The coordinator for metric activities at the National Bureau of Standards views the primary responsibilities for metrication as resting in the private sector, but sees the Federal government assisting and coordinating the changeover. A National Metric Conversion Board will probably be created through legislation to coordinate the effort. (AG)

Industry has believed for years that adopting the metric system would be an advantage to U. S. economy both at home and abroad. The author explains how the metric conversion program is being organized, and how educators can get information about it. (Editor)

This newsletter, adapted in 1976 from one originally published in 1960, reviews the subject of weights and measures from several standpoints. It deals first with the historical development of standard systems of measurement, discussing both the metric and English systems. The second section defines a variety of units and describes standardization…