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Minutes of the stated meeting March 19, 1958
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING March 19, 1958 The Stated Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hail. Mr. W. Laurence LePage, President, called the meeting to order with approximately 220 members and guests in attendance, including members of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society. Mr. Lepage stated the minutes of the Annual Meeting of January 15, 1958, were published in the February issue of the JOURNAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. Mr. LePage announced that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of February 19, 1958 will be published in the March issue of the JOURNALand will be presented for approval at the next meeting. There being no further business, Mr. LePage proceeded to the main activities of the evening, giving a brief background on "fusion" and peaceful uses of the reaction, the topic for the evening, and noting that this would be an interesting occasion in that the Rittenhouse Medal of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society was to be awarded. Mr. LePage then introduced Mr. Emil Klein, President of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society. Mr. Klein extended greetings and asked Dr. I. M. Levitt, a member of the Board of Governors of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society and Director of The Franklin Institute Planetarium, to read the citation for the Rittenhouse Medal. Mr. Klein made the presentation of the Rittenhouse Medal to Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr., Director, Princeton University Observatory, who expressed deep appreciation for the honor. Mr. Klein then announced that Dr. Spitzer would speak on the subject of "Fusion Power." Dr. Spltzer's talk, showing how the study of astronomy has led to the possibility of an infinite supply of energy, was presented in a very interesting manner and was extremely well received by the audience as evidenced by the many questions which Dr. Spitzer ably answered following his talk. After a rising vote of thanks to Dr. Spitzer, Mr. LePage adjourned the meeting at 9:25 P.M. WILLIAM F. JACKSON, JR.
Secretary
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MINUTES OF THE STATED MEETING March 19, 1958 The Stated Meeting of The Franklin Institute was held at 8:15 P.M. in the Lecture Hail. Mr. W. Laurence LePage, President, called the meeting to order with approximately 220 members and guests in attendance, including members of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society. Mr. Lepage stated the minutes of the Annual Meeting of January 15, 1958, were published in the February issue of the JOURNAL. There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as published. Mr. LePage announced that the minutes of the Stated Meeting of February 19, 1958 will be published in the March issue of the JOURNALand will be presented for approval at the next meeting. There being no further business, Mr. LePage proceeded to the main activities of the evening, giving a brief background on "fusion" and peaceful uses of the reaction, the topic for the evening, and noting that this would be an interesting occasion in that the Rittenhouse Medal of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society was to be awarded. Mr. LePage then introduced Mr. Emil Klein, President of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society. Mr. Klein extended greetings and asked Dr. I. M. Levitt, a member of the Board of Governors of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society and Director of The Franklin Institute Planetarium, to read the citation for the Rittenhouse Medal. Mr. Klein made the presentation of the Rittenhouse Medal to Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr., Director, Princeton University Observatory, who expressed deep appreciation for the honor. Mr. Klein then announced that Dr. Spitzer would speak on the subject of "Fusion Power." Dr. Spltzer's talk, showing how the study of astronomy has led to the possibility of an infinite supply of energy, was presented in a very interesting manner and was extremely well received by the audience as evidenced by the many questions which Dr. Spitzer ably answered following his talk. After a rising vote of thanks to Dr. Spitzer, Mr. LePage adjourned the meeting at 9:25 P.M. WILLIAM F. JACKSON, JR.
Secretary
337