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Proceedings of the annual meeting held Wednesday, January 15, 1908
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[J. F. I.,
tor of the U n i t e d S t a t e s fro,m the S t a t e of U t a h . " S p e e c h of H o n . Philander C. K n o x , of Pennsylvania, i n the S e n a t e of the U n i t e d States, Thursday, F e b r u a r y I4, 19o7. 19 pages, 8 - v o . W a s h i n g t o n , 19o7. U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of Agriculture. F a r m e r s ' Budetin N o . 277. T h e U s e of Alcohol and Gasoline i n F a r m E n g i n e s , b y C h a r l e s E d w a r d L u c k e and S. M. Woodward. 4 0 pages, i l l u s t r a t i o n s . W a s h i n g t o n , G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g Office, 19o7. University of I l l i n o i s Bulletin, v o l . 4, N o . 3, O c t o b e r I, 19o6. C h e m i c a l a n d biological s u r v e y of the w a t e r s of I l l i n o i s . R e p o r t for the year ending A u g u s t 31, I9O6, b y E d w a r d B a r t o w . W a t e r S u r v e y Series, N o . 3. 30 p a g e s , i l l u s t r a t i o n s , plates, 8 - v o . U r b a n a , University, n. d. Investigation of the Thermal Conductivity of Concrete and the E f f e c t of H e a t u p o n Its S t r e n g t h and E l a s t i c Properties, b y Ira H . W o o l s o n . Authorized reprint from the copyrighted 'proceedings of the A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y for T e s t i n g Materials, vol. 6, 19o6. 2 5 pages, i l l u s t r a t i o n s , 8 - v o . Philadelphia, 19o6. Water Powers of Peru, t h e i r D e v e l o p m e n t and P o s s i b l e Applications. Utilization of the colossal hydraulic p o w e r of Lake Titicaca. A b s t r a c t from the "Engineering Magazine." 8 pages, 8 - v o .
Sections. MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING SECTION.--Stated meeting held T h u r s day evening, December 19, at 8 P.M.
Mr. Charles Day in the chair. Present, forty-eight members and visitors. The chairman introduced Mr. Axel Welin, A. I. N. A., London, England, who described and illustrated with the aid of lantern pictures, a series of inventions in connection with the operation of life boats on shipboard. The subject was freely discussed and the speaker's communication was referred for publication. Adjourned WM. H . WAHL, Sedy pro tern.
The Franklin I n s t i t u t e . (Proceedings of the annual meeting held Wednesday, January ~5, z9o8.) HALL OF THE INSTITUTE,
PHILADELPHIA, January 15, 19o8. PRESIDENT WALTON CLARK in the chair. Present, 2o4 members and visitors. The President presented the following report of the Board of Managers covering the operations of the Institute for the year 19o7: Members of the Franklin Institute: The Board of Managers has briefly to report that the work of the Insti-
February, 19o8.]
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tute was conducted during the year 19o7 very much in the usual successful manner. A year ago the B o a r d r e p o r t e d progress in the work of the Franklin Fund and Building Committee, in its efforts to secure for the Institute a n e w home in a , n o r e desirable location, and with improved facilities. The B o a r d is pleasel to be able to now r e p o r t f u r t h e r that it has subscriptions for a n a m o u n t sufficient for the erection of a n e w building, b e t t e r s u i t e d t o the work of the Institute than is the old house, and much more advantageously located. I t h a s not, however, subscriptions t o a sufficient a m o u n t to insure the erection of a building which would be not only suitable to the work of the Institute, but would be architecturally an appropriate m e m o r i a l to Benjamin Franklin. The work of securing contributions is therefore b e i n g continued. T h e B o a r d is unable, just at present, to make the usual a n n u a l financial statement, because of unavoidable delay in securing a n audit of the Institute's affairs. The B o a r d will r e p o r t to you at the earliest possible d a t e , o n the financial condition of the Institute. The various Committees of the Institute have performed t h e i r duties in the usual satisfactory manner. The Committee on Science and the Arts h a s awarded six Elliott Cresson Medals, h a s recommended the award of five J o h n S c o t t L e g a c y Pre,miums and Medals, and two Ed~ ard L o n g s t r e t h Medals of Merit, for meritorious inventions. The L i b r a r y Committee reports the a d d i t i o n to the L i b r a r y of lOO5 b o u n d v o l u m e s and 324 unbound volumes, representing a valuable addition to the Institute Library. The Sections have exhibited the customary activity during the past year, and the Journal t h e r e b y h a s been enriched by the publication of many important technical communications. W e r e c o r d with special gratification the award during the past y e a r of the B o y d e n Premium to a d e s e r v i n g and talented Philadelphia scientist, Dr. Paul R. H e y l . for his m o s t ingenious determination of the velocity of transmission of the ~ays of the ultra-violet portion of the spectrt~m. The School Work of the Institute h a s been continued with success. The number of pupils in the S p r i n g Term of the s e v e r a l schools was 163, and in the W i n t e r Term I94, m a k i n g a total of 357. The Committee on Election and Resignation of M e m b e r s reports the election of sixty-nine m e m b e r s during the year 19o7. I n conclusion, the B o a r d congratulates you that a n o t h e r year of useful lif.' h a s been added to the honorable r e c o r d of our venerable institution. The value of the work of Franklin Institute is appreciated highly and p r o p erly by our fellow citizens, as well as by the scientific men of the world. This has been again made apparent by the i n t e r e s t shown in our p r o j e c t for securing improved opportunities and appliances for useful w o r k ; and should encourage us to a new resolution that our Institute shall c o n t i n u e t o be increasingly w o r t h y t o bear the name of Benjamin Franklin.
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[J. F, I.,
Personally, I t h a n k you t h a t you have t h o u g h t safe t o c o n t i n u e me in a position of xesponsibility in the honorable work of the Institute. WALTON CLARK, President. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, 19o8. The r e p o r t was accepted. The p a p e r of the evening was r e a d by Mr. Patrick B. Delany, of East O r a n g e , N. J., on the "Telepost." The :~peaker described an interesting development of his s y s t e m of rapid automatic telegraphy, by which it could be applied advantageously to the postal service. The systeqm was exhibited in operation by a completely installed outfit of the a p p a r a t u s employed, and the details were described with the aid of lantern photographs. The subject was freely discussed. At the close of the discussion the invention was referred to the Committee on Science and the Arts for investigation and report. The s p e a k e r received a vote of thanks for his interesting communication, which was referred to the Committee on Publications. The Tellers of the A n n u a l Election presented t h e i r report, which was accepted and the thanks of the m e e t i n g were t e n d e r e d to them for their services. The result of the election was as follows: For President, (to s e r v e one y e a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . WALTON CLARK. " Vice-President, ( " t h r e e years) . . . . . . . . . . . WASHINGTON JONES. " Treasurer, ( " one y e a r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Y R U S BORGNER. " Secretary, ( " one y e a r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . WILLIAM H . WAHL. " Auditor, ( " t h r e e years) . . . . . . . . . . . "~VILLIAM H . GREENE. For Managers (to s e r v e t h r e e years).
JOHN BIRKINBINE, JAMES CHRISTIE, THOMAS P. CONARD,
WALTON FORSTALL, Louis E. LEVY, RICHARD WALN MEIRS,
ISAAC NORRIS, JR., COLEMAN SELLERS, JR.
(To s e r v e two years.) CHAS. E. RONALDSON. For the Committee on the Science and the Arts (to s e r v e three years). A. W. ALLEN,
CARL G. BARTH, HUGO
BILGRAM,
FRANK P. BROWN, KERN DODGE, W. C. L. EGLIN, J. L O G A N FITTS,
EDWARD GOLDSMITH, JAMESS. ROGERS, CASPAR WISTAR HAINES, E. ALEX. SCOTT, CLARENCE A. HALL, ~tARRISON SOU]PER, LEWIS M. HAUPT, MARTIN I. WILBERT, RICHARD ZECKWER, ROBERT JOB, G. H. MEEKER, CIIAS. J. ZENTMAYER. LUCIEN E. PICOLET, (To serve two years.) E U G E N E S. POWERS.
Adjourned. \V.~L IT. \V.~L. 3"~crcmry.
Proceedings.
[J. F. I.,
tor of the U n i t e d S t a t e s fro,m the S t a t e of U t a h . " S p e e c h of H o n . Philander C. K n o x , of Pennsylvania, i n the S e n a t e of the U n i t e d States, Thursday, F e b r u a r y I4, 19o7. 19 pages, 8 - v o . W a s h i n g t o n , 19o7. U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of Agriculture. F a r m e r s ' Budetin N o . 277. T h e U s e of Alcohol and Gasoline i n F a r m E n g i n e s , b y C h a r l e s E d w a r d L u c k e and S. M. Woodward. 4 0 pages, i l l u s t r a t i o n s . W a s h i n g t o n , G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g Office, 19o7. University of I l l i n o i s Bulletin, v o l . 4, N o . 3, O c t o b e r I, 19o6. C h e m i c a l a n d biological s u r v e y of the w a t e r s of I l l i n o i s . R e p o r t for the year ending A u g u s t 31, I9O6, b y E d w a r d B a r t o w . W a t e r S u r v e y Series, N o . 3. 30 p a g e s , i l l u s t r a t i o n s , plates, 8 - v o . U r b a n a , University, n. d. Investigation of the Thermal Conductivity of Concrete and the E f f e c t of H e a t u p o n Its S t r e n g t h and E l a s t i c Properties, b y Ira H . W o o l s o n . Authorized reprint from the copyrighted 'proceedings of the A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y for T e s t i n g Materials, vol. 6, 19o6. 2 5 pages, i l l u s t r a t i o n s , 8 - v o . Philadelphia, 19o6. Water Powers of Peru, t h e i r D e v e l o p m e n t and P o s s i b l e Applications. Utilization of the colossal hydraulic p o w e r of Lake Titicaca. A b s t r a c t from the "Engineering Magazine." 8 pages, 8 - v o .
Sections. MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING SECTION.--Stated meeting held T h u r s day evening, December 19, at 8 P.M.
Mr. Charles Day in the chair. Present, forty-eight members and visitors. The chairman introduced Mr. Axel Welin, A. I. N. A., London, England, who described and illustrated with the aid of lantern pictures, a series of inventions in connection with the operation of life boats on shipboard. The subject was freely discussed and the speaker's communication was referred for publication. Adjourned WM. H . WAHL, Sedy pro tern.
The Franklin I n s t i t u t e . (Proceedings of the annual meeting held Wednesday, January ~5, z9o8.) HALL OF THE INSTITUTE,
PHILADELPHIA, January 15, 19o8. PRESIDENT WALTON CLARK in the chair. Present, 2o4 members and visitors. The President presented the following report of the Board of Managers covering the operations of the Institute for the year 19o7: Members of the Franklin Institute: The Board of Managers has briefly to report that the work of the Insti-
February, 19o8.]
Proceedings.
163
tute was conducted during the year 19o7 very much in the usual successful manner. A year ago the B o a r d r e p o r t e d progress in the work of the Franklin Fund and Building Committee, in its efforts to secure for the Institute a n e w home in a , n o r e desirable location, and with improved facilities. The B o a r d is pleasel to be able to now r e p o r t f u r t h e r that it has subscriptions for a n a m o u n t sufficient for the erection of a n e w building, b e t t e r s u i t e d t o the work of the Institute than is the old house, and much more advantageously located. I t h a s not, however, subscriptions t o a sufficient a m o u n t to insure the erection of a building which would be not only suitable to the work of the Institute, but would be architecturally an appropriate m e m o r i a l to Benjamin Franklin. The work of securing contributions is therefore b e i n g continued. T h e B o a r d is unable, just at present, to make the usual a n n u a l financial statement, because of unavoidable delay in securing a n audit of the Institute's affairs. The B o a r d will r e p o r t to you at the earliest possible d a t e , o n the financial condition of the Institute. The various Committees of the Institute have performed t h e i r duties in the usual satisfactory manner. The Committee on Science and the Arts h a s awarded six Elliott Cresson Medals, h a s recommended the award of five J o h n S c o t t L e g a c y Pre,miums and Medals, and two Ed~ ard L o n g s t r e t h Medals of Merit, for meritorious inventions. The L i b r a r y Committee reports the a d d i t i o n to the L i b r a r y of lOO5 b o u n d v o l u m e s and 324 unbound volumes, representing a valuable addition to the Institute Library. The Sections have exhibited the customary activity during the past year, and the Journal t h e r e b y h a s been enriched by the publication of many important technical communications. W e r e c o r d with special gratification the award during the past y e a r of the B o y d e n Premium to a d e s e r v i n g and talented Philadelphia scientist, Dr. Paul R. H e y l . for his m o s t ingenious determination of the velocity of transmission of the ~ays of the ultra-violet portion of the spectrt~m. The School Work of the Institute h a s been continued with success. The number of pupils in the S p r i n g Term of the s e v e r a l schools was 163, and in the W i n t e r Term I94, m a k i n g a total of 357. The Committee on Election and Resignation of M e m b e r s reports the election of sixty-nine m e m b e r s during the year 19o7. I n conclusion, the B o a r d congratulates you that a n o t h e r year of useful lif.' h a s been added to the honorable r e c o r d of our venerable institution. The value of the work of Franklin Institute is appreciated highly and p r o p erly by our fellow citizens, as well as by the scientific men of the world. This has been again made apparent by the i n t e r e s t shown in our p r o j e c t for securing improved opportunities and appliances for useful w o r k ; and should encourage us to a new resolution that our Institute shall c o n t i n u e t o be increasingly w o r t h y t o bear the name of Benjamin Franklin.
Proceedings.
I64
[J. F, I.,
Personally, I t h a n k you t h a t you have t h o u g h t safe t o c o n t i n u e me in a position of xesponsibility in the honorable work of the Institute. WALTON CLARK, President. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, 19o8. The r e p o r t was accepted. The p a p e r of the evening was r e a d by Mr. Patrick B. Delany, of East O r a n g e , N. J., on the "Telepost." The :~peaker described an interesting development of his s y s t e m of rapid automatic telegraphy, by which it could be applied advantageously to the postal service. The systeqm was exhibited in operation by a completely installed outfit of the a p p a r a t u s employed, and the details were described with the aid of lantern photographs. The subject was freely discussed. At the close of the discussion the invention was referred to the Committee on Science and the Arts for investigation and report. The s p e a k e r received a vote of thanks for his interesting communication, which was referred to the Committee on Publications. The Tellers of the A n n u a l Election presented t h e i r report, which was accepted and the thanks of the m e e t i n g were t e n d e r e d to them for their services. The result of the election was as follows: For President, (to s e r v e one y e a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . WALTON CLARK. " Vice-President, ( " t h r e e years) . . . . . . . . . . . WASHINGTON JONES. " Treasurer, ( " one y e a r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Y R U S BORGNER. " Secretary, ( " one y e a r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . WILLIAM H . WAHL. " Auditor, ( " t h r e e years) . . . . . . . . . . . "~VILLIAM H . GREENE. For Managers (to s e r v e t h r e e years).
JOHN BIRKINBINE, JAMES CHRISTIE, THOMAS P. CONARD,
WALTON FORSTALL, Louis E. LEVY, RICHARD WALN MEIRS,
ISAAC NORRIS, JR., COLEMAN SELLERS, JR.
(To s e r v e two years.) CHAS. E. RONALDSON. For the Committee on the Science and the Arts (to s e r v e three years). A. W. ALLEN,
CARL G. BARTH, HUGO
BILGRAM,
FRANK P. BROWN, KERN DODGE, W. C. L. EGLIN, J. L O G A N FITTS,
EDWARD GOLDSMITH, JAMESS. ROGERS, CASPAR WISTAR HAINES, E. ALEX. SCOTT, CLARENCE A. HALL, ~tARRISON SOU]PER, LEWIS M. HAUPT, MARTIN I. WILBERT, RICHARD ZECKWER, ROBERT JOB, G. H. MEEKER, CIIAS. J. ZENTMAYER. LUCIEN E. PICOLET, (To serve two years.) E U G E N E S. POWERS.
Adjourned. \V.~L IT. \V.~L. 3"~crcmry.