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LONG ISLAND BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY COLD SPRING HARBOR LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 1939 LONG ISLAND BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1924 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOUNDED 1890 FIFTIETH YEAR 1939 SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE J. H. Bodine, Chairman,State University of Iowa Harold A. Abramson,College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Edgar Allen, Yale University,School of Medicine Stanley A. Cain, Universityof Tennessee Robert Chambers, WashingtonSquare College, New York University Harry A. Charipper,Washington Square College, New York University Kenneth S. Cole, College of Physiciansand Surgeons, Columbia University William H. Cole, Rutgers University Henry S. Conard, GrinnellCollege George W. Corner, Universityof Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry W. J. Crozier, Harvard University Charles B. Davenport, Carnegie Institution of Washington Alden B. Dawson, Harvard University S. R. Detwiler, College of Physicians and Surgeons,Columbia University Hugo Fricke, The Biological Laboratory Robert Gaunt, Washington Square College, New York University A. J. Grout, Newfane, Vt. Ross G. Harrison, Yale University Hans 0. Haterius, Wayne University, College of Medicine S.I. Kornhauser, University of Louisville Medical School Duncan A. Maclnnes, The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research fHarold Mestre, Bard College Stuart Mudd, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine Hans Mueller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology J.S. Nicholas, Yale University W. J. V. Osterhout, The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research Eric Ponder, The Biological Laboratory Asa A. Schaeffer, Temple University Herman T. Spieth, College of the City of New York 'Charles R. Stockard, Cornell University Medical College W. W. Swingle, Princeton University Ivon R. Taylor, Brown University Harold C. Urey, Columbia University H. E. Walter, Brown University ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BIOPHYSICS AND PHYSIOLOGY W. J. V. Osterhout, Chairman J. H. Bodine W. J. Crozier t Deceased 2 THE LONG ISLAND BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION President Vice-President and Treasurer Arthur W. Page Marshall Field Vice-President Secretary W. J. V. Osterhout Charles B. Davenport BOARD OF DIRECTORS To serve until 1943 Charles M. Bleecker Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. Marshall Field Huntington, N. Y. Ross G. Harrison Yale University Wilton Lloyd-Smith Huntington, N. Y. Arthur W. Page Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. William K. Vanderbilt Centerport, N. Y. H. E. Walter Brown University To serve until 1942 Robert Chambers New York University S. R. Detwiler College of Physicians and Surgeons John Schiff Oyster Bay, N. Y. Henry C. Taylor Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. Harold C. Urey Columbia University Willis D. Wood Huntington, N. Y. To serve until 1941 C. B. Davenport Carnegie Institution of Washington Henry Hicks Westbury, N. Y. Stuart Mudd University of Pennsylvania, Medical School Robert Cushman Murphy American Museum of Natural History Acosta Nichols Oyster Bay, N. Y. Eric Ponder The Biological Laboratory John K. Roosevelt Glen Cove, N. Y. To serve until 1940 W. H. Cole Rutgers University W. J. Crozier Harvard University Oliver B. James Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. Mrs. Van Santvoord Merle-Smith Oyster Bay, N. Y. W. J. V. Osterhout Rockefeller Institute tCharles R. Stockard Cornell Medical College W. W. Swingle Princeton University t Deceased Members of the Long Island Biological Association Founders By contribution of atleast $5,000 in money or property fMrs. Eugene Blackford John & Mary Markle Foundation Carnegie Corporation fWilliam J. Matheson Mrs. Ethel Clyde Mrs. Van Santvoord Merle-Smith f Henry W. deForest J. P. Morgan Mrs. Leonard Elmhirst Acosta Nichols Marshall Field Mrs. Acosta Nichols f Dr. Walter B. James Arthur W. Page Mrs. Walter B. James Rockefeller Foundation -Walter Jennings John M. Schiff fjohn D. Jones --Mortimer L. Schiff Mrs. Otto H. Kahn William K. Vanderbilt Russell C. Leffingwell Wawepex Society Wilton Lloyd-Smith fCol. T. S. Williams fRobert B. Woodward Patrons By contribution of at least $500 flames C. Ayer -Anton G. Hodenpyl fFrank L. Babbott Mrs. Walter Jennings fEugene Blackford --Frank S. Jones Charles M. Bleecker f Oliver L. Jones Miss Rosina Boardman Alfred Ephraim Kornfeld 'Nicholas F. Brady 'Miss Mabelle F. Lane John Chase Russell C. Leffingwell fThomas Cochran Gerald M. Livingston W. R. Coe Mrs. Wilton Lloyd-Smith Paul D. Cravath Van Santvoord Merle-Smith Charles B. Davenport A. G. Milbank Mrs. Charles B. Davenport -Ogden L. Mills John W. Davis fWilliam H. Nichols, Jr. Mrs. Henry W. deForest Mrs. George Nichols fRobert deForest --Henry F. Noyes Mrs. Robert W. deForest Isaac R. Oeland 'Cleveland H. Dodge Frederick B. Pratt fF. N. Doubleday fGeorge D. Pratt W. E. Erhart fHarold I. Pratt S. A. Everitt Herbert L. Pratt f Edward Floyd-Jones --Cornelia Prime Childs Frick Victor Rakowsky Hugo Fricke f Oran W. Rice f Edward S. Harkness John K. Roosevelt fMrs. E. H. Harriman fW. Emlen Roosevelt 'Reginald G. Harris fMrs. W. Emlen Roosevelt 1- A. Augustus Healy Walter J. Salmon August Heckscher Carl J. Schmidlapp t Deceased 4 Donald Scott fWalter J. Whipple 'Clarence W. Seamans William C. Whitney Foundation Howard C. Smith George Whitney Henry L. Stimson --Mrs. Timothy S. Williams Henry C. Taylor Willis D. Wood fLouis C. Tiffany Mrs. Willis D. Wood SustainingMembers David Aboff Alexander Forbes Harold A. Abramson Childs Frick Winthrop W. Aldrich Ralph W. Gerard Justin M. Andrews Susan A. Green Anonymous Frederick S. Hammett Annette L. Bacon D. S. Hart line Frank Balduzzi Henry Hicks E. Farrar Bateson Miner C. Hill H. A. Baylis Hudson Hoagland Frederick Bernheim Gail H. Holliday Charles M. Bleecker Davenport Hooker T. Bache Bleecker G. Beekman Hoppin Edward D. Blum Mrs. S. C. W. Hoppin Harold F. Blum Clarence A. Horn Dean Burk Harrison R. Hunt Edward S. Castle 0. L. Inman Mc Keen Cattell Oliver B. James John Chase Mrs. Walter B. James Edward D. Churchill Herbert H. Jasper George L. Clark Mrs. Walter Jennings Mrs. Ethel Clyde Everett C. Jessup Barnett Cohen Alfred Kornfeld William H. Cole S.I. Kornhauser Gilbert Colgate, Jr. Anna Lansing Henry S. Conard Joseph Lilienthal, Jr. Paul Cushman Gerald Livingston C. E. Cutting Wilton Lloyd-Smith Charles B. Davenport Lewis G. Longsworth Hallowell Davis William S. Lord John W. Davis Duncan A. Maclnnes F. Trubee Davison Mrs. Van Santvoord Merle-Smith Henry P. Davison fHarold Mestre H. C. Denturk Leonor Michaelis Abigail C. Dimon A. M. Monnier Ferdinand Eberstadt Louis de B. Moore Charles Edge Mrs. Louis de B. Moore Mrs. Leonard K. Elmhirst Henry S. Morgan Wallace 0. Fenn J. P. Morgan Marshall Field Junius S. Morgan, Jr. Ernst Fischer Laurence S. Moyer Deceased 5 Stuart Mudd Phyllis Stanley Hans Mueller Joseph H. Stickler Acosta Nichols Henry L. Stimson George Nichols Harley L. Stowell Charles Packard F. H. Swett Arthur W. Page George F. Sykes G. H. Parker T. Campbell Takami Frederick B. Pratt Masaharu Tange fHarold I. Pratt Henry C. Taylor Henry S. Pratt Ivon R. Taylor Richardson Pratt James B. Taylor C. Ladd Prosser Isabel H. Tuthill Otto Rahn Mrs. John Upston Walter M. Rankin William K. Vanderbilt Nicolas Rashevsky Emilia M. Vicari Oscar W. Richards Roy A. Waggener Harry C. Robb Mrs. Roy A. Waggener Louis A. Robb George Wald John K. Roosevelt H. E. Walter Alfred Sapone Wawepex Society Asa A. Schaeffer Mrs. Charles H. Welles John M. Schiff Helen M. Wells Carl Schmidlapp Herman Wientjes Francis 0. Schmitt Alice W. Wilcox Julius Schwartz Bess M. Williams Schwartz Brothers Willis D. Wood Donald Scott W. Wilton Wood Ida Sit ler Sewall Wright Carl C. Spiedel Mrs. Sewall Wright Young Brothers The following, though not members of the Long Island Biological Association, have contributed to the Land and Endowment Fund: E. Le Grand Beers Acosta Nichols, Jr. Albert De Silver 'George Lane Nichols J. G. Dettmer C. J. Peabody William G. Loew James H. Post John Hill Morgan f W. A. Putnam Herman Stutzer t Deceased 6 WOMEN'S COMMITTEE PresidentMrs. Van Santvoord Merle-Smith Vice-PresidentMrs. F. Huntington Babcock SecretaryMrs. Fairman R. Dick Chairman, House CommitteeMrs. Percy H. Jennings Chairman, Membership CommitteeMrs. Russell C. Leffingwell Benefactors (By contribution or $100 or more) Mrs. F. Huntington Babcock Mrs. Walter Jennings Mr. George T. Bowdoin Mrs. Van Santvoord Merle-Smith Mrs. G. Beekman Hoppin Mrs. Acosta Nichols Mrs. Roland Redmond Sustaining Members (By contribution of $10or more) Mrs.Francis D. Bartow Mrs. Henry James Mrs.Wyllys R. Betts Mrs. Oliver B. James Mrs.Kenneth S. Boardman Mrs. Walter B. James Mrs.George T. Bowdoin Mrs. Percy H. Jennings Mrs.Trowbridge Calloway Mrs. Otto Kahn Mr.C. T. Church Mrs. Hugh Knowlton Mrs.C. T. Church Mrs. Russell C. Leffingwell Mrs.Henry P. Davison Mrs. Ray Morris Mrs.Henry L. deForest Mrs. George Nichols Mrs.Henry W. deForest Mrs. Paul Pennoyer Mrs.Robert W. deForest Miss Isabel Peters Mrs.Alvin Devereux Mrs. Harold I. Pratt Mrs.A. H. Diebold Mrs. Lansing P. Reed Mrs.Frank N. Doubleday Mrs. Gordon Rentschler Mrs.John Foster Dulles Mrs. Philip J. Roosevelt Mrs.Walter Farwell Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Mrs.GeorgeS.Franklin Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough Mrs.Childs Frick Mrs. Donald Scott Mrs.William B. Given Mrs. E. R. Stettinius Mrs.Winston Hagen Mrs. Henry L. Stimson Mrs.Paul Hammond Mrs. Frances M. Weld -Mrs.D. F. Houston Miss Bess M. Williams Mrs. WillisD. Wood I Deceased 7 Members (By contribution of $5) Mrs.Charles E. Ames Miss Elizabeth V. T. Jones Mrs.Henry Anderson Mrs. Frederick R. King Mrs.J. Howland Auchincloss Mrs. Victor W. Knauth Mrs.Daniel Bacon Mrs. Wilton Lloyd-Smith Mrs.Arthur Ballantine Mrs. Graham Lusk Mrs.August Belmont Mrs. Henry J. Mali Mrs.Harry Benkard Mrs. Robert B. Meyer Mrs.Charles Bleecker Mrs. Francis T. Nichols Mrs.T. Bache Bleecker Mrs. J. W. T. Nichols MissRosina Boardman Mrs. William H. Nichols, Jr. Mrs.Herbert Bodman Mrs. D. Chester Noyes Mrs.George E. Brower Mrs. D. Grennell Noyes Mrs.Henry E.