T H E F R A N K L I N I N S T I T U T E .

STATED MONTHLY MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 1934.

The regular monthly meeting of The Franklin Institute was called to order at eight fifteen o'clock P.M. by the President, Mr. Nathan Hayward, who immediately called upon the Secretary for the business of the evening.

The Secretary reported that the full proceedings of the last regular meeting of the Institute, the Medal Day Meeting, had been printed in full in the JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE for July and August and expressed the wish that unless some ob- jection were offered the President would declare the minutes approved as printed. The President stated that no objection was offered and he therefore declared the minutes approved.

The Secretary then made a report of the increase of membership during the last few months and pointed out a very significant increase in the number of Student Members in the Institute. He spoke further about attendance at the museum and the planetarium and especially concerning the very slight attendance by members of the Institute and urged them to attend more frequently.

There being no further business the President introduced the speaker of the evening, Mr. Guy Marriner, pianist and composer, who spoke delightfully on the subject "The Contributions of Science to the Development of the Modern Grand Pianoforte." Mr. Marriner's talk was accompanied by demonstrations upon the clavichord and the piano and was followed by a brilliant recital by him upon the piano. The meeting was regarded by all as a most successful one and the atten- dance was the largest we have yet had in the new lecture hall.

The meeting adjourned at nine-fifty-five P.~. HOWARD MCCLENAHAN,

Secretary.

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND THE ARTS.

(Abstract of Proceedings of Stated Meeting held Wednesday, October xo, I934.)

HALL OF THE COMMITTEE, PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER IO, I934.

MR. CHARLES D. GALLOWAY in the Chair.

The following reports were presented for first reading:

No. 2954: High Power Microscopy. No. 2984: Warren Self-Starting Synchronous (Telechron) Motors.

GEO. A. HOADLEY, Secretary to Committee.

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