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Minutes of the stated meeting
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING March 21, 1962 The Stated Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hall, J. G. Richard Heckscher, Executive Vice President, presiding. Mr. Heckscher called the meeting to order with approximately 335 members and guests present. Before proceeding with the business of the meeting, Mr. Heckscher announced with great sorrow the passing, this morning, of our beloved Dr. Henry Butler Allen, after a protracted illness. Dr. Allen was a member of the Board of Managers, and Director and Secretary of The Institute from 1936 until 1947 when he became Executive Vice President, which office he held until his retirement in 1956. His loss will be felt greatly by The Franklin Institute. Mr. Heckscher asked the guests to rise for a moment of silence out of respect for Dr. Allen. Mr. Heckscher stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of February 21, 1962, were published in the March issue of the JOURNAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. Mr. Heckscher announced that on this occasion The Institute was holding a joint meeting with the Philadelphia Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, welecoming its members to this, the first joint meeting held by The Institute and this Society. Mr. Heckscher then introduced Mr. Wayne C. Astley, Secretary of the Philadelphia Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Astley called on Mr. John C. Spahr, Vice Chairman of the Philadelphia Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Chairman of their Nominating Committee, who read the slate of officers submitted by their Nominating Committee, and announced that the election will be held at the April meeting of this Society. The speaker of the evening, Dr. Walter H. Zinn, Vice President, Combustion Engineering, Inc., was introduced by Mr. Heckscher, who announced that Dr. Zinn's subject would be "Nuclear Power and Our Future Energy Needs." Dr. tion of as they nuclear
Zinn discussed eloquently the present and possible future technology of the generauseful energy from the atomic nucleus, emphasizing the basic concepts, especially relate to long term energy requirements and our ability to meet these needs with resources.
Following Mr. Zinn's talk, Mr. Heekscher conducted a question period, which indicated quite effectively the importance of the subject and the interest the speaker had created. Mr. Heckscher thanked Dr. Zinn for his excellent talk, and adjourned the meeting at 9:30 P.u. WILLIAM F. JACKSON, JR.,
Secretary 342
MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING March 21, 1962 The Stated Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hall, J. G. Richard Heckscher, Executive Vice President, presiding. Mr. Heckscher called the meeting to order with approximately 335 members and guests present. Before proceeding with the business of the meeting, Mr. Heckscher announced with great sorrow the passing, this morning, of our beloved Dr. Henry Butler Allen, after a protracted illness. Dr. Allen was a member of the Board of Managers, and Director and Secretary of The Institute from 1936 until 1947 when he became Executive Vice President, which office he held until his retirement in 1956. His loss will be felt greatly by The Franklin Institute. Mr. Heckscher asked the guests to rise for a moment of silence out of respect for Dr. Allen. Mr. Heckscher stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of February 21, 1962, were published in the March issue of the JOURNAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. Mr. Heckscher announced that on this occasion The Institute was holding a joint meeting with the Philadelphia Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, welecoming its members to this, the first joint meeting held by The Institute and this Society. Mr. Heckscher then introduced Mr. Wayne C. Astley, Secretary of the Philadelphia Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Astley called on Mr. John C. Spahr, Vice Chairman of the Philadelphia Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Chairman of their Nominating Committee, who read the slate of officers submitted by their Nominating Committee, and announced that the election will be held at the April meeting of this Society. The speaker of the evening, Dr. Walter H. Zinn, Vice President, Combustion Engineering, Inc., was introduced by Mr. Heckscher, who announced that Dr. Zinn's subject would be "Nuclear Power and Our Future Energy Needs." Dr. tion of as they nuclear
Zinn discussed eloquently the present and possible future technology of the generauseful energy from the atomic nucleus, emphasizing the basic concepts, especially relate to long term energy requirements and our ability to meet these needs with resources.
Following Mr. Zinn's talk, Mr. Heekscher conducted a question period, which indicated quite effectively the importance of the subject and the interest the speaker had created. Mr. Heckscher thanked Dr. Zinn for his excellent talk, and adjourned the meeting at 9:30 P.u. WILLIAM F. JACKSON, JR.,
Secretary 342