108 EXPERIMENTS ON THE FROUDE. 
During the preparation of plans for the work the writer consulted with 
Naval Constructor Taylor and with the officers of the Fore River Ship- 
building Company who gave him access to their private records of tests, 
and was assisted by his colleagues, Professor Walter S. Leland and Professor 
Harold A. Everett. 
The construction and installation of the machinery and apparatus and 
the execution of the tests has been under the direction of Professor Everett 
to whom very much of the credit of the work is due. He was assisted by 
Mr. L. B. Chapman and by Mr. G. G. Holbrook. The work is of a nature 
that appeals to men of their training and profession and enthusiasm and 
fidelity to the work might be expected, but only sterling character could 
meet, as they have done, hard work and- discouragement cheerfully and 
resourcefully. The greatest reward of such work is to bring it to successful 
issue. 
