New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-03
ANNUAL MEETING or E1GIyrres

The annual meeting of the American so.,..
OF Mechahieai Engineers was begun yesterday a, =.
Iurf CnD Theatre The morning session was onsnsa =
10 o'clock The report Of the treasurer showed h..
expenses Of the last year had been in sxo~.'
| the receipts. The committee on the uon'a
memorial reported that $1,000 had been =,
lected and suggested that contribuuo,. W.
small amounts would be received by Charles Meno,
No. so Wallst The following officers were .ec,aS -
the year ensuing; President, f. d. Leayitt r.. 80
presidents, John Fritz, Henry Morton and William w.
calf; managers, Robert W. Hunt Charles T. ports, 49,
c. j. II. Woodbury.; treasurer, Charles w. CoueI,,s
Thlrty-elght new members were elected. The folown,
persons were elected honorary members: DAME, v
Clark OF London; Rudolph sClausius, OF Bonn O H,1
lauer, Of Munster Alsace Peter Cooper of Ney.Yo,L
G.. A. Him. Of Comsr. Alsace Francis Reuleaur !,
Berlin Sir Edward ]. Reed. K c. b., of London: Hen,
Schneider. OF La Creusoi. France; c. W. senep, AZ
London, and Henri Tresca. OF Paris.
The first paper read was on the Railcambering A,
rangement OF the Lackawanna Coal and Iron Compsnvn
by W. K. seamans. Francis d. Allen read pager an
the Protective Value Of Boiler Inspection" Mr. An,
claimed that proper inspection OF boilers insured OR
feet safety in their He strongly CONDEMNED
the using OF one safety valvo for two or ma,.
boilers The custom Of supporting boilers only on ths,
ends he declared to be very dangerous, the weight
tue metal and the water was almost sure 20 mako
seam crack and result I'm an explosion IT, s. HAYWOOD
read paper descriptive of an adjustable cutoff ysys
gear which has recently been put the engines On The
fe ~ boat Brunswick running between Jersey Ctr
and NewYOrk This cutoff be used by the eneneef
instead OF the trOtte valve At o'clock the engnesr,
adjourned until 2:30.
At the afternoon session the retiring president OF TIA
society, Professor r. II. Thurston, OF stevens Institute
OF Technology. read an address He reviewed the prp
gress which had been made In the arts and sciences
the last year. and he ended by expressing hope hai
the time would soon come when there should De In tbs
country comprehensive system OF instruction In tAs
mechanical arts. He urged taat when boy entered
primary school his instruction should in degree 10 IN
harmony with the station he would occupy In hfe
HE thought that there should be all over the country
trade schools Above the trade schools there should %
Institutes OF technology, and the system should b
crowned by normal school OF the mechanical ara,
which should furnish well qualified teachers for The
other institutions and should afford the highest technical
read paper the back pressure valves aud aus.
pement TO pa er on pumping read by him at
the meeting OF the society in Philadelphia paper on
=" Difficulties Of Road LOcOmOtion, their Cause and
Cure prepared by c. C. Hill, read by the secretary
The plan proposed was to have steam carriage bait 70
stated would have to be driving wheel or one to which
power transmitted. 1t thought that by This die
distributing the traction among a number OF wheels
practicable machine might be constructed. Oberln
Smith read paper on the preservation OF drawings.
In the evening the members of the society present
down dinner at the Turf Club in the dinngrOom NJ
the of the The following Oasts pro
siding: our New President" by j. L. Holloway TIE
Evolution OF Engineers" F. r. Hutton; The Nils II
the Gods" {. j. II. Woodbury.; Our Charities" G. E.
Emery; Our Practical Men," W. T.. Partridge; The
Lad es," A. II. Emery, and The Amenities Of ProfeS
slOnal Life" j. G. Bayes.