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Medal Day Meeting
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. M E D A L DAY M E E T I N G .
The annual Medal Day Meeting, which is usually held on the third Wednesday of May, was this year held on Friday, May 20, as a part of the ceremonies of the dedication of the Benjamin Franklin Memorial. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 o'clock P.M. by the President, Mr. Philip C. Staples. All the awards recommended by the Committee on Science and the Arts were then made. Presentation of Longstreth Medals to CLARENCE W. BALKE, Ph.D., Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. FREDERICK HELLWEG, CAPTAIN,U. S. N. Ret., and PAUL SOLLENBERGER, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C. FREDERICK C. LANGENBERG,Sc.D. (Awarded Posthumously) and NORMANF. S. RUSSELL, President, United States Pipe and Foundry Company, Burlington, New Jersey.
Sponsor Mr. W. H. Fulweiler
Mr. James Stokley
Mr. Coleman Sellers, 3rd
CARL ZEISS, Incorporated, Mr. W. C. Cushing Jena, Germany, and DYCKERHOFFANDWIDMANNAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Berlin, Germany. Presentation of Clark Medal to ROBERT BRINTONHARPER~ The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. J. B. Klumpp
Presentation of Henderson Medal to CLYDE C. FARMER, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. C. D. Galloway
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Presentation of Levy Medals to STEWARTS. KURTZ, JR., Sun Oil Company, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, and ALGER L. WARD, United Gas Improvement Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Presentation of Potts Medal to LARS O. GRONDAHL,Ph.D., Union Switch and Signal Company, Swissvale, Pennsylvania.
Mr. L. F. Levy
Mr. Edward W. Smith
Presentation of Cresson Medal to EDWIN H. LAND, Dr. C. B. Bazzoni The Land-Wheelwright Laboratories, Incorporated, Boston, Massachusetts. Presentation of the Franklin Medal and Certificate of Honorary Membership to WILLIAM FREDERICK DORAND, Ph.D., LL.D., Stanford University, California.
Dr. H. J. Creighton
Presentation of the Franklin Medal and Certificate of Honorary Membership to CHARLESAUGUSTKRAUS,Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. H. J. Creighton
Following the presentation of awards, Dr. Thomas S. Gates, President of the University of Pennsylvania, took the chair and conferred the degree of Doctor of Science upon GEORGE DAVID BIRKHOFF ARTHUR LOUIS DAY GILBERT NEWTON LEWIS THOMAS HUNT MORGAN LOUIS MARTIN who participated in the dedicatory ceremonies.* Adjourned. HENRY BUTLER ALLEN,
Secretary. * A detailed account of the ceremonies will appear later.
The annual Medal Day Meeting, which is usually held on the third Wednesday of May, was this year held on Friday, May 20, as a part of the ceremonies of the dedication of the Benjamin Franklin Memorial. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 o'clock P.M. by the President, Mr. Philip C. Staples. All the awards recommended by the Committee on Science and the Arts were then made. Presentation of Longstreth Medals to CLARENCE W. BALKE, Ph.D., Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. FREDERICK HELLWEG, CAPTAIN,U. S. N. Ret., and PAUL SOLLENBERGER, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C. FREDERICK C. LANGENBERG,Sc.D. (Awarded Posthumously) and NORMANF. S. RUSSELL, President, United States Pipe and Foundry Company, Burlington, New Jersey.
Sponsor Mr. W. H. Fulweiler
Mr. James Stokley
Mr. Coleman Sellers, 3rd
CARL ZEISS, Incorporated, Mr. W. C. Cushing Jena, Germany, and DYCKERHOFFANDWIDMANNAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Berlin, Germany. Presentation of Clark Medal to ROBERT BRINTONHARPER~ The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. J. B. Klumpp
Presentation of Henderson Medal to CLYDE C. FARMER, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. C. D. Galloway
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STATED MEETING.
Presentation of Levy Medals to STEWARTS. KURTZ, JR., Sun Oil Company, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, and ALGER L. WARD, United Gas Improvement Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Presentation of Potts Medal to LARS O. GRONDAHL,Ph.D., Union Switch and Signal Company, Swissvale, Pennsylvania.
Mr. L. F. Levy
Mr. Edward W. Smith
Presentation of Cresson Medal to EDWIN H. LAND, Dr. C. B. Bazzoni The Land-Wheelwright Laboratories, Incorporated, Boston, Massachusetts. Presentation of the Franklin Medal and Certificate of Honorary Membership to WILLIAM FREDERICK DORAND, Ph.D., LL.D., Stanford University, California.
Dr. H. J. Creighton
Presentation of the Franklin Medal and Certificate of Honorary Membership to CHARLESAUGUSTKRAUS,Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. H. J. Creighton
Following the presentation of awards, Dr. Thomas S. Gates, President of the University of Pennsylvania, took the chair and conferred the degree of Doctor of Science upon GEORGE DAVID BIRKHOFF ARTHUR LOUIS DAY GILBERT NEWTON LEWIS THOMAS HUNT MORGAN LOUIS MARTIN who participated in the dedicatory ceremonies.* Adjourned. HENRY BUTLER ALLEN,
Secretary. * A detailed account of the ceremonies will appear later.