Mr. R . 0 . P a tter so n , th e P r esid en t o f th e I n s t it u t e o f B r itish Foundrym en, w as b om in 1876. H e w as ed u ca ted in N ew castle-on -T yn e a n d on th e C o n tin en t. Mr. P a tter so n h a s tra v elled ex ten siv e ly . H is first lo n g tr ip w as to th e U n ited S ta tes in 1898. H is n e x t to u r w as to A u s tr a lia , and h is th ird excursion w as a s a so ld ier to ta k e p a rt in th e B oer W ar. H e a g a in v isite d th e S ta te s in 1919 to t a k e p a rt in th e Am erican FoundTym en’s A sso cia tio n C ongress. In 1920 Mr. P a tterso n w as elected p resid en t of th e N e w c a s tle B ra n ch , and th e fo llo w in g y ea r ju n io r vice-p resid en t of th e p a ren t body. H e is w ell know n in n orthern b u sin e ss cir cle s b e in g a d irector and works m a n a g er o f M essrs S m ith ’ P a tte r so n C om pany. L im ited , of B ta y d o n -o n -T y n e, w h o a re m a n u fa ctu r ers o f grey-iron a n d non-ferrous c a s t in g s and a r e g en er a l s a n ita r y en g in eers.
P r o c e e d i n OF TH E . .
I n s t i t u t e o f
B r i t i s h F o u n d r y m e n
1 9 2 3-1 9 2 4.
C o n t a i n i n g t h e R e p o r t o f t h e Twenty-first Annual Conference, held at N ewcastle, June 4th, 5th and 6th, 1924 ; and also Papers and D i s c u s s i o n s presented at Branch M eetings held during the Session 1923-1924.
Institute of British Foundrymen.
Head Office :
38, Victoria Street, London, S.W .l.
L O N D O N : P rin te d by
“ THE FOUNDRY TRADE JOURNAL,”
B essem er H ouse, A delphi, W .C .2.
THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH FOUNDRYMEN.
OFFICERS 1924— 1925.
Pr e s i d e n t :
R ■ O. P a tter so n , P ioneer W orks, B layd on -on -T yne.
Vi c e- Pr e s i d e n t s *
J . Cameron, Cameron & R obertson, L td., K irk in tilloch , N .B . V. C. F aulkner, 5, D uke S treet, A delphi, L ondon, W .C.2.
Pa s t- Pr e s i d k n t s : R . B uch an an. (D eceased 1924.) 1904-1905.
H . P ilk in g to n . (D eceased .) 1906-1907.
F. J. Cook, 31, P oplar A ven ue, E d g b a sto n , B irm in gham . 1908- 1909.
P . L ongm uir, D .M et., R a v en s Cragg, W ortlev, Sheffield. 1910- 1911.
C. Jon es. (D eceased 1923.) 1912.
S. A. G im son, 20, Glebe S treet, Leicester.
W. M ayer. (D eceased 1923.) 1915.
J . E llis, 6, E ck stein R oad, Clapham J u n ctio n , London, S .W .ll 1916-1917.
T. H . Firth , B rightsid e Foundry and E n gin eerin g Co., Ltd., Sheffield. 1918.
John L ittle, M .I.M ech.E ., 20, S t, A nn e’s Square, M anchester.
1919.
M att. R id d e ll, E tn a Iron W orks, Falkirk, N .B . 1920.
Oliver Stubbs, M .I.M ech.E ., Openshaw, M anchester. 1921.
H. L. R eason, M .I.M ech.E ., M .I.M ., 29, H allew ell R o a d , E d g b a sto n , B irm ingham . 1922.
O liver S tub b s, M .I.M ech.E ., Openshaw, M anchester. 1923.
General C o u n c il:
*A. R . B a rtlett, 1, Lower Park R o a d , B elved ere, London, S.E .
|W . F . C heesew right, Col., D .S.O ., 5, D uke S treet, A delphi, L ondon, W.C.2.
*W. T. E v a n s, M ount P lea sa n t, S un n y H ill, N orm anton, Derby.
t H . F ield , 12, B a ysw ater R oad, H andsw orth, Birm ingham .
*A. F irth , P rior B ank, Cherry Tree R oad, Sheffield.
+W. J . F la v ell, Carter’s Green P a ssage, W est Brom w ich.
tE . E . G. Grim wood, 6, B alm oral Terrace, Glebelands R oad, A shton-on-M ersey.
*J. H aigh, 9, Bradford R oad, W akefield.
tJ . H ogg, 365, M anchester R oad, B u rn ley.
t J . R . H y d e, 27, H a stin g s R oad, M illhouses, Sheffield.
fL . J a ck son, E ngr.-L t.-C om m ., 2, R ich m on d A ven ue, Park Lane, Sheffield.
tJ . B. Joh nson , 27, B all F ield s, T ip to n , Staffs.
•W esle y L am bert, J. Stone & Co., L td ., D ep tford , S.E .14.
t J . Lucas, “ Sherw ood,” F o rest R oad, L oughborough.
*H. Pem berton, 15, W olfa Street, Derby.
tJ. M. Prim rose, 47, Baird Street, Cam elon, Falkirk,
i J. S. Glen Prim rose, Richard Joh nson & N e p h e w , Lta., M etallurgical Laboratory, Bradford Iron W orks. M a n ch e ster.
G. B. R oberts, R osedale, E arlsdon A ven ue, Coventry.
• J . G. R obinson , 17, G ibraltar R oad, H a lifa x .
*J. Shaw, 39, M ontgom ery R oad, Sheffield.
t R . J. Shaw, 41, D orset R oad, S outh E aling, W .5.
tW . H . Sherburn, R otherw ood, Stock ton H eath, W a rr in g to n . t J . N . Sim m , 61, Marine D rive, M onkseaton.
tJ a s . Sm ith , H artón Lea, H artón, South Shields.
|T . A. Spiers, “ B ela h ,” M arston R oad, Leicester.
t H . W interton, “ M oorlands,” M ilngavie, Dumbartohsmre.
t D . H . W ood, 7, A ugusta R oad, M oseley, Birm ingham . , t H . J . Y oung, c/o. N orth -E astern Marine E ng. Co., Ltd., Watlsen
on-T yne.
* E lected a t A nnual Conference. t Branch Delegates.
B R A N C H P R E S ID E N T S A N D SE C R E T A R IE S.
(Ex-officio on General Council).
BIRM INGHAM . T hos. Vickers, 14, N ew Street, Birmingham.
H. J. R oe, S3, Herbert Road, Bearwood, Birm ingham . E A ST M IDLANDS.
S. H. R ussell, B ath Lane, Leicester.
H . B u n tin g, 17, Marcus Street, Derby.
L A NC A SH IR E .
R . A. Miles, 46, Dean Lane, N ew ton H eath, M anchester.
T. Makemson, 21, Beresford R oad, Gorse H ill, Stretford M anchester.
B U R N L E Y SECTIO N OF L A N C A SH IR E . G. Barnes, 16, Tremallan Street, A ccrington.
J . Pell, 100, R ose Grove Lane, Burnley.
L O N D O N :
V. C. Faulkner, Bessem er H ou se, 5, D uke Street, A delphi, L on d on , W.C.2.
H . G. Sommerfield, Charterhouse Chambers, Charterhouse Square, London, E .C .l.
N EW C A ST L E -O N -T Y N E .
, J- W- Frier, 5, N orthum berland V illas, W allsend-on-T yne.
[ C. Gresty, 93, Queen’s R oad, M onkseaton, N orthum berland.
SCOTTISH.
J as. Affleck, 21, Overdale A venue, L angside, N .B . J . B ell, 60, St. E noch Square, Glasgow.
SC O T T ISH -FA L K IR K SECTION.
G. W alker, 21, Napier P lace, Bainsford, Falkirk, N B J . E. Gibson, “ A rm ont,” Falkirk, N .B .
S H E F F IE L D .
0 eCilSheffiefdh ' P h 'D ' ’ D 'SC' ’ T h e U n iv e r s ity - S t- Ge° rg e 's Square, I t. V illage, A lbion Foundry, W h ittin gton Moor, nr. Chesterfield
P . L. Gould, V ulcan F oundry, E ast Moors, Cardiff.
J . J. McClelland, “ D ru sly n ,” B ishops B o a d , W hitchurch, Glam.
W EST B ID IN G OF Y O R K S .
H . Sum m efsgill, Stanacre Foundry, W apping R oad, Bradford.
A . L ove, 232, G ladstone Street, Bradford.
E m . Treasurer : F. W . F inch, 52, D enm ark R oad, G loucester.
General Secretary :
W illiam G. H ollin w orth , 38, V ictoria Street, L ondon, S .W .l.
C O N T E N T S .
P A R T I .
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A n n u a l C o n fe r e n c e in N e w c a s t l e
C ivic R ec ep tio n ... 1
A n n u a l R ep o rt an d B a la n c e S h e e t ... 9
E le c tio n o f P r e sid e n t ... 14
P r e s id e n tia l A dd ress ...20
A n n u a l B a n q u e t ... 26
P a p e r s R e a d a t t h e N e w c a s t l e C o n fe r e n c e T h e P ro d u ctio n o f C a stin g s in P e rm a n en t M ou ld s; by R o b t. J . A nd erson an d M. E d w a r d B o y d .. . . 46
D iscu ssio n on M essrs. A nd erson an d B o y d ’s P a p er . . 93
E o r m a tio n o f G r a p h ite in C a st Ir o n ; by L. N orth - c o tt, M .S.C. 94 D iscu ssio n on M r. N o r th c o tt’s P a p er ... 119
E co n o m ic a l M e ltin g w ith C u p o la s; by II. V an A a r s t .. 129
D iscu ssio n on Mr. V an A a r s t’s P a p er ... 139
N o n -ferro u s A llo y s in M arin e E n g in eer in g ; by A. E. L o g a n 140 D iscu ssio n o f Mr. L o g a n ’s P a p er ...164
T h e T e c h n ic a l S id e o f O il-S and C ores; b y C. W*. H . H o lm es, M .M et... 171
D iscu ssio n on Mr. H o lm es's P a p e r ... 189
D ila to m e tr ic A n a ly sis o f A llo y s, w ith S p e cia l R e fe r en ce to C a st Iro n ; b y P ierre C heven ard .. . . 1 9 8 D iscu ssio n on P r o f. C hev en a rd ’s P a p e r ... 226
P A R T I I . P a p e r s a n d A d d r e s s e s D e liv e r e d b e fo r e th e B r a n c h M e e t i n g s o f t h e I n s t i t u t e A m erica n F o u n d ry P r a c tic e ; by R ich a rd M oldeuk e .. 227
D iscu ssio n on D r. M o ld eu k e’s P a p er (Sheffield) .. .. 234
D iscu ssio n on D r. M o ld eu k e’s P a p e r (L a n c a sh ir e ' . . 237, •
A D iscu ssio n on O il-Sand Cores (B ir m in g h a m B ran ch ) 244 D e-su lp h u risa tio n o f F o u n d ry C oke; b y A . W . Y o u n g 251 D iscu ssio n on Mr. Y o u n g ’s P a p e r ...258
F in e L im its in F o u n d ry P r a c tic e ; by C. D ic k e n .. 262
D iscu ssio n on M . D ick en 's P a p er ...276
T e st B a rs; by R o b t. B u ch a n a n ...282
D iscu ssio n on Mr. B u c h a n a n ’s P a p er . . 287
P r e p a ra tio n a n d T e s tin g o f M o u ld in g a n d Core S a n d s; by E. M. C u r r i e ... 294
D iscu ssio n on Mr. C urrie’s P a p er .. .. . . .' 504
B r iq u e ttin g o f C a st Iro n B o r in g s a n d T u rn in g s; by J . A lex . G a r d n e r ... 312
T h e F o u n d in g o f A d m ira lty G u n -M eta ls an d Allied A llo y s; b y F . W . R o u e ...329
D iscu ssio n on Mr. R o w e’s P a p er . . . . 733
S e le ctio n o f P i g Iro n s for H ig h -g r a d e C ast Ir o n s; by " X. W . R o w e .. .. .. .. 343
T h e F o u n d ry C upola M e ch a n ica l C h a r g in g ; b y A . A'. Liardefc . . . . . . .. . , _ _ D iscu ssio n on Mr. L ia r d e t’s P a p er .. . . 389
T h e E lim in a tio n o f S tru ctu ra l W ea k n esse s in C a stin g s ' b y O. S m a lle y ... 401 R e la tiv e V a lu es o f F eed ers or D en sen ers in G ra y Iro n -
b y E . L o n g d e n ... . . 42s
453 D iscu ssio n on M r. L o n g d e n ’s P a p er . . • • "
In flu e n c e o f C a stin g T em p era tu re on Alnm ini ^ A llo y s; b y P . H . H u rren , A .I.C . . . •• " 475 D iscu ssio n on Mr. H u rren ’s P a p er .. hv P r a c tic a l V a lu e o f M odern N on-ferrou s A llo y s, - ^
S. P . B a r c la y , D .S .C ... ■ • " " 4 9 1 T he C ylin d er P ro b lem ; b y O. S m a lle y •• 534 D isc u ssio n on M r. S m a lle y ’s P a p er (C oventry! •• " „ g D iscu ssio n on Mr. S m a lle y ’s P a p er (Sheffield) .■ ••
Som e N e cessa ry A d ju stm en ts betw een the ro u n . an d D r a w in g Office; b y E . R onceray, M .l.M ec . ^ D iscu ssio n on M. R o n c e r a y ’s P ap er .. .
M e ta llu rg ica l C ontrol in A utom obile lo u n d r j ^ tice; by A . Harley .. •• •• ...593 D iscu ssio n on Mr. H a r le y ’s Paper .. • - ■ • " cqq P h y s ic a l T ests for C ast Iro n ; by J- Shaw ••
D iscu ssio n on Mr. S h a w ’s P ap er •• •• ••
A P a tter n Shop T a lk ; by G. E. D icks .. ••
J o lt-R a m m in g M ou ld in g P ra ctice ; by A. L . K e y . . . 040 Should P ig -iro n be B o u g h t b y Fracture or A n a ly sis r
by R o b t. B u ch an an ... . ...
M a llea b le Iron C hain; by J . W . Ga:dom .. •• ••
D iscu ssio n on Mr. G ardom ’s P a p er •: ” Som e Problem s in L ig h t C a stin g s; by J . C. D o rsie . . 694 D ry Sand and Loam M ou ld in g; b y A. S utcliffe . . . •• IVL P ig Inon : I t s C h a ra cteristics an d U se s; by H . F i e ld .. 720 M anufacture o f P e a r litic C ast Iron for H ig h T em
perature E n g in es; by A. M arks, F .I.C . . . -■ -• 743 Cast Iron in Motor Car C o n stru ctio n ; b y F . H .
Hurren, A .I.C ... 752 D iscussion on Mr. H u rren ’s P a p e r ... 766 M oulding Sands fo r S teel C a stin g s; by A . R h y d d erc h ,
B .S c 767
N o n -m a g n etic C ast Iro n ; b y S. E . D a w so n , A .I .C . . . 797 D iscu ssion on Mr. D a w so n ’s P a p e r ... 821
Li s t o f Me m b e r s Na m e In d e x Su b j e c t In d e x . .
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I n s titu te o f
B r itis h F o u n d r y m e n
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
HELD AT
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.
June 4, 5 and 6, 1924.
T h e tw e n ty - f ir s t A n n u a l C o n v e n tio n o f th e I n s t i t u t e of B r itis h F o u n d r y m e n w as h e ld in N e w c astle - o n -T y n e fro m W e d n e sd a y , J u n e 4, til l F r id a y ,
J u n e 6.
T h e b u sin e ss o f t h e C o n v e n tio n o p e n e d on W e d n e s d a y , J u n e 4, in th e L e c tu r e T h e a tr e o f th e L it e r a r y a n d P h ilo s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty , W e s tg a te R o a d . M r. O liv er S tu b b s , th e r e t i r i n g P r e s id e n t, p re s id e d , a n d th e r e w ere a la rg e n u m b e r of m em b ers a n d v is ito rs p r e s e n t.
Civic Reception.
T h e m em b e rs a n d v is ito rs w ere w elcom ed by D r.
R . W . S im p so n (th e D e p u ty L o rd M a y o r o f N ew - c a stle-o n -T y n e ), th e R i g h t H o n . L o rd J o ic e y , J . P . ( P r e s id e n t of t h e N e w c a s tle a n d G a te s h e a d I n c o r p o r a te d C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rce), a n d S ir T h e o d o re M o riso n ( P r in c ip a l o f A rm s tr o n g C o lleg e a n d V ice- C h a n c e llo r of t h e U n iv e r s ity of D u r h a m ).
D r . Si m p s o n a p o lo g ise d fo r t h e a b se n ce of th e L o rd M a y o r, w ho w as a b s e n t in L o n d o n on a v e ry im p o r t a n t e n g a g e m e n t. T h e i n d u s tr y w ith w h ich t h e L o r d M a y o r w as a s s o c ia te d ( th e b u ild in g in d u s tr y ) w as p a s s in g t h r o u g h a v e ry d iffic u lt tim e , a n d on t h a t d a y t h e r e w a s a v e r y c r itic a l m e e tin g in L o n d o n — c r itic a l n o t only, fro m th e i n d u s t r ia l , b u t t h e n a tio n a l, p o i n t of view — a n d h e h a d c o n sid e re d i t h is d u ty to a tt e n d . D r. S im p so n h o p e d t h e m em b e rs of t h e I n s t i t u t e w ould a c c e p t t h a t e x p la n a tio n , a n d t h e L o rd M a y o r’s r e g r e t a t t h e sa m e tim e .
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D r. S im p so n , c o n tin u in g , s a id h e w a s v e ry glad t h a t i t h a d fa lle n to h is lo t to w elcom e su c h an i m p o r ta n t I n s t i t u t e . H e u n d e rs to o d t h a t th is was its tw e n ty - f ir s t y©ar, a n d lie to o k i t as a v e ry happ}
in c id e n t ' t h a t h e h a p p e n e d to lie t h e D e p u ty L o rd M a y o r, a n d h a d t h e t a s k of w elcom ing th e I n s t i t u t e on t h e occasion o f its m a jo rity . H e h o p e d i t w ou ld h a v e a v e ry su c cessfu l fu tu re . H e u n d e rs to o d t h a t i t e x is te d f o r t h e lin k in g u p ! science a n d in d u s tr y , a n d h e co u ld im a g in e no h a p p ie r o b je c t fo r an y body t h a n to c a r r y o u t t h a t v e ty h ig h id e a l. A t th e p r e s e n t tim e , m th is c o u n try , we a r e s u ffe rin g a goo d d e a l from w a n t o f sy m p a th y a n d w a n t o f c o -o p e ra tio n b etw een th e scien tific w o rk e r a n d t h e m a n u a l w orker, a n d he conld see t h a t if t h e id e a l o f th e I n s t i tu t e w as c a r r ie d o u t e n th u s ia s tic a lly we should b eg in to g e t to t h e e n d o f a g o o d d e a l of o u r in d u s tr ia l u n r e s t, w hich, a t t h e p r e s e n t m om ent, is such a n affliction.
The Industries of the Newcastle District.
S p e a k in g o f th e in d u s tr ie s o f N e w c a s tle , h e p o in te d o u t t h a t th e f a c to r ie s a n d w o rk s w h ic h would be v isite d by th e m em b ers in t h e c o u rse o f th e ir s ta y in N ew castle w ere t h e p r i d e o f t h e N o rth of E n g la n d . T he N e w c a s tle p e o p le w e re v ery d elig h ted to t h in k t h a t th e tu r b in e , a g r e a t e n g in e e rin g p ro p o sitio n , w as in v e n te d a n d p e r fected on th e T y n e as w as also t h e lo c o m o tiv e ; so t h a t tw o of th e m ost o u ts ta n d in g e n g in e e r in g triu m p h s in th e whole w o rld w e re o r i g in a t e d in th e T yne V alley. On b e h a lf of t h e L o rd M a y o r, th e C o rp o ra tio n a n d th e c itiz e n s o f i N e w c a s tle , h e wished th e m em bers a v e ry p ro fita b le a n d e n jo y able so jo u rn in N ew c astle , a n d h o p e d t h a t t h e m eetin g w ould b e n efit b o th th e I n s t i t u t e i ts e l f a n d th e n a tio n , th ro u g h th e e ffo rts o f t h e I n s t i t u t e .
Tyneside’s Notable Engineers.
Th e Rt. Ho n. L o a n Jo ic e y s a id t h a t as th e re p re s e n ta tiv e of th e Q h am b er o f C o m m erce, he w as very g lad in d eed to h a v e t h e h o n o u r o f re c e iv ing so d istin g u ish e d a body a s w as r e p r e s e n te d by th e I n s t i tu t e , w hich w as d o in g s p le n d id w ork.
A lth o u g h th e I n s t i t u t e h a d o nly b e e n i n e x is te n c e tw e n ty -o n e y e a rs i t h a d a lre a d y m a d e i ts m a r k in
Mr. Jo h n Ca m e r o n (S e n io r V ic e - P re s id e n t) . Mr. J o h n C am eron is m a n a g in g d irecto r o f M essrs C am eron & R o b e rto n , L im ite d , o f K ir k in tillo c h , n ea r G la sg o w , a n d a lso a d irecto r o f th e E a stern L ig h t C a stin g C om pan y, L im ite d , o f B e n g a l, I n d ia . H e is t h e elder son o f t h e la te Mr. J o h n C am eron, a n d b ecam e th e so le p ro
p rie to r o f t h is firm in 1890, a n d rem a in ed so u n til th e con cern b ecam e a p r iv a te lim ite d co m p a n y in 1899. Mr. Cam eron loined t h e I n s t it u t e o f B r itis h F o u n d ry m en in 1917, a n d th e fo llo w in g y e a r rep resen ted t h e S co ttish B ra n ch on t h e G enera]
C ouncil. T h a t h is serv ices w ere a p p r ecia ted w as sh o w n by th e fa c t th a t he w a s ele c te d a m em ber o f th e co u n cil in 1921. H e is a lso a m em ber o f t h e C oun cil o f t h e B r itis h C ast Iron R esea rch A sso c ia tio n . Mr. C am eron h a s m ade a stu d y o f s em i-steel, an d h a s rea d P a p er s on t h is su b jec t a t G la sg o w , F a lk ir k , Sheffield, an d b efo re th e 1922 B ir m in g ham C onvention.
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t h e in d u s trie s i t re p re s e n te d . H e h a d b e e n told t h a t th e e d u c a tio n a l p o r tio n of t h e I n s t i t u t e s w ork was h a v in g a v e ry good e ffe c t u p o n th e v a rio u s in d u s trie s a n d u p o n t h e y o u n g m en wiio w ere lik ely to c a rry th e m on in t h e y e a r s t o come.
D ep en d upo n it, h e sa id , in th e s e d a y s i t w a s abso
lu te ly n ecessary , if we w e re t o h old' o u r ow n, to ta k e a d v a n ta g e of e v e ry m e a n s i n o u r po w er to develop o u r in d u s trie s in o r d e r to c o m p e te w ith those in every o th e r p a r t of t h e w o rld .
H e realised t h a t in t h e f u t u r e t h i s c o u n try w ould have to fa ce su c h c o m p e titio n a s i t h a d n e v e r h a d to face before. M a n y of th o se w h o m we h a d b een accustom ed to su p p ly w ith o u r v a r io u s m a n u fa c tu re d goods w ere b e g in n in g to m a n u f a c t u r e th e m fo r them selves, a n d m a n y of th e m w e re even su p p la n tin g th e in d u s trie s of th is c o u n tr y . W h e n i t was co n sid ered w h a t t h a t c o m p e titio n w ou ld m ean, h e w as su re t h e m em b ers o f t h e I n s t i t u t e w ould realise th e im p o rta n c e o f b r in g in g all those who re p re s e n te d th e i n d u s tr y t o t h e v e ry h ig h e s t p o in t of efficiency t h a t co u ld be a t t a i n e d . As h a d been sa id by th e D e p u ty L o rd M a y o r, N e w castle w as p ra c tic a lly th e b ir th p la c e o f t h e lo co m otive, an d , in d ee d , of t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f railw ay s, because th o se g r e a t m e n , G e o rg e a n d R o b e rt S tep h en so n , w ho h a d h a d so m u c h to do w ith th e locom otive, w ere th e m e n who to o k c h a r g e of th e d evelopm ent of th e ra ilw a y s , a n d to w hom th e c o u n try owed so m uch. T h en th e r e w a s L o r d A rm stro n g , who, of c o u rse, h a d b u i lt o u r g r e a t ships, a n d w as such a n in v e n to r w ith r e g a r d t o o rd n an ce. F o llo w in g h im , th e r e w as S ir C h a rle s P arso n s, th e in v e n to r o f th e tu r b in e , to w hom t h e c o u n try owes so m uch. L o n g m ay h e r e m a in w ith us to c a rry on h is sp le n d id w o rk . T h e r e w e re m any m ore such n a m es t h a t h e co u ld m e n tio n w hich w ould show, a t all e v e n ts, t h a t t h e N o r th of E n g la n d h a s c o n trib u te d a s m u ch a s a n y o th e r p a r t of th e c o u n try to th e g r e a t d e v e lo p m e n ts of in d u s try of w hich we w ere so p ro u d . T h e C h a m b e r of Com merce re p re s e n te d a ll th e v a r io u s in d u s trie s . I t w as n o t lim ite d to th e C itv o f N e w c a s tle , b u t e x te n d e d over th e w hole o f th e d i s t r ic t — T y n e sid e, th e W e a r, N o rth u m b e rla n d a n d D u r h a m — and th ese in d u s trie s h a d fo u n d i t to t h e i r a d v a n ta g e to becom e connected w ith th e C h a m b e r o f Com-
Mr. V . C. F a u l k n e r ( J u n i o r V ic e -P re s id e n t).
.Mr. V. C. F a u lk n e r w a s tr a in e d u nd er P r o fesso r J . O.
A rnold a t Sheffield U n iv e r s ity . H e w a s a p io n eer o f th e electric a rc fu rn a ce, a n d h a s tr a v e lle d e x te n s iv e ly in W estern E u rop e in t h is co n n ectio n . Som e th ree-a n d -a -b a lf yeu rs a g o he w as a p p o in ted E d ito r o f th e “ F o u n d ry T rad e J o u r n a l.” H e jo in e d th e I n s t it u t e in 1908, a n d h a s read s e v e r a l P a p er s on e lectric s te e l m a n u fa c tu r e. In 1921 he w as a p p o in ted secre ta ry o f t h e L ondon B ra n ch , a n d w a s e lected P r esid en t in 1923, a n office h e s t ill holds.
.m erce. T he C h a m b e r of ’ C o m m erce w h ich he r e p re s e n te d , w as o n e of th e o ld e s t a n d , h e b e l i e v , w as p ro v e d to be o n e o f t h e m o st in f lu e n tia l m th e c o u n try , a iid in th e s e d a y s, w ith G o v e rn m e n ts who a r e so k e en a n d so a p t to in te r f e r e w ith our v a rio u s- in d u s tr ie s , i t w as n e c e s s a ry t h a t on in d u s tr ie s sh o u ld h a v e th e s e o r g a n is a tio n s in o ra ei to see t h a t th e le g is la tio n w h ich G o v e rn m e n ts w p a ssin g w as n o t lik e ly to be su c h a s to UGu r ® r in d u s trie s . F in a lly , on b e h alf o f th e C h am b er C om m erce, h e e x te n d e d to th e I n s t i t u t e h e a r tie s t welcom e to N e w c a stle , a n d h o p e d t h a t t h e i r v is its to v a rio u s w orks w ould be u s e fu l to tn m em bers.
S i r Th e o d o r e Mo r i s o n also o ffere d a v e r y h e a r ty welcome in th e n a m e o f th e U n iv e r s ity of D u r h am , a n d , in especial, of A rm s tro n g C ollege. H e hoped t h a t th e m em bers o f t h e I n s t i t u t e w ould find tim e to look a t th e la b o r a to r ie s a t A rm s tr o n g College, a n d a ssu re d th e m of a m o st h e a r t y w el
come to th e S c ien tific D e p a r tm e n ts o f t h e C ollege.
I t w as a m a tte r of r e g r e t t h a t t h e i r v is it h a p p e n e d to coincide w ith o ne of t h e r a t h e r gloom y p o r tio n s of th e a ca d e m ic y e a r, i.e ., th e y w e re no w h o ld in g th e a n n u a l e x a m in a tio n s , a n d h e f e a r e d t h a t n e ith e r e x a m in e rs n o r e x a m in e e s w o u ld b e a b le to giv e t h e m em b e rs th e w h o le -h e a rte d a t t e n t i o n w hich th e y w ould h a v e b e en g la d to g iv e if th e y h a d com e in m o re f o r t u n a t e tim e s . T h e U n iv e r s ity an d t h e I n s t i t u t e h a d a g r e a t d e a l in c o m m on, because b o th w ere w o rk in g u p o n t h e sa m e p ro b le m , or r a th e r , on d iffe re n t e n d s o f t h e sa m e p ro b le m . T h e U n iv e rs ity w as e n g a g e d in t h e e la b o r a tio n a n d in v e s tig a tio n of g e n e ra l p rin c ip le s of scien ce, w h ils t th e I n s t i t u t e w as e n g a g e d u p o n t h e p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n of th e s e p rin c ip le s , a n d h e h a d f e lt v ery stro n g ly t h a t n e ith e r side could a ch iev e v e ry m u ch w ith o u t t h e o th e r. I t w as n e c e ssa ry t h a t th e r e sh o u ld b e a body of in d ep en d en t- in v e s tig a to r s w ho w ere p u r s u in g t r u e science fo r i ts ow n sake w ith o u t r e g a r d t o its p r a c tic a l o r co m m ercial a p p lic a tio n , b u t, a t t h e sa m e tim e , h e a s s u re d th e m em bers of tlio I n s t i t u t e , as a m e m b e r of th e U n iv e rs ity , t h a t i t w as of c o n sid era b le b e n efit to th o se w ho w ere fo llo w in g p u re science to h a v e c o n tin u a lly b r o u g h t b e fo re th e m th o se p ra c tic a l p ro b lem s a n d d iffic u lties w ith w hich
th e m em b e rs o f t h e I n s t i t u t e w e re in d a ily co n t a c t . T h e tw o th in g s c o u ld n o t w o rk efficien tly u n les s b r o u g h t i n to w holesom e c o -o p e ra tio n , a n d i t w as o n th e s e g ro u n d s t h a t h e f e lt h e h a d som e cla im t o e x te n d to t h e I n s t i t u t e a v e ry h e a r t y w elcom e o n b e h a lf of- t h e U n iv e r s ity .
Presentation of the “ Oliver S tu b b s” Gold Medal.
Th e Pr e s i d e n t t h e n a s k e d t h e D e p u ty L o rd M a y o r to p r e s e n t t h e “ O liv e r S t u b b s ” G old M e d a l to M r. J o h n S h a w , o f Sheffield. I t w ou ld be a g re e d t h a t t h e d e cisio n to p r e s e n t t h e M e d a l to M r. S h aw w as a goo d on e. E v e ry b o d y a p p r e c ia te d v e ry m u ch t h e w o rk t h a t M r. S h aw h a d d o n e fo r so m a n y y e a rs , a n d m o re p a r ti c u l a r ly d u r in g th e la s t 18 m o n th s , in c o n n e c tio n w ith t e s t b a r s . As S ir T h e o d o re M o riso n h a d s a id , th e r e w as a g r e a t n e c e ssity fo r c o -o p e ra tio n b e tw e e n t h e p r a c tic a l a n d t h e s c ie n tific sid e , b e c a u s e o n e w ith o h t t h e o th e r w as of no u se. T h e I n s t i t u t e w ere d o in g t h e i r b e s t t o c a r r y t h is w o rk a lo n g , a n d th e y t h o u g h t th e y co u ld c la im t h a t , a s a r e s u l t o f t h e i r w o rk , th e y h a d b een o f im m e n se b e n e fit to t b e i n d u s tr y , a n d p a r tic u la r ly t o t h e e m p lo y e rs , b e ca u se th e y h a d b een a b le t o s u p p ly t h e e m p lo y e rs w ith v e ry well t r a i n e d m en t o m a n a g e t h e fo u n d r y s id e of t h e e n g in e e r in g in d u s tr y .—b e t t e r t r a i n e d t h a n e v er b e fo re .
Th e De p c t y Lo u d Ma y o r, in p r e s e n tin g th e M e d a l, r e f e r r e d t o i t as t h e e q u iv a le n t of t h e
“ N o b el P r i z e . ” I t w as g iv e n t o th e m a n who, d u r in g t h e sessio n , h a d do n e, in t h e o p in io n o f th e E x e c u tiv e , t h e m o st o u t s t a n d i n g w o rk fo r t h e good of t h e I n s t i t u t e , t h e m em b e rs, a n d t h e in d u s tr y . T h a t e n c o u ra g e d a n d re co m p e n s e d r e s e a rc h , w hich w as v e ry b a d ly re c o g n ise d in t h i s c o b n tr y , a n d lo o k ed u p o n w ith t h e g r e a t e s t su s p ic io n b y th e G o v e rn m e n t a n d b y th e “ P o w e rs t h a t B e ” g e n e r ally , a n d t h e p r e s e n ta tio n of t h e M e d a l w as o n e m ore p ro o f of th e u p -to -d a te n e s s a n d t h e good sense o f t h e I n s t i t u t e . H e c o n g r a tu la te d M r. S h aw u p o n w in n in g t h e M ed al.
T h e M e d a l w as th e n p r e s e n te d to M r. S h aw , a m id lo u d a p p la u s e fro m t h e m em b e rs.
Mr. Sh a w, i n a c k n o w l e d g m e n t , s a i d h e a p p r e c i a t e d t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e M e d a l , n o t m e r e l y f o r i t s i n t r i n s i c v a l u e , b u t f o r t h e g o o d f e e l i n g a n d
e ste e m of th e m em b e rs , w h ic h i t h e,tokened. W h a t l it t le h e h a d b e en a b le to do h e h a d d o n e p u re ly a n d sim p ly f o r t h e t r a d e — a t r a d e w h ic h w as n o t u n d e rsto o d , h e w as a f r a id , by V D iv e rsity people, b u t one w h ic h w ould com e i n to - i t s ow n, fo r Diese e n g in e w o rk could n o t go u n less t h e m e ta l use w as im p ro v e d .
Presentation of Illuminated Address to Mr Reason.
T h e D e p u t y L o r d M a y o r th e n p r e s e n te d to^ M i
l l . L. R e as o n ( P r e s id e n t of th e I n s t i t u t e , 1 9 2 2 -id ) a n Illu m in a te d A d d re ss, w h ic h i t is t h e cu sto m to p r e s e n t t o r e ti r i n g P r e s id e n ts . I n d o in g so, h e s a id t h a t o n e of th e m o st v a lu a b le th in g s in th is w orld w as r e g a rd f o r o n e ’s fello w -m en , a n d th e good o p in io n of th e m e n one h a d b e e n w o rk in g w ith , a n d one of th e m o st d e lig h tfu l th in g s a m an could tr e a s u r e was a ta n g ib le e x p re s s io n of t h a t good w ill. H e c o n g r a tu la te d M r. R e a s o n u p o li h a v in g been P r e s id e n t of such a d is tin g u is h e d body, a n d u p o n h a v in g th is v e ry ta n g ib le em b lem of th e good will of th e m em b e rs.
The A dd ress was p r e s e n te d a m id a p p la u s e .
Mr. H . L. Re a s o n, e x p re s s in g h is a p p r e c ia tio n , said h e h a d been c o n n ec te d w ith t h e I n s t i t u t e fo r m an y y e ars. W h a te v e r h e h a d d o n e h a d a lw a y s been a w ork o f p le a s u re , a n d h e n u m b e re d so m e of his b e st f rie n d s am o n g t h e m em b e rs o f t h e I n s t i tu te . A p r e s e n ta tio n o f th is s o r t se rv e d to r e m in d one, p a r tic u la r ly in t h e e v e n in g o f o n e ’s y e a r s , t h a t on e h a d done so m e th in g in o n e ’s h u m b le w a y fo r th e b en efit of th e in d u s try , to w h ich t h e y w ere a ll so p ro u d to belong.
Th e Pr e s i d e n t, in p ro p o s in g a v o te o f t h a n k s to th e D e p u ty L o rd M a y o r, L o rd Jo ic e y a n d S ir T h eodore M orison fo r h a v in g g iv e n t h e m em b e rs of th e I n s t i t u t e such a s p le n d id w elcom e, s a id th e y all a p p re c ia te d i t v ery m uch in d e e d , a n d w ere very p leased to th in k t h a t t h e poor s a n d r a t was b e g in n in g to b e acknow ledged a s a v e ry n ecessary
“ e v i l ” — as _ som e p eo p le m ig h t sa y — in th e e n g in e e rin g in d u s tr y .
T h e v o te of th a n k s w as a cco rd ed w ith acc la m a tio n .
Th e D e p u t y Lo r d Ma y o r, re p ly in g on b e h alf of h im self, L o rd Jo ic e y a n d S ir T h e o d o re M orison sa id th e m e a s u re of t h e i r t h a n k s w ould b e ju d g ed
by th e a m o u n t o f th e e n jo y m e n t o f t h e m em b e rs w h ils t in N e w c astle . I f th e m e m b e rs of t h e I n s t i t u t e e n jo y e d th e m se lv e s a s well a s i t w as h o p ed th e y w ould, t h e p e o p le of N e w c a s tle w ould a ll be v ery p le a se d in d e e d .
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
T h e 2 1 st a n n u a l g e n e r a l m e e tin g w as t h e n h e ld . T h e m in u te s o f t h e l a s t a n n u a l g e n e r a l m e e tin g h a v in g b een r e a d , c o n firm ed a n d s ig n e d ,
Th e Pr e s id e n t p ro p o se d t h a t t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t of t h e G e n e ra l C o u n c il fo r t h e S essio n 1923-24 b e a d o p te d .
Annual Report and Balance Sheet.
T he G e n e ra l C o u n c il h a v e p le a s u r e in p r e s e n tin g to t h e M em b ers t h e i r R e p o r t o f t h e p ro g re s s a n d w o rk of t h e I n s t i t u t e d u r i n g t h e p a s t Session 1923-24.
F o u r G e n e ra l C o u n c il M e e tin g s h a v e been h e ld d u r in g th e S ession a t M a n c h e s te r, Y ork, M a n c h e s te r a n d L o n d o n re sp e c tiv e ly . R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f t h e B ra n c h e s fro m a ll p a r t s of t h e c o u n tr y h a v e a tte n d e d t h e M e e tin g s , a n d th e r e h a s b e e n a n a v e r a g e a tte n d a n c e o f t h i r t y .
T h e re s p e c tiv e B ra n c h e s h a v e t h e fo llo w in g m em b e rs a tta c h e d :—
Associate
M em bers. M em bers. A sso c ia te s. T o ta i.
B ir m in g h a m . . . . 56 ( 54) 85 ( 88) 14 (17) 155 (159)
C oven try 29 ( 32) 41 (50) 4 ( 8) 74 ( 90)
E a st M id la n d s . . 32 (31) 46 (66) 7 (9) 85 (106) L a n c a sh ir e 99 ( 96) 174 (161) 6 (4 ) 279 ( 261)
L ondon 80 (88) 64 ( 70) 11 (9) 155 (167)
N e w c a s tle 84 (87) 100 (105) 67 (66) 251 (258)
S co ttish 65 ( 70) 150 (153) 21 (17) 236 (240)
Sheffield 86 ( 93) 89 (100) 12 (13) 187 ( 206)
W est R id in g o f
Y o rk s... 36 (34) 46 ( 44) 82 (78)
W a les, a n d M on. 16 11 27
■General ... 21 (31) 4 (13) 25 (44)
604 (616) 810 (850) 142 (143) 1556(1609) T he figu res in b ra ck ets a re fo r th e s essio n 1922-1923.
T h e t o ta l n u m b e r of M em b ers o n th e R oll of th e I n s t i t u t e on A p ril 30, 1924, w as 1556. T h e C o u n cil r o g r e t to h a v e to r e p o r t t h a t 12 d e a th s h a v e ta k e n place d u r in g th e y e a r, o n e o f th e s e b e in g la te P a s t- P r e s id e n t, M r. C has. J o n e s, o f C ard iff, w ho filled t h e p o s itio n of P r e s id e n t in 1912, a n d to o k con
sid e ra b le i n te r e s t in t b e w o rk of t h e I n s t i t u t e .
An n u a l Co n f e r e n c e 1924.— T liis w ill b e h e ld on J u n e 4, 5 an d 6, on t h e p re m is e s o f t h e L it e r a r y a n d P hilosophical S o c iety , N e w c a s tle , b y t h e k in d p erm issio n of th e a u th o r itie s .
“ Ol i v e r St u b b s ” Go l d Me d a l. — T h e second m ed al was a w ard e d to M r. H . S h e r b u r n , o f th e L a n c a s h ire B ra n c h , th e a w a r d b e in g m a d e on th e g ro u n d of h is p a p e r e n title d “ E v o lu tio n o f th e B ritis h F o u n d ry m a n ,” a n d f o r m e r ito r io u s services re n d ere d to t h e I n s t i t u t e fro m i t s in c e p tio n as well as fo r t h e e x a m p le a n d p r e c e p ts g iv e n to th e M em bers of th e I n s t i t u t e a n d in d u s t r y i n g e n e ra l.
Ge n e r a l C o u n c i l . —T he M e m b ers w ho r e t i r e in accordance w ith t h e B u ies a r e M essrs. A. B- B a r tle tt, H . P e m b erto n , J . S h aw a n d H . S h e rb u rn . M essrs. B a r tle tt, P e m b e rto n a n d S h a w o ffer th e m selves fo r re-electio n . As six w e re e le c te d a t t h e la s t C onference o nly fo u r will r e q u ir e to b e e le c te d a t th e N ew castle C o n fe ren c e to c o m p le te t h e te n M em bers as p ro v id ed fo r in t h e B ye-L aw s.
St a n d a r d is a t io n o f Te s t Ba r s.— T h e T e n t a t i v e S pecification h a s been issued a n d s u b m itte d fo r t h e c o n sid eratio n of th e v a rie d T ec h n ic a l S o c ie tie s . N o d efin ite ste p s h av e been ta k e n t o p la c e t h e m a tte r b efo re th e B .E .S .A . b ecau se i t is d e s iro u s t h a t a g ree m e n t shall b e a r riv e d a t w ith t h e S p e c ia l C o m m itte e set u p by th e B .C .I.R .A . O w in g to c e r ta in c ircu m stan c es th is C o m m itte e h a s n o t com p lete d its w ork, b u t th e r e is a p ro m is e t h a t a j o in t m ee tin g will be held, p ro b a b ly b e fo re t h i s r e p o r t is p ublished. A n u m b er o f la rg e firm s h a v e t r i e d t h e v ario u s size b a rs in p ra c tic e a n d a r e u n a n im o u s t h a t , if te s t b a rs a re specified, th e n ew s p e c ific a tio n will giv e m ore in fo rm a tio n t h a n a n y o n e sized b a r .
In t e r n a t i o n a l Te s t s.— A s tr o n g C o m m itte e h a s been se t u p to co n sid er th is m a t t e r . A m e m b e r h as been a p p o in te d fro m e ac h o f t h e C o u n trie s re p re se n ted a t th e P a r is C o n v e n tio n i n S e p te m b e r la s t. M ons. P o rte v a n w as ele c te d C h a ir m a n , a n d Mons. R o n ceray , H o n o ra ry S e c r e ta r y . So f a r M r.
Shaw h as n o t called t h e I .B .F . C o m m itte e to g e th e r to co n sid er th is q u e stio n , as i t w ill b e b e t t e r to se ttle th e qu estio n of th e B r itis h S p e c ific a tio n first.
T h a t will, of course, g u id e t h e C o m m itte e in t h e ir d elib e ra tio n s on t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l B a r .
Di p l o m a s.— S in ce t h e l a s t C o n fe re n c e a new D iplom a A w ard h a s b een p r e p a r e d , a n d th e s e h a v e been a w ard e d to t h e fo llo w in g fo r p a p e r s r e a d a t
M e e ti n g s : — J . E . B a te s , C o v e n tr y ; C. B ic k e rto n , B u r n le y ; T . B ro w n , S h effield ; W . T . E v a n s , D e rb y ; G. H . J u d d , C o v e n tr y ; J . M a s te rs , B u r n le y ; £>.
M cQ u een , G lasg o w ; J . D . N ic h o lso n , N e w c a s tle ; W . R a w lin s o n , L a n c a s h ir e ; F . R . R ow e, M a n c h e s te r ; 0 . S m a lle y , N e w c a s tle ; 0 . S m a lle y , fo r p a p e r r e a d a t S h effield ; J o h n W a ts o n , f o rm e rly of S heffield; a n d C. W e b s te r , Sheffield.
Ce b t i f i c a t e s.— D u r in g t h e p a s t S ession a fo rm of C e rtific a te o f M e m b e rs h ip h a s b e en p r e p a r e d a n d a d o p te d . I t w as d e cid ed by t h e G e n e ra l C ouncil t h a t a C e r tif ic a te sh o u ld be g iv e n t o a ll M em b ers a n d A s so c ia te M e m b e rs of t h e I n s t i t u t e w hose s u b s c rip tio n s w e re p a id u p fo r t h e y e a r 1923.
Br i t i s h Ca s t Ik o n Re s e a r c h As s o c i a t i o n.— I n t h e l a s t C o n fe re n c e P ro g ra m m e i t w as a n n o u n c e d t h a t D r . P e rc y L o n g m u ir h a d b een a p p o in te d D ir e c to r of R e s e a rc h , b u t h e w as c o m p e lle d to re sig n a t t h e e n d of h is f ir s t y e a r o n a c c o u n t o f ill-h e a lth . M r. T hos. V ic k e rs , w ho h a d a c te d as S e c r e ta r y of t h e A s so c ia tio n fro m i ts c o n c e p tio n , h a s also re s ig n e d , a n d t h e C o u n cil h a s a p p o in te d M r. J . G. P e a r c e - to fill t h e offices of D ir e c to r a n d S e c re ta ry . T h e A s so c ia tio n h a s t h e b e n e fit o f t h e serv ices o f M r. J . E . F le tc h e r as C o n s u lta n t.
T h e a c u te d e p re ss io n in t h e F o u n d r y t r a d e h as p re v e n te d t h e A s so c ia tio n h i th e r t o fro m e n te r in g on a n a m b itio u s r e s e a r c h p ro g ra m m e . T h e re a r e now v e ry d i s t in c t sig n s o f im p ro v e m e n t, a n d a n a c tiv e r e s e a rc h p r o g ra m m e is p ro c e e d in g .
Am e r i c a n F 'o u n d r y m e e n’s As s o c i a t i o n. — T h e M em bers g e n e ra lly a r e a w a re t h a t in A u g u s t la s t y e a r w e re c e iv e d a d e le g a tio n fro m t h e A m e ric a n F o u n d r y m e n ’s A s so c ia tio n , a n d t h a t th e y w e re e n te r ta i n e d in L o n d o n , Sheffield, M a n c h e s te r, B irm in g h a m a n d C o v e n try . T h e y a f te r w a r d s a tte n d e d t h e F r e n c h I n t e r n a ti o n a l C o n fe re n c e in P a r is a lo n g w ith a la r g e n u m b e r o f o u r ow n M em b ers. W e h a v e e v e ry r e a s o n to b e lie v e t h a t th e M em b ers o f t h e A .F .A . r e tu r n e d t o th e S t a te s feel
in g t h a t t h e goodw ill a n d h o s p ita lity show n t o th e m h a d d o n e m u ch t o c e m e n t t h e r e la tio n s h ip b e tw ee n th e tw o c o u n trie s in t h e f o u n d r y t r a d e .
Wa l e s a n d Mo n m o u t h Br a n c h.— T h is n ew B r a n c h h a s r e c e n tly co m m en ced o p e r a tio n s w ith e ffic ie n t Officers a n d w e h a v e e v e ry re a s o n to h o p e t h a t i t will becom e a m o st su cc essfu l B ra n c h .
Ne w By e- La w s.— T h ese a r e now in o p e r a tio n , a n d ev ery M em ber w ill re c e iv e a co p y o f t h e sa m e along w ith th e C o n fe ren c e B o o k let.
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A p ril 1 5th, 1924. A U D I T O R S .
T h e r e p o r t w as a d o p te d .
Th e Pr e s i d e n t th e n p ro p o se d th e a d o p tio n of t h e b a la n ce -sh e et fo r t h e Session. T h e F i n a n c e C om m itte e a n d t h e G e n era l C o u n c il, h e sa id , h a d b e e n th r o u g h i t v e ry c a re fu lly , a n d w ere s a tis fie d t h a t i t was a c o rre c t on e.
N o q u e stio n s w ere a sk ed , a n d th e 'b alan ce-sh eet w as a d o p te d .
The New President.
Th e Pr e s i d e n t p ro p o se d th e e le c tio n o f M r R . 0 . P a tte r s o n (S e n io r V ic e -P re s id e n t) a s P r e s i
d e n t fo r t h e Session 1924-25. I n M r. P a tte r s o n th e I n s t i t u t e h a d — o r w ould h a v e , h e h o p e d a P r e s id e n t who w ould be a b le to t a k e th e m along
on t h e r i g h t t r a c k . H e h a d a w ide e x p e rie n c e of all sid e s of t h e fo u n d r y i n d u s tr y , a n d h a d tr a v e lle d c o n s id e ra b ly in t h i s c o u n tr y a n d a b ro a d . H e (M r.
S tu b b s) f e lt f o r t u n a t e t o b e a b le to p u t b e fo re t h e m e m b e rs t h e n a m e o f M r. P a t te r s o n , a n d to a s s u re M r. P a t te r s o n o f t h e i r lo y a l s u p p o r t d u r i n g h is t e r m o f office. O n e c o u ld n o t w ish f o r a fin er b o d y o f m e m b e rs t h a n th o s e o f t h e I n s t i t u t e . T h e y h a d a ll w o rk e d to g e th e r sp le n d id ly , a n d o n e w as v e ry m u c h b e t t e r f o r h a v in g m o v e d a m o n g th e m .
M e . F . J . Co o k, in se c o n d in g t h e p r o p o s itio n , e n d o rs e d a ll t h a t M r. S tu b b s h a d s a id a b o u t M r.
P a t te r s o n . T h o se w h o k n e w h im in tim a te ly knew t h a t h e h a d o n ly o n e f a u lt , a n d t h a t w as h is g r e a t m o d es ty . T h a t , h o w e v er, w ould n o t i n te r f e r e w ith h is c a r r y in g o u t t h e d u tie s o f h is h ig h office, a n d th e y w o u ld a ll b e v e ry p r o u d t o h a v e h im in th e c h a ir .
M r. P a t t e r s o n w as u n a n im o u s ly e le c te d .
M e . St u b b s th e n in v e s te d M r. P a t t e r s o n w ith th e c h a in o f office, a n d t r u s t e d h e w o u ld b e g iv e n h e a lth a n d s t r e n g th to w e a r i t , a n d t h a t th e y w ou ld all b e b e tt e r m en a t th e e n d of h is t e r m o f office.
M r . Pa t t e r s o n, who w as re c e iv e d w ith lo u d a p p la u s e , e x p re ss e d h is g r e a t a p p r e c ia tio n o f th e h o n o u r d o n e h im . H e w as j u s t b e g in n in g to r e a lis e , h e s a id , th e m a g n itu d e o f t h e office, b u t h e h o p e d t h a t , w ith t h e h e lp of M r. S tu b b s , th e C o u n c il a n d t h e m em b ers, t h e I n s t i t u t e w ould h a v e a n o th e r su ccessfu l y e a r .
Th e Pr e s i d e n t, r e f e r r i n g to th e e le c tio n o f V ice- P r e s id e n ts , e x p re ss e d r e g r e t t h a t M r. E . H . B ro u g h a ll h a d h a d t o w ith d r a w fro m t h e p o s itio n of S e n io r V ic e - P re s id e n t (to w h ic h h e w ou ld h a v e su cceed ed t h i s y e a r ) , o w in g t o c o n tin u a l ill-h e a lth . T h e C o u n c il t h e r e f o r e h a d a sk e d M r. J . C a m e ro n , o f G lasgow , t o fill t h a t office. M r. C a m e ro n , in h is u s u a l g o o d -n a tu re d w ay , h a d s te p p e d in to t h e b re a c h , a n d h e ( th e P r e s id e n t) w as s u r e t h a t t h a t w o u ld m e e t w ith t h e e n t i r e a p p r o v a l o f t h e m em b e rs, a n d h e p ro p o se d t h a t M r. C a m e ro n b e e le c te d S e n io r V ic e - P re s id e n t f o r t h e e n s u in g y e a r .
Mr. Jo h n Sh a w seco n d ed M r. C a m e ro n ’s n o m in a tio n , a n d s a id h e h a d k n o w n h im f o r som e y e a rs , a n d , a s a m e m b e r o f t h e T e s t- B a r C o m m itte e , M r. C a m e ro n w a s m o s t a s sid u o u s in h is
d u tie s . A t h is o w n w o rk s he h a d m ad e a b o u t loO te s ts , a n d h a d c a r r ie d th e m o u t t o c o m p le tio n , and t h a t w ould g iv e th e m som e id e a o f w h a t to e x p ec t d u r in g M r. C a m e ro n ’s te r m of office.
M r. C a m e ro n w as u n a n im o u s ly e le c te d .
Mr. Ca m e r o n, i n r e tu r n i n g th a n k s , sa id how m u ch h e h a d a lw ay s e n jo y e d a n d a p p r e c ia te d tn e m em b e rs h ip o f t h e I n s t i t u t e . A f te r e x p re ss in g his r e g r e t t h a t M r. B ro u g h a ll w as u n a b le to c a rry on.
h e sa id h e f e lt h is ow n lim ita tio n s in succeeding such a n u m b e r o f e x c e lle n t P r e s i d e n ts ; how ever, h e w ould t r y to do h is b e st.
Mr. T. Ma k e m s o n th e n p ro p o se d t h a t M r.
V. C. F a u lk n e r , P r e s id e n t o f t h e L o n d o n B ra n c h , be ele cte d J u n i o r V ic e -P re s id e n t. M r. F a u l k n e r ’s w ork, h e sa id , w as well k n o w n , a n d h e h a d been a m em ber f o r quit© a long tim e . H is w o rk a s a p ra c tic a l m e ta llu r g is t w as also w ell k n o w n to all.
H e h a d h a d a m o st v a rie d e x p e rie n c e a s a m e ta l
lu rg is t a n d fo u n d ry m a ji, b o th in t h is c o u n tr y a n d on th e C o n tin e n t, a n d w as a re co g n ise d a u t h o r i t y in c e r ta in b ra n c h e s o f s te e l w o rk s’ p r a c tic e . H e h a d j u s t co m p leted a v e ry su ccessfu l y e a r o f office as P r e s id e n t of t h e B r a n c h ; h e w as re s p o n s ib le p ro b a b ly m o re t h a n a n y o t h e r m a n f o r t h e su ccess, fro m th e B r itis h p o in t o f view , of t h e I n t e r n a tio n a l C o n fe ren c e ip P a r i s l a s t y e a r .
Mr. Fi e l d (B irm in g h a m ), in se c o n d in g , s a id i t h a d alw ay s been t h e d e s ire o f t h e officers a n d C ouncil of t h e I n s t i t u t e to n o m in a te f o r t h is h ig h office a g e n tle m a n in w hom th e y h a d c o n fid e n ce . I n p u t ti n g M r. F a u l k n e r ’s n a m e f o r w a r d , t h e C ouncil fe lt t h a t th e y w ere fu lfillin g t h e c o n d i
tio n s w hich h a d alw ay s b e e n fu lfilled b e fo re , a n d h e (th e sp e a k e r) f e lt t h a t h e w as o n ly v o ic in g t h e o p in io n of th e C o u n cil w h en h e s a id t h a t M r.
F a u lk n e r w ould fill -the office w ith e v e ry g r a c e a n d w ith ev ery a b ility .
M r. F a u lk n e r w as u n a n im o u sly e le cte d . Mr. Fa u l k n e r, in e x p re ss in g h is th a n k s , said h e w as deeply conscious of t h e h o n o u r w h ich h a d b een d o n e h im . H e d id n o t t a k e i t so m u ch as a p e rso n a l h o n o u r, h u t a s a r e c o g n itio n of th e im p o r t a n t c h a r a c te r of t h e w o rk w hich h a d re ce n tly b e en c a r r ie d o u t b y t h e L o n d o n B ra n c h . Also p e rh a p s , i t w as som e re c o g n itio n of t h e use of te c h n ic a l jo u rn a lis m to te c h n ic a l s o c ie tie s ; when
