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met, but you have filled them, and I sincerely and cordially congratulate 
you on your success.’’ 
Prof, Haupt made the following reply: 
“Mr. President and fellow-members of the American Philosophical 
Society :Accepting this estimable token of approval, which this distin- 
guished Society has conferred upon the results of my investigations, it 
gives me great pleasure to express to you my grateful obligations for this 
unusual mark of approbation. 
“The conditions accompanying applications for the Magellanic Pre- 
mium being such as to eliminate entirely all personal elements, I felt that 
the opportunity of obtaining a critical and impartial investigation of my 
researches was thus admirably presented, and that no more competent 
body, organized for scientific research, could be found to pass judgment 
upon a matter which I deemed of great importance to the commercial, 
scientific and engineering development of our country. 
‘*T was pleased, therefore, to embrace this opportunity of presenting 
the paper on ‘The Physical Phenomena of Harbor Entrances’ to the 
American Philosophical Society for consideration and action. Whatever 
value the paper may have, and the weight and influence it may exert in 
the future, in modifying the plans for meeting the difficult requirements 
of maritime works, are chiefly due to the careful and deliberate considera- 
tion which your Society and committees have given to the subject; and, 
deeply as I feel the honor, as well as the responsibility, which this ap- 
proval of my labors places upon me, I earnestly hope you will permit me 
to state that, whatever may be my share of the merit conferred, it is but 
the reflection of that emanating from yourselyes as members of this 
learned Society. 
““To me your endorsement is at this time particularly encouraging, for 
already I find myself in the position of the pioneer who breaks Joose from 
the well-trodden highways and seeks to discover a new path through the 
trackless waste. His task is full of responsibility, and he needs to keep 
well in view his landmarks; sometimes ahead, at others behind him. 
So I find myself looking back for my bearings whilst I am pressing for- 
ward toward the goal, which is the introduction of these plans at some 
suitable port of entry along our coast. 
‘«The difficulties which I expected to find, and do find, in this effort are 
those resulting from conservatism and inertia of the Government mu- 
chinery ; but they are inherent to all development and furnish additional 
evidence of the soundness of the conclusions you have already reached. 
It is, therefore, with peculiar satisfaction that I look upon this medal, the 
seal of your approbation, not as upon an dgnis fatwus, to lure me on to 
destruction, but as a talisman to encourage me in pursuing the way I have 
taken as one leading to a laudable end. 
