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Notes  and  News. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I  Xovember,1899. 
Seventy-fifth  Anniversary  of  Frankun  Institute.— A  series  of 
meetings  celebrating  the  seventy-fifth  anniversary  of  the  founding  of  the 
Franklin  Institute  were  held  in  the  Convention  Hall  of  the  National  Export 
Exposition  during  the  week  beginning  October  2d.  The  more  exact  time  for 
holding  this  celebration  would  have  been  in  February  last,  but,  owing  to  the 
Institute's  part  in  carrying  forward  arrangements  for  the  Exposition,  it  was 
deemed  more  appropriate  to  hold  it  at  the  time  named. 
The  first  five  days  of  the  week  were  devoted  to  the  several  sections  of 
the  Institute  in  the  order  of  their  seniority,  the  exercises  of  the  sixth  day 
being  such  as  pertained  generally  to  the  work  of  the  Institute. 
The  opening  meeting  of  the  series  was  that  of  the  Chemical  Section.  Presi- 
dent John  Birkinbine,  of  the  Institute,  made  an  address  previous  to  the  exer- 
cises proper  of  the  Section,  and  Dr.  W.  P.  Wilson  welcomed'the  members  on 
behalf  of  the  Exposition.  An  introductory  address  was  then  made  by  Dr. 
Joseph  Richards,  President  of  the  Section,  which  was  followed  by  an  address 
by  Harvey  W.  Wiley,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  upon  the  "  Progress  of  Chemistry 
as  Applied  to  the  Arts,"  and  an  essay  by  Charles'F.  Himes,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  upon 
"  Photography  and  Microscopy  in  their  Application  to  the  Arts." 
Tuesday  was  devoted  to  the  Electrical  Section,  and  the  first  address 
was  made  by  the  President  of  the  Section,  Prof.  George  J.  Hoadley,  fol- 
lowed by  an  address  by  Dr.  Edwin  J.  Houston,  upon  "The  Seventy-fifth 
Anniversary  of  the  Franklin  Institute  from  an  Electrical  Standpoint  ;" 
and  an  address  by  Mr.  Ralph  W.  Pope,  of  New  York,  upon  "The  Influ- 
ence of  Such  Societies  as  the  Franklin  Institute  and  the  Americanllnstitute  of 
Electrical  Engineers  in  Promoting  the  Progress  of  the  Electrical  Arts." 
On  Wednesday,  Mr.  James  Christie,  of  Philadelphia,  President  of  the  Mining 
and  Metallurgical  Section,  delivered  the  introductory  address,  followed  by  Mr. 
Charles  Kirchhoff,  of  New  York,  on  "  Three-quarters  of  a  Century's  Progress  in 
Mining  and  Metallurgy,"  and  by  Mr.  John  Fritz,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  on  "  The 
Development  of  Iron  Manufacture  During  the  Last  Three-quarters  of  a  Cen- 
turv." 
Thursday  the  exercises  of  the  Mechanical  and  Engineering  Section  were 
held,  and  consisted  of  an  address  by  the  President  of  the  Section,  Mr.  Wilfred 
Lewis,  Philadelphia,  and  an  address  by  Dr.  Coleman  Sellers,  Philadelphia,  on 
"The  Progress  of  the  Mechanical  Arts  in  Three-quarters  of  a  Century." 
The  exercises  of  the  Physical  and  Astronomical  Section  on  Friday  consisted 
of  an  introductory  address  by  the  President  of  the  Section,  Dr.  A,  E.  Kennelly, 
of  Philadelphia,  and  an  address  by  Dr.  T.  C.  Mendenhall,  Worcester,  Mass., 
on  "The  Progress  of  Physics  and  Astronomy." 
The  proceedings  on  Saturday  were  given  to  a  general  celebration  of  the  an- 
niversary, and  the  day  was  known  as  "  Institute  Day."  The  President  of  the 
Institute,  Mr.  John  Birkinbine,  presided,  and  made  an  address  reviewing  the 
history  of  the  Institute  and  its  achievements  in  promoting  science  and  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  industrial  arts.  Rear-Admiral  George  W.  Melville,  Engi- 
neer-in-Chief  of  the  United  States  Navy,  delivered  an  instructive  address  upon 
'■'  The  Warship  as  Combining  in  Itself  the  Highest  Results  of  Skill,  Ingenuity 
and  Scientific  Knowledge."  Robert  H.  Thurston,  ex-President  of  Cornell 
University,  read  an  interesting  essay  on  "  The  Evolution  of  Technical  Edu- 
catiu  and  Its  Progress  During  the  Past  Seventy-five  Years." 
