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Minutes of the Stated Meeting, February 17, 1965
THE
FRANKLIN
Minutes
INSTITUTE
of the Stated Meeting February
17, 1965
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 36 Freshmen Members were honored. Wynn Laurence LePage, President, presided. The meeting was caUed tc order with approximately 388 members and guests present. The President stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of December 16, 1964 were published in the January issue of the JOVENAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. The President also stated that the minutes of the Annual Meeting of January 20, 1965 will be published in the February issue of the JOURNAL and will be presented for approval at the next Stated Meeting. The President presented a summary of the Annual Report of The Franklin Institute for 1964, advising that the Annual Report would be mailed to members of The Institute shortly. Dr. LePage then presented the speaker of the evening, Mr. Walter Sullivan, Science Editor of The New York Times, author, and writer, who presented a talk entitled “Is Anyone Calling?” to a capacity crowd. His address, concerning the possibility that life could exist in star systems other than our own, received a most enthusiastic reception from the audience, and elicited numerous questions upon its conclusion. The President, after expressing warm thanks to Mr. Sullivan on behalf of The Institute and those present, adjourned the meeting at 9:45 P.M. PETER GEYELIN Secretary
Cummittee on Science
and
the Arts
(Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wedm8&y,
Febrwsry IO, 1966.)
Hall of the Cbmmittee, Philadelphia, February IO, 1966 PROFESSOE~ GEORGE W. PA’ITEEBON,QRD,in the Chair. The following report was presented for tial
action:
No. 3444: Ground-E#ect Machine. This report recommended the award of a Howard N. Potts Medal to Christopher S. Cockerell, “In consideration of his invention of the annular-jet ground-effect machine, which captures a low-pressure air cushion by a thin curtain of high-pressure air, his additional contributions in the field, and his efforts in securing acceptance of these developments, thereby opening for exploration a totally new form of transportation,” D. S. FAHRNEY Secretary to t%mm~&e
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FRANKLIN
Minutes
INSTITUTE
of the Stated Meeting February
17, 1965
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 36 Freshmen Members were honored. Wynn Laurence LePage, President, presided. The meeting was caUed tc order with approximately 388 members and guests present. The President stated that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of December 16, 1964 were published in the January issue of the JOVENAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. The President also stated that the minutes of the Annual Meeting of January 20, 1965 will be published in the February issue of the JOURNAL and will be presented for approval at the next Stated Meeting. The President presented a summary of the Annual Report of The Franklin Institute for 1964, advising that the Annual Report would be mailed to members of The Institute shortly. Dr. LePage then presented the speaker of the evening, Mr. Walter Sullivan, Science Editor of The New York Times, author, and writer, who presented a talk entitled “Is Anyone Calling?” to a capacity crowd. His address, concerning the possibility that life could exist in star systems other than our own, received a most enthusiastic reception from the audience, and elicited numerous questions upon its conclusion. The President, after expressing warm thanks to Mr. Sullivan on behalf of The Institute and those present, adjourned the meeting at 9:45 P.M. PETER GEYELIN Secretary
Cummittee on Science
and
the Arts
(Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wedm8&y,
Febrwsry IO, 1966.)
Hall of the Cbmmittee, Philadelphia, February IO, 1966 PROFESSOE~ GEORGE W. PA’ITEEBON,QRD,in the Chair. The following report was presented for tial
action:
No. 3444: Ground-E#ect Machine. This report recommended the award of a Howard N. Potts Medal to Christopher S. Cockerell, “In consideration of his invention of the annular-jet ground-effect machine, which captures a low-pressure air cushion by a thin curtain of high-pressure air, his additional contributions in the field, and his efforts in securing acceptance of these developments, thereby opening for exploration a totally new form of transportation,” D. S. FAHRNEY Secretary to t%mm~&e
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