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Professor Schermerhorn, upon his return, explained that his primary object 
was to help and to stimulate the intellect and productive output of the younger, rising 
generations of photogrammetrists who had completed their technical studies and were 
starting out upon a career in photogrammetry. The legal examination referred mainly 
to the method by which the funds were to be provided under a trust and to ad 
ministrative rules, not to the purpose of the award. 
After further discussion he asked for authorization to arrange details with the 
council after consulting certain people. He particularly wished to reach a conclusion 
at this present congress and it was a matter of some urgency, he thought, on account 
of his own advancing years, and one that ought not to be allowed to run on another 
four years before a decision was reached. 
The President said he thought the meeting would wish to accept this generous 
offer in principle. The proposal, he understood, was that it now be accepted and that 
Professor Schermerhorn with those he might consult should prepare a final draft 
resolution for the approval of the Council, taking into account the remarks that had 
been made. 
Dr Harry proposed and Monsieur Daniel on behalf of the French delegation 
seconded this proposition. The offer, they said, was extremely generous and was one 
that it was impossible even to think of refusing, though small matters of detail might 
be open to criticism. 
The President then put the proposal which was carried unanimously. 
The Secretary-General read a motion concerning the status of PHOTO- 
GRAMMETRIA (Resolution 34). The President said that this motion had been 
considered by the Council. It was intended to re-affirm the existing status of Photo- 
grammetria and at the same time to give the ISP rather more say in editorial matters. 
Professor Schermerhorn asked delegates to assist this journal in all the ways 
they could, not so much by contributing articles, of which there was no great shortage, 
but by urging the study of the articles that were published in it and by making full 
use of the journal, which was one of the cheapest in circulation. His desire was that 
it should maintain a high standard, reflect opinions from every quarter, and be read 
and studied by photogrammetrists throughout the world. 
On a proposal by Professor T. J. Blachut seconded by Mr M. Ebrahimi the 
motion was carried unanimously. 
The President introduced a proposal, made through their Presidents by the 
Photogrammetric Society and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (both of 
Great Britain and joint hosts to the London Congress), to present to the ISP a 
badge of office to be worn by future Presidents of the ISP upon formal occasions. 
The question was, he said: did the Delegates think this a good idea and, if so, were 
they prepared to recommend it to the General Assembly. 
The motion was carried by acclamation. 
The Secretary-General read a motion submitted by the Chilian delegate: 
Whereas: 
The inventory of natural resources of countries in development is one of the most 
urgent needs at the present time; photogrammetry has proved to be the most ef 
fective, and probably the only method suitable for this purpose. This is its major 
contribution to the welfare of mankind. 
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