PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLYTECHNIC ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



ORGANIZED UNDER THE NAME OF THE MECHANICS' CLUB, 

 MARCH 2, 1854, WHICH NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE POLY- 

 TECHNIC ASSOCIATION, MARCH 16, 1859. 



EDLES ESTABLISHED FOR ITS GOVERNMENT BY THE BOARD 07 SCIENCE AND ART, 



1. A Club for the promotion of manufactures, arts, and for the discussion 

 of mechanical subjects, is created under the name of the Polytechnic Asso- 

 ciation. 



2. The Polytechnic Association is an agent of the committee of arts and 

 sciences, and is under its entire control, in the same manner as the Farmers' 

 Club is of the committee of agriculture. The transactions of the Associa- 

 tion are in the name of the American Institute. 



3. The committee of arts and sciences appoint, annually, the chairman 

 and secretary of the Polytechnic Association. In the absence of the chair- 

 man and secretary, persons to supply their places will be chosen at the 

 meetings of the Club. 



4. Every member of the American Institute shall become a member of 

 the Polytechnic Association, by signifying his intention to the chairman 

 thereof 



5. The name of any person eminent in practical mechanics, engineering, 

 mathematics, astronom}^ chemistry, natural philosopliy, social philosophy, 

 geology, mineralogy, practical mining, meteorology, natural histcjry, manu- 

 factures or the arts, n)ay be proposed by the members of the Association 

 (by ballot, five-sixths of those present voting affirmatively) to be an hon- 

 orary member of tlie Polytechnic Association of tiie American Institute; 

 and when so proposed, if approved by the cojr;mittee of manufactures, 

 science and arts, of the American Institute, a certificate of membership 

 shall be issued by said committee. 



6. The chairman of the Polytechnic Association is authorized to arrange 

 sections, or standing committees, embracing all the physical and exact 

 sciences, particularly those named in section second of those rules, and to 

 appoint a committee for each section, who shall report the doings of the 

 secticms to the Association, Members, and honorary members, shall be 

 entitled to seats in those sections. 



1. Su(;h papers read at the Polj'techiiic Association as are accepted for 

 that i)ur|)ose, will be printed under the direction, and at the expense of 

 the American Institute, which also provides a place of meeting, lights and 

 fires. No other expenses are to be iTicurred, except by special appropria- 

 tion of the American Institute, according to the rules and by-laws; nor any 

 liability incurred by the In.st.ilu(e, except on special resolution. 



8. The me«'tings of the Polytechnic Association are free of all expense to 

 those who attend them. 



y. The Polytechnic Association shall select, in advance, a subject for 

 discussion at each of its meetings, which subject shall bo announced in the 

 ■call of the meetings. 



