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pensive, speedy and practicable means D. Young, Leslie G. Gray, Irving P. of making numerous upper-air soundKrick. ings be encouraged, in order to make third-dimensional data currently available for a larger number of points and to improve the accuracy of detailed forecasts for numerous special purposes all of which are in the public interest. Whereas, the general adoption by the U. S. Weather Bureau of modern meteorological practices and methods as they are developed by investigators from time to time requires special personnel training in some cases which cannot always be secured within the Bureau, therefore, be it Resolved: That the Society expresses hearty approval of the proposal that qualified employees, in limited numbers, be sent to institutions offering training in the required phases of meteorology, at Government expense, for necessary time periods, in order to prepare them for the work of initiating the desired changes in forecasting methods. Following the adoption of these resolutions the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. by Major Bowie, Chairman of the final session.