...United States the National Academy of Science was chartered in 1863, one of its functions being to investigate, examine, experiment and report upon any subject of science or art whenever called upon to do so by any government department, and from that time on the academy has discharged...

...SHERMAN: The National Academy of Sciences was incorporated by act of Congress approved March 3, 1863, to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, whenever called upon by any department of the Government." Through the munificence of friends of science...

...autonomous powers, but derives national character from the provision in the article of incorporation that "the academy shall, whenever called upon by any...experiment and report upon any subject of science of art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments and reports to be paid...

...derives national character from the provision In the article of Incorporation that "the academy •hall, whenever called upon by any department of the government....experiment and report upon any subject of science of art, the actual expense of such Investigations, examinations, experiments and reports to be paid...

...Sciences shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report U]x>n auy subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments,...

...National Academy of Sciences, passed by Congress and approved by President Lincoln in 1803, provides that "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." Under this provision the Academy has acted since the time of its establishment as an official adviser...

...one of its provisions of incorporation the following : "The Academy shall, whenever called upon by a department of the Government, investigate, examine,...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." It seemed not to have had much active part in the advisory task assigned to it under the bill which...

...receive and administer trust funds for research ; and to own property for scientific purposes ; to investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, whenever called upon by any department of the Government. Publications: Annual reports of its activities...

...Government relations, — The charter of the National Academy of Sciences provides among other things that "* * * the Academy shall, whenever called upon...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art * * *." In order to be better prepared to meet these responsibilities, a Government Relations Committee...

...its Congressional charter is required " whenever called upon by any department of the Government to investigate, examine, experiment and report upon any subject of science or art." It has, through its National Research Council, permanently organized contacts with the scientific and...