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Minutes of the stated meeting April 17, 1957
THE FRANKLIN
INSTITUTE
MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING April 17, 1957 The Stated Monthly Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on April 17, 1957, in the Lecture Hall. Mr. S. Wyman Rolph, President, called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M. with approximately 165 members and guests in attendance.
The President stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of March 20 will be printed in the April issue of the JOURNAL and will be submitted for approval at the next Stated Meeting of the Institute on May 15, 1957. Mr. Mr. Rolph announced three changes in the organization of The Franklin Institute. Hamilton Vaughan Bail, who has been Treasurer of the Institute for ten years and Secretary for the past year, resigned as Secretary as of March 31, 1957, and as Treasurer as of April 30, 1957. Mr. William F. Jackson, Jr. was elected Secretary at the March meeting of the Board of Managers to become effective April 1, 1957. Mr. Cecil M. Waterbury was elected Treasurer at the April meeting of the Board of Managers to become effective May 1, 19.57. Mr. Rolph extended a warn1 welcome to the officers and members of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, their seventeenth joint meeting with The Franklin Institute. He introduced Mr. J. Gordon Fetterman, President of this Society, who acted as Chaimran for this joint meeting. For the officers and members of the Agricultural Society, Mr. Fetterman expressed thanks to the Institute for the privilege of holding joint meetings and commended the Institute for the work it is doing for the benefit of mankind. Mr. Fetterman presented the Philadelphia Agricultural Award to Dr. William L. Myers, Dr. Dean, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. In his talk Myers acknowledged the award by expressing his appreciation for this honor. titled “Farm Programs and Food Prices” Dr. Myers emphasized the importance of the application of science to agriculture. He discussed broadly the economics and marketing applications to the farming industry and the need for promoting greater research and development Dr. Myers favored a free market for the farmers and the appliprojects to help this industry. This was a very interesting cation of good management practices for the farming industry. talk and was enthusiastically received by the audience with a rising vote of thanks. The meeting was adjourned at 9 :45 P.M. WILLIAM
F. JACKSON, JR. Secretary
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INSTITUTE
MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING April 17, 1957 The Stated Monthly Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held on April 17, 1957, in the Lecture Hall. Mr. S. Wyman Rolph, President, called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M. with approximately 165 members and guests in attendance.
The President stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of March 20 will be printed in the April issue of the JOURNAL and will be submitted for approval at the next Stated Meeting of the Institute on May 15, 1957. Mr. Mr. Rolph announced three changes in the organization of The Franklin Institute. Hamilton Vaughan Bail, who has been Treasurer of the Institute for ten years and Secretary for the past year, resigned as Secretary as of March 31, 1957, and as Treasurer as of April 30, 1957. Mr. William F. Jackson, Jr. was elected Secretary at the March meeting of the Board of Managers to become effective April 1, 1957. Mr. Cecil M. Waterbury was elected Treasurer at the April meeting of the Board of Managers to become effective May 1, 19.57. Mr. Rolph extended a warn1 welcome to the officers and members of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, their seventeenth joint meeting with The Franklin Institute. He introduced Mr. J. Gordon Fetterman, President of this Society, who acted as Chaimran for this joint meeting. For the officers and members of the Agricultural Society, Mr. Fetterman expressed thanks to the Institute for the privilege of holding joint meetings and commended the Institute for the work it is doing for the benefit of mankind. Mr. Fetterman presented the Philadelphia Agricultural Award to Dr. William L. Myers, Dr. Dean, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. In his talk Myers acknowledged the award by expressing his appreciation for this honor. titled “Farm Programs and Food Prices” Dr. Myers emphasized the importance of the application of science to agriculture. He discussed broadly the economics and marketing applications to the farming industry and the need for promoting greater research and development Dr. Myers favored a free market for the farmers and the appliprojects to help this industry. This was a very interesting cation of good management practices for the farming industry. talk and was enthusiastically received by the audience with a rising vote of thanks. The meeting was adjourned at 9 :45 P.M. WILLIAM
F. JACKSON, JR. Secretary
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