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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XLVII. No. 1219 



E. W. Miller, First Lieutenant, Sanitary 



Corps. 

 L. H. Milligan, Second Lieutenant, Ordnance 



Department. 

 E. V. Murphy, First Lieutenant, Sanitary 



Corps. 

 B. H. Nieolet, Captain, Chemical Service 



Section. 

 A. H. Stewart, Cadet, Aviation Section. 

 H. L. Trumbull, First Lieutenant, Ordnance 



Department. 

 W. E. Vawter, First Lieutenant, Sanitary 



Corps. 

 0. L. Weirich, First Lieutenant, Sanitary 



Corps. 



In a number of instances, industrial fellows 

 at the Institute, through the patriotism of the 

 donors of their fellowships, have been giving 

 part or, in some cases, all of their time to work 

 on war problems which have been assigned to 

 the institute by the National Eesearch Coun- 

 cil. The results obtained on some of the in- 

 dustrial fellowships have had opportune ap- 

 plication to some pressing war problems. On 

 these fellowships, no money is being spared 

 by the donors or the institute to make the re- 

 sults of service to the government. 



The institute, in most cases, has been able 

 to fill the vacancies on the industrial fellow- 

 ships, which were caused by the fellows enter- 

 ing military service. However, the shortage of 

 research men, of the type demanded by the 

 industrial fellowship system, has forced the 

 institute to hold in abeyance a number of very 

 desirable research problems. It is gratifying 

 to report that, notwithstanding the unsettled 

 condition of the business world, an increasing 

 number of industrialists are assigning prob- 



lems on their processes and products to the in- 

 stitute. 



The following table shows the number of in- 

 dustrial fellowships which have been founded 

 in the institute from March to March of each 

 year — 1911 to 1918 ; the number of researchers 

 or industrial fellows, as they are called, who 

 have been employed on these fellowships; and 

 the total amounts of money contributed for 

 their maintenance by industrial concerns : 



March to March 



1911-1912 



1912-1913 



1913-1914 



1914-1915 



1915-1916 



1916-1917 



1917-191a 



$ 39,700 

 54,300 

 78,400 

 61,200 

 126,800 

 149,100 

 172,000 



The number of industrial fellowships, noted 

 in the table above, gives very little idea of the 

 real scope of the service of the institute. At 

 the present time there are six national trade 

 associations which have fellowships in the 

 institute. These associations have in their 

 membership over two thousand firms. The in- 

 stitute especially welcomes fellowships from 

 associations, as it is permitted in this way to 

 be of service to a large number of companies 

 which, individually, could not afford to found 

 a fellowship. The institute is glad to note 

 that national trade associations have been 

 quick to realize the value of industrial re- 

 search and are fostering it in a number of 

 different ways. 



The following is a list of the industrial 

 fellowships in operation at the institute on 

 March 1, 1918 : 



A LIST OP THE INDUSTRIAL FELLOWSHIPS IN OPERATION AT THE MELLON INSTITUTE ON MARCH 1, 1918 



Numbers and Names of Industrial 



Fellowships in Operation Industrial Fellows, Names and Degrees 



Kg. 92. Leather Belting. .B. D. Wilson (Ph.D., University of Chicago). 



No. 95. Magnesia G. D. Bagley (E.E., University of Illinois). 



No. 99. Glyceryl Phos- 

 phates P. P. Eupert (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of 



Technology) . 



No. 102. Pruit Juice E. E. Shively (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh). 



Foundation Sums and Dates of 

 Expiration 



$3,800 a year. 



1918. 

 $4,750 a year. November 



1, 1918. 



April 1, 



1,500 a year. Bonus: 10 

 per cent, of profits. Oc- 

 tober 1, 1918. 



5,000 a year. April 1, 

 1918. 



