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C O M M I T T E E ON S C I E N C E AND THE ARTS.
[J. F. I.
tion, mechanisms, in railroad engineering, in radiations and photoelectricity, and in electrical communications, splendid collections have been made. The superb Fels Planetarium together with the ten inch refracting telescope and the twentyfour inch reflector assure an astronomical section which will be a source of lasting pleasure to all interested in astronomical knowledge. The section devoted to the development of the steam engine will contain about thirty engines of widely varying types. The display devoted to aviation cannot fail to be most impressive. It will include much specially made apparatus illustrative of the principles of aviation, a large collection of aeroplane engines, scale models of all different types of airplanes--and will house permanently the airplane in which was made the first solo flight to Europe by a woman. These are but samples of the exhibits which are being prepared for the enjoyment of the public. I should be most remiss if I should fail to acknowledge the fine cooperation extended to us by institutions and individuals in our efforts to get together the exhibits alluded to. The University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Art Museum, Wagner Institute, the Philadelphia Board of Public Education, Dickinson College, many industrial and manufacturing concerns, and scores upon scores of individuals have shown an eager willingness to aid us in our collections. We shall owe much of the success of our exhibits when we open the museum towards the end of this year, to these proven friends. On February I3, 1883, Mr. Alfred Rigling entered iilto the service of The Franklin Institute and from that day to this has been a faithful and valuable member of this organization. The Institute is very happy to devote the meeting of February fifteenth to a celebration in honor of Mr. Rigling, at which time he will recount many reminiscences of fifty years. We would strongly urge all friends of Mr. Rigling and of The Franklin Institute to be present at that meeting.
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE A N D THE ARTS. (Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wednesday, January H, I933.) HALL OF THE COMMITTEE, PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY II, 1933. MR. E. L. CLARK in the Chair. The following reports were presented for final action: No. 2921 : McAdam's Work in Corrosion Fatigue. This report recommended the award of the Edward Longstreth Medal to Doctor Dunlap Jamison McAdam, Jr., of the Department of Metallurgy, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C., " I n consideration of the fact that Doctor McAdam has provided information that satisfactorily explains certain structural failures, has developed formulm and diagrams to illustrate the complex relationship of the influences of stress on corrosion, and has done more than anyone else to establish the fundamental principles of corrosion fatigue, coupled with the fact that the information provided has already been usefully applied and should have wide future practical application." 2 62 ] T h e Standing Committee on The Franklin Medal presented No. 9 ~. its report for final action making the following recomNo. 29o3 j mendations:
Feb., 1933.]
LIBRARY NOTES.
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"That two Franklin Medals be awarded in I933---one to "DocTOR ORVILLE WRIGHT, Of Dayton, Ohio, ' I n recognition of the valuable investigations carried out by him and his brother, Wilbur, from which they obtained the first reliable scientific data concerning the principles of flight and the design of aeroplanes, upon which they constructed the first heavier-than-air machine which flew by its own power under human control'; " A n d the other to "DOCTOR PAUL SABATIER,of Toulouse, France, ' I n recognition of his numerous and fruitful contributions to the general field of chemistry and especially to organic chemistry, in which he discovered the catalytic activity of finely divided common metals and devised methods for their use in science and industry.'" The following reports were presented for first reading: No. 291o: Work in Theoretical Thermodynamics. No. 2937: Locomotive Booster. GEO. A, HOADLEY,
Secretary to Committee.
MEMBERSHIP
NOTES.
(Stated Meeting Board of Managers, January I8, I933.) CHANGES OF ADDRESS. MR. WALTER H. DILKS, 1631 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa. MR. GLENDONJ. DUNLAP, I0I Ridgefield Street, Hartford, Connecticut. DR. H. RUSSELLFISHER,243 West Gorgas Lane, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. MR. G. E. KINmER, 6i4 Fourteenth Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa. MR. ALEXANDERE. REOCH, RCA Victor Company, Inc., Camden, New Jersey. MR. FRANK L. WRIGHT, Metallurgist, Norma Hoffmann Bearing Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut. NECROLOGY. Mr. S. D. Benoliel, Philadelphia, Pa. Brigadier General J. J. Carry, Winter Park, Florida. Mr. Y. Motymtgo, Tokyo, Japan. Mr. W. R. Webster, Philadelphia, Pa.
LIBRARY
NOTES.
RECENT ADDITIONS, American Annual of Photography, 1933. Volume 47. I932. American Society for Testing Materials. Proceedings of the Thlrty-fifth Annual Meeting. Volume 32, parts I-2. Two volumes. 1932. BROWN, BASIL. Astronomical Atlases, Maps and Charts: an Historical and General Guide. I932.
C O M M I T T E E ON S C I E N C E AND THE ARTS.
[J. F. I.
tion, mechanisms, in railroad engineering, in radiations and photoelectricity, and in electrical communications, splendid collections have been made. The superb Fels Planetarium together with the ten inch refracting telescope and the twentyfour inch reflector assure an astronomical section which will be a source of lasting pleasure to all interested in astronomical knowledge. The section devoted to the development of the steam engine will contain about thirty engines of widely varying types. The display devoted to aviation cannot fail to be most impressive. It will include much specially made apparatus illustrative of the principles of aviation, a large collection of aeroplane engines, scale models of all different types of airplanes--and will house permanently the airplane in which was made the first solo flight to Europe by a woman. These are but samples of the exhibits which are being prepared for the enjoyment of the public. I should be most remiss if I should fail to acknowledge the fine cooperation extended to us by institutions and individuals in our efforts to get together the exhibits alluded to. The University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Art Museum, Wagner Institute, the Philadelphia Board of Public Education, Dickinson College, many industrial and manufacturing concerns, and scores upon scores of individuals have shown an eager willingness to aid us in our collections. We shall owe much of the success of our exhibits when we open the museum towards the end of this year, to these proven friends. On February I3, 1883, Mr. Alfred Rigling entered iilto the service of The Franklin Institute and from that day to this has been a faithful and valuable member of this organization. The Institute is very happy to devote the meeting of February fifteenth to a celebration in honor of Mr. Rigling, at which time he will recount many reminiscences of fifty years. We would strongly urge all friends of Mr. Rigling and of The Franklin Institute to be present at that meeting.
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE A N D THE ARTS. (Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wednesday, January H, I933.) HALL OF THE COMMITTEE, PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY II, 1933. MR. E. L. CLARK in the Chair. The following reports were presented for final action: No. 2921 : McAdam's Work in Corrosion Fatigue. This report recommended the award of the Edward Longstreth Medal to Doctor Dunlap Jamison McAdam, Jr., of the Department of Metallurgy, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C., " I n consideration of the fact that Doctor McAdam has provided information that satisfactorily explains certain structural failures, has developed formulm and diagrams to illustrate the complex relationship of the influences of stress on corrosion, and has done more than anyone else to establish the fundamental principles of corrosion fatigue, coupled with the fact that the information provided has already been usefully applied and should have wide future practical application." 2 62 ] T h e Standing Committee on The Franklin Medal presented No. 9 ~. its report for final action making the following recomNo. 29o3 j mendations:
Feb., 1933.]
LIBRARY NOTES.
2I I
"That two Franklin Medals be awarded in I933---one to "DocTOR ORVILLE WRIGHT, Of Dayton, Ohio, ' I n recognition of the valuable investigations carried out by him and his brother, Wilbur, from which they obtained the first reliable scientific data concerning the principles of flight and the design of aeroplanes, upon which they constructed the first heavier-than-air machine which flew by its own power under human control'; " A n d the other to "DOCTOR PAUL SABATIER,of Toulouse, France, ' I n recognition of his numerous and fruitful contributions to the general field of chemistry and especially to organic chemistry, in which he discovered the catalytic activity of finely divided common metals and devised methods for their use in science and industry.'" The following reports were presented for first reading: No. 291o: Work in Theoretical Thermodynamics. No. 2937: Locomotive Booster. GEO. A, HOADLEY,
Secretary to Committee.
MEMBERSHIP
NOTES.
(Stated Meeting Board of Managers, January I8, I933.) CHANGES OF ADDRESS. MR. WALTER H. DILKS, 1631 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa. MR. GLENDONJ. DUNLAP, I0I Ridgefield Street, Hartford, Connecticut. DR. H. RUSSELLFISHER,243 West Gorgas Lane, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. MR. G. E. KINmER, 6i4 Fourteenth Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa. MR. ALEXANDERE. REOCH, RCA Victor Company, Inc., Camden, New Jersey. MR. FRANK L. WRIGHT, Metallurgist, Norma Hoffmann Bearing Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut. NECROLOGY. Mr. S. D. Benoliel, Philadelphia, Pa. Brigadier General J. J. Carry, Winter Park, Florida. Mr. Y. Motymtgo, Tokyo, Japan. Mr. W. R. Webster, Philadelphia, Pa.
LIBRARY
NOTES.
RECENT ADDITIONS, American Annual of Photography, 1933. Volume 47. I932. American Society for Testing Materials. Proceedings of the Thlrty-fifth Annual Meeting. Volume 32, parts I-2. Two volumes. 1932. BROWN, BASIL. Astronomical Atlases, Maps and Charts: an Historical and General Guide. I932.