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of the Bell Telephone industry in such a way as to afford singular satis- faction to the users of the service, the employees of the organization, the owners of the property, and the public at large; admirably meeting a greatly increased demand for the telephone service in face of sharp limitation of priorities on materials and men, and devoting the entire resources of his company's research laboratories as well as the great part of its manufacturing establishment to the special requirements of the armed forces of this country and of its allies."

The President of the Institute then handed the Medal to Mr. Gifford : " B y power vested in me as President of The Franklin Institute, I hand you herewith the Vermilye Medal, bestowed in recognition of your out- standing contribution in the field of industrial management ."

Mr. Gifford's remarks in acceptance of the award appear on page 37 of this issue.

At the close of his talk, Mr. Redding expressed appreciation of the audience to Mr. Gifford for his inspiring address and welcomed him as a member of The Franklin Insti tute Medalists.

CLOSING REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT.

"The afternoon's formal exercises are now concluded, but before adjourning the meeting, may I, on behalf of our Hostess Committee, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Geary, invite you to remain to meet Mr. Gifford, Colonel Fox, Mr. Fels, and Mrs. Zimbalist, in the foyer, and to meet one another around the tea table. And may I express to the Hostess Committee our appreciation for the part that that Com- mittee has played in rounding out our program.

The meeting is adjourned."

S T A T E D M O N T H L Y M E E T I N G , D E C E M B E R 15, 1943.

After the playing of the National Anthem, Mr. Charles S. Redding, President and Pre- siding Officer, called to order the stated monthly meeting of The Franklin Institute.

Upon motion, the minutes of the November meeting were approved as printed in the JOURNAL of The Franklin Insti tute for December.

Dr. Henry Butler Allen, the Secretary, was then called upon to make his report, which follows:

Addition to Memberships--

Sustaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I

Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I3 Library Sustaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 15 The total membership is now 5,645.

Jan., I944.1 N E W ~IEMBERS. 6 3

He then called the attention of the members to the annual Christmas Week Lectures on the James Mapes Dodge Foundation and stated that tickets might be purchased at the Insti- tute. The lecturer, Dr. Richard M. Sutton, Professor of Physics, Haverford College, has prepared three lectures entitled:

" T h e Long Arms of a Giant" " T h e Sharp Eyes of a Giant" " T h e Keen Ears of a Giant"

to be given at the Institute on December 28, 29 and 30. Dr. Allen stated that in accordance with the By-Laws, nomination of officers and certain

members of the Board of Managers was in order, and read Article IV, Section 4 of the By-Laws of The Franklin Institute.

In agreement with these regulations, the following names were submitted:

President (to serve one year)

Charles S. Redding

Vice-Presidents (to serve one year)

Walton Forstall W. Chattin Wetherill Samuel S, Fels Richard W. Lloyd Richard T. Nalle

Treasurer (to serve one year)

M. M. Price

Members of the Board of Managers (to serve three years)

G. H. Clamer Clarence L. Jordan Lionel F. Levy Charles Penrose James H. Robins Philip C. Staples Philip H. Ward, Jr.

(to serve one year)

Clarence Tolan, Jr. William M. Vermilye

The Chairman then asked if there were any nominations from the floor. No other names were presented, and upon motion, duly seconded, the nominations were

declared closed. The Chairman then introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. Rupen Eksergian, E. G.

Budd Manufacturing Co., who spoke "On Gyroscopic and Vibrational Motions." The lecture was attended by many students, in addition to members of the Institute, and the lecture was well received.

I t was dismissed at IO:I5 by a rising vote of thanks to the lecturer. HENRY BUTLER ALLEN,

Secretary

NEW MEMBERS ELECTED, JUNE

Colonel Philip Fox, U. S. A.

Mr. E. J. Breneman Mr. B. F. Covington Mr. Thomas R. Cunningham Mr. A. J. Diletto

OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE I, I943, TO NOVEMBER I, I943.

HONORARY MEMBERS.

Mr. Samuel S. Fels.

SUSTAINING MEMBERS.

Mr. John A. Dimond Mr. Freddy O. Edwards Mr. W. H. Eisenman Mr. Leonard Gutekunst

Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist.

Mr. Robert H. Leach Mr. L. Houston Maguire Mr. Joseph P. McGee Mr. Herman Ozlek