Dr St John explained why it would be necessary to reorganize Section 12. In the Committee there were too many members and too many sections. It was impossible for the President to write to 70 persons! At the request of the general secretary, propositions would be made for a fresh arrangement.

A first scheme was drawn up by Dr St John, Prof. Abetti, Prof. Brunner, Dr d’Azambuja and Dr Minnaert, in a preliminary meeting where they discussed the reorganization problem.