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Stated monthly meeting, December 18, 1929
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. STATED MONTHLY MEETING, DECEMBER 18, z929.
THE regular monthly meeting of The Franklin Institute was called to order by the President, Mr. Nathan Hayward, at eight-fifteen p.m. on Wednesday, December eighteenth, i929, in the Hall of the Institute. The President stated that this was the regular monthly business meeting and called upon the Secretary of the Institute for a statement of the business to be considered. The Secretary reported that the minutes of the November meeting of the Institute had been printed in full in the December number of the Journal of The Institute, and moved that the minutes of that meeting be approved as printed. The motion was duly seconded and unanimously adopted. The Secretary reported that since the last meeting the following changes in membership had been made: Seven Resident members and eight Non-Resident members have been elected. To our sincere regret the Institute has learned of the death of a long time member, Mr. D. M. Barrlnger of Philadelphia. The Secretary announced that this was the meeting at which nominations must be made for officers and members of the Board of Managers whose terms expire in January. He stated that all names must be in writing and must be signed by at least two members of the Institute. The following nominations were proposed: Office President
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Vice-President
Treasurer Board
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of Managers..
Nominee "Mr. Nathan Hayward
Term One year
Mr. Walton Forstall
Three yea'rs
Mr. Benjamin Franklin
One year
Mr. Charles E. Bonine Mr. Edward G. Budd Dr. Walton Clark Mr. Charles Day Mr. Clarence A. Hall Dr. George A. Hoadley Mr. James S. Rogers Mr. Haseltine Smith
-Three years
Nominated by Mr. Henry Howson Mr. W. Chattin Wetherill Mr. Marshall S. Morgan Mr. Samuel T. Wagner Mr. R. W. Lesley Mr. N. E. Funk Mr. E. W. Sanborn
Dr. J. S. Hepburn Dr. Herbert J. Tily Mr. Clark Dillenbeck
The Secretary then announced that other nominations might be offered from the floor, provided they were offered by at least two members of the Institute. He I29
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called for such nominations. None were offered. It was announced t h a t a ballot would be printed and distributed to the membership for the election which will be held at the time of the J a n u a r y meeting of the Institute. The Secretary made a statement, calling to the attention of the membership and friends of the Institute the Christmas Week Lectures on the James Mapes Dodge Foundation, which will be given on December 26, 27 and 28, in the Hall of t h e Institute, b y Professor Harry N. Holmes, Director of the D e p a r t m e n t of Chemistry, Oberlin College, on "Colloidal Chemistry." He stated t h a t Professor Holmes was one of the authorities of t h e country on colloidal chemistry and was a noted lecturer who is distinguished b y his ability as an experimentalist. He urged the members and friends of the Institute to consider a ticket of adnfission as a Christmas gift to young people. The Secretary reported t h a t certain questions of a financial nature, involving the real estate property of t h e Institute had arisen which had made it necessary for a special meeting of the Institute to be held in the early future. He therefore requested those members of the Institute who were present to adopt the following resolution: Resolved: T h a t when this meeting adjourns, it shall adjourn to reconvene at twelve, noon, on Friday, December twenty-seventh. This motion was offered and properly seconded a n d was unanimously adopted b y the meeting. The President announced t h a t there was no further business before the meeting a n d called upon the lecturer of the evening, Professor E. R. Bossange, Director of Architecture of New York University, who spoke delightfully on "Tendencies in Modern Architecture." Professor Bossange reviewed the development of t h e modern types of architecture and dwelt particularly on essentials of good architecture of all styles a n d ages. His interesting talk was splerididly illustrated by lantern slides. After a slight discussion the meeting adjourned, with a rising vote of t h a n k s to Professor Bossange. HOWARD MCCLENAHAN,
Secretary
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND THE ARTS. (Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wednesday, December 4, 1929.) HALL OF THE INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 1929 •
DOCTOR THOMAS D. COPE in the Chair. The following reports were presented for final action: No. 2889: Gibson Method of Measuring Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits. This report recommended t h e award of the Elliott Cresson Medal to Mr. Norman R. Gibson, of Niagara Falls, New York, " I n consideration of Mr. Gibson's originality in first adapting a well-known law of mechanics to the measurement of flowing water, his skill and ingenuity in developing apparatus for accurately recording the required data, the simplicity, accuracy and economy of his method, the wide scope of its application in measuring the flow of liquids and its very general adaptation in commercial work."
THE regular monthly meeting of The Franklin Institute was called to order by the President, Mr. Nathan Hayward, at eight-fifteen p.m. on Wednesday, December eighteenth, i929, in the Hall of the Institute. The President stated that this was the regular monthly business meeting and called upon the Secretary of the Institute for a statement of the business to be considered. The Secretary reported that the minutes of the November meeting of the Institute had been printed in full in the December number of the Journal of The Institute, and moved that the minutes of that meeting be approved as printed. The motion was duly seconded and unanimously adopted. The Secretary reported that since the last meeting the following changes in membership had been made: Seven Resident members and eight Non-Resident members have been elected. To our sincere regret the Institute has learned of the death of a long time member, Mr. D. M. Barrlnger of Philadelphia. The Secretary announced that this was the meeting at which nominations must be made for officers and members of the Board of Managers whose terms expire in January. He stated that all names must be in writing and must be signed by at least two members of the Institute. The following nominations were proposed: Office President
..........
Vice-President
Treasurer Board
......
..........
of Managers..
Nominee "Mr. Nathan Hayward
Term One year
Mr. Walton Forstall
Three yea'rs
Mr. Benjamin Franklin
One year
Mr. Charles E. Bonine Mr. Edward G. Budd Dr. Walton Clark Mr. Charles Day Mr. Clarence A. Hall Dr. George A. Hoadley Mr. James S. Rogers Mr. Haseltine Smith
-Three years
Nominated by Mr. Henry Howson Mr. W. Chattin Wetherill Mr. Marshall S. Morgan Mr. Samuel T. Wagner Mr. R. W. Lesley Mr. N. E. Funk Mr. E. W. Sanborn
Dr. J. S. Hepburn Dr. Herbert J. Tily Mr. Clark Dillenbeck
The Secretary then announced that other nominations might be offered from the floor, provided they were offered by at least two members of the Institute. He I29
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called for such nominations. None were offered. It was announced t h a t a ballot would be printed and distributed to the membership for the election which will be held at the time of the J a n u a r y meeting of the Institute. The Secretary made a statement, calling to the attention of the membership and friends of the Institute the Christmas Week Lectures on the James Mapes Dodge Foundation, which will be given on December 26, 27 and 28, in the Hall of t h e Institute, b y Professor Harry N. Holmes, Director of the D e p a r t m e n t of Chemistry, Oberlin College, on "Colloidal Chemistry." He stated t h a t Professor Holmes was one of the authorities of t h e country on colloidal chemistry and was a noted lecturer who is distinguished b y his ability as an experimentalist. He urged the members and friends of the Institute to consider a ticket of adnfission as a Christmas gift to young people. The Secretary reported t h a t certain questions of a financial nature, involving the real estate property of t h e Institute had arisen which had made it necessary for a special meeting of the Institute to be held in the early future. He therefore requested those members of the Institute who were present to adopt the following resolution: Resolved: T h a t when this meeting adjourns, it shall adjourn to reconvene at twelve, noon, on Friday, December twenty-seventh. This motion was offered and properly seconded a n d was unanimously adopted b y the meeting. The President announced t h a t there was no further business before the meeting a n d called upon the lecturer of the evening, Professor E. R. Bossange, Director of Architecture of New York University, who spoke delightfully on "Tendencies in Modern Architecture." Professor Bossange reviewed the development of t h e modern types of architecture and dwelt particularly on essentials of good architecture of all styles a n d ages. His interesting talk was splerididly illustrated by lantern slides. After a slight discussion the meeting adjourned, with a rising vote of t h a n k s to Professor Bossange. HOWARD MCCLENAHAN,
Secretary
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND THE ARTS. (Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wednesday, December 4, 1929.) HALL OF THE INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 1929 •
DOCTOR THOMAS D. COPE in the Chair. The following reports were presented for final action: No. 2889: Gibson Method of Measuring Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits. This report recommended t h e award of the Elliott Cresson Medal to Mr. Norman R. Gibson, of Niagara Falls, New York, " I n consideration of Mr. Gibson's originality in first adapting a well-known law of mechanics to the measurement of flowing water, his skill and ingenuity in developing apparatus for accurately recording the required data, the simplicity, accuracy and economy of his method, the wide scope of its application in measuring the flow of liquids and its very general adaptation in commercial work."