| Description | Council meeting in two Sections,13 February 1947
Council will hold a preliminary meeting in two sections, biological and physical, at 11.30 am on Thursday, 13 February 1947, for consideration of the claims of Candidates for the Fellowhsip.
A nice buffet lunch will be provided at 1.15 pm
NOTE:
Each meeting of half Council has three functions:
a. The first is to consider the whole list of straight A or B candidates suggested by the SEctional Mommittees,and to selectpreferred names from this list.
b. The second is to reconsider the borderline candidates (already selected by the Committee of Council) in relation to the straight A or B candidates, more particularly to those 2ndor 3rd on the Sectional Committees' lists.
c. The third is to reconsider the straight A or B selected candidates in relation to the unselected A or B borderline candidates, so that the merits of the unselected borderline candidates may be weighed against the selected straight candidates.
Each half Council might also have an extra candidate's name in view, so that when full Council meets the standard of selectioncan be adjusted between the suggestions of the two halves of Council.
Signed: E J Salisbury; A V Hill
Council will sit first as a Committee of Papers
Agenda for Committee of Papers
To receive the recommendations of the Sectional Committeefor:
Mathematics,
Physics
Chemistry
Engineeering Sciences
Geology
Botany
Zoology
Physiology and Medical Sciences
A list of the papers and recommendations is given on th attached sheet. [3p] |
Council meeting in two Sections,13 February 1947
Council will hold a preliminary meeting in two sections, biological and physical, at 11.30 am on Thursday, 13 February 1947, for consideration of the claims of Candidates for the Fellowhsip.
A nice buffet lunch will be provided at 1.15 pm
NOTE:
Each meeting of half Council has three functions:
a. The first is to consider the whole list of straight A or B candidates suggested by the SEctional Mommittees,and to selectpreferred names from this list.
b. The second is to reconsider the borderline candidates (already selected by the Committee of Council) in relation to the straight A or B candidates, more particularly to those 2ndor 3rd on the Sectional Committees' lists.
c. The third is to reconsider the straight A or B selected candidates in relation to the unselected A or B borderline candidates, so that the merits of the unselected borderline candidates may be weighed against the selected straight candidates.
Each half Council might also have an extra candidate's name in view, so that when full Council meets the standard of selectioncan be adjusted between the suggestions of the two halves of Council.
Signed: E J Salisbury; AV Hill
Council will sit first as a Committee of Papers - see above
Agenda
1. Minutes [Enclosure A]
2. Deaths
To report the death of John Smith Flett on 26 January and of Frederick Frost Blackman on 30 January 1947.
3. Arising from previous Minutes
3a Minute 16 of 14 June 1945
3b Minute 18 of 10 October 1946
3c Minute 18 of 7 November 1946
3d Minute 10 of 12 December 1946
3e Minute 14 of 12 December 1946
3f Minute 10 of 16 January 1947 [Enclosures B, Enclosure C, Enclosure D]
3g Minute 15 of 16 January 1947
3h Minute 18 of 16 January 1947
4. International Exhibition [Enclosure F]
5. Vegetable Research Station [Enclosure G]
6, Lawes Agricultural Trust Committee
7. Cambridge University Meteorological Committee
8. Scientific Publications Grant-in-Aid [Enclosure I]
9. Marine Biological Associations
10. Scottish Marine Biological Association
11. International Anthropological Congress
12. Expenses of Delegates to International Congresses
13. Conference on the Light of the Night Sky
14. Travelling Expenses
15. Yarrow Educational Fund
16. Reports of Committees and Boards
(i) Finance Committee
(ii) Gassiot Committee
(iii) Petavel Bequest Committee
(iv) Scientific Relief Committee
Recommended - That a grant of £100 be placed in the hands of Mr F GCreed for the benefit of an appllictn recommended by the President of the Royal Society.
(v) National Committee for Chemistry [Enclosure J]
(vi) Government Grant Boards {Enclosures K and Enclosure L]
17. Application for Grant
An application by Dr E M Lindsay for a grant of £2000 to convert the present 18 inch reflectorat ArmaghObservatory into a modern Schmidt telescope has been under consideration by Government Grant Board A.
The Chairman has submitted a recommendation, based on the opinions of three members of this Board, that a grant of £1,100 be made to Dr Lindsay and that the cost of the new dome might properly be borne by the Trustees of Armagh Observtory.
The Post-war Needs in Astronomy Committee, which was consultedby Sir Alfred Egerton, expressed the view that the abovematter was part of the wider issue of modernising the equipment of other United kingdom observatories which is a widespread need. As the matter cannot be of great urgency it has been deferred for considertion by Council; the more so since the funds available for the Government Grant Boards as a whole were inadequateto provided any one grantee with so large a share.
18. Sealing
18a Bill of Sale covering disposal of the research boat 'Culver' to the Canadian Government
18b Assignment to the Royal Socity of Dr D C Martin's insurance policies.
19. Bills for payment
20. Other business
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