INDEX TO PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS 



Thursday, November 17, 1910. 



1. Notes on the Armaments of Battleships: i 



By Sir William H. White, K. C. B., F. R. S., D. Sc, D. Eng., LL. D., Honorary 

 Member. 



2. The History and Economic Value of Canals, with Special Reference to 



THE Cape Cod Canal: . 37 



By Commodore J. W. Miller, Vice-President. 



3. Evolution of Screw Propulsion in the United States: .... 49 



By Charles H. Cramp, Esq., Vice-President. 



4. Floating Dry Docks in the United States; Relative Value of Wood 



and Steel for Their Construction: 59 



By William T. Donnelly, Esq., Member. 



5. Our Constitutional Shipping Policy and the Compact for its Establish- 



ment: 73 



By William W. Bates, Esq., Member. 



6. An Analysis of Tests of Water-Tight Bulkheads with Practical Rules 



AND Tables for their Construction: 83 



By Professor William Hovgaard, Member. 



7. Coaling Warships from Colliers in Harbor: 125 



By Spencer Miller, Esq., Member. 



Friday, November 18, 19 10. 



8. The Gyroscope for Marine Purposes: 143 



By Elmer A. Sperry, Esq., Member. 



9. Comparative Results in Steam and Coal Consumption with Turbines, 



Reciprocating Engines and a Combination of the two on the Steam 



Yacht Vanadis: 157 



By Clinton H. Crane, Esq., Member. 



10. Some Suggestions for Reducing the Loss by Fire on Vessels: . . 191 



By Samuel D. McComb, Esq., Member. 



11. Two Marine Installations of Producer Gas: 219 



By Charles B. Page, Esq., Member. 



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