The New York herald., 1922-05-21
ENGINEERS TO GUIDE
: ORDNANCE DESIGNS.
John Lyle Harrington Of Kan
! sas City to Head Mechani-
cal Society.

John Lyle HARRINGTON Of Kansas City
Mo-, has been nominated president OF
the American Society Of Mechanical En-
gineers. succeeding Dean Dexter 8. Kim
ball OF the Cornell University College
OF Engineering. it was announced at the
national headquarters of the society In
Mr.. Harrington will be ratified by the
society's 1900 members. He and the
other new officers will take Office at the
close of the annual meeting in New
York city In December.
Following are the newly nominated
vice-presidents Of the society: w. 5.
Finlay, rJr.. vice-president of the Amer
lean Water Works and Electric Com
pany. New York: william II. Kenerson,
professor of mechanical engineering
Brown University. Providence; Earl II.
Scott. Atlanta; H. r. Vaughan, Mont
real. who will fill the unexpired term
OF l.. II. Strothnlan of Milwaukee.
Managers of the society will be-: A.
g. Christie. associate professor OF me-
chanical engineering, Johns Hopkins
University. Baltimore: James Fl. Heron,
Cleveland Roy v. Wright, New York.
William r. Wiley of New York was con-
tinued as treasurer. Delegates to the
American Engineering Council of the
Federated American Engineering So
eieties were named as follows:
John Lyle Harrington. chairman; l.
p. Afford, New York; A. M. Greene. Jr..
professor of mechanical engineering
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Toy,
N. Y; Fred J. Miller. New York; Max
Toltz. st. Paul, Mimi: Fred r. Low
New York; S. w. Stratton, director Of
the United States Bureau of Standards.
Department of Commerce. Washington,
D. G.. Edwards r. Fish, st. Louis; Ed
win B. Katie. chief engineer of electric
traction. New York Central Railroad
Company, New York.
Albert Kingsbury of Philadelphia was
appointed for three years to represent
the society on the engine oring division
of the National Research Council which
works in cooperation with the Engineer
ing Foundation. Mr.. Kingsbury sue
ceeds Mr.. Greene, who next fall becomes
the new dean Of engineering at Prince
ton.
The chief of the technical staff of the
ordnance department of the army. II
WAS announced, will become an ex-officlo
member Of the society's ordnance di-
vision in order that the division may
function more efficiently with the army
authorities
Major IL. l.. sherwood Oh new fork
secretary OF the division, in statement
described the division as unique and as
practically patriotic" He said:
Zone phase Of the divisions work IL
that of helping TO bring up to date the
Ordnance Department designs for nuni'
tions as distinguished from what has
been the previous policy of all nations
the actual manufacture of munitions
which is admittedly inefficient.
within a few weeks after we entered
the world war great quantities OF muni
tions were destroyed on account OF obso
lescence. In order to avoid these un-
necessary wastes OF material and enersy
the Ordnance Division has undertaken
to cooperate with the Government in 3
more intelligent preparedness program.
John Lyle Harrington. nominated as
president of the society. Is widely known
as an engineer. both here and abroad
He is native of Lawrence, Kan. and !:
a graduate of both the University O.
Kansas and McGill University. He ha'
been associated with the Cambria Stee
Company. the Carnegie Steel Company
the American Locomotive Company ant
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad