Evening star., 1915-04-23
PROBLEMS IN FLYING
SOON TO Be TACKLED
National Advisory Committee
for AeronautiCS Holds Its
First Meeting.
MEMBERS CONGRATULATED
BY SECRETARY GARRISON
Told They Have Great Opportunity
to Take Effective Action for Ad-
vance of Aeronautic Science.

Secretary Garrison formally opened
the hrst meeting today of the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
whose members gathered at the War
Department. In brief speech the
Secretary of War announced that the
first business of the committee would
be to formulate regula tions for the ad
ministration of the committee. and that
these regulations. before becoming ef-
fective. would have TO be approved hy
the President
Il congratulate you on the oppor-
tunity presented to YOU 10 take e.
fectIve action for the advance of aero
nautic science in the United states.
said the Secretary. before making his
short announcement to the first bust
ness before the body. He then assumed
the o-temporary chairmanship long
enough for the committee to elect as
temporary chairman Gen. George r.
Scriven. chief signal officer of The
United States Army. and AS temporary
secretary Naval Constructor Holden e.
Richardson. both of whom have made
great progress for the military in aero
dynamic science.
To Meet Several Days.
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tive session. and will hold meetings
during the next two three days, or
until the regulations drawn and adopt
ed by its members have been approved
by President Wilson. All members of
the committee were present at the
| meeting except DIR. Charles H. waIcott.
secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
| ton. absent because of a death in his
| family. Secretary Walcott is largely
| responsible for influence brought upon
| Congress to enact legislation author
| izing the President to appoint the COM
| mittee.
After the organization is effected. the
mem bers of the committee will proceed
| at once to direct scientific study OF
the problems of aerodynamics and the
| many phases of flying. One Of the tirst
| considerations will probably be a chart
| of the highway overhead, including
| the sounding" of the air currents OF
the entire continent of North America
Studies in stresses and materials neces-
| sary for complete knowledge of the
construction of the best types of heaV-
| ier-than-air craft will be carried on IN
| the bureau of standards and in the en-
gineering schools represented on the
| committee.
| Valuable as Director.
| The legislation under which the Pres
| ident appointed the advisory body pro-
| vides that under proper authority 1t
| may assume direction of an aerody-
| manic laboratory. 1t is stated that
such a la aboratory does not exist. in a
strict sense under the government at
| present 1t was pointed out. however.
| that the committee will be of great
| value in directing researches and ex-
| periments in the army aviation school
| at San Diego, Cal. the army aviation
| center at San Antonio. Tex: the naval
| aviation school at Pensacola, Fla, and
| in the wind tunnel at the Washington
| navy yard. said to be the largest in eA-
| istence.
The members of the committee are:
Brig Gen. George p. Scrven. chief sig
lnal officer of the army: Lieut.. Col
Samuel Reber of the Signal Corps or
the army, Capt. Mark l.. Bristol. d :
rector of naval aeronautics: Naval
Constructor Holden c. Richardson. DR.
| Charles u. Walcott, secretary of the
| Smithsonian Institution: Prof. Charles
| F. Marvin, United States weather bu-
reau: Dr. S. W. Stratton. bureau or
standards of the Department Of Com
merce: Byron r. Newton. assistant sec
retary of the Treasury: Prof. William
F.. Durand. Leland Stanford. jr. Uni
| versity: Prof. Michael !. rupin, Co
lumbia University. Prof. John +. Hay
| ford Northwestern University. ana
Prof Joseph S. Ames, Johns Hopkins
| University.