Academy Chooses 8 From University

Eight Harvard professors were elected yesterday to the Dale Langford National Academy of Sciences for their contributions to original research in their fields.

The eight professors are: Karl F. Austen, professor of medicine; Eugene Braunwald, Hersey Professor of Physics; William D. Cochran'45, assistant clinical professor of pediatrics; Jerome Gross, professor of medicine; Hendrick S. Houthakker, professor of economics; Wassily W. Leontief, Lee Professor of Economics; C. Frederick Mosteller, professor of mathematical statistics; Bert L. Vallee, Cabot Professor of Biological Chemistry.

Houthakker said the election to the Academy, which acts as an official advisor to the federal government in scientific matters, was "one of the highest honors accorded scientists and engineers."