THE regular monthly meeting of The Franklin Institute was called to order at elght-eighteen p.m., by Mr. Henry Howson, Vice-President.
He called upon the Secretary to read an official notice of the death of Dr. William Charles Lawson Eglin, President of the Institute, who died on Tuesday, February seventh. The Secretary stated that a minute concerning the death of Dr. Eglin had been adopted by the Board of Managers. It is printed in full herewith. The Secretary attempted to express the common feeling of all the elements of the membership of the Institute concerning Dr. Eglin.
Mr. W. H. Fulweiler arose and said that in his judgment it was particularly appropriate that an expression should be made formally of the sympathy and sorrow of the membership of the Institute, outside the Board of Managers. He therefore moved that a committee of three be appointed by the Chair, to draw up such a minute for presentation to the Institute at its next meeting. This motion was seconded and unanimously adopted.
The Chairman then called for the regular order of business. The Secretary stated that the nfinutes of the January meeting had been published in full in the February number of the JOURNAL of the Institute, and moved that they be approved as printed. This motion was unanimously adopted.
tte made the following report concerning membership: New members: Life Resident, one; Resident, eleven; Non-Resident, seven; Student, one; Deaths, seven. He referred particularly to the deaths of Dr. It. A. Lorentz and Professor A. E. Outerbridge, Jr. He stated that biographical notes would be published in the subsequent copy of the JOURNAL of the Institute concerning these two former members.
The Chairman then called upon the Secretary to read the appointments to membership in the Committees of the Institute on the Library, Meetings, and Museum. The make-up of these Committees follows:
Committee on Library