| Joseph Kaplan |
University of California, Chairman |
| A. H. Shapley |
National Bureau of Standards, Vice Chairman |
| N. C. Gerson |
Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Recording Secretary |
| L. H. Adams |
Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| H. G. Booker |
Cornell University |
| Lyman J. Briggs |
National Geographic Society |
| G. M. Clemence |
U.S. Naval Observatory |
| John A. Fleming |
American Geophysical Union |
| Lawrence M. Gould |
Carleton College |
| F. W. Reichelderfer |
U.S. Weather Bureau |
| E. B. Roberts |
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| Paul A. Siple |
Department of the Army |
| A. F. Spilhaus |
University of Minnesota |
| Merle A. Tuve |
Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| L. Washburn |
Dartmouth College |