No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
THE annual Medal Day meeting of The Franklin Institute was held in the Hall of the Institute at three-thirty on the afternoon of Wednesday, May fifteenth, I929. It was also the stated monthly meeting of the Institute, and was called to order by Mr. Nathan Hayward, President.
After the approval of the minutes and the announcement of other items of business pertaining to the affairs of the Institute, which have been printed in full in the June number of the JO~:RNAL, the principal business of the day, the presentation of medals which had been awarded upon recommendation of the Committee on Science and the Arts, was carried out.
To Mr. G. F. Machlet, Elizabeth, N.J.
Professor \V. Chattin Wetherill, sponsor.
The Chair recognized Mr. Wetherill. Mr. Wetherill : "Mr. President, I have the honor to present to you, in absentia, upon recommendation of the Committee on Science and the Arts, Mr. George F. Machlet of the American Gas Furnace Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey, as the recipient of a Certificate of Merit, in consideration of his pioneer work in perfecting the automatic temperature control for gas-fired furnaces."
Mr. Hayward presented the certificate and report to Mr. Machlet's brother, in the following terms: "Mr. Machlet, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me as its President by The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, I have much pleasure in presenting to you, upon recommendation of the Committee on Science and the Arts, and with the unanimous approval of the Board of Managers of the Institute a Certificate of Merit, and beg that you transmit it to your brother."
Mr. Machlet expressed his thanks on behalf of his brother.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Medal Day at The Franklin Institute was inaugurated just fifteen years ago. Since that time, on the third Wednesday in May, scientists and laity have gathered together to do honor to men who have achieved distinction in their special fields. The exercises for 1941 were held on Wednesday, May twenty
At 5:3 Β°on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 2[, The Franklin Institute began its program of exercises which ended in the award of certificates and medals to several distinguished guests. This was a distinct departure from other years, when the awards were made in the afternoon and a dinner in honor