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Minutes of the Annual Meeting Wednesday, January 18, 1956
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE MINUTES
OF THE December
STATED
MEETING
21, 1955
The Stated Monthly Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on December 21, 1955, S. Wyman Rolph, President, called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hall. Approximately 150 members and guests were in attendance. The President stated that the Minutes of the October Stated Meeting were printed in the November JOURNAL and Minutes of the November Stated Meeting in the December JOURNAL. There being no corrections, changes or additions to either, they were approved as submitted. The Secretary reported that the following nominations for election to the Board of Managers had been made in conformity with Article IV, Section 5, of the By-Laws: Lionel F. Levy Charles Penrose R. G. Rincliffe Philip H. Ward, Jr.
-4. Felix du Pont, Jr. J. G. R. Heckscher Clarence L. Jordan Ralph Kelly
There being none, he declared The President then called for nominations from the floor. George S. Crampton, Joseph S. Hepburn, and Howard Stoertz were the nominations closed. appointed Tellers by the President. The Secretary stated that Arne Tiselius, of Uppsala, Sweden, Franklin Medalist for 1955, had been nominated by the Board of Managers for Honorary Membership in The Franklin Institute. In accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws, upon motion duly made and seconded, Professor Tiselius was unanimously elected to Honorary Membership. The Secretary reported that elections to membership, recorded during November, resulted in a net gain in the following classes of membership: Active.......................................................... Associate....................................................... Student........................................................ Individuals with Library privileges under Company
memberships.
..
9 10 3 1
and a total membership of 7,053 as of November 30, 1955. He read the names of those who had completed twenty-five consecutive years of member(These will be ship in the Institute during 1955, recognized by Silver Cards of Membership. listed under the Membership Section of the March JOURNAL.) The President then introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. Charles E. Mandeville, Assistant Director of the Bartol Research Foundation of The Franklin Institute, whose talk on “Luminescence of Solids as Induced by Nuclear Particles” and interesting demonstrations were well received by the audience. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. with a rising vote of thanks to Dr. Mandeville. HENRY B. ALLEN Secretary MINUTES
OF THE
Wednesday,
ANNUAL
MEETING
January 18, 1956
The Annual Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on Wednesday, January 18, 1956, Both the meeting and the dinner which preceded it commemorated the in Franklin Hall. S. Wyman Rolph, President, called 250th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. the meeting to order at 8 :20 P.M. Approximately 280 members and guests were in attendance. The President announced that because the January issue of the JOURNAL was devoted to papers on the “Panorama of Progress” in honor of Benjamin Franklin, Minutes of our December Stated Meeting would not be published until the February issue. 247
THE
248 He then to count the reported that the nominees
FRANKLIN
[J. F. I.
INSTITUTE
called for the report of the Tellers appointed in accordance with the By-Laws votes for the eight Managers to be elected. George Crampton, Chairman, 1082 ballots were received, of which 1055 were legal and 27 defective, and that received votes as follows :
A. Felix DuPont, Jr.. J. G. R. Heckscher.. Clarence L. Jordan.. Ralph Kelly.. . . . . .
...... . .. . . . . . . ..... .. . .
1054 1053 1054 1054
Lionel F. Levy.. . . Charles Penrose. . . . . R. G. Rincliffe.. ... Philip H. Ward, Jr.. . .
1050 1052 1051 1053
. ... .. .
The President declared that the above members were thereby elected Managers of the Institute for a term of three years. He thanked George Crampton, Joseph Hepburn, and Howard Stoertz for their services. He also announced that at the afternoon meeting of the Board of Managers, James McGowan, Jr., was elected to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Hiram Lukens, who has moved away from the City. The President stated that the Annual Report of the Board of Managers will be presented at a meeting in the spring after receipt of the Auditor’s report. The Secretary reported that elections to membership, recorded during December, resulted in a net gain in the following classes of membership: Associate....................................................... Student........................................................ Individuals with Library privileges under Company
7 33 memberships..
.
5
and a total membership at the end of 1955 of 7,094. The President pointed out that when Dr. Allen came to the Institute as its top executive staff officer in October 193.5, we had approximately 2,500 members, just about one-third of our current membership, and that during two decades of service Dr. Allen has given freely of himself-of his time, his energy, and, during our lean years in the ‘thirties, even of his money. The President stated that tonight’s was his last report at a Stated Meeting, for on January 25th he retires. He asked for a rising vote of thanks for Dr. Allen that would also express good wishes for many happy years of good health and leisure. The meeting resumed with comments by the President on the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s birth. He called upon C. L. Jordan, member of the Board of Managers of The Franklin Institute and Chairman of the 250th Anniversary Committee for the International On behalf of the Congress of the United Celebration of the Birth of Benjamin Franklin. States, Mr. Jordan presented the Franklin Commemorative Medal of the United States The Medal was accepted by the President for Institute Congress to The Franklin Institute. membership. The President then stated that the highest award of the Institute, the Franklin Medal, is usually made at our Medal Day Ceremonies in October but was deferred until this meeting so it could be part of the special Franklin observance. He called upon N. E. Funk, Chairman of the Franklin Medal sub-committee of our Committee on Science and the Arts. Dr. Funk introduced Arne Tiselius, of Uppsala, Sweden, to whom the President presented the Franklin Medal and a certificate of Honorary Membership in The Franklin Institute. Professor Tiselius spoke briefly about Franklin’s association with Sweden, Franklin having signed the first treaty of friendship and commerce between the newly-formed United States and a foreign country. The President introduced the speaker of the evening-I. Bernard Cohen, one of this country’s eminent Franklin scholars, editor of ISIS, and a member of the Department of the Dr. Cohen spoke most interestingly on “Franklin History of Science at Harvard University. and the Twentieth Century.” The meeting adjourned at 950 P.M. (NOTE: The full proceedings, including Dr. Cohen’s address, will be published in the March issue of the JOURNAL.) HENRY B. ALLEN Secretary
OF THE December
STATED
MEETING
21, 1955
The Stated Monthly Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on December 21, 1955, S. Wyman Rolph, President, called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hall. Approximately 150 members and guests were in attendance. The President stated that the Minutes of the October Stated Meeting were printed in the November JOURNAL and Minutes of the November Stated Meeting in the December JOURNAL. There being no corrections, changes or additions to either, they were approved as submitted. The Secretary reported that the following nominations for election to the Board of Managers had been made in conformity with Article IV, Section 5, of the By-Laws: Lionel F. Levy Charles Penrose R. G. Rincliffe Philip H. Ward, Jr.
-4. Felix du Pont, Jr. J. G. R. Heckscher Clarence L. Jordan Ralph Kelly
There being none, he declared The President then called for nominations from the floor. George S. Crampton, Joseph S. Hepburn, and Howard Stoertz were the nominations closed. appointed Tellers by the President. The Secretary stated that Arne Tiselius, of Uppsala, Sweden, Franklin Medalist for 1955, had been nominated by the Board of Managers for Honorary Membership in The Franklin Institute. In accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws, upon motion duly made and seconded, Professor Tiselius was unanimously elected to Honorary Membership. The Secretary reported that elections to membership, recorded during November, resulted in a net gain in the following classes of membership: Active.......................................................... Associate....................................................... Student........................................................ Individuals with Library privileges under Company
memberships.
..
9 10 3 1
and a total membership of 7,053 as of November 30, 1955. He read the names of those who had completed twenty-five consecutive years of member(These will be ship in the Institute during 1955, recognized by Silver Cards of Membership. listed under the Membership Section of the March JOURNAL.) The President then introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. Charles E. Mandeville, Assistant Director of the Bartol Research Foundation of The Franklin Institute, whose talk on “Luminescence of Solids as Induced by Nuclear Particles” and interesting demonstrations were well received by the audience. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. with a rising vote of thanks to Dr. Mandeville. HENRY B. ALLEN Secretary MINUTES
OF THE
Wednesday,
ANNUAL
MEETING
January 18, 1956
The Annual Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on Wednesday, January 18, 1956, Both the meeting and the dinner which preceded it commemorated the in Franklin Hall. S. Wyman Rolph, President, called 250th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. the meeting to order at 8 :20 P.M. Approximately 280 members and guests were in attendance. The President announced that because the January issue of the JOURNAL was devoted to papers on the “Panorama of Progress” in honor of Benjamin Franklin, Minutes of our December Stated Meeting would not be published until the February issue. 247
THE
248 He then to count the reported that the nominees
FRANKLIN
[J. F. I.
INSTITUTE
called for the report of the Tellers appointed in accordance with the By-Laws votes for the eight Managers to be elected. George Crampton, Chairman, 1082 ballots were received, of which 1055 were legal and 27 defective, and that received votes as follows :
A. Felix DuPont, Jr.. J. G. R. Heckscher.. Clarence L. Jordan.. Ralph Kelly.. . . . . .
...... . .. . . . . . . ..... .. . .
1054 1053 1054 1054
Lionel F. Levy.. . . Charles Penrose. . . . . R. G. Rincliffe.. ... Philip H. Ward, Jr.. . .
1050 1052 1051 1053
. ... .. .
The President declared that the above members were thereby elected Managers of the Institute for a term of three years. He thanked George Crampton, Joseph Hepburn, and Howard Stoertz for their services. He also announced that at the afternoon meeting of the Board of Managers, James McGowan, Jr., was elected to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Hiram Lukens, who has moved away from the City. The President stated that the Annual Report of the Board of Managers will be presented at a meeting in the spring after receipt of the Auditor’s report. The Secretary reported that elections to membership, recorded during December, resulted in a net gain in the following classes of membership: Associate....................................................... Student........................................................ Individuals with Library privileges under Company
7 33 memberships..
.
5
and a total membership at the end of 1955 of 7,094. The President pointed out that when Dr. Allen came to the Institute as its top executive staff officer in October 193.5, we had approximately 2,500 members, just about one-third of our current membership, and that during two decades of service Dr. Allen has given freely of himself-of his time, his energy, and, during our lean years in the ‘thirties, even of his money. The President stated that tonight’s was his last report at a Stated Meeting, for on January 25th he retires. He asked for a rising vote of thanks for Dr. Allen that would also express good wishes for many happy years of good health and leisure. The meeting resumed with comments by the President on the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s birth. He called upon C. L. Jordan, member of the Board of Managers of The Franklin Institute and Chairman of the 250th Anniversary Committee for the International On behalf of the Congress of the United Celebration of the Birth of Benjamin Franklin. States, Mr. Jordan presented the Franklin Commemorative Medal of the United States The Medal was accepted by the President for Institute Congress to The Franklin Institute. membership. The President then stated that the highest award of the Institute, the Franklin Medal, is usually made at our Medal Day Ceremonies in October but was deferred until this meeting so it could be part of the special Franklin observance. He called upon N. E. Funk, Chairman of the Franklin Medal sub-committee of our Committee on Science and the Arts. Dr. Funk introduced Arne Tiselius, of Uppsala, Sweden, to whom the President presented the Franklin Medal and a certificate of Honorary Membership in The Franklin Institute. Professor Tiselius spoke briefly about Franklin’s association with Sweden, Franklin having signed the first treaty of friendship and commerce between the newly-formed United States and a foreign country. The President introduced the speaker of the evening-I. Bernard Cohen, one of this country’s eminent Franklin scholars, editor of ISIS, and a member of the Department of the Dr. Cohen spoke most interestingly on “Franklin History of Science at Harvard University. and the Twentieth Century.” The meeting adjourned at 950 P.M. (NOTE: The full proceedings, including Dr. Cohen’s address, will be published in the March issue of the JOURNAL.) HENRY B. ALLEN Secretary