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tion and Transmission. Engineering" and 

 " Physical Laboratory Experiments." He had 

 also written a number of monographs and 

 papers on special topics. 



Dr. Sheldon was an honorary fellow of the 

 American Electrotherapeutic Association, fel- 

 low and past-president of the Ajnerican Insti- 

 tute of Electrical Engineers, member of the 

 American Physical Society, member and past- 

 president of the New York Electrical Society, 

 member of the American Electrochemical 

 Society, fellow of the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, member of 

 the Society for the Promotion of Engineering 

 Education, member, past-vice-president and 

 assistant treasurer of the United Engineering 

 Society and chairman of its library com- 

 mittee, member of the Brooklyn Institute of 

 Arts and Sciences and president of its de- 

 partment of electricity, and member of the 

 Engineers' Club. 



Erich Hausmann 



SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 



THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 



The California Institute of Technology, 

 Pasadena, California, opened the work of the 

 new year on September 27. The name of this 

 institution was changed from Throop College 

 of Technology to its present name by order of 

 court, on petition of the board of trustees, on 

 April 7, 1920. From the fall enrollment, the 

 total attendance for the year is estimated at 

 400 students, a substantial increase over the 

 enrollment of last year, which marked the 

 largest attendance up to that time. 



The institute has just received from Dr. 

 Norman Bridge an additional gift of $100,000, 

 for the Norman Bridge Physical Laboratory. 

 His original gift for this purpose was $150,000, 

 this addition making a total of $250,000. The 

 construction of the building will be com- 

 menced immediately, and the building wiU be 

 completed for the opening of the college year 

 1921-1922. 



The resignation of Dr. James A. B. Scherer 

 as president of the institute was accepted by 

 the board of trustees on September 11. Dr. 



Scherer was president of the institute for 

 twelve years. His resignation was occasioned 

 by the condition of his health. When Dr. 

 Scherer assumed the presidency the institute 

 occupied old buildings, its work was almost 

 wholly that of a preparatory school, its en- 

 dowment very small, and its staff little known 

 in the educational world. To-day it is a 

 scientific institution of recognized standing, 

 it occupies a physical plant consisting of a 

 beautiful campus of twenty-two acres and 

 four modem, reinforced concrete buildings, 

 beautiful in architecture and equipment with 

 the most modern scientific equipment. It has 

 a substantial and constantly growing endow- 

 ment, and has drawn into its staff men of the 

 highest standing in science and engineering, 

 including such outstanding figures as Dr. 

 Arthur A. Noyes, who has recently become 

 a full-time member of the faculty, Dr. Robert 

 A. Millikan, who, under a cooperative arrange- 

 ment with the University of Chicago, spends 

 a portion of each year at the institute, and 

 Dr. A. A. Michelson, who as research associate 

 of the institute has recently installed on its 

 campus apparatus for the measurement of 

 earth tides, and has recently spent several 

 months at the institute in connection with 

 this investigation. 



Pending the apptointment of a new presi- 

 dent a faculty administrative committee has 

 been appointed, composed of Franklin Thomas, 

 professor of civil engineering, chairman. Dr. 

 Arthur A. Noyes, director of chemical re- 

 search, Clinton K. Judy, professor of Eng- 

 lish and chairman of the faculty, Harry C. 

 Van Buskirk, professor of mathematics and 

 recorder, and Edward C. Barrett secretary of 

 the institute. 



New appointments to the staff of the insti- 

 tution are: 



John B. Maearithur, B.A., University of Manitoba, 

 1892; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1903; asso- 

 ciate professor of EnigUsh. 

 Captain Frederic W. Hiarichs, V. S. A. Eetd., 

 West Point, 1902; B.A., Columbia University, 

 1902; assistant professor of mechanics. 

 Oaptain Hans Kramer, U. 8. A. Engineers, West 



