Abstract :
During the year terminating at the date for the third annual meeting of Engineering Foundation, the Board completed its undertaking to sustain the National Research Council for one year from September 19, 1916, to September 20, 1917. Under date of September 20, 1917, Secretary Cary T. Hutchinson presented a report to the Board of this year´s activities. Progress was made also in the investigation on gears by Professors Guido H. Marx and L. E. Cutter, and on the preparation for tests of spray concealment of ships by Mr. Howard P. Quick. Various untoward circumstances prevented completion of these two investigations within the year.