From the January 8, 1938, issue

PROF. WESLEY C. MITCHELL NAMED AAAS PRESIDENT

For the first time in many years a representative of the social sciences was elected to the presidency of the American Association for the Advancement of Science when Dr. Wesley C. Mitchell was chosen to head the organization next year.

Dr. Mitchell is professor of economics at Columbia University and director of research of the National Bureau of Economics Research in New York City.