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who built the subway [[red underline]] Dr. Woodward [[/red underline]] of Carnegie Foundation, [[red underline]] Pupin, Dr. Welsh of John Hopkins and President of National Academy of Sciences. [[/red underline]] 
First several speeches discussing a liberalization of the tendency of the [[red underline]] National Academy [[/red underline]] admitting engineers. [[red underline]] Hale and Welsh [[/red underline]] are in favor 
Then discussed formation of [[red underline]] Nitrate Committee which President Wilson [[/red underline]] has requested [[red underline]] Academy [[/red underline]] to appoint, as result of our resolution at Naval Board advising [[red underline]] Daniels [[/red underline]] to request president to organize such committee
They want us to request informally our own societies where we have
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something to say to recommend suitable representation for this committee.  Discussion was unnecessarily long drawn out and it was 1 P.M before we got through.

May 19. [[red underline]] A. A. Noyes [[/red underline]] here. Explained to him whole [[red underline]] nitrate situation [[/red underline]] and what we have done thus far. Gave him 
^[[list of]] documents I collected on subject. Also copies of my report to Senator Smith and Secretary Daniels, [[red underline]] then dictated provisional program about desirable urgent work on catalyzers, [[/red underline]] purification of liquor ammonia, and bacterial processes for oxidation of ammonia etc. and spent all day with him. After 4 PM took him in motor car across Hudson and Palisades