Minutes of the Stated Meeting

THE F R A N K L I N INSTITUTE M i n u t e s of the S t a t e d Meeting A p r i l 15, 1964 The Stated Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hall, preceded by a dinner in Franklin Hall at which 34 Freshmen Members were honored. Wynn Laurence LePage, President, presided. The meeting was called to order with approximately 275 members and guests present. The President stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of February 19, 1964 were published in the March issue of the JOURNAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. The President announced that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of March 18, 1964 will be published in the April JOURNALand presented for approval at the next Stated Meeting. The President then introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. Henry Hurwitz, Jr., Manager of Nucleonics and Radiation at the General Electric Research Laboratory, who then presented a talk titled "Power from Fusion--A Research Challenge." Employing slides to illustrate his talk, Dr. Hurwitz spoke of the present ideas for developing magnetic geometries for confining plasmas at one htmdred million degrees Centigrade and recent experiments at the General Electric Research Laboratory in the area of high temperature plasmas. Following a question and answer period the President expressed thanks to Dr. Hurwitz for his most interesting address. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 P.M. PETER GEYE~IN,Secretary

Committee on Science and the Arts (Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wednesday, April 8, 1964.) Hall of the Committee, Philadelphia, April 8, 1964 MR. ALAN C. BYERSin the Chair. T h e following reports were presented for final action :

No. 3439: Brown Medal. This report recommended the award of the Frank P. Brown Medal to Louis I. Kahn, of P--~ade]phia, Pennsylvania, "In consideration of his outstanding contributions to the theory of architectural design, his comprehensive architectural creations, his imaginative city planning, and for the advancement of his profession as a teacher and lecturer."

No. 3440: Henderson Medal. This report recommended the award of the George R. Henderson Medal each to William K. MacCurdy, of Menlo Park, California, and W. E. Thomford, of San Francisco, California, "In consideration of their achievements in the field of railway impact control and associated car design, with resulting benefits in reducing lading and rolling stock damage." D. S. FAHRNEY,Secretary to Committee

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