Stevens Institute of Technology.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING.

Noboken, N. J., March 31st, 1984

My dear Professor Marsh:

I see that some of our Washington friends have put my name on the ballot-list of the National Academy.

Professor Baird thinks that the voting power is principally in the hands of the members from Cambridge, who usually attend the meeting in greater force than formerly.

I have but few acquaintances among them, and do not know that they are at all familiar with work so far out of their line as is mine. Should any inquiries be made by your friends who may be strangers to be, and to my work, will you not be so kind as to say that both the Secretary of the Academy and Professor Hilgard have full lists of my papers; and if

you can yourself give them any account of my
work in the various branches of applied sci-
ence, I hope that you will do so.

I hope to meet you again at the sessions
of the American, and the British Associations,
this year. I am again to preside in the
Section "Mechanics" and shall try, with the
Secretary, Professor Webb, of Cornell, to
secure a great attendance of men in that depart-
ment. We shall probably be able to secure a
large delegation from each of the Technical
societies of the United States.

Very sincerely yours.