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Report of the committee on sectional arrangements
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ANNUAL
REPORT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
[J.F. I.
R E P O R T OF T H E C O M M I T T E E O N S E C T I O N A L ARRANGEMRNTS. To the Board of Managers: The Committee on Sectional Arrangements begs to report that during the year ending September 3o, I913, sixteen lectures were given by men of national prominence, covering a wide range of subjects of unusual interest
and great practical value. The average attendance was slightly better than that for the preceding year. Following is the list of lectures: PHYSICS AND CHZMISTRY SECTION.
Seven Meetings. October 3, !912. Industrial Research. Robert Kennedy Duncan, B.A., Sc.D.; Director Industrial Research and Professor of Industrial Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh and University of Kansas; lecturer at Clark University. November 7, 1912. The Chemistry of Nutrition. R. H. Chittenden, Sc.D.; Director Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University. December 12, 1912. Chemiluminescence. Wilder D. Bancroft, Ph.D.; Professor of Physical Chemistry, Cornell University. January 30, 1913. The Physical Laboratory of the National Electric Light Association. Edward P. Hyde, Ph.D., Di~rector of Physical Laboratory N.E.L.A. March 6, 1913. Electricity and Matter. Arthur W. Goodspeed, Ph.D.~ Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania.
March I3, I913. The Chemistry of Paper Making. Arthur D. Little, Chemical Engineer; President Arthur D. Little, Inc.; Special Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology. April IO, I913. Colloids and Crystals--The Two Worlds of Matter. R. H. Bradbury, Ph.D.; Head of Dept. of Science, Southern High and Manual Training School.
ELECTRICAL SECTION. Two Meetings. January 9, 1913. The Electrical Propulsion of Ships. W. L. R. Emmet, Sc.D.; Consulting Engineer and Engineer of Lighting Department U. G. I. April 3, I913. The Electrical Equipment of a Modern Battleship. H. A. Hornor, B.A.; Electrical Engineer New York Ship Building Company.
Feb., 1914.] A N N U A L REPORT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. MgCHANICAL AND ENGINEF..iING SECTION.
Five Meetings. October lO, 1912. The Testing of Full-Size Pieces under Practical (~onditions, together with Locomotive Testing in the United States. Cav. Gaetano Lanza, the Baldwin Locomotive Works. October 24, 1912. Safety of Life at Sea. Mr. James Donald, Consulting Naval Architect, Fore River Ship Building Company. December 5, I912. Recent Advances in the Steam Turbine Art. Mr. H. T. Herr, V.P. and Gen. Mgr. Westinghouse Machine Company. April 24, I9t3. Industrial Combustible Gases. Mr. J. M. Rusby, Engineer of Tests, United Gas Improvement Company.
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May i, x913. The Design of Large Bridges with Special Reference to the New Quebec Bridge. Ralph Modjeski, D.Sc.; Consulting Engineer; American Member of the Commission which designed the New Quebec Bridge.
MINING
AND
METALLURGICAL
S~CTXON.
Two Meetings. November I4, I912. Experimenting with the Electric Furnace. F. A. J. FitzGerald, A.B., B.S.; FitzGerald & Bennie Laboratories. February 13, 1913. An Outline of the Metallography of Iron and Steel. Albert Sauveur, B.S.; Professor of Metallurgy and Metallography, Harvard University.
All of the lectures, except Professor Duncan's, were illustrated by lantern slides and, in addition, practical demonstrations were presented by Dr. Bancroft and Dr. Bradbury. Thirteen of the lectures have been published in the JOURNAL. Dr. A. A. Michelson, of the University of Chicago; Dr. Harry F. Keller, of the Philadelphia High School, and Professor M. E. Cooley of the University of Michigan, were unable to be present upon the dates set for their lectures, but it is hoped that arrangements may be made to hear them during the coming year. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES DAY,
Chairman. PHILADELPHIA, January 14, I914.
ANNUAL
REPORT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
[J.F. I.
R E P O R T OF T H E C O M M I T T E E O N S E C T I O N A L ARRANGEMRNTS. To the Board of Managers: The Committee on Sectional Arrangements begs to report that during the year ending September 3o, I913, sixteen lectures were given by men of national prominence, covering a wide range of subjects of unusual interest
and great practical value. The average attendance was slightly better than that for the preceding year. Following is the list of lectures: PHYSICS AND CHZMISTRY SECTION.
Seven Meetings. October 3, !912. Industrial Research. Robert Kennedy Duncan, B.A., Sc.D.; Director Industrial Research and Professor of Industrial Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh and University of Kansas; lecturer at Clark University. November 7, 1912. The Chemistry of Nutrition. R. H. Chittenden, Sc.D.; Director Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University. December 12, 1912. Chemiluminescence. Wilder D. Bancroft, Ph.D.; Professor of Physical Chemistry, Cornell University. January 30, 1913. The Physical Laboratory of the National Electric Light Association. Edward P. Hyde, Ph.D., Di~rector of Physical Laboratory N.E.L.A. March 6, 1913. Electricity and Matter. Arthur W. Goodspeed, Ph.D.~ Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania.
March I3, I913. The Chemistry of Paper Making. Arthur D. Little, Chemical Engineer; President Arthur D. Little, Inc.; Special Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology. April IO, I913. Colloids and Crystals--The Two Worlds of Matter. R. H. Bradbury, Ph.D.; Head of Dept. of Science, Southern High and Manual Training School.
ELECTRICAL SECTION. Two Meetings. January 9, 1913. The Electrical Propulsion of Ships. W. L. R. Emmet, Sc.D.; Consulting Engineer and Engineer of Lighting Department U. G. I. April 3, I913. The Electrical Equipment of a Modern Battleship. H. A. Hornor, B.A.; Electrical Engineer New York Ship Building Company.
Feb., 1914.] A N N U A L REPORT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. MgCHANICAL AND ENGINEF..iING SECTION.
Five Meetings. October lO, 1912. The Testing of Full-Size Pieces under Practical (~onditions, together with Locomotive Testing in the United States. Cav. Gaetano Lanza, the Baldwin Locomotive Works. October 24, 1912. Safety of Life at Sea. Mr. James Donald, Consulting Naval Architect, Fore River Ship Building Company. December 5, I912. Recent Advances in the Steam Turbine Art. Mr. H. T. Herr, V.P. and Gen. Mgr. Westinghouse Machine Company. April 24, I9t3. Industrial Combustible Gases. Mr. J. M. Rusby, Engineer of Tests, United Gas Improvement Company.
241
May i, x913. The Design of Large Bridges with Special Reference to the New Quebec Bridge. Ralph Modjeski, D.Sc.; Consulting Engineer; American Member of the Commission which designed the New Quebec Bridge.
MINING
AND
METALLURGICAL
S~CTXON.
Two Meetings. November I4, I912. Experimenting with the Electric Furnace. F. A. J. FitzGerald, A.B., B.S.; FitzGerald & Bennie Laboratories. February 13, 1913. An Outline of the Metallography of Iron and Steel. Albert Sauveur, B.S.; Professor of Metallurgy and Metallography, Harvard University.
All of the lectures, except Professor Duncan's, were illustrated by lantern slides and, in addition, practical demonstrations were presented by Dr. Bancroft and Dr. Bradbury. Thirteen of the lectures have been published in the JOURNAL. Dr. A. A. Michelson, of the University of Chicago; Dr. Harry F. Keller, of the Philadelphia High School, and Professor M. E. Cooley of the University of Michigan, were unable to be present upon the dates set for their lectures, but it is hoped that arrangements may be made to hear them during the coming year. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES DAY,
Chairman. PHILADELPHIA, January 14, I914.