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- *..' Tv'^'- .>: .V'v1 eaorudoi --*. *'r - . ~ ) - t : ~ eabera of Board of Tmateea for aeetlag la Vow Iork, July 7, 1936. 'V'; -* A : ..-A * : : ^ ' 7b aopplaaont Arondaj It The roeooMBdatloB that Bear? BBddlatoa bo elected Aaolataat Secretary la' aade became tho Secretary, Kr. Iloyd wnHooa, haa oat boaa aUa regularly to attaad aeetlag of the Board, aad haa daateoatad Mr. Kiddlaton la rash eaaaa to bo hia aubatltute. Astloa aa rocnmamluil weald giro Mr. Uddlatom official atatua. v 2. The appUeaata far aeaberahip will, whoa pleated, add ana ooro to tba aoabar of trade aaaoudatiana that ara oaabora, cae to the amber of largo "*pe< ; aad oaa to tho amber of anil ooapaaloa, ~ . ' -,J* . (a) Clarification of atataaaat of porpooeo aa printed in Ooda of tagulatiano, i / .* V' *: . r L *> - vr- .i Oa Pago 3 of Info itloa Circular Bo. 1 ara thraa kejr atataaaotai J*f, Z'T : - -. . _-_ n `r 1. "Air Byfiana Tomdatioa of Aaerloa, Iac.ihea fonui.by # large group ropraaaotiag w?ion^ iaduatglea/ * */*{ i n / ^ > *. 2* _ "Iba purpose* of thia orgaaiaatlaa are to sendnot laraatlgatioma of Jf; aad to atlxnlate raaaarib aa problau la tho field of air Iqrgioao aad' ': to gather aad diaaealaata factual laforaation relating thereto. It will alao oooparata with aad aeaiat other agaoeiaa aetiwa la thia field aad will collaborate la tho oaordiaattaa of each raaaaroh effort#.* 3. *Za the lepertent work plenaed bp the NwkUn, the cooperation of . acioatiata, gowaraaaatal aatboritiaa aad all ladnatrlaliata ooacoraod i# ordially iarited. The aetirltlea of the foundation are wpea to *11 ; iataraatad pereona aad argaalzaticau." . j sv-- ;^**.>. Vs- "-v It the recast seating, la Bow larit, af the flsnniag Ceaodttaa 'Of theBoartf' * ^ of Truetea* with raproaeatatlTaa of worloae laonraoo grappa, the oeggaotloa woo adraacad that the atatad pnrpoaaa alght be aooaidarad aa orar-iaclnciwa, la that - ewacai-rablx the Ibnodatiaa alght iataad ta aot ltaalf np a# the "arwoi^U* bo^T ' - whiah would attaept ta aaroaa raapcoalhlllty far all pheaaa af air hjglana work, ' : . ragardlaaa of other ogoaoiao ttot alght bo la the field, the faeUna of tbo gnaatiooora waa that tho ototoawat tf parpoooo ahoald bo alarlflad to ladloato 'y-- y ? that the Teandatte l# *a orgaaieoUoa fomad by aad for ladaetift la aatloail ; la aoope -- that aa a apodaliat la ita field, bat ropraacatlag azalaainly tha" ' uinpelat ef ladnetry, It aheuld eark with aad through aadetlag acgeolaetienp Uha ;Aaarleaa Staadards A#aoolatiaa, fctlontl Hfi^ Cornell aad Ttwrrril WV'H \r / *<--> ' .. . - : --- - - - f! PRODUCED - - ***- ' **.* --A If ' . > ^ y.^Tv'.. ` -^v; Vv^-f v f'< ?*.. *. * ' ffi?f . '**# ' * * , *''" v..9,. t.. th* Foundation Aa famed by Industry.. It la for tha benefit of Industry.:' la tha trna eaass, that whatever oaa ha dona toward tha allwtnation or control. ;.v - of Industrial haaarda la tha flold of- alrhygiaaa win ba food for tha employer -- .' at tha aaaa tine, It will ha equally good for tha aaployes aad for the pAlic, 1 phraaa which waa need at tho-nesting la question, *rsprestiag AiuslTwiy' the viewpoint of ladastcyC la open %o misinterpretation, jit night bo taken to aqaa I that tha fowdatlon would laterpretiho raenlta of It# owe raaoaroh and'that a *. 'others la tha light af lta (industry's) aalflah wishes. Thla certainly la aot la the alada of tfao Fomdatlan's aaabora, The purpose clearly la to attempt to aaka a . flalahad pattern, aalag thoaa plaooa alroady eat that will fit, aad oottlag or - allowing aomoono alaa to out thoaa aaooaaary to aoapleto tha whole, fa do othe raise, : to giva a*rlawpolat* to facta (othor than to consider practicability la tho carrying out of a program of prorantloa haaod oa tboao faota), would aakw af tha Tomdatlon a partisan body aad would vary laigdy destroy lta wsofulnoM aad lta legitimate power -la lta field. ' r 'i... . - ' .... .. lhara is wvldaat {aot now referring to tha aaatiag la law York) a feeling, Weed am tha (ferase will .... asalat ether agencies' that, whan a comaittoe la aa orgaalaatisa deal dew that aona particular research la Beaded, aad the organisation does aot hovw the aeooossty fails, tho Ibradatlcm Should what may bo v* / **4 ' To go to tha iTtrana of Amt night bo ooasldsrod by anna as tha flald af \ -hctivltlea, tha Fendation would bo a aollaetim aganoy, at high expanse, far other orgaalsatlou, with tha primage of rwoelviag aad waiag thalr reports. ; woh arganlsatdona there aoaatinea la n-guattiaa as ta Ao Should da thaW. Zb that ownaotton, after the April 14 aaatiag 1b laahlngton, aoaa thoxgbt that >Bs Foundation's aatlvltlaa weald bo permitted to lapoo mill after tha presentstisu end aaaaldoration af tha report# of tha Sapartasnt of labor ooanlttooa. i aAber of' naabore aad prospect# have conaandad tha Trustee# aad staff for proeaadiag with the - preliminary program aad for asking tha Fouadatloa'e own gartsy af tha field. Zt saauad . <te he tha fading aa thp part af thoaa Aa have ooaasatod an it la this way that ' *lndustrj4a viewpoint* is to ace that its Bossy aatrustod to tha Femdatisn Is weed In asking scab of Its on stadias as It should to bo care of ibis sod foots, aad to *fn out* Aara orgaalaatlaas are specifically sat A to do work In apodal.linos --'ag.-.yv Sullen laatitAo af Industrial tosaarah, Harvard School of FAlle lealth, Sar .: laboratories, ate., far research, aad Anerlsaa Standards Asapciatjaa far the fatting Zn tha stotanmt A page 3* Zafarnatlan Qlruular So. 1, It Boons doer that Aa Foaodstlai was ergaaisad hr industry far the contact of swA tarostigatieas as ft night wish to.A or have dams for ltoolf In 'air hygiene) flar tha ftlnulatlaa. ; ; af raaoarah in dhsi pad fuaaa problsns, tha word 'atlnulatlatt* aot lnplying aoooosarlly cthattha TandattonenaU either doth* AAarwaRpXy'tha fwh, 1U*A iha aantaxh - venUd indicate that Haight m sons of its ant rweoamh, r^ply fade far cooperative . yr-r asdturdlsioesrywaiathpaAcUhopvy a.gHs*aoaifafioarwniontdoivnll&y vtodswjoaaapdarwlatoe. dthteor-obadsestoa'asat jdmotnojltfoIanr. nagni ^a 'tt* fiold af alr bygl <, Is definite, ao Is also the stotoaout that tho Powadatls swUAscato la the opprdinatlan Wf marA wfforts - A tut tt Ul apt .wn to *?.Tr,!;ba the; natlpael aoorilAting body, j Sore Warfld etf all othar C~ - r ^ y y ; .> `l ^yyyyy'--'v -:-J` Ai-V* ?! Ivi;*;; ' I' .<*, ' agonnle* lofcklag toward tha east goal, am mderstandlng that ton of than be anabled to do more work In their particular Haas if assisted la a material way, aad finally aa acknowledgaaant that all oonoonad should worit la haneony .to ham aha aeceaaary work dene >7 those host Equipped sad qualified, aad to avoid ' umeeeasary duplication of effort. Cm further stateasat that cooperation of all interests is invited serves to emphasise that tbs Fowdstloa believes that it has a definite field ef ueefnlaeee t Industry, to labor and to the public; that Others established In the field ehould be given and should give dee recognition and respeot; that the revdatlon has no slab er intention to enrpi hut it does believe that, ' heoaude ef its naJcexp, it perhaps is la position aaterially to speed ^ the investigational pbaaas in this very important field, to seoure eore oonplete eoopora- - , 11 ef industry with sclanee, and more rapidly to acquaint the ptfdie with facta V which will hasten fair regulation.' the Foundation is a fact-finding as well as n fact-gathoriiy erganisatisn '.-V- - :-'- While the statenent af pnrpoaea night be amplified by additional phreees, it is not easy to see the validity of an objection that the purposea as stated nay -I* Y ibte hcboonusltdruehda etor tahm at ithtaetstyhedeFseiruendtoatlodon wMaMntesrrtuotohde ewoorrek ltahanthlias ifniedlidse. tsd. that ' # e ' > .*1- " + ' V ' * l. (bj lariflostlea f stateaents of fnctloos aod duties of various oonnittess ,, . (suggested oopies as nrepared by tha eoMltte*.ebaireea will bn presented v:;L/ -at Trustees' eeetiag). W- ;' >> V-;> V ; ; yrerentive fla--tttef. There eas abjaction en tbs waft .nf tlM, iesrioan *t*ndarde isaeeiatisn te the clause Jndlsatiag that fhd Ibxsiatioif`sdght r" net Its own standnrds for onglaoerlag practices. this was nettled to the entire .. .. aafciafaetiea ef tha staff af 144. by. tbw statenent that the foundation night - -V ''!.*< weoonnend standards, hut that sash would he dloared through 1.00., tith tha T ` ; understanding that the standards as net by 1.00, on data supyllei would not be i . -- . jproeulgated until after the Tomdation bed appawfU-ty <-ta dlacxfrw with "-f` airrereeees of opinion that wight arlaa. 'i i *->.?- ; - ^ ^ .-f. ... legel Coaeiitee. -^.there sea objection on the part of the insurance groips fwthljr etbere) to the lottos part mt this sertiu, as Teittnetlni thh -.'^v '^'''v ^-'-'^poosinility nf nlsadderstadtag as to what this eculttoe aetwally is doing ud intends to do, Shore seeaed to be the thought that the, Feuslatjun adght he .nuasidored t# he going' tee far la this phase. '[The Funding Oaaaittee,'' at Its anetlag (i)V `'Vf.J?; i; t-it.r.-t.j'.' -yrj '-Ftm-' - .- the Treetoes he authorised to aleet an^xacutlve Ooaalttee of Jj - wwoh effioors nf the Board aa were net. alaetad to tha. Ixosutire ffneil ttoe , artin <ss' nttlhio ef that hodyf that f oansUtut* n ywersn to oojnluBt hnaineas at ooetings af the lxocutive Cooaittoe^ . . -v'/jl - ^:` ^ ^ *.<<'^;a; i "- : .^3". S^v;?V -.' -;->^rr :*s - i -.: , ... .: V'u .,:V *> ~ -, . V-.: - . . : Y . Vv> .vr:-;..:. ; t. .: ';:;'.: >,*- . -;Y - ` ' '" {) that definitely stated meetings at to* Board of Trustees bo sot.:; v /: ; It mo suggested that theta be bald quarterly, at Janw7, April, Inly aad Ootober. Alto that the JCcscutlre Conittee mee$ monthly on poae- specified day,' ' <f) Other ofamagea. that may *** deaLrehls ia toeCoda af Ksgulations, v . . A. In a nmber af esses argue* ts in faror of mberahip bare alicitad tbs response that tba fee la '.too high* Yin uost instances the companies approached vers of ruch sis* and apparent tending that the uerat mt %500 ." Should bars appeared negligible. Zz $ s'v -*. 5v f * 4 r'-+- ' r T i / > :, * /*, vtv U th# ftiddl# f the jmj 1j pAvi, lhovltf ta* tm t*r tte ^ r -K.-. af 1936 bp redUcedt. There Still la a large amount to sake ip shat fill ba pent befbra.1937. r' fc'v . . ''/, . > . . . , . .. -. * - ` ; f-4. * ; -. .. : . -; : ' *- -* ~X.:' : *;* v: .v' 5, formula for asaesamunt of data for 1917* Disuusalaa at tha meeting of the Planning Coamittee centered around nuaber of employees aa the least complex factor* It m< reoognised that degree of hazard is important, but there sewed te tha Owaltte* ma eej of fairly dateraining thle short of a complete earray, mhlch ebrlooaly la at this tine oat of too question, Sinoo returning from tha `iaeatiac, the mattar baa baaa dlaeuaaad aith eererel persona -- a pareon&al director, a buainaaa executira, aad a atatiatlelan -- none of vhom ooUZd offer anything af benefit beyond an agreement tost the almplo eay seemed to be dirlalxat Into grovpB aooording to noaber of employeea and asaeawant par oapita, eith definite maxima, fiermiml ether persona, auggaatad by >r. Vinana, trill ba seen bafera tba Board masting on July 7* In the maantina, the following maybe ' '.annidmrad-na-an, indioatiaa af poatibls growing an toe haala af number af'; employees anly. ' Bor aljqjlicity, m budget of #100,000 baa baaa earonod, and this y fwthar aM\aq>tlan made that there mill ba about 1000 contributing eoapenlsa. At praamat there are in the foundation, 14 company member*, 14 trade eaeooiatlsa '."sL-V!'-.` nambara and 1 chamber af roe. totaling 755. ...................... c< _ ,rr. .. v ^;:. -r. . ,-V -v v A - / "" v. Oronp 1 "* iBt f .bodgat '. ' 2,3,4 " 50- ;f ' .V * 5,6.t, - 45 , / __ ` ' .'{ .... v' '' *' ' "'.'V-T'* ' : 2.3,4 5,6,7,t . ,000 1.1,000 -t* leas than 1,000 Vbatirrer further adric* mu ba Mowed idll ba praaaatad at th* :; . Board Matlag* I . H. l. lallar - * tnaflaf tiroetor .