Fresident 1929-30.
Mr. W e s le y L a m b ert is M a n a g e r o f th e M e ta l
lu r g ic a l D ep a r tm en t o f J . S to n e & C o m p a n y , L im ite d , D e p tfo rd an d C h a r lto n . H e re ceiv ed h is t r a in in g a t th e R o a n S ch ool, G reen w ich , a n d K i n g ’s C o lle g e, London, se c u r in g th e A s s o c ia te ’s D ip lo m a a n d v a rio u s a w a rd s, in c lu d in g a S cie n c e S ch o la r sh ip , th e J e lf M edal an d th e C u n n in g h a m P r iz e . H e b eca m e A ss is ta n t M e ta llu r g ist a t th e R o y a l G un F a c to r y , W o o lw ich , an d la te r to o k a n a p p o in tm e n t a s M e ta l
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vices w ith th e O tto m a n G o v e rn m en t th e S u lta n c o n ferred upon h im th e Order o f th e M e d jid ieh .
Mr. W 'esley L a m b ert la te r b eca m e C h ief M e ta llu r g ist a t th e R o y a l G un F a c to r ie s , W o o lw ich , a n d w a s in v ite d to jo in th e s ta ff o f th e Sir J o h n C a ss T e c h n ic a l I n s t it u t e a s a s p e c ia l lectu rer. H e is a F e llo w o f th e C h e m ica l S o c ie ty , an d h a s co n tr ib u te d “ P a p e r s ” to a num ber o f s o c ie tie s to w h ich he b e lo n g s , in c lu d in g th e I n s t it u t io n o f C iv il E n g in e e r s, th e I n s t it u t io n o f N a v a l A r c h ite c ts, I n s t it u t e o f M a rin e E n g in e e r s, I n s t it u t e o f M e ta ls, e tc . H e is a m em b er o f sev era l P a n e ls a n d C o m m ittees o f th e B r it is h E n g in e e r in g S ta n d a rd s A ss o c ia tio n , an d is a M em b er o f C oun cil o f th e B r itis h C a st Iro n R ese a r c h A sso c ia tio n .
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C o n t a i n i n g t h e R e p o r t o f t h e International Foundrym en’s Congress and T w enty-Sixth Annual Conference, held in London, June 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th, 1929; and also Papers and Discussions presented at Branch Meetings held during the Session 1928-1929.
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D I P L O M A S O P T H E I N S T I T U T E
w ere a w a rd ed a s fo llo w s :—
Mr D . H . W O O D , for h is P a p er on “ H isto r y o f Iron- fo u n d in g in th e M id la n d s,” g iv e n b efore th e B ir m in g h a m B ra n ch .
Mr B H I R D , for h is P a p er on “ C oal D u s t : I t s U se a n d A bu se in th e F o u n d r y ,” g iv e n b efore th e E a st M id la n d s a n d N e w c a s tle B ra n ch es.
Mr E . L O N G D E N , for h is P a p er on " S o m e I n te r e s tin g M o u ld in g J o b s,” g iv e n b efore th e N e w c a s tle B ra n ch . Mr W M cC U L L O C H , for h is P a p er on " M onel M etal
and o th er S p e cia l N o n -F erro u s C a stin g s ,” g iv e n b efore t h e S co ttish B ra n ch .
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I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s a n d A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e , L o n d o n :—
A n n u a l G e n era l M e etin g ... 2
E le c tio n o f Officers ... 16
O p e n in g C erem on y, C ity o f L on d on, G u ild h a ll ... 22
P r e s id e n tia l A dd ress ... 29
A n n u a l B a n q u e t 41 Tour o f O v ersea s D e le g a te s ... 55
I n t e r n a tio n a l F o u n d ry E x h ib itio n ... 53, 58 P a p e r s B e a d a t I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s Som e I n te r -R e la tio n s h ip s in G rey Iro n M e ta llu rg y ; by J . W . B o lto n , M .S c... 59
D isc u ssio n ... 92
T h e In flu en c e o f G r a p h itisa tio n o f C a st Ir o n ; by P r o f. E . D i e p s c h l a g ... 103
C o rresp on dence ... 126
T h e In flu e n c e o f C hrom iu m in C a st Iro n ; b y J . W . D o n a ld so n , D .S c. ... 128
T he In flu e n c e o f M a n g a n ese in C a st Iro n ; by A. L. N o rb u ry , D .S c ...151
T he P r a c tic a l A p p lic a tio n o f N ic k e l in C a st Iro n ; b y A. B . E v er est, B .S c., P h .D ... 177
J o in t D iscu ssio n on P a p er s on A llo y C a st Iro n s ... 201
C orresp on dence ...221
T he E lim in a tio n o f S u lp hu r from th e A llo y s of I r o n ; b y K. G ie rd zie je w sk i, M e t.E n g ... 227
D isc u ssio n ... 234
P r a c tic a l P o in ts from th e M e ta llu r g y o f C ast B r o n ze s; b y H . C. D ew s ... 237
D isc u ssio n ... 253
D ie C a stin g s ; by A. H . M undey ... 266
D iscu ssio n ... 293
C r y s ta llin e G ra in s in C a stin g s ; by D r. I n g . A. G la zu n o v ... 297
D isc u ssio n ... 341
C oal D u st a s a p p lied to M o u ld in g S a n d ... 345
D iscu ssio n ... 371
T he Problem o f F o u n d ry M o u ld in g S and ; by H . Van A a r st ... 389
C orresp on dence ... 394
T h e A p p lic a tio n o f P u lv e rised F u el to M e ta llu rg ica l F u rn a ce s; by H . W . H o lla n d s, B .S c., A .M .I.M e c h .E ., an d E . C. L ow nd es, F .I n s t .F . ... 399
D isc u ssio n ... 418
T h e C ritica l E x a m in a tio n o f S teel C a stin g s ; by G. F. G illo t, II .Met... 426
D iscu ssio n ... 449
T he V o ca tio n a l T r a in in g o f F o u n d ry W ork ers, F o r e m en an d E n g in e e r s, in B e lg iu m ... 453
M eth od s o f T e s tin g C ast I r o n ; by A. Le T h om as and R . B o is ... 490
T h e In flu e n c e o f S ize o f S ectio n on th e S tren g th of G rey C a st Iro n ; b y J . G. P e a rce, M .Sc., M .l.E .E . 535 J o in t D iscu ssio n on P a p er s on T e s tin g C ast Iron ... 553
P a p e r s R e a d b efo re B r a n c h e s :—
A S y m p o siu m on S te e l C a stin g s ; r H b v A d m ir a lty R e q u ir e m e n ts in S te el C a s t in g s , ny E n g in ee r -C o m m a n d er S e d g e w ic k , R.JN. ... - X -ra y E x a m in a tio n o f S te e l C a stin g s ; b y v . D. ^ M e ta llu r g y '‘^ f S t e e ?0'C a s tin g s; by A . M 'C an ce, ^ S t e e f CC a stin g s from th e M o u ld er’s P o in t o f V iew ; ^ b y J . J effer so n , A .R .S .M . ... 632 G e n e ra l D is c u ss io n ... ...¿54 R ep o rt o f J o in t C d fn m ittee ... ... • A lu m in iu m -S ilic o n A llo y s ; b y R . B . D e e le y , B .S c .,
a.r.s.m... ;;; ;;; 70r, A llo y SCas"t I r o n ; b y P r o f. D . H a n s o n , D .S c . ^ ... ™ E v a lu a tio n of' th e'' P r o p e r tie s o f C a st Iro n from ^
Form ulae; b y J . E . H u r s t ...
D is c u ss io n ..., • • • ... 766 T h e P o u m a y C u p o la ; b y J . C am eron ... ^
D is c u ss io n ... ,••• 770
M on el M e ta l; b y W . M cC u lloch . ... L ¿ " d e n - ¿06 S om e I n t e r e s t in g VIo u1 d 1 n g J o b s , b y E ' . b gD ^ H isto r y o f I r o n fo u n d m g in th e M id la n d s , o> u . . W ood ... ...
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Na m e In d e x
Su b j e c t In d e x . ..
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The Institute of British Foundry men
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CON
FERENCE and INTERNATIONAL FOUNDRYMEN’S CONGRESS,
LONDON.
JUNE 10,11,12,13 and 14, 1929.
The T w enty-sixth A n n u al Conference was held in L ondon from J u n e 10 to J u n e 14. This Con
ference also form ed th e th ir d of th e series of T rie n n ia l In te rn a tio n a l F o u n d ry m en ’s Con
gresses. N early 600 ladies an d delegates were p resen t, in clu d in g ab o u t 180 mem bers an d ladies fro m O verseas F o u n d ry A ssociations, re p re s e n tin g 14 co u n tries.
The o pening m eetin g w as held in th e G rand C ouncil C ham ber of th e G uildhall of th e C ity of L ondon, by perm ission of th e L o rd M ayor an d Council, an d th e o th e r m eetings w ere held a t th e In s titu tio n of M echanical E ngineers, W estm in ster, by perm ission of th e P re s id e n t and Council of th e In s titu tio n .
The I n te r n a tio n a l F o u n d ry E x h ib itio n , o rg a n ised by M essrs. F . W . B ridges & Sons, L im ited , an d th e F o u n d ry T ra d e s’ E q u ip m e n t and S up
plies A ssociation, w as held a t th e R oyal A gri
c u ltu ra l H all fro m J u n e 5 to 15, an d th is proved an a d d itio n a l a ttr a c tio n to th e delegates.
P re v io u s to th e opening of th e Congress, ab o u t 60 m em bers of O verseas F o u n d ry A ssociations, a n d th e ir ladies, accom panied by th e P re s id e n t
elect, M r. W esley L am b ert, an d M rs. L am b ert,
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took p a r t in a to u r of th e p rin c ip a l in d u s tria l c e n tre s of G re a t B r ita in , a n d w ere e n te r ta in e d by v a rio u s B ran ch es of th e I n s tit u te .
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
Annual General Meeting.
The a n n u a l g e n e ra l m e e tin g of th e I n s ti t u t e of B ritis h F o u n d rv m e n w as h eld a t th e I n s t i t u tio n of M ech an ical E n g in e e rs, L ondon, on M on
day, J u n e 10, M r. S. H . R ussell—th e r e tir i n g P re s id e n t—b ein g in th e c h a ir d u rin g th e e a rly p o rtio n of th e proceedings.
On th e m otion of th e P re s id e n t, th e m in u te s of th e previous a n n u a l g e n e ra l m e e tin g , h eld in L eicester on J u n e 12, 1928, w ere ta k e n as re a d ' a n d confirm ed.
T he R e p o rt of th e G en eral C ouncil fo r th e y e a r J u n e , 1928, to J u n e , 1929, w as th e n form ally p re s e n te d , h a v in g previously been c ir c u la te d , a n d , on th e m o tio n of th e P re s id e n t, seconded by M r. Y. C. F a u lk n e r , w as ad o p ted u n an im o u sly w ith o u t discussion.
General Council’s Report.
The G en eral C ouncil h a s p le a su re in p re s e n t
in g th e ir R e p o rt fo r th e y e a r 1928-29. T he y e a r h as been one of ste a d y p rogress, we a re able to record a n in crease in th e n u m b er of m em bers, an d a n im p ro v em en t in th e fin an cial p o sitio n , w h ilst a step fo rw a rd h a s been m ad e in con
n ectio n w ith th e schem e fo r a n a tio n a l c e rtific a te in fo u n d ry p ra c tic e , fo r th e b en efit of stu d e n ts a tte n d in g e ith e r day or e v en in g classes in th ese subjects.
I t is w ith in th e know ledge of m an y m em bers t h a t fro m tim e to tim e th e I n s ti t u t e h a s been seriously concerned by th e n eed fo r a h ig h e r q u a lity of re c r u it, a n d fo r b e tte r fa c ilitie s fo r tr a in in g th e m ; b u t so f a r w ith b u t li tt le re s u lt.
I t is hoped t h a t b e tte r pro g ress w ill now be m ade to w a rd s a so lu tio n of th is v ery difficult problem . A sub-com m ittee is c o n sid e rin g th e m ost d esirab le m eth o d of e sta b lish in g a n a u th o r i ta t iv e e x a m in in g body, b u t m uch w ork has y e t
to be done before a definite scheme can be expounded.
The B o ard of E d u catio n ' C om m ittee on
“ T ra in in g fo r th e E n g in e e rin g I n d u s try ” has ap p lied to y o u r Council fo r th e ir views on
“ F o u n d ry A p p ren ticesh ip an d T ra in in g .” The L ite ra ry , A w ards an d E d u c a tio n C om m ittee has d ra f te d a n d su b m itte d a c a re fu lly -p rep ared reply to th is req q est.
T he d u tie s allocated to th e L ite ra ry , A w ards an d E d u c a tio n C om m ittee become m ore num erous every y e a r a n d i t w ill soon be necessary to con
sid er w h e th e r th is C om m ittee should n o t m eet m ore fre q u e n tly , so t h a t g re a te r progress can be m ade.
M uch of th e tim e of th e Council h as been sp en t in con sid erin g th e a rra n g e m e n ts fo r th e I n t e r n a tio n a l Congress to be held in London, an d th e e n te r ta in m e n t of th e O verseas V isito rs d u rin g th e ir v isits to th e v ario u s in d u s tria l cen tres of G re a t B rita in .
Membership.
The n u m b er of m em bers of all g rad es on A pril 30, 1929, w as m ade u p as shown on page 4.
I t is w ith g r e a t re g r e t t h a t th e Council an n o u n ce th e d e a th of 10 m em bers. E ig h t sub
scrib in g firms, 55 m em bers, 70 associate mem
bers, an d 30 associates have been elected to m em bership d u rin g th e y ear, m ak in g a to ta l of 163. Owing to v ario u s causes 116 nam es have been erased , g iv in g a n e t increase of 47.
I t is realise d t h a t th e re are rirany persons in th e fo u n d ry in d u s try who a re eligible fo r m em bership an d to whom m em bership would be of considerable value, b u t who a re n o t y e t associated w ith th e I n s tit u te . The Council would appeal to all m em bers to g e t in to u ch w ith such g en tle
m en of th e ir a c q u a in ta n c e , and p o in t o u t to them th e a d v a n ta g e s of M em bership.
Junior Sections.
The I n s t i t u t e ’s own e d u catio n al w ork h as been co n tin u ed th ro u g h th e a c tiv itie s of th e five J u n io r Sections, all of w hich have com pleted successful sessions.
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Oliver Stubbs Medal.
The sev en th aw ard w as m ade in J u n e la s t to M r. J . W . D onaldson, B .S c., F .I .C ., of G reenock, fo r P a p e rs p resen ted to th e I n s tit u te em bodying his research es in to c a st iro n . S h o rtly a f te r th e aw ard of th e m edal, th e U n iv ersity of E d in b u rg h co n ferred u pon M r. D onaldson th e degree of D octor of Science, a n d th e C ouncil w ish to c o n g ra tu la te him upon th is d istin c tio n .
Buchanan Medal.
The w ork of th e J u n io r S ections h as been stim u la te d by th e estab lish m en t of th e B u ch an an M edals. These have been established by anony
m ous donors, who h ave invested a sum of money in th e nam e of th e I n s titu te , th e in te re s t from w hich is to be ap p lied to th e p u rchase of a silver m edal each y e a r fo r each J u n io r Section, th e m edal to be a w ard ed as th e re s u lt of a n essay g iv in g a resum e of th e session’s w ork of th e J u n i o r S ection w ith which th e c a n d id a te is associated. The donors have also presen ted to th e I n s titu te th e dies from w hich th e m edals are stru c k . The Council wish to te n d e r th e ir sincere th a n k s fo r th ese valuable g ifts.
Diplomas.
F iv e diplom as w ere aw arded in J u n e la s t for P a p e rs given before th e b ran ch es d u rin g th e p revious Session. The re c ip ie n ts an d th e respec
tiv e b ran ch es before w hich th e P a p e rs were given are as follow s: —
A. J . B eck A. H u d so n W. H . Poole ...
N . D . R id sd a le ...
P . A. R ussell, B .Sc.
E a s t M idlands B ran ch . S co ttish B ran ch . N ew castle B ran ch .
M iddlesbrough B ran ch . E a s t M id lan d s B ran ch . General Council.
F o u r G eneral Council m eetin g s an d a num ber of sub-com m ittee m eetin g s have been held a t L eicester, W esto n -su p er-M are, B irm in g h am and Y o rk ; several sub-com m ittee m eetin g s have also been held in London an d M an ch ester. A t the
G en eral C ouncil m e e tin g s th e r e h as been an av erag e a tte n d a n c e of 33.
T he follow ing m em bers of th e G en eral Council r e tir e a t th e G eneral M e e tin g on J u n e 10. All r e tir in g m em bers offer them selves fo r re-elec
t i o n M e s s r s . W . T. E v an s, A. F ir th , J . H a ig h , A. H a rle y a n d H . W in te rto n .
Test Bar Committee.
T h is C om m ittee h a s m e t fo u r tim es d u rin g th e y e a r, a n d h as dev o ted co n sid erab le a tte n tio n to p ra c tic a l in v e s tig a tio n of th e F re m o n t S h ear T est. I t w as f e lt d e sira b le to e x am in e th i s te s t fully, as i t h a s re p e a te d ly b een p u t fo rw a rd in v a rio u s I n te r n a tio n a l ex ch an g e P a p e rs . The r e p o r t is n o t y e t com pleted, b u t tw o m em bers of th e C o m m ittee h av e p u b lish ed P a p e r s p o in t
in g o u t c e rta in difficulties w hich h av e been en
c o u n te re d in co n n ectio n w ith th i s te s t. I t is ex p ected t h a t th e re s u lts p u b lish ed in these P a p e rs w ill be co n sid ered d u rin g th e com ing C ongress, an d y o u r C o m m ittee w ill th e n be in a p o sitio n to c a rr y o u t f u r th e r in v e s tig a tio n s if necessary.
T he convener of th e T e st B a r C om m ittee, M r.
J o h n Shaw , desires to place on reco rd h is a p p re c ia tio n of th e help th e m em bers h av e given d u rin g th e tw elve y e a rs th e C o m m ittee h a s been in existence. I t is n o t g e n e ra lly reco g n ised t h a t h u n d re d s of te s ts h a v e b een m ad e, th e co st of w hich u n d e r o rd in a ry c o n d itio n s w ould co n sid er
ably exceed £1,000, th e w ork, how ever, h a s been done w ith o u t an y co st w h a te v e r to th e I n s tit u te , a n d th e th a n k s of th e m em bers of th e I n s tit u te a re d u e to th e m em bers of th e T e st B a r Com
m itte e , who h av e m ad e co n sid erab le sacrifices of tim e an d m oney.
Annual Conference, 1928.
T he T w en ty -fifth A n n u a l C onference w as held a t th e A ssociation H a ll, L eicester, in J u n e , 1928, a n d w as v ery well a tte n d e d . M r. S. H . R ussell was in s ta lle d as P re s id e n t. T he G en eral Council w ish to ex p ress th e ir a p p re c ia tio n of th e a rr a n g e m en ts m ade by th e C o n vention C o m m ittee, and
son (P a s t-P r e s id e n t of th e In s titu te ) , M r. H . H . M oore (tre a s u r e r), M r. H . P e m b e rto n (B ranch- P re s id e n t), a n d M r. H . B u n tin g (secretary).
The C ouncil also w ish to te n d e r th e i r th a n k s to th e L o rd M ayor of L eicester an d to th e m any firms in th e E a s t M id lan d s a re a who e n te rta in e d th e m em bers an d lad ies a t th e i r w orks, an d to th e subscribers to th e C onference F u n d .
International Congress.
The n e x t A n n u a l C onference is being held in London from J u n e 10 to 14, inclusive. This C onference should be a n o tab le one, as i t form s th e th i r d of th e series of T rie n n ia l In te rn a tio n a l F o u n d rv m e n ’s Congresses, th e first of w hich was held in P a r is in 1923, an d th e second in D e tro it in 1926. A la rg e n u m b e r of m em bers an d ladies of A m erican an d C o n tin e n ta l fo u n d ry m en ’s asso
c iatio n s a re expected to be p resen t, an d , previous to th e C ongress, a p a rty of th e overseas dele
g a te s an d ladies will to u r G re a t B rita in u n d e r th e auspices of th e v ario u s b ran ch es of th e I n s titu te .
International Relations.
Y our G eneral C ouncil still m a in ta in s very close re la tio n s w ith overseas fo u n d ry tech n ical associa
tio n s, as evidenced by th e holding of th e I n t e r n a tio n a l C onference u n d e r th e auspices of th e I n s titu te in J u n e . In c lu d e d in th e P a p e rs to be re a d a t th is C onference th e re will be several P a p e rs officially p resen ted by v ario u s overseas associations.
E x ch an g e P a p e rs have been p resen ted on b ehalf of th e I n s tit u te by D r. J . W . D onaldson a t th e F re n c h F o u n d ry C onference, O ctober, 1928, a n d by M r. F . H u d so n a t th e C onference of th e A m erican F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssociation, A pril, 1929. M r. T. H e n ry T u rn e r, M .Sc., is p re p a rin g a P a p e r, on b eh alf of th e I n s titu te , fo r p re s e n ta tio n to th e n e x t F re n c h F o u n d ry C onference to be held in O ctober n ext. The I n s titu te is re p re se n te d on th e In te rn a tio n a l C om m ittee of F o u n d ry T echnical A ssociations by M r. V. C. F a u lk n e r, an d y o u r g e n e ra l secretary co n tin u es to a c t as se c re ta ry of th is C om m ittee.
British Cast Iron Research Association.
The w ork of th is A ssociation h a s progressed on n o rm al lin es d u rin g th e y e a r. T h ere is a stead y h u t slow in crease in m em b ersh ip an d incom e. I n J u n e , 1929, u n d e r p re s e n t a r r a n g e m en ts w ith th e D e p a rtm e n t of S cientific and In d u s tr ia l R e se a rc h , th e G o v ern m en t g r a n t h ith e rto received by th e A ssociation w ill f a ll to o ne-half, a n d u n d e r th e se c ircu m stan ces th e A ssociation w ill only be able to c o n tin u e on its p re s e n t scale w ith th e a id of m o re su b scrib in g m em bers.
The w ork done d u rin g th e y e a r h a s c a rr ie d a n u m b er of developm ents a sta g e f u r th e r fro m th e p u rely m e ta llu rg ic a l side, a n d sev eral advances of v ery g r e a t in te r e s t h a v e been m ad e. One of th ese, d e alin g w ith th e influence of m an g an e se in re la tio n to s u lp h u r, w ill be p re s e n te d to th e L ondon C ongress in th e fo rm of a P a p e r by D r.
A. L . N o rb u ry . O th e r dev elo p m en ts re f e r to re la tio n sh ip s b etw een s tr u c tu r e a n d com position, alloy c a s t iro n s, h e a t-re s is tin g iro n s a n d m a l
leable iro n . W o rk on m o u ld in g sa n d s h a s reach ed a p o in t a t w hich p a r tic u la r s h av e b een placed before m em bers, of sim ple fo u n d ry -c o n tro l te s ts, w hich w ill en ab le sa n d c o n d itio n s to be re la te d to tro u b le s ex p erien ced , a n d to en ab le a m in i
m um of new sa n d to be em ployed c o n siste n t w ith sa fe ty . D evelopm ents of a n im p o rta n t c h a ra c te r w ith re s p e c t to th e cu p o la h av e also been m a d e by M r. J . E . F le tc h e r, a n d th u s th e A ssociation is in a p o sitio n to ad v ise m em bers in re sp e c t of m o u ld in g p ra c tic e , m e ltin g p ra c tic e an d m ix tu re s in d ire c tio n s w hich should re s u lt in econom ies m u ch g r e a te r th a n th e a n n u a l sub
s c rip tio n .
Accounts.
T he s ta te m e n t of acco u n ts a n d b ala n c e sheet fo r th e y e a r en d ed D ecem ber 31, 1928, a re set o u t on pag es 9 to 11.
I t will be n o ted t h a t th e incom e h a s exceeded th e e x p e n d itu re by £300 5s. 6d. Y o u r Council realise d some tim e ago t h a t rig id econom y in w o rk in g , to g e th e r w ith in creased m em bership an d re g u la r collection of su b sc rip tio n s, w as neces-
sary to p u t th e I n s t it u t e ’s fu n d s on a sound basis an d th e y a re h ap p y to announce t h a t th e I n s t i t u t e ’s finances are in a m ore satisfacto ry co n d itio n th a n th e y have been fo r some tim e.
In th is connection th e y w ish to acknow ledge th e co-operation th e y h ave received from th e branches, an d p a rtic u la rly th e B ran ch -S ecretaries. I t is fe lt th a t ' if th is policy is co n tin u ed , sufficient ftin d s will be accu m u lated to ex te n d f u r th e r th e I n s t i t u t e ’s w ork a n d usefulness.
Branch Activities.
I t is p erh ap s n o t g en erally recognised th a t th e I n s tit u te owes a considerable d e b t to th e re a d e rs of P a p e rs an d to th e firms who p e rm it th e v ario u s b ran ch es to v is it th e ir works. I n ad d i
tio n to th e P a p e rs p resen ted a t th e A nnual C onference, no less th a n 73 P a p e rs h ave been given before th e v ario u s b ranches, and a large n u m b er of w orks v isits have also been a rra n g e d . I n a d d itio n , each J u n io r Section h as c a rrie d o u t a com plete pro g ram m e of P a p e rs and visits.
To th e a u th o rs of all these P a p e rs an d to th e m an ag e m en ts of th e v ario u s works th e G eneral Council w ishes to express its very sincere th a n k s.
S. H . Ru s s e l l, P resid en t.
T. Ma k e m s o n, G eneral S ecreta ry.
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1928.
Li a b i l i t i e s.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Subscriptions paid in advance 164 17 0
Sundry Creditors .. . . 389 2 0
The Oliver Stubbs Medal Fund
Balance from last Account 203 10 8 Interest to date . . . . 8 4 4
211 15 0 Less Cost of Medal . . 9 10 0
--- 202 5 0
The Buchanan Medal Fund 97 16 3
Turner Testimonial Fund
Balance from last Account 72 14 4 Less Cheque Professor
Turner . . . . .. 70 0 0 2 14 4 Sundry Receipts . . 11 9 0
14 3 4
Li a b i l i t i e s.—continued.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Surplus a t December 31, 1927 950 16 9 Add : Excess of Income
over Expenditure for tbe year ended December
31, 1928 . . 300 5 6
1,251 2 3
As s e t s.
Cask in hands of Secretaries Lancashire
Birmingham Sheffield London ..
E ast Midlands
£2,119 5 10
d. £ s. d.
21 8 9 37 7 1 147 7 9 137 18 5 22 7 2 West Riding of Yorkshire 24 3 10 Middlesbrough . . . . 11 18 11 Lloyds Bank Ltd. :—
General Account .. 476 13 2 Deposit Account . . 400 0 0 The Oliver Stubbs Medal Fund :—
£342 5s. 7d. Local Loan
£3 per cent. Stock at
Cost . . ■. • • 200 0 0 Balance in hand, Lloyds
Bank Ltd. . . . . 2 5 0
402 11 11
876 13 2
202 5 0 The Buchanan Medal Fund :—
£125-£3 10s. Conversion
Stock a t £78 .. . . 97 16 3
Turner Testimonial Fund :—-
Cash a t Bank . . .. 12 16 5 Cash in hand . . . . 1 6 11
14 3 4 Investments Account
£450 5 per cent. W ar Loan
a t Cost . . . . 130 9 10
Furniture, Fittings and Fixtures :—
Per Last Account . . 105 18 0 L e s s Depreciation
10 per cent. . . . . 10 11 8
--- 95 6 4
£2,119 5 10
INCOME AND EXPEN DITU RE ACCC THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER i
Ex p e n d i t u r e.
£ s. d.
Postages
Printing and Stationery, including printing of Proceedings
Council, Finance and A nnual
Meeting Expenses Medals for Past-Presidents Branch Expenses :—
Lancashire Birmingham Scottish ..
Sheffield London ..
East Midlands . Newcastle
West Riding of Yorkshire Wales and Monmouth Middlesbrough . .
, 1928.
£ s. d 75 16 1
525 3 0 62 5 7 2 6 6 111 14 9
56 2 7
89 13 8 54 11 10
35 3 3
36 13 7 84 18 0
33 3 0
32 10 1
25 6 6
Audit Fee and Accountancy Charges Incidental Expenses
Salaries—Secretary and Clerk
Rent and Rates of Office less Received ..
Income Tax
Subscription to International Committee of Foundry Technical Associations John Surtees Memorial Examinations
Grants to Branches Depreciation of Furniture Excess Income over Expenditure
In c o m e.
Subscriptions Received Sale of Proceedings, etc.
Interest on War Loan and Cash on Deposit John Surtees Medal Fund, Surplus
559 17 3 12 12 0 73 14 6
468 0 1
77 10 4 6 16 0
• 5 0 0 22 18 0 10 11 8 ,902 11 0
300 5 6
£2,202 16 6
£
2,132 9 39 21
s. d.
9 10 1 0 7 8 18 0
£2,202 16 6 We have prepared and audited the above Balance Sheet with the Books and Vouchers of the Institute and certify same to be in accordance therewith.
J . & A. W. Su l l y & Co m p a n y,
Chartered Accountants, 19 & 21, Queen Victoria Street, Auditors.
London, E.C.4. May 13, 1929.
Accounts.
T he Pr e s i d e n t, in p re s e n tin g th e accounts fo r th e p a s t y e a r, expressed sa tis fa c tio n th a t th e r e w as a b alan c e of over £300 on th e rig h t side, th e la r g e s t a m o u n t t h a t h a d ev er been show n as a c re d it b alan c e in one y e a r. The assets of th e I n s tit u te , he p o in te d o u t, were re p re se n te d by £450 in 5 p e r c e n t. W a r Loan, w hich h a d cost £430 9s. lOd.
T he m o tio n by th e P r e s id e n t fo r th e ad o p tio n of th e acco u n ts w as seconded.
M r . Su t c l i f f e ask ed w hy a L on d o n firm of a c c o u n ta n ts w as em ployed to a u d it th e accounts w hen th e g e n e ra l offices of th e I n s ti t u t e w ere in M a n c h e ste r, H e also p o in te d o u t t h a t tw o of th e B ran ch es w ere h o ld in g sum s of £175 and
£137 resp ectiv ely , a n d ask ed w h a t i t w as p ro posed to do w ith re g a r d to th is .
T he Pr e s i d e n t, re p ly in g to th e first p o in t, said h e d id n o t th i n k th e r e could be an y serious o b jectio n to th e em p lo y m en t of a L ondon firm of a u d ito rs . T he re g is te re d offices of th e I n s ti
t u t e w ere in L o ndon, a lth o u g h th e g e n e ra l offices w ere in M a n c h e ste r, an d th e firm in question w as alm o st of w orldw ide re p u te . W ith reg ard to th e a m o u n ts held by tw o B ran ch es, as pointed o u t, th e G e n e ra l C ouncil h a d h a d t h a t f a c t in m ind, b u t i t w as n o t f e lt t h a t th e C ouncil was in a p o sitio n to ask fo r t h a t m oney to be re fu n d e d . T hey w ere e x e rtin g such influence as th e y could to in d u ce th e B ra n c h e s in question to use some of t h a t m oney in s te a d of asking fo r new g r a n ts , a n d th e p o in t ra is e d by Mr.
S utcliffe w ould be b o rn e in m in d . H e w as in
form ed by th e s e c re ta ry t h a t th e sum s held by th e B ra n c h e s m e n tio n e d re p re s e n te d subscrip
tio n s.
Mr. Co o k p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h e a u d i t o r s h a d t o b e r e - e l e c t e d a t t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g , a n d
\ t h e r e f o r e i t w a s o p e n t o a n y b o d y t o m a k e a n e w n o m i n a t i o n i f t h e y d e s i r e d t o d o s o .
T he acco u n ts w ere th e n u n a n im o u sly adopted.
Alterations to By-Laws.
T h e Pr e s i d e n t t h e n d e a l t w i t h s o m e a l t e r a
tio n s to th e b y - l a w s .
The first reso lu tio n , he said, d e a lt w ith th e election of th e C ouncil, th e ob ject being to have a p o stal b allo t in ste a d of electing th e Council by v o tin g a t th e a n n u a l g en eral m eetin g , a t w hich i t was n o t alw ays possible fo r some of those who took a keen in te re s t in th e affairs of th e I n s tit u te to a tte n d . As M r. Cook h a d been responsible fo r th e first resolution, he asked him to sp eak to it.
Mb. F . J . Cook said i t h a d occurred to him t h a t to elect th e C ouncil by p o stal ballo t in stead of by a tte n d a n c e of m em bers a t th e a n n u a l m eetin g w ould be m ore sa tisfa c to ry , because it gave everybody a n o p p o rtu n ity to vote fo r th e ir ru le rs in th e I n s titu te , w hich in th is dem ocratic co u n try w as w h a t we desired.
T he m o tio n t h a t th e election of th e Council in f u tu r e should be by p o stal ballo t was seconded a n d c a rrie d unanim ously, i t being ex
p lain ed by th e P re s id e n t t h a t th e election on th e p re s e n t occasion would be by v o tin g a t th e m eetin g .
The Pr e s i d e n t said th e second resolution, dealin g w ith th e by-laws, re la te d to th e ap p lica
tio n form fo r m em bership, an d as i t was neces
s a ry to g e t th e perm ission of th e P riv y Council to th e previous a lte ra tio n , i t was fe lt desirable to ask, a t th e sam e tim e , fo r an y o th er a lte ra tio n , th u s red u cin g expense an d tro u b le. The proposal was th a t , in th e form fo r ap p licatio n fo r m em bership, th e d e c la ra tio n t h a t those pro posing th e a p p lic a n t believed, to th e best of th e ir know ledge, t h a t he was n o t of enemy or alien b ir th or in te re sts, should be deleted. The I n s tit u te no longer w ished to d eb ar m em bership on th e g ro u n d of n a tio n a lity , b u t th e o th er p ro posal in th e reso lu tio n as se n t o u t, to delete th e words “ n a tio n a lity by b ir th or p a re n ta g e ,” was due to a m isu n d e rs ta n d in g , because, although th e re was no desire to d eb ar m em bership on acco u n t of n a tio n a lity , i t was desirable t h a t th e G en eral C ouncil should know th e n a tio n a lity oi
its m em bers. T h erefo re, th e d e letio n of th ese words w ould n o t fo rm p a r t of th e re so lu tio n as p u t to th e m e e tin g .
M b. F . Sa n d e b s o n (N ew castle) sa id th e reso lu tio n cam e fro m his d is tric t, a n d , as th e P re s id e n t h a d p o in te d o u t, th e second p a r t of th e reso lu tio n was due to a m isu n d e rs ta n d in g . H e th e r e fore moved th e first p a r t r e la tin g to th e d e c la ra tio n as to th e know ledge of those p u ttin g fo rw a rd a n a p p lic a n t r e g a r d in g h is enem y or alien b ir th o r in te re s ts .
T he m o tio n w as seconded a n d c a rrie d u n a n i
mously.
The Oliver Stubbs Medal.
The Pr e s i d e n t th e n a n n o u n ced t h a t th e O liver S tu b b s M ed al h a d been a w a rd e d to M r. W esley L a m b e rt, a n d in co n n ectio n w ith th e a w a rd he re a d th e follow ing reco m m en d atio n fro m th e L ondon B r a n c h :—
“ T he G en eral C ouncil w ill re q u ire no de
ta ile d lis t of th e in n u m e ra b le services over a long p erio d of y e a rs t h a t M r. W esley L a m b e rt h a s re n d e re d to th e I n s tit u te . T h e re is scarcely a B ra n c h before w hich he h a s n o t le c tu re d , a n d I should th in k th e r e is scarcely a C om m ittee on w hich he h a s n o t served.
P a r tic u la r ly as C onvener of th e L it e r a r y Com
m itte e h as he c o n tr ib u te d m a te ria lly to th e solid fo u n d a tio n s of th e I n s ti t u t e . I n a d d i
tio n to h a v in g b een th e L on d o n B ra n c h -P re - sid e n t, he is now P re s id e n t-d e s ig n a te of th e I n s tit u te , a n d th e L on d o n B ra n c h C ouncil feel th e re could be no m ore fittin g o r qualified re c ip ie n t th is y e a r of th e a w a rd , a n d th e y sincerely hope th e G en eral C ouncil w ill accep t a n d endorse th e reco m m en d atio n of th e London B ra n c h .”
C o n tin u in g , th e P r e s id e n t said th e G en eral C ouncil, in m a k in g th e a w a rd , h a d done so q u ite a p a r t fro m a n y c o n sid e ra tio n of th e f a c t t h a t M r. W esley L a m b e rt w as b ein g n o m in a te d as P re s id e n t of th e I n s t i t u te . I t f e lt t h a t i t w as q u ite tim e th e n o n -fe rro u s sectio n of th e in d u s tr y should be recognised, a n d th e y f e lt th e r e
was no w o rth ie r ex p o n en t of t h a t bran ch th a n M r. W esley L a m b e rt. The aw ard h ad been m ade e n tire ly on its m e rits. The ac tu a l presen
ta tio n of th e m edal would be m ade th e follow
in g m o rn in g .
Me. We s l e y La m b e r t, in expressing his a p p re c ia tio n of th e aw ard , said t h a t such little work as he h a d been able to do for th e I n s titu te of B ritis h F o u n d ry m e n was done because he con
sidered i t one of th e forem ost, if n o t th e fore
m ost, of te c h n ic a l in s titu tio n s in G re a t B rita in . A n o th er reason why he ap p re c ia te d th e aw ard was t h a t i t w as larg ely due to M r. O liver Stubbs t h a t he h a d been in d u ced to ta k e a keen in te re s t in th e I n s titu te , an d he would value th e aw ard if only for th e reason t h a t i t p e rp e tu a te d the nam e of M r. O liver Stubbs.
On th e m otion of th e Peesib en t i t was de
cided to send a message from th e In s titu te t®
M r. O liver S tu b b s expressing sym pathy w ith him in his serious illness an d w ishing him a speedy recovery.
Diplomas.
The a w ard of D iplom as was announced as follows : —
M r. D. H . W ood, fo r a P a p e r re a d before th e B irm in g h am B ra n c h e n title d “ H isto ry of Iro n - fo u n d in g in th e M idlands ” ; M r. B en H ird , for a P a p e r re a d before th e E a s t M idlands B ranch a n d also th e N ew castle B ran ch e n title d “ Coal D u s t: I t s Use an d A buse in th e F o u n d r y ” ; M r. E . L ongden, fo r a P a p e r re a d before th e N ew castle, S co ttish an d M iddlesbrough B ranches e n title d “ Some In te re s tin g M oulding Jo b s ” ; an d M r. W . M cCulloch, fo r a P a p e r re a d before th e S co ttish B ra n c h e n title d “ Monel M etal and o th e r special N o n -F erro u s C a stin g s.”
Buchanan Medals.
The an n o u n cem en t was th e n m ade of th e fol
low ing aw ard s of B u c h a n a n S ilver M edals to m em bers of J u n io r Sections fo r resum es of th e P a p e rs re a d before th e B ranches d u rin g th e y e a r : —M r. N o rm an B lythe (S cottish J u n io r Sec
t i o n ) ; M r. J o h n H ir d (B irm in g h a m J u n i o r Sec
tio n ) ; an d M r. J . E ric G arsid e (L a n c a sh ire
•Junior S ection).
The New President.
T he Pr e s i d e n t said his n e x t a n d la s t d u ty as P r e s id e n t w as to propose th e elec tio n of M r.
W esley L a m b e rt as his successor. T hey h ad a lread y a w ard ed M r. L a m b e rt th e O liver S tu b b s M edal, a n d i t w as difficult .to find w ords to ad d to w h a t h a d been said. A b e tte r choice could n o t have been m ad e, because th o se who h ad w orked w ith him fo r m a n y y e a rs re a lise d how g r e a t w ere his a b ilitie s an d how g r e a t w as his in te re s t in th e w ork of th e I n s tit u te . H e was one of th e fo rem o st m en on th e n o n -fe rro u s side of th e in d u s try , a side t h a t w as a p t a t tim es to he a li tt le n eglected. M r. W esley L a m b e rt h as h a d a v ery w ide ex p erien ce, w id e r a n d m ore v a rie d th a n fell to th e lo t of m a n y of th e m , an d he w as alw ays p re p a re d to place n o t only h is know ledge b u t also th e w hole of h is in fo rm a tio n a t th e disposal of any m em ber of th e I n s titu te . H e h a d placed him self a t th e disposal of all th e B ran ch es w ith re g a rd to g iv in g P a p e rs , a n d as C onvener of th e L ite ra ry , A w ards a n d E d u c a tio n C om m ittee he h a d done re m a rk a b le w ork.
W hen, la s t y e a r, ow ing to th e d u tie s concerned w ith th e I n t e r n a t io n a l C onference, he fo u n d it necessary to resig n , th e C o m m ittee m issed his help a n d advice v ery m u ch in d eed . H e th e r e fo re moved w ith th e g re a te s t p leasu re t h a t M r.
Wesley L a m b e rt be elected P r e s id e n t of th e L nstitute.
M r . F . J . Co o k seconded th e p roposal, which was c a rrie d w ith acclam atio n .
Mr. We s l e y La m b e r t th e n to o k th e P re s i
d e n tia l C h a ir, th e r e t ir i n g P r e s id e n t p ro m isin g him every assistan ce n o t only p erso n ally h u t by all th e m em bers of th e C ouncil a n d of th e I n s titu te .
The new Pr e s i d e n t, in e x p re ssin g his a p p re c ia tio n of th e h o n o u r t h a t h a d b een con
fe rre d u p o n him , said he w ould n o t h av e gone fo rw a rd as P re s id e n t if he h a d n o t been
satisfied t l i a t he w ould have th e su p p o rt of everybody, as h a d so k in d ly been prom ised by M r. R ussell. H a v in g w orked fo r m any years on th e C ouncil he could assure th e g en eral body of th e m em bers of th e I n s tit u te th a t th e men th e y elected to serve th em on th e G eneral C ouncil w ere very keen indeed, an d know ing th e keen feelin g t h a t ex isted he was looking fo rw ard to a very successful y e a r of office. In connection w ith th e I n te r n a tio n a l C onference, he said t h a t th e overseas delegates who were h ere w ere a fine body of m en and gentlem en in every resp ect, a n d he ap p ealed to th e mem bers of th e I n s tit u te to m ake th e ir v isit h ere as p le a s a n t a n d enjoyable as possible.
C o n tin u in g , th e P re s id e n t proposed a h e a rty vote of th a n k s to th e re tir in g P re s id e n t, M r.
S. H . R ussell. The m a n n e r in w hich he had c a rrie d on th e w ork of th e I n s titu te , he said, was seen in th e fa c t t h a t th e re h a d n o t been a single co m p la in t of th e way in w hich th e busi
ness h a d been conducted d u rin g th e p a st year.
T h a t w as v ery g r e a t testim o n y to th e ta c t and a b ility of M r. R ussell.
M r . V. C. Fa u l k n e r said i t was peculiarly fittin g t h a t he should be asked to second the vote of th a n k s because p erh ap s he had b e tte r o p p o rtu n itie s th a n m ost m em bers of the In s tit u te in know ing th e w ork of th e P re sid e n t.
H e h a d been w ith him a t m ost of th e B ranches an d knew th e a m o u n t of w ork an d trav ellin g , o ften on S undays, in going ro u n d to th e varioug B ranches. H e also fe lt t h a t th e vote of th an k s should include M rs. R ussell an d M r. R ussell’s b ro th ers, who h a d h a d a g re a t deal of e x tr a work th ro w n u p o n th em d u rin g M r. R u ssell’s te rm of office.
T he vote of th a n k s was c a rrie d w ith en th u siasm .
The Pr e s i d e n t th e n h an d ed M r. R ussell the P a s t-P re s id e n t’s B adge.
M r. Ru s s e l l, acknow ledging th e vote of , said he h a d really enjoyed being Presi- a lth o u g h i t h a d involved a c e rta in am ount d th o u g h in te re s tin g w ork. T here were
