REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR I918 1 5 



Carty, Mr Glynn having special interest in the event because of 

 his part in securing the Flanagan model, and Doctor Carty because 

 of his practical appreciation of Henry's great service. The propo- 

 sition was formally made to erect in Albany a statue and to this 

 suggestion Mr Pupin spoke at some length and with much enthusi- 

 asm. At the close of the dinner a considerable number of the party, 

 including Mr Pupin, went to the State Musetim to see the Flanagan 

 model of Henry. A pledge was there given, by Mr Pupin, to 

 those present, of a contribution of one-half the sum necessary to 

 erect the statue, if that half did not exceed $15,000. There was no 

 reporter present at either gathering, but the Albany Times- Union, 

 of which Mr Glynn is editor and proprietor, said the next day (May 

 25th) : "Professor Pupin, after seeing the statue and the instraments 

 of the great inventor, exclaimed, 'There ought to be a monument 

 erected to this great man. I feel so strongly about this matter that 

 I tell you gentlemen now that I will pledge to raise $1 5,000 or one-half 

 of the amount necessary , if you gentlemen will raise the rest.' " The 

 Albany Evening Journal of the same date stated: "Mr Pupin said: 

 ' If you people here will chip in and do your share, I will bring you 

 $15,000 to help build this statue.' " 



Mr Pupin's promise was received with enthusiasm by those 

 gathered about the model and subscriptions were immediately made 

 to the amount of $1000. A local committee was already in process 

 of organization; the organization was at once completed, and the 

 writer as its secretary-treasurer proceeded to raise the amount 

 required to meet one-half the cost of the proposed statue. In the 

 judgment of the committee, $25,000 was regarded adequate for this 

 purpose and in due course the sum of $12,500 was subscribed and 

 paid in (actually $12,700 now at interest in the Albany savings 

 banks) . 



We went into the war. Mr Pupin, a Serbian by birth and at that 

 time Serbian consul to the United States, was faced with imperious 

 calls for help from that tortured country. Mr Pupin also became 

 busily engaged in war service boards where his technical knowledge 

 was required. These constituted valid reasons for deferring his part 

 in the Henry statue agreement. In the spring of 19 18, at the 

 nieeting of the National Academy of Sciences, he gave his word 

 to the treasurer to pay his share "after the war." 



