INDEX TO PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS 

 Thursday, November 21, 191 2. 



1. Experiments on the Fulton and the Froude: i 



By Professor C. H. Peabody, Member of Council. 



2. The Design and New Construction Division of the Bureau of Construc- 



tion AND Repair of the Navy Department: 19 



By Naval Constructor R. H. Robinson, U. S. N., Member of Council. 



3. Engineering Progress in the U. S. Navy: 51 



By Captain C. W. Dyson, U. S. N. 



4. Marine Lighting Equipment of the Panama Canal: loi 



By James Pattison, Esq. 



5. Notes on Life-Saving Appliances: 127 



By W. D. Forbes, Esq., Member of Council. 



Friday, November 22, 191 2. 



6. The Preservation of Metals Used in Marine Construction: . . . 153 



By Lieutenant-Commander Frank Lyon, U. S. N. 



7. An Electrically Propelled Fireproof Steamer: 169 



By W. T. Donnelly, Esq., and G. A. Orrok, Esq., Members. 



8. Active Type of Stabilizing Gyro: 201 



By Elmer A. Sperry, Esq., Member. 



9. Notes on Fuel Economy as Influenced by Ship Design: .... 229 



By E. H. Rigg, Esq., Member. 



10. Developments in Oil Burning: 245 



By E. H. Peabody, Esq., Member. 



11. The Sperry Gyro-Compass in Service: 285 



By R. E. Gillmor, Esq., Associate. 



12. Rudder Trials, U. S. S. Sterett: 301 



By Assistant Naval Constructors R. T. Hanson, U. S. N., and J. C. Hunsaker, 

 U. S. N., Juniors. 



13. LOGARITHMETIC SpEED-POWER DIAGRAM: 335 



By Thomas M. Gunn, Esq. 



14. Tool Steel for the U. S. Navy: 345 



By Lewis Hobart Kenney, B. S., M. E-. Member. 



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