At a stated meeting of the Franklin Institute, held Wednesday, March 21st, it was Resolved, That the President be authorized and requested to appoint, as .early as practicable, a Committee to examine the several forms of apparatus used for projections upon the screen of illustrations of all kinds, for lectures, etc. ; that the said Committee be requested to invite the.co-opera" tion of those interested in the manufacture and use of these instruments, to the end that they may be induced to offer their instruments for competi-:rive tests in comparison with others ; that the Committee have the permission to make use of the lecture-room of the Institute for their purpose on any evening when it is not engaged ; and that they be requested to prepare a report embodying the results of their investigation~, together with such recommendations respecting the construction and use of such instruments as they may deem proper to make.
The Committee appointed under this resolution have directed me to ~send a notice to the various parties known to be interested in the sale and exhibition of projecting apparatus, asking them to furnish this .Committee with specimens of their instruments for comparative tests.
If you wish an examination made of your instruments, please :notify.
Yours respectfully,