Abstract :
RECENTLY I had the pleasure of attending the annual meeting of the American Engineering Council held at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D. C. The majority of members of the Institute are familiar, I believe, with the development of American Engineering Council from the time that a joint body, Engineering Council, was created by the 4 Founder Societies in 1917 for the purpose of establishing an agency to deal with matters of common interest to engineers and to serve as an instrument for contact between engineers and the general public in so far as such matters concern the engineering profession and the public welfare. Fundamentally, this body provides the means whereby unified action may be taken when necessary, either to promote a more enlightened public opinion, or to safeguard in a proper way the interests of the members of the engineering profession.
