MEMBERSHIP. TERMS AND PRIVILEGES. The members of the Institute are divided into the following classes, viz.: Resident Members, Stockholders, Life Members, Permanent Members, Non-resident and Associate Members. Any one interested in the purposes and objects of the Institute and expressing a willingness to further the same may become a member when proposed by a member in good standing and elected by the Board of Managers. Terms.-Resident members pay Fifteen Dollars each year. The payment of Two Hundred Dollars in any one year secures Life Membership, with exemption from annual dues. Stock.-Second-class stockholders pay an annual tax of Twelve Dollars per share, and the holder of one share is entitled by such payment to the privileges of membership. Privileges. Each contributing member (including non-residents) and adult holder of second-class stock is entitled to participate in the meetings of the Institute, to use the Library and Reading Room, to vote at the Annual Election for officers, to receive tickets to the lectures for himself and friend, to attend the Section meetings and to receive one copy of the JOURNAL free of charge, except associate members, who may not take part in elections. Permanent Members.-The Board of Managers may grant to any one who shall in any one year contribute to the Institute the sum of One Thousand Dollars a permanent membership, transferable by will or otherwise. Non-resident Members.-Newly elected members residing permanently at a distance of twenty-five miles or more from Philadelphia may be enrolled as Non-resident Members, and are required to pay an entrance fee of Five Dollars, and Five Dollars annually. Non-resident Life Membership, $75.00. Contributing members, if eligible, under the non-resident clause, on making request therefor, may be transferred to the non-resident class by vote of the Board of Managers, and are required to pay Five Dollars annually. Associate Members.—Associate members are accorded all the privileges of the Institute, except the right to vote or hold office, upon the payment of annual dues of Five Dollars. This class of membership is limited to persons between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five years. Upon reaching the age limit they become eligible to the other classes of membership. Resignations must be made in writing, and dues must be paid to the date of resignation. MEETINGS AND LECTURES. 1912-1913. October 3, 1912—“ Industrial Research." By ROBERT KENNEDY DUNCAN, B.A., Sc.D. Director Industrial Research and Professor of Industrial Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., and University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas; Lecturer at Clark University, Worcester, Mass. October 10, 1912-To be announced later. October 16, 1912-To be announced later. October 24, 1912-" Recent Developments in Radiography." President, Roentgen Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pa. October 31, 1912-" Safety of Life at Sea." By JAMES DONALD, Consulting Naval Architect, Fore River Ship Building Company, November 7, 1912-" The Chemistry of Nutrition." By R. H. CHITTENDEN, Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D., Director, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. November 14, 1912-Title to be announced later. By F. A. J. FITZGERALD, A.B., B.S., Fitzgerald & Bennie Laboratories, Niagara Falls, N. Y. November 20, 1912—“The Railway Tunnels of New York City." Consulting Engineer, New York City. December 5, 1912-" Recent Advances in the Steam Turbine Art." Vice-President and General Manager, Westinghouse Machine Co., December 12, 1912—“ Chemiluminescence." By WILDER D. BANCROFT, Ph.D., Professor of Physical Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. December 18, 1912—“ The Engineer in the Building of the Republic." By ISHAM RANDOLPH, D.Eng., Consulting Engineer, Chicago, Ill. January 2, 1913—" Metallic Colors of Birds and Insects." Professor of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. January 9, 1913-" The Electric Propulsion of Ships." Consulting Engineer and Engineer of Lighting Department, General January 15, 1913-" The Production and Distribution of Energy." President, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Ill. January 23, 1913—“ Physics of the Atmosphere and Aviation." Professor of Physics, U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. By EDWARD P. HYDE, Ph.D., Director of Physical Laboratory, National Electric Lamp Association, February 6, 1913—" The Valuation of Public Utility Properties." Dean, Department of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. February 13, 1913-" Recent Progress in the Metallurgy and Metallography of Iron and Steel." By Albert Sauveur, B.S., Professor of Metallurgy and Metallography, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. February 19, 1913-"The Design of Large Bridges, with Special Reference to the New Quebec Bridge." By RALPH MODJESKI, D.Eng., Consulting Engineer, Chicago, Ill. February 27, 1913-" The Outcome of the Study of High Frequency Phenomena." By ELIHU THOMSON, Ph.D., Sc.D., Consulting Electrical Engineer, Swampscott, Mass. March 6, 1913-“Electricity and Matter." By A. W. GOODSPEED, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. March 13, 1913-Title to be announced later. By HARRY F. KELLER, Ph.D., Head, Department of Science, Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, Pa. March 19, 1913-To be announced later. March 27, 1913-" The Chemistry of Paper Making." By A. D. LITTLE, Chemical Engineer; President, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Boston, Mass.; Special Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. April 3, 1913-“The Electrical Equipment of the Modern Battleship." By H. A. HORNOR, B.A., Electrical Engineer, New York Ship Building Company, Camden, N. J. April 10, 1913-" Colloids and Crystals; The Two Worlds of Matter." By R. H. BRADBURY, Ph.D., Head of Department of Science, Southern High and Manual Training High School, Philadelphia, Pa. April 16, 1913—“ The Wireless Telephone." By G. W. PIERCE, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. April 24, 1913-Title to be announced later. By J. M. RUSBY, M.E., Engineer of Tests, United Gas Improvement Company, Philadelphia, Pa. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY. HONORARY MEMBERS. Brigadier General JAMES ALLEN, Chief Signal Officer, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. Col. GEO. L. ANDERSON, U. S. Army, Palo Alto, California. Prof. ARTHUR BEARDSLEY, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Prof. CHAS. F. CHANDLER, Columbia University, New York, New York. Dr. LOUIS DUNCAN, 55 Liberty Street, New York City. Prof. GEORGE FORBES, No. 11 Little College Street, Westminster, S. W., London, England. Dr. FRANCIS FOWLER, Washington, D. C. Mr. JOHN FRITZ, 155 Market Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. CHARLES F. HIMES, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dr. E. J. HOUSTON, 1701 Chestnut Street, M. City Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. C. KIRCHHOFF, Broadway and Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach, Long Island, New York. Prof. WM. D. MARKS, Park Row Building, New York City. Dr. T. C. MENDENHALL, Ravenna, Ohio. Rear Admiral JOS. B. MURDOCK, U. S. S. Saratoga, Asiatic Station via San Francisco, Cal. Mr. RALPH W. POPE, 570 Cherry Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Prof. H. TRESCA, Conservatoire des Arts and Metiers, Paris, France. Lt.-Col. THEO. TURRETTINI, London, England. Prof. Wm. CAWTHORNE UNWIN, Palace Gate Mansions, Kensington, London, England. Dr. GEO. M. WARD, New York, New York. Dr. H. W. WILEY, Room 1120, Woodward Building, Washington, D. C. Lieut. A. B. WYCKOFF, Port Townsend, Washington. CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. Mr. JOHN JACOB HOLTZAPFEL, London, England. Mr T. COMMERFORD MARTIN, 29 West 39th Street, New York City. PERMANENT MEMBER. ANDREW CARNEGIE, 91st Street and Fifth Avenne, New York City. MEMBERS. ABBOTT, ROBERT A., Metallurgical Engineer, The Peerless Motor Car Co., Cleveland, Ohio. ABEL, CHARLES, Painter, 300 Fifth Avenue, Haddon Heights, New Jersey. ACHESON, E. G., Manufacturer, Niagara Falls, New York. ACKER, FINLEY, President, Finley Acker Company, Chestnut and Twelfth Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ADAMS, A. L., Consulting Civil Engineer, 721 Balboa Building, San Francisco, California. ALBRECHT, A. C., Manufacturer, Lehigh Avenue and American Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ALEXANDER, L. A., Mechanical Engineer, P. O. Box 574, Waterbury, Connecticut. ALLEN, F. S., Boiler Inspector, 56 Prospect Street, Hartford, Connecticut. ALLEN, JAMES, Brigadier General, Chief Signal Officer, U. S. A., Washington, D C. |