818 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



which resulted fatally. It is worthy of remark that Mr. King was 

 the youngest person to whom a grant from the Rumford Fund has 

 ever been made. 



Reports of progress in their several researches have been received 

 from the following persons : — 



Messrs. C. G. Abbot, R. T. Birge, P. W. Bridgman, W. W. Camp- 

 bell, A. L. Clark, H. Crew, F. Daniels, E. B. Frost, H. C. Hayes, H. P. 

 Hollnagel, L. R. Ingersoll, N. A. Kent, F. E. Kester, L. V. King, C. A. 

 Kraus, E. Kremers, G. M. Lewis (research finished), R. A. Millikan, 

 C. L. Norton, F. Palmer, Jr., J. A. Parkhurst, H. M. Randall, T. W. 

 Richards, F. K. Richtmyer, A. St. John, F. A. Saunders, W. O. 

 Sawtelle, A. W. Smith, F. W. Very. 



The following papers have been published with aid from the Rum- 

 ford Fund in the Proceedings of the Academy, Vol. 52, since the last 

 annual meeting. 



No. 2. July 1916. The velocity of polymorphic changes between 

 solids by P. W. Bridgman. 



No. 3. July 1916. Polymorphism at high pressures, by P. W. 

 Bridgman. 



No. 9. Feb. 1917. The electrical resistance of metals under pres- 

 sure by P. W. Bridgman. 



No. 12. Due to appear shortly, the Joule-Thomson effect in super- 

 heated steam. I. An experimental study of heat leakage by H. M. 

 Trueblood. 



At its meeting of Feb. 14th, 1917, the Committee voted that the 

 replica of the first Rumford Medal which, according to a previous 

 vote, is to be presented to the Rumford Historical Society shall be 

 of silver rather than of bronze. 



It having occasionally occurred, especially in summer when the 

 Committee is scattered, that important applications have been received 

 for aid which could not be met in the usual manner, the Committee 

 has endeavored to meet this exigency as indicated in the following 

 action of Dec. 13, 1916: Voted: that in case of immediate need 

 of an appropriation the chairman be authorized to communicate the 

 case in writing to the members and, on receiving the written consent 

 of a majority of the Committee, may make the appropriations thus 

 authorized; provided that in case any member of the Committee 

 presents serious objections and so requests the matter shall be reserved 

 and presented to the Committee at their next regular meeting. 



At the meeting of March 14, 1917, it was unanimously voted for 

 the first time and at the meeting of April 11th, for the second time to 



