A m a t h e m a t i c i a n e m b a r k i n g on n e u t r o n t r a n s p o r t t h e o r y w o r k will m u c h benefit, of c o u r s e , from a r e a s o n a b l e f a m i l i a r i t y with the above m e t h o d s a s well a s with the g e n e r a l t h e o r y of i n - t e g r a l e q u a t i o n s . T h i s will n o r m a l l y be found at the P h . D . or at l e a s t at the M . S c . , r a t h e r than at the B . S c . l e v e l . A l s o it will n o r m a l l y be found in t h o s e s p e c i a l i z i n g i n a n a l y s i s or in n u m e r i - c a l m e t h o d s , r a t h e r t h a n in a b s t r a c t a l g e b r a , o r t h e o r y of n u m - b e r s , s a y . At the s a m e t i m e a man 1 s ability i s , of c o u r s e , m u c h m o r e i m p o r t a n t that h i s b a c k g r o u n d . Computation C e n t r e U n i v e r s i t y of T o r o n t o . RANDOM NOTES FROM THE SECRETARIAT Benjamin F r a n k l i n s a y s " t h r e e m o v e s a r e a s bad a s a fire1 1. We have now a c c o m p l i s h e d two m o v e s and hope we won't have the f i r e in which c a s e our work will be m o r e d i s o r g a n i z e d than it i s now. A s the work of the C o n g r e s s h a s i n c r e a s e d , we have b e e n in need of . m o r e and m o r e s p a c e . We have now, thanks to our colleague H e n r i Gaudefroy, D i r e c t o r of the E c o l e P o l y t e c h n i q u e , and the E c o l e P o l y t e c h n i q u e b o a r d , two v e r y commodious r o o m s i n t h e i r new e l e v e n m i l l i o n d o l l a r building. We a l s o have an a t t r a c t i v e r o o m i n the C h e m i s t r y Building at McGi l l , thanks to H e r b e r t T a t e , P r o f e s s o r Winkler ( C h a i r m a n of the C h e m i s t r y D e p a r t m e n t ) , a n d the McGill a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and g o v e r n o r s . While t h e r e i s some inconvenience in having offices four r n i l e s a p a r t , we.hope so to divide our w o r k between the two foci of the C o n g r e s s a s to c a r r y i t on without m o r e t h a n t h e o r d i n a r y confusion. L e e R i t c e y (see Volume 1, N o . 2 , page 144 and No. 3 , page 216) began h i s w o r k a s a s s o c i a t e executive s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r of the C o n g r e s s on S e p t e m b e r 1st. Let m e say f i r s t of a l l that the confusion m e n t i o n e d above i s due to our r e c e n t m o v e and to m y s e l f , and in no way to Dr* R i t c e y and M r s . B a k e r , both of whom have done t h e i r b e s t to k e e p things on an even k e e l . As money - and I arn s o r r y to t a k e a m a t e r i a l i s t i c view h e r e - i s one of the foundation s t o n e s on which the s u c c e s s of the C o n g r e s s i s b u i l t , h i s f i r s t t a s k h a s been to v i s i t a g r e a t m a n y c o m p a n i e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y in M o n t r e a l and T o r o n t o , soliciting funds, finding new s u b s c r i b e r s and obtaining i n c r e a s e d s u b s c r i p t i o n s from old s u b s c r i b e r s . I a m glad to r e p o r t that he h a s had a good d e a l of s u c c e s s under somewhat difficult c i r c u m s t a n c e s . The R i t c e y s have moved i n and gone to w o r k without fuss and f e a t h e r s . We do w i s h , h o w e v e r , to show our a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e m and give t h e m a formal w e l c o m e , and are planning a r e c e p t i o n at the Cercle Universitaire on December 9. In addition to m e m b e r s 6 1 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 06 Apr 2021 at 02:04:50, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use. https://www.cambridge.org/core of the M a t h e m a t i c a l staffs of the M o n t r e a l i n s t i t u t i o n s including the Collège M i l i t a i r e Royal de St. J e a n , we hope to have the p r e s i d e n t of the C o n g r e s s and at l e a s t s o m e of the e x - p r e s i d e n t s join us on that o c c a s i o n . The p r e l i m i n a r y a n n o u n c e m e n t of next s u m m e r ' s s e m i n a r should go out b e f o r e too long; but one i m p o r t a n t p i e c e of news i s that Donald C o x e t e r h a s c o n s e n t e d to be one of the i n s t r u c t i o n a l l e c t u r e r s . He i s to l e c t u r e at St. A n d r e w ' s in the e a r l y p a r t of the s u m m e r and s a y s he e x p e c t s to have h i s cake and eat it too by linking t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t with the l e c t u r e s h i p a t our s u m m e r s e m - i n a r . A d e l i c i o u s p i e c e of c a k e , I should hope1. A good p i e c e of n e w s i s t h a t the I n t e r n a t i o n a l N i c k e l C o m - pany i s giving a s u b s t a n t i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n in s u p p o r t of the A l b e r t a S u m m e r I n s t i t u t e for M a t h e m a t i c s i n 1959, and a n o t h e r good p i e c e of n e w s i s t h a t t h e Sun Life I n s u r a n c e Company i s i n c r e a s i n g i t s s u b s c r i p t i o n to $ 3 , 0 0 0 beginning next y e a r . They a r e m u c h i n t e r - e s t e d in the s c h o l a r s h i p p r o g r a m m e which we e x p e c t to i n s t i t u t e in the P r o v i n c e of Quebec. Max Wyman h a s b e e n invited to speak at the s y m p o s i u m on n A s y m p t o t i c Expansions*1 at the C a l i f o r n i a I n s t i t u t e of Technology t h i s m o n t h . T h i s i s a n e x c e l l e n t opportunity a s he will be s p e a k - ing on the topic of h i s next s u m m e r ' s s e m i n a r l e c t u r e s and will be m e e t i n g s e v e r a l e x p e r t s in t h a t field. It i s good news t h a t L o u i s and M a b e l M o r d e l l a r e b a c k in C a n a d a . You will r e c a l l that a f t e r h i s r e t i r e m e n t f r o m C a m b r i d g e , P r o f e s s o r M o r d e l l spent two y e a r s a s v i s i t i n g p r o f e s s o r a t the U n i v e r s i t y of T o r o n t o . A f t e r spending a good d e a l of l a s t y e a r v i s i t i n g and l e c t u r i n g in foreign p l a c e s including Ghana and N i g e r i a , he i s b a c k i n C a n a d a a s v i s i t i n g p r o f e s s o r a t Mount A l l i s o n , I h e a r that he will be v i s i t i n g M c M a s t e r at C h r i s t m a s t i m e . No doubt h i s f r i e n d s in M o n t r e a l and T o r o n t o will have t h e p l e a s u r e of s e e i n g h i m a g a i n a t t h a t t i m e . Our South A f r i c a exchange fellowship p r o g r a m m e i s going on s u c c e s s f u l l y . J . R . Vanstone f r o m T o r o n t o i s no w i n h i s second y e a r a t the U n i v e r s i t y of Natal (Durban) with P r o f e s s o r Rund. O r i g i n a l l y we expected to a w a r d t h i s fellowship only once e v e r y two y e a r s , but a s C a r l T e m p l i n , a g r a d u a t e of T o r o n t o who spent l a s t y e a r at the U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n , was anxious to go out to D u r b a n and work with P r o f e s s o r Rund, we a w a r d e d h i m a g r a n t of 1É250 f r o m our funds. He will a u g m e n t t h i s by doing a stint of t e a - ching. We had the p l e a s u r e of having a v i s i t f r o m M r . and M r s . T e m p l i n r e c e n t l y a s they m a d e t h e i r way t o w a r d New Y o r k f r o m w h e r e they w e r e sailing for South A f r i c a at the end of O c t o b e r . In t u r n M r . I . Z . Bouwer of the U n i v e r s i t y of S t e l l e n b o s c h h a s a r r i v e d in Canada and h a s t a k e n up h i s s t u d i e s at the U n i v e r s i t y of T o r o n t o , e s p e c i a l l y with p r o f e s s o r A . H . W a l l a c e . Bouwer w a s appointed a y e a r a g o but d e c i d e d to spend a y e a r working with the Council 62 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 06 Apr 2021 at 02:04:50, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use. https://www.cambridge.org/core for Scientific and I n d u s t r i a l R e s e a r c h at P r e t o r i a . He was able to do a good d e a l of r e a d i n g during h i s y e a r t h e r e and c o m e s well p r e p a r e d . Bouwer had a fine opportunity of seeing quite a bit of North A m e r i c a a s h i s ship f r o m South A f r i c a landed at C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x a s . We w e r e v e r y glad to have him with us in Mon- t r e a l for a few d a y s . Hans Z a s s e n h a u s , one of the v i c e - p r e s i d e n t s of the C o n g r e s s , i s t h i s y e a r at the California Institute of Technology a s v i s i t i n g p r o f e s s o r . We shall m i s s his good c h e e r and e n t h u s i a s m . I won't t r a n s g r e s s on news from the u n i v e r s i t i e s to say m u c h about the U n i v e r s i t y of T o r o n t o but I m u s t c o m m e n t on t h e i r a t t r a c t i v e new q u a r t e r s . I used a s m y head q u a r t e r s while t h e r e G i l b e r t R o b i n s o n ' s v e r y a t t r a c t i v e new office. He had a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g t r i p to A u s t r a l i a and J a p a n , which I hope he will w r i t e about a t some length in the B u l l e t i n . One p o s s i b l e b y - p r o d u c t of the v i s i t to A u s t r a l i a m a y be the initiation of a p o s t - g r a d u a t e i n t e r c h a n g e between A u s t r a l i a and Canada s i m i l a r to that we now have between South A f r i c a and C a n a d a . We r e c e n t l y had a talk about t h i s i n T o r o n t o ; t h o s e who w e r e p r e s e n t , in a d d i - tion to G i l b e r t Robinson and m y s e l f , w e r e R . B . P o t t s , a Rhodes s c h o l a r of some ten y e a r s ago at Queen ! s C o l l e g e , Oxford, f r o m South A u s t r a l i a , who i s now on the Toronto Staff but will be r e - t u r n i n g next y e a r to the U n i v e r s i t y of Adelaide a s p r o f e s s o r ; and Bill B u s c o m b e , a Toronto g r a d u a t e and P r i n c e t o n P h . D . , who i s on the staff of the o b s e r v a t o r y at C a n b e r r a . Among the p l a c e s I v i s i t e d r e c e n t l y on a m o n e y r a i s i n g t r i p to O n t a r i o w a s W i n d s o r , w h e r e I v i s i t e d the A s s u m p t i o n U n i v e r - sity and t h e i r n o n - d e n o m i n a t i o n a l c o l l e g e , E s s e x C o l l e g e . F a t h e r F a u g h t , a St. M i c h a e l s and Toronto g r a d u a t e , i s the v e r y a c t i v e head of the D e p a r t m e n t . They a r e putting on a full h o n o u r s c o u r s e and expect to i n c r e a s e the m a t h e m a t i c a l staff to t e n next y e a r . Among the staff m e m b e r s i s H e r m e s Eliopoulos who c a m e to Canada s e v e r a l y e a r s ago from the U n i v e r s i t y of Salonika. He did h i s g r a d u a t e w o r k at McGill and the U n i v e r s i t y of T o r o n t o , and i s a l r e a d y , for the staff i s a young o n e , one of the s e n i o r m e m b e r s of the A s s u m p t i o n staff. I hope t h a t the a t t e n t i o n of a m b i t i o u s high school t e a c h e r s will be called to the new Canada Council s c h o l a r s h i p s . The s c h o l a r s h i p s a r e of an a v e r a g e value of $2,000 (plus a n allowance for n e c e s s a r y t r a v e l by the s c h o l a r ) t e n a b l e in Canada or a b r o a d for one y e a r , to study or do o t h e r work to i m p r o v e t h e i r qualifi- c a t i o n s . E m p l o y e r s will be expected to m a k e an a p p r o p r i a t e a l l - owance to s u c c e s s f u l c a n d i d a t e s . The completed a p p l i c a t i o n s and supporting l e t t e r s m u s t r e a c h the Canada Council by J a n u a r y 3 1 , 1959. 63 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 06 Apr 2021 at 02:04:50, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use. https://www.cambridge.org/core