The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-04
FORREST NAMED 10 ENGINEERS,
 ARCHITECTS BD.
Rivers Is Re -eIelied Presi. deni of Professional
 Group al Meeting

Lynn Forrest, recreation architect with the U. s. Forest Service of flee here, has been named to the Board of Engineers and Architects Examiners for Alaska by Gov. Ernest Gruening. Forrest was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the de- parture from the Territory Of Gecrge Crosman, former Fairbanks architect.
 MT. Forrest was appointed in tune fer him to sit in on meetings of the Beard held here May l and 2. At the meeting, he was elected Sec retary, to succeed his fellow Juneau architect and Board member, liar old B. Foss.
 VictSr c. Rivers, Anchorage en- gineer, was reelected President Of the Board, and B. D. Stewart, Terri tcrial Commissioner of Mines, was named Vice President. It was de- termined to hold an annual meeting of the Board in November of each year, commencing in 1946.
 General policies affecting the professions of engineering and arch itscture were discussed at length during the two-day meeting and principles for the advancement and betterment of the respective pro- fessions as a whole, of the services rendered by them to the public ard of the individual members of each were re-affirmed.
 As final order of business. for nal resolution was addressed to the Governor Of the Territory and to ali governing bodies of the various cities. towns and communities Of the Territory. The resolution urges u mcdernization or adoption of uniform building codes and suitable zoniny ordinances, for the purposes O. fire prevention and control and fer the advancement of the health, safety and welfare of the populace.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted and copies of it and of a model building code were ordered forwarded to the various groups in- dicated. The activities of the Board since it's establishment in 1889 were reviewed and policies and proced- ures were promulgated. It was de- cided that examinations for appli- cants for registration, in the var ioas fields covered by the registra- ten act (Chapter 68, Session Laws cf Aiaska 1939), will he held at spec flied points in the Territory annual ly, CT oftener as circumstances may require. Also, applications pending kafore the Board were reviewed and 8 sticn directed in accord with the merits of the respective cases.
 Registration in the division of Land Surveyor was established by the Board and applicants in this divisiea. will be issued certificates and licences upon satisfactory proof os ability and approval by quor- uln of the Board.
 4 comprehensive report of the meeting, including excerpts from pertinent articles on professional registration, educational advance nant, etc, presented before the Board, was ordered printed and mailed to all rcgistrants on the Teard'g active list. Copies were also o1dercd sent to the Secretary of the National Council of State Boards of Engineers Examiners and the sim ilsr group representing architects.
 Members of the Board present at the sessions were Stewart, Forrest and Fose, of Juneau; Frank Maple ten of Fairbanks; Rovers and Glenn Ncitzerf of Anchorage. William Msnley, Anchorage architect; Jack Littlepage of Sitka and Homer Nord- ling Of Juneal were unable to attend, MT Nordling because of illness. The sessions were held at the Baranof Hctel, with business being finally wound up at night meeting, May 2.