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of its value. Increasing physical disability 

 neither embittered his cheerful spirit nor dim- 

 inished his interest in science or in the gen- 

 eral affairs of life. "When he withdrew from 

 activities in which he would once have joined 

 it was with the unobtrusive thoughtfulness 

 for others that foresaw some possible hin- 

 drance that his presence might occasion. His 

 scientific associates have lost his genial sym- 

 pathy, his ever ready help in worthy effort, 

 and his ripe judgment in decisions of mo- 

 ment; but the inspiration of his life and char- 

 acter remain and probably each of those who 

 loved him has had the heartfelt wish that 

 when his own turn came death might summon 

 him with like gentleness, after a life of use- 

 fulness and honor. 



F. L. Ransome 



TEE CONGRESS OF TECSNOLOGT 

 The fiftieth anniversary of the Massachu- 

 setts Institute of Technology was celebrated 

 on April 10, 1911. On the afternoon of April 

 10 President Maclaurin read the address given 

 above. It was followed by an address by 

 Professor W. H. Walker on the spirit of 

 alchemy in modern industry, and by one on 

 technology and the public health by Professor 

 C.-E. A. Winslow. On Tuesday an elaborate 

 program of special papers was given as fol- 

 lows: 



SECTION A — SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND CON- 

 TROL OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES 



Chairman, Professor W. H. Walker 



' ' The Conservation of our Metal Eesourees, ' ' 

 Albert E. Green, '07, electro-metallurgical engi- 

 neer, American Electric Smelting and Engineering 

 Co., Chicago. 



' ' Some Causes of Failures in Metals, ' ' Henry 

 Fay, professor of analytical chemistry, Massachu- 

 setts Institute of Technology, Boston. 



"Metallography and its Industrial Impor- 

 tance," Albert Sauveur, '89, professor of metal- 

 lurgy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 



"Thirty Years' Work in Boiler Testing," 

 George H. Barrus, '74, expert and consulting 

 steam engineer, Boston. 



"Coal Combustion Recorders," A. H. Gill, '84, 

 professor of technical analysis, Massachusetts In- 

 stitute of Technology, Boston. 



' ' An Electric Furnace for Zinc Smelting, ' ' 

 Francis A. J. FitzGerald, '95, consulting chemical 

 engineer, Niagara Falls, N. Y. 



"Improvements in Cotton Bleaching," Walter 

 S. Williams, '95, textile expert, Arthur D. Little, 

 Inc., Boston. 



' ' The Work of Engineers in the Gas Industry, ' ' 

 Frederick P. Eoyce, '90, vice-president, Stone & 

 Webster Management Association, Boston. 



' ' The Chemist in the Service of the Eailroad, ' ' 

 H. E. Smith, '87, chemist and engineer of tests, 

 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Bailway Co., 

 Collinwood, Ohio. 



' ' The Control of Thermal Operations and the 

 Bureau of Standards," George K. Burgess, '96, 

 associate physicist. Bureau of Standards, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



' ' The Debt of the Manufacturer to the Chem- 

 ist, " Hervey J. Skinner, '99, vice-president, Ar- 

 thur D. Little, Inc., Boston. 



"Prevention and Control of Fires through Sci- 

 entific Methods," Edvrard V. French, '89, vice- 

 president and engineer, Arkwright Mutual Fire 

 Insurance Co., Boston. 



' ' Eesearch as a Financial Asset, ' ' Willis R. 

 Whitney, '90, director, Eesearch Laboratory, Gen- 

 eral Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. 



"The Utilization of the Wastes of a Blast 

 Furnace," Edward M. Hagar, '93, president, 

 Universal Portland Cement Co., Chicago. 



' ' Development in Paint and Varnish Manufac- 

 ture, " E. C. Holton, '88, general chemist. The 

 Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 



"Reclamation of the Arid West," Frederick H. 

 Newell, '85, director, U. S. Reclamation Service, 

 Washington, D. C. 



' ' Some Problems of High Masonry Dams, ' ' 

 John E. Freeman, '76, consulting engineer, Provi- 

 dence, E. I. 



' ' Some New Chemical Products of Commercial 

 Importance," Salmon W. Wilder, '91, president, 

 Merrimac Chemical Co., Boston. 



SECTION B TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN ITS 



RELATIONS TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 



Chairman, Dr. Arthur A. Noyes 

 ' ' The Elevation of Applied Science to an Equal 

 Eank with the So-called Learned Professions, ' ' 

 Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, '73, instructor in sanitary 

 chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 

 Boston. 



' ' The Engineering School Graduate ; His 

 Strength and His Weakness," H. P. Talbot, '85, 



