MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY HELD IN THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C.

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June 10, 1954
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? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9 ATTENDANCE: MINUTES OF TR17, MEWING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY Held in the National Headquarters Office Washington, D. C, June 10, 2954 A, C. Lundahl, Pres. John T. Pennington 1,4 S, Park, Iri. Pres. ? W. E. Harmon, Jr. M, Kerwin Linck D. J. %idler 0, E. Koralogrk Eldon Sewell ? Gomer T. McNeil Albert L. Nowicki C. M. Palmer The meeting, which took place in the Sooietyes headquarters, TM called to order at 7316 P.M. On motion of Mr, Nyicki, seccwded by kir o Pennington, the minutes of the maeting'on April 8, 1954 were approved:as read. aaraa31_inavunsmratii. 1. Mr. Lundahl made the Miming announeements. A. Mr, T. P. Pendleton, Honorary Member of ASP, passed away on May 28th. Proper condolences and an obituary notice are being prepared. B. The printers' strike at Banta Publishing Co., which threatened during April, was averted, C. Mr. L, Dickerson will represent ASP at American Society of Landscape Architects Meeting in New York on June 28. 1954. The name of the jack Amann Company has been changed to Jack Ammalin Photogremmetric &flamers. Inc.. effective. January 1, 1954. E. The Kern Co. of Aarau, Switzerland has terminated its franchise with Paul Reinhart Co.. Inc. and has incorporated in New York as Korn Instruments, Inc. Mr. Florian Nitrate is executive vice..president. F. Mr. Amrom Katz is now associated with Rand Carp. on Jay 20, 1954: OL Upon receipt of an invoice, the Secretary was instructed to pay dues to the International Society in the amount of $658.00. EL Lundahl addressed the OntS Section of ASP an April 23rd in ColuMbus and the Association of American Geographers' Meeting on May 19th in Washington, D. C. Declassified in Part - -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9 ? r, Cantral Committee Renorts 1, The aceouttve Committee has voted to submit a rerlswivaination on, the assets of the Society of the District of Columbia Govern. ment. Personal Property Taxes are now based on evaluation of approximately $900.00 02% or $16.00. This amount was submitted to the Tam Reviewing Board for final approval. All other taxes for the Society have been successfully deferred, 2. Manual Sales have averaged about ten per week. The total number of copies sold to date is 44096. One hundred thirty...five-copies were sold during April and May. Ilimbership as of June 1. 1954 is as follows; Corporal. Lamberts 1863 New Corporate Members 449 Mew Student limbers 80 Student Members 48 Delinquent 514 Total 2974 1.1,o Seoretaryareasurer Palmer listed and explained in some detail many of the, economies he has effected in the purchase of supplies and equipment for use in the headquarters office. Local Sections - Ao Nr, Quinn asked to be relieved of the responsibility of Chairmanship of the Local Section Committee. Kr. ? Lundahl appointed 14r. Chester Kowalczyk new chairman of the committee. B. A letter was read from Mr. Preston of the Ohio Section. Announcing the National Aircraft Show at Nyton,' Ohio on September 4.54. /twee thought inadvisable for the Society. officially, to take any Oart in the event. 2. Reporting Lfiei_t_1:7::::rman of the Serd..Annual Meeting Committee. Mr. Irish, reported that there will be three speoiel sessions for can Society of Photogrametry on Thursday and Friday. September 16th and 17th. There are thirteen exhibit booths in the block allotted to ASP, and one-half Of the proceeds from the rentals of these booths will be paid to the Society for its participation in the Congress. ^ 2 Declassified in Part-Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP791300752A000300080009-q STAT Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9 c. 2. reported by letter on the progress of the plans for the forthcoming consecutive meeting of the American Society of Photograrametry 666 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping which will be held March 7.12, 1955 in Washington. 1:16- C. Each Society will have its own separate sessions, the ASP having the first half of the week. A complete organization of commit- tees and sub.coramittees has been effected. Mr. Lundahl suggested that $200.00 be entrusted to the Deputy for Finance of the Consecutive Meeting Committee for preliminary exoen.ses. So moved by Ni'. Loneil and seconded by Dr. Belcher, the motion carried. For budgetary planning purposes the Registration fee will be assumed to be $3.00 and exhibit space will be assumed to be $3.00 Per square foot. with a miniratun booth fee of $250.00. Mr. Harold Staseen, Director of FOA, has. been suggested as a possible keynote speaker for this meeting. N. Lundahl indicated that Dr. R. N. Cobra11 has been busy with P61. matters and has answered a number of letters on the subject of photo interpretation, either addressed to him or referred to him for reply. These replies have been most favorably received. Dr. Colwell plans to be at the August 12 Directors Meeting and will present a forma1 report of the Photo Interpretation Camdttee at that tine. Ir a41inene- 1. A letter was received from State Senator Luther E. Gibson, Chairman,of the California Senate Interim Committee on Licensing Business and Professions, requesting assistance and recommenda- tions on data to be included in a state statute. The letter was referred to the professional Status Committee for formal action but it was agreed that in view of the short deadline involved that Mr. Lundahl might forward his own preliminary thinking and unofficial response to the questions raised. 2. On motion of Dr. Belcher0 seconded byrir. Kowalczyk, the appli- cation for sustaining membership of the Department of Pdblic Works of Puerto Rico was accepted.. 3. tir. teleil moved that the application for sustaining medbership of Brown. Blauvelt, and McFarland. Inc., of Woodbury, New Jemmy be accepted. Seconded by Mr. Ncericki, the motion carried. 4. After discussion. Mr. Pennington moved that the salary of T, W. Norcross be increased, effective with the next pay period, to $3,150 per annum. Seconded by kis. Linck the motion carried. It was the feeling of the Board that the government standards . on within-grade raises be followed in the .ftiture by the Society. However. the Board realized that it could not commit future Boards' actions. -3- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9 S TAT Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07: CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9 ? Dr. Belcher mewed that the salary of the Seeretary.Treasurer. Fir. Palmer. be increased .1200.00 per arum effective with the next pay period June 15. 19,54. Seconded by Kr. McNeil, the motion carried. 6. Mr. Park moved that regular employees of the American Society of Phabogrammetry who have served six months be entitled to one week (equivalent) vacation with pay, and those who have served cale year or more receive tc?ro weeks (equivalent) vacation with pay. nation seconded by 11r. 1Cowalcsyk and ? carried. 7. }Ir. Z. Sewell moved that l'Ar. Palmer be ampowvred to proceed with the procurement of an air conditioning unit for the headquarters office on the basis described. Seconded by ix. McNeil the notion carried. 8. It was the concensus of opinion of the Hoard that the Society's booth at the Interim:U.0nel Instrument !looting could be manned very easily by Washington members of the Society during the Wo days of the meeting especially assigned to ASP,1.0., September 16 and 17. However. contacts will be mae with the Metropolitan Nat York chapter and the Acoro Service Corporation in Philadelphia to determine whether they can man the booth during the rasaining eight days of the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 110,5 Declassified in Part-Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/07 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300080009-9