- Email: [email protected]
Minutes of the stated meeting November 17, 1954
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING November 17, 1954
The Stated Monthly Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on Wednesday, November 17, 1954, in the Lecture Hall. The meeting was called to order at 8:25 P.M. by the President, S. Wyman Rolph. There were approximately 185 members and guests in attendance. The President announced that the Minutes of the October Stated Meeting would be printed in the November JOURNAL and would be submitted for approval at the next Stated Meeting. The President condensed the Secretary’s report by stating that since April 30th, 523 persons had been elected to the various classes of membership, and that total Institute membership as of October 31, 1954, was 6,859. The President then recognized Morton Gibbons-Neff, Chairman of the Membership Committee, who introduced Frank S. Busser. Mr. Busser, after being graduated from York High School in his native York, Pennsylvania, became a shorthand writer in the law offices of the late George Harding. He prepared and prosecuted applications for patents and thus received the stimulus to study law. He was graduated cum leude in 1897 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. While continuing to practice as a patent solicitor, he devoted a great deal of his time to patent litigation, finally forming the firm Busser, Smith and Harding in which he is stil1 active. The President presented Mr. Busser with a gold key in recognition of his fifty years of continuous membership in The Franklin Institute. The President again recognized the Chairman of the Membership Committee, who introduced C. Mahlon Kline. Upon his graduation from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University at the turn of the century, Mr. Kline started as a helper in the Smith, Kline & French Laboratories (which his father, the late Mahlon N Kline, helped to bring into prominente as a wholesale drug house). Mr. Kline eventually served as analytical chemist, plant manager, vicepresident and president, and is now Chairman of the Board. The President presented Mr. Kline with a gold key in recognition of his fifty years of continuous membership in The Franklin Institute. The President then introduced Walter A. R. Pertuch, who joined the staff of the Institute “He is to al1 of US a good friend,” in September, 1904, as an errand boy and is now Librarian. He has said the President, “never too busy to dig into books to get the information we seek. contributed much toward making our Library the best in Philadelphia (at least) for technical The President presented Mr. Pertuch with a books in the fields of pure and applied science.” gold watch in appreciation of his fifty years of loyal and conscientious service, and a Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Institute, bearing the citation: The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts by these presents certifies that Walter A. R. Pertuch has been elected to Honorary Membership in recognition of his outstanding ability as its Librarian, and of his diligent, devoted, unselfish, and courteous service, for fifty years, to the Institute, its members, its Library, and other persons whom that Library serves. Philadelphia, Pa. October 20, 1954 Mr. Pertuch reminisced:about his fifty years with the Institute. His talk, delightfully interspersed with amusing anecdotes, wil1 be published in the January issue of the JOURNAL. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M., the guests giving a rising round of applause in tribute to Mr. Pertuch.
HENRY B. ALLEN Secrekzry 505
The Stated Monthly Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on Wednesday, November 17, 1954, in the Lecture Hall. The meeting was called to order at 8:25 P.M. by the President, S. Wyman Rolph. There were approximately 185 members and guests in attendance. The President announced that the Minutes of the October Stated Meeting would be printed in the November JOURNAL and would be submitted for approval at the next Stated Meeting. The President condensed the Secretary’s report by stating that since April 30th, 523 persons had been elected to the various classes of membership, and that total Institute membership as of October 31, 1954, was 6,859. The President then recognized Morton Gibbons-Neff, Chairman of the Membership Committee, who introduced Frank S. Busser. Mr. Busser, after being graduated from York High School in his native York, Pennsylvania, became a shorthand writer in the law offices of the late George Harding. He prepared and prosecuted applications for patents and thus received the stimulus to study law. He was graduated cum leude in 1897 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. While continuing to practice as a patent solicitor, he devoted a great deal of his time to patent litigation, finally forming the firm Busser, Smith and Harding in which he is stil1 active. The President presented Mr. Busser with a gold key in recognition of his fifty years of continuous membership in The Franklin Institute. The President again recognized the Chairman of the Membership Committee, who introduced C. Mahlon Kline. Upon his graduation from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University at the turn of the century, Mr. Kline started as a helper in the Smith, Kline & French Laboratories (which his father, the late Mahlon N Kline, helped to bring into prominente as a wholesale drug house). Mr. Kline eventually served as analytical chemist, plant manager, vicepresident and president, and is now Chairman of the Board. The President presented Mr. Kline with a gold key in recognition of his fifty years of continuous membership in The Franklin Institute. The President then introduced Walter A. R. Pertuch, who joined the staff of the Institute “He is to al1 of US a good friend,” in September, 1904, as an errand boy and is now Librarian. He has said the President, “never too busy to dig into books to get the information we seek. contributed much toward making our Library the best in Philadelphia (at least) for technical The President presented Mr. Pertuch with a books in the fields of pure and applied science.” gold watch in appreciation of his fifty years of loyal and conscientious service, and a Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Institute, bearing the citation: The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts by these presents certifies that Walter A. R. Pertuch has been elected to Honorary Membership in recognition of his outstanding ability as its Librarian, and of his diligent, devoted, unselfish, and courteous service, for fifty years, to the Institute, its members, its Library, and other persons whom that Library serves. Philadelphia, Pa. October 20, 1954 Mr. Pertuch reminisced:about his fifty years with the Institute. His talk, delightfully interspersed with amusing anecdotes, wil1 be published in the January issue of the JOURNAL. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M., the guests giving a rising round of applause in tribute to Mr. Pertuch.
HENRY B. ALLEN Secrekzry 505