserve Training Publications Center has accepted a position as chief of the Interindustry and Industrial Mobilization Section, Planning Research Branch, Office of the Comptroller of the Army. Assistant Professor S. L. Isaacson of Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts is on leave of absence and has been appointed to a visiting assistant professorship at Stanford University. Professor Solomon Lefschetz of Princeton University has retired with the title Henry Burchard Fine professor emeritus. Mr. H. T. McAdams of the Aluminum Research Laboratories has accepted a position as research physicist with the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Buffalo, New York. Mr. C. W. McArthur öf the University of Maryland has been ap-

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pointed to an assistant professorship at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Assistant Professor K. M. McMillin of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the College of St. Thomas. Dr. E. A. Michael of the University of Chicago has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the University of Washington. Assistant Professor D. S. Miller of the University of Rochester has accepted a position with the Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. Dr. J. T. Moore has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. S. I. Neuwirth of the Schering Corporation has accepted a position as biometrician with the Committee on Research, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. J. A. Nohel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. J. V. Norris of the Ballistic Research Laboratories has been appointed to an associate professorship at the University of New Mexico. Assistant Professor M. J. Norris of the College of St. Thomas has accepted a position as staff member with the Sandia Corporation. Mr. L. R. Norwood of the Signal Corps, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, has accepted a position as senior engineer with the Electronics Defense Laboratory, Sylvania Electronics Products, Incorporated, Mountain View, California. Dr. W. R. Orton of Oberlin College has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the University of Arkansas. Assistant Professor F. D. Parker of St. Lawrence University has been appointed to an associate professorship at the Clarkson College of Technology. Dr. Pasquale Porcelli of the University of Texas has been appointed to an assistant professorship at DePaul University. Professor L. J. Reed of Johns Hopkins University, who had retired with the title professor emeritus, has been appointed president of the university. Mr. J. D. Rice of Rice Institute has been appointed to an assistant professorship at Lamar State College of Technology. Assistant Professor R. A. Roberts of West Virginia University has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the University of Miami.

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Associate Professor G. de B. Robinson of the University of Toronto is on leave of absence and has been appointed to a visiting professorship at Michigan State College. Dr. Raymond Sedney of the Douglas Aircraft Company has accepted a position with the Exterior Ballistics Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Dr. H. D. Sprinkle of the University of Florida has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Dr. R. A. Struble of the Douglas Aircraft Company has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. G. L. Thompson of Princeton University has been appointed to an assistant professorship at Dartmouth College. Associate Professor R. J. de Vogelaere of Laval University has been appointed to a visiting professorship at the University of Notre Dame. Mr. D. W. Wall of the University of Michigan has accepted a position as analyst with the Defense Department. Professor Emeritus L. T. Wilson of the United States Naval Academy has been appointed to a professorship at Jacksonville State Teachers College, Jacksonville, Alabama. Dr. Oswald Wyler of Northwestern University has been appointed to an assistant professorship at the University of New Mexico. Miss Irma M. Wyman of the Willow Run Research Center, University of Michigan has accepted a position as mathematician with the Raytheon Manufacturing Company, Waltham, Massachusetts. The following promotions are announced: J. G. Adshead, Dalhousie University, to a professorship. M. G. Arsove, University of Washington, to an assistant professorship. Samuel Borofsky, Brooklyn College, to a professorship. C. B. Boyer, Brooklyn College, to a professorship. R. S. Burrington, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, to special assistant to the Director of Research and Development. P. L. Butzer, McGill University, to an assistant professorship. D. G. Chapman, University of Washington, to an associate professorship. K. L. Cooke, State College of Washington, to an assistant professorship. M. L. Curtis, Northwestern University, to an assistant professorship.

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N. J. Fine, University of Pennsylvania, to an associate professorship. A. B. Finkelstein, Long Island University, to an assistant professorship. H. J. Hamilton, Pomona College, to a professorship. T. C. Holyoke, Northwestern University, to an assistant professorship. H. T. Karnes, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, to a professorship. L. M. Kelly, Michigan State College, to an associate professorship. M. S. Klamkin, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, to an assistant professorship. Lee Lorch, Fisk University, to a professorship. E. R. Mullins, Jr., Swarthmore College, to an assistant professorship. Andrewa R. Noble, Mills College, to an assistant professorship. W. V. Parker, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, to Dean of the Graduate School. W. D. Peeples, Jr., Howard College, to an associate professorship. Walter Prenowitz, Brooklyn College, to a professorship. David Rosen, Swarthmore College, to an assistant professorship. L. A. Schmidt, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, to assistant supervisor in charge of the flow and aerodynamics section. H. M. Schwartz, University of Arkansas, to a professorship. D. C. Spencer, Princeton University, to a professorship. B. M. Stewart, Michigan State College, to a professorship. Ruth W. Stokes, Syracuse University, to an associate professorship. J. S. Stubbe, Clark University, to an associate professorship. J. T. Tate, Princeton University, to an assistant professorship. Margaret Y. Woodbridge, Brooklyn College, to an assistant professorship. The following appointments to instructorships are announced: Cornell University: Dr. J. K. Goldhaber, Dr. C. S. Herz; Illinois Institute of Technology: Mr. R. H. Oehmke; University of Maryland: Dr. J. W. Brace; Michigan State College: Dr. J. W. Gaddum; University of Nevada: Dr. L. E. Ward, Jr. ; Oberlin College: Dr. J. D. Baum; Ohio State University: Dr. W. E. Deskins; Ohio Wesleyan University: Mr. P. C. Stanger; University of Oregon: Mr. E. C. Smith; Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn: Dr. Seymour Schuster; University of Washington: Dr. R. F. Tate.

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Dr. B. L. Falconer of Marlin, Texas died on April 26, 1953 at the age of eighty-two years. He had been a member of the Society for thirty-three years. Professor A. D. Michal of the California Institute of Technology died on June 14, 1953 at the age of fifty-four years. He had been a member of the Society for thirty years. Professor R. v. Mises of Harvard University died on July 14, 1953 at the age of seventy years. He had been a member of the Society for thirteen years. The note concerning Murray Rosenblatt in the May issue of the Bulletin is in error. It should read "Assistant Professor" instead of ''Associate Professor."