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1902. ] MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. | | 3 A LIST OF MEMBERS AND OTHERS. ATTENDING THE MEETING. Following is a list of members of th ent at the sessions for the readin e society who were pres- g of papers, who attended the banquet, or who made the trip to the works of the New York Ship Building Co.: J. R. Andrews, Kk. F. Able, John J. Amory, Rear Admiral serson, H. L. Aldrich, D. Almy, C2. . Almy; A. BR. Aeby, lieut. Ali of Turkish navy. C. As- Rear Admiral FF. T. Bowles, Chief Carpenter J. W. Burnham, U.S.N., CG: S= Butts, Wm. L. Bulkley, Naval Constructor W. J. Baxter, Prof. A. Ho. Bull, Wm. Boyd, J. D-Boy d, Geo. H. Bates, NavalConstructor Lloyd Bankson, Daniel Bailey, W. H. Bailey, I. S. Brinton, J. Barre, W. B. Beckley, I. W. Belknap, Civil Engineer Bellin- ger, U.S.Nz; Les Weir Browning, J. EF. Bruton, Wm. Burlingham, Cc. A. Blomberg, J. Bauchli, Geo. C. Bowers, W. I. Babcock, W. Binley, Lieut. Com'dr. T. Burg- dorff, Arthur L. Busch, John M. Blankenship, IF. O. Blackwell, Geo. A. Barress, Chas. H. Buckelew, J.2 Blanchard, H. HE. Boucher. Edwin S. Cramp, Capt. A. L. Comacho, Mexican navy, H. Christopherson, H. R. Curwen, Com'dr. A. B. Canaga, Naval Constructce D. H. Cox, ¢:> G.Curtis, F. H. Crane, Naval Constructor W. L. Capps, i: -H. Cross; Nicholas Cushing, Robert Curr, Geo. Clarke, M. S. Chase, Geo. C. Cook. W. DeW. Dimock, John Dallett, W. A. Dobson, P. J. Donnelly, John Drew, Prof. Jas. E. Denton, H. L. Des Anges, A. C. Dreyfos, F. L. DuBosque, Wm. H. Deming, Richard Deming, Hugh Dougherty, E. S. Denise, W. H. Dimock, Prof. Wm. F. Durand, W. D. Dickey. Chas. G. Eckstein, Charles Englis, KH. H. Ewertz, Rame Pwell, J. W. Eaton, Rear Admiral <A. 6: Engard, Jarvis B. Edson, J. G. Emmons, H. P. Elwell, J. P. Elliott, L. Endeletz, Wm. H. Fletcher, A. Fletcher, Sr., A. Fletcher, Jr., Naval Constructor F. L. Fernald, B. G. Fernald, G. R. Ferguson, EK. H. Fostor, Ccm'dr. Frye, }D. EB. Ford, W. A. Fairburn, M. Farguson, W. D. Forbes. Clement A. Griscom, W. Gardner, Naval Constructor H. G. Gillmor, Geo. N. Gardiner, Geo. N. Gardiner, Jr., P. T. Garven, Naval Constructor W. G. Groesbeck. Charles H. Haswell, Wm. H. Harrison, BR. lo. Hoye. I. GC. Hirsch, J. Hunt. Holt, J. A. Hargan, Chas. H. Hughes, Prof. W. Hovgaard, W. D. Hoxie, Myron T. Herrick, Naval Constructor Jno. i. Hanscom, RAG and; Richard P. Hart, W. H. Huhen, Warren W. Hill, Edward Hill, ~° James J. Hill, Gustay Hillman, EH. W. Hyde, H. C. Higgins, Rk. S. Haight, Naval Constructor J. B. Hoover, Me Se ball: John Haug. As Je JULD), W. H. Jaques, H. Janson, Julius Jonson, S. S. Jordan, John C. Kafer, W. E. Kimball, W. D. Kearfott, Otto B. Keller, J. Katzenstein, M. Katzenstein, L. Katzenstein, J. W. Kellogg, J. Kellogg, M. G. Kinlund, hee Bo kang: Com'dr. Chas. H. Lor- ing, P. Loventhal, A. J. Lancaster, V. F. Lassoe, Robert S. Lewis, W. S. Leland, O;: B. Libby, John Loyd, Chas. Longstreth, L. D. Lovekin, A. C. Leitch, KF. P. Lewis, M. Lewisham, J. Joly Dns; Theodore Lueas. Bock: A. M. DeGe Mead, Mair Moore, A. B.. Moore, - M. F. Moore, Henry B. Moore, A. J. Mickley, W. W. Meek, J. A. Meek, J. W. McCormack, H. L. Meeker, C. MeGowan, Wm. McIntosh, R. C. Monteagle, A. Masters, Col. HE. K. McClure, Henry A. Magoun, J. L. MeVicker, H. C. Meyer, Jr., T. Mathewson, James McGuire, Chief Engineer Magee, U.S.N., 7eo. W. Magee, Prof. A. J. Maclean, S. D. McComb, Capt. Thos. I. Miller, Spencer Miller, P. H. MecGiehan, C. D. Mosher, Chas. H. Mallory, C. D. Mabury, C. J. Menetz, Chas. H. Martin, Chas. W. Martin, John M. Mulrooney. Hi. A. Lewis Nixon, IL. Nilson, J. Li. Nelson, John Nolan, R. L. Newman, Chas. A. North, W. W. Nixon, Naval Constructor D. C. Nutting, Geo. L. Norton, B. F. O'Connor, S. Putman, KE. A. Perrin, J. V. Patterson, M. Pfatischer, EK. R. Pommer, ©. Px Paulding, De De) Pratt, AR. de Porter; Prof. ". H. Peabody, James G. Purdy, L. R. Pomeroy, A. Pretchoff, John Platt, N. F. Palmer, Howard Pusey. E. P. Robinson, D. C. Reed, H. S. Reed, R. A. Robbins, Asst. Naval Constructor Rk. H. M. Robinson, H. B. Roelker, Alfred H. Raynal, Prof. Chas. B. Richards, T. F. Rowland, Sr., Chas. B. Rowland, T. I. Rowland, Jr., Wm. Rowland, Wm. R. Roads, H. T. Rowley, Geo. Rollel, Chas. HE. Ross. Alex. R. Smith, A. G. Smith, Com'dr. J. A. B. Smith, Carroll S. Smith, S.) K. -Smith, H. H. Smith, Naval Constructor H. T. Smith, Wm. P. Smith, Naval Constructor S. F. Smith, Dc SAW, James -Swan, ¥. H. Stillman, BH. A. Stillman, Hon. Frederich Storm, F. Schoonmaker, H. A. Swanton, Prof. Ace Ee Sabin, R. BE. Sabin, S. W. Stanton, Capt. BH. H. Scribner, Lawrence Spear, B.C: Stuart; Capt. W. G. Shackford, S. A. Savage, T. B. Southard, H. -Staph, W. P. Stephens, H. B. Shields, Perry S. Stone, J. F: Sullivan, Lieut. Sabre of Turkish navy, Col. BE. A. Stevens, HE. Platt Stratton, Sinclair Stuart, Prot..H. ©. Sadler; Horace See. A. A. Thresher, Prof. C. C. Thomas, Wm. L. Tobey, Stevenson Taylor, James A. Thomson, H. H. Thayer, Frank H. Taylor. J, A. Ubsdell, Jr. W. E. Volz, Naval Constructor W. H. Varney, John D. VanBuren. A. G. Wilson, T. A. Watson, Wm. EF. Winant, James G. Winship, F. C. Whitehouse, Geo. E. Weed, C. E. Wells, Asst. Naval Constructor H. Williams, A. D. Woods, Geo. P. Wilson, W. C. Williamson, Com'dr. Wm. H. White, P. A. B. Widener, Chief Engineer. B. F. Wood, U.S.N., C. M. Wales; C. Ward, B. S. Ward, Wm. H. Williams, Jr., F. M. Wheeler, G. W. West, Geo. H. Waters, R. K. Wright, W. R. C. Wood, Capt. S. Waiter, J. M. Wilson, T. C.. Webb, H. C. Watts, W. W. Wasselieff. C. Yeomans, Wm. J. J. Young. DR. HENRY SMITH PRITCHETT. Dr Henry Smith Pritchett is a Missourian by birth and is the son. of . Prof. C.. W. Pritchett director of the Morrison astro- nomical observatory at Glasgow. Dr, Pritchett was trained an as« tronomer under Prof. Asaph Hall at the naval observatory at Wash- ington and by study at the uni- versity at Munich where he ob- tained his doctor's degree. Ap- pointed assistant. professor of mathematics and astronomy in the Washington university of St. Louis in 1881, he remained on the faculty of that institution for six- teen years, leading, meanwhile, the Transit of Venus expedition in 1882 to New Zealand, presiding over the St. Louis sz.cademy of Sciences and publishing many papers on astronomical and geodetic topics. Called in 1897 to be the head of the United States coast and geodetic survey, Dr. rritchett made so admirable a record in that important adminis- trative position that the corporation of the Massachusetts Insti- tute of 'echnology sought him as its president. He was chosen for that office in October, 1900. Dr. Henry Smith Pritchett. TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR SHIP BUILDERS. The business of reading and discussing the program of papers now became the order of the day. In the absence of President Pritchett of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Secretary Capps read Mr. Pritchett's paper upon the subject "Technical Training for Ship Builders." The paper follows: A modern steamship, whether built for trade or for war, is the embodiment of all the knowledge and skill that has been de- veloped by the science and art of our modern world. The most profound investigations of mathematicians, physicists and chem- ists, the most refined methods of metallurgists and metal workers, the latest developments of engineering and electricity, and the best skill of a score of trades, have contributed to her design and construction. Recent years have shown rapid changes and great increase in size and complication, but the history of ship building shows a natural growth without any discontinuity, from the time when ship builders cut their own timber, fashioned it on the ground and shaped the ship to suit their ideas and traditions. The master ship builder measured off the length of the keel, set up stem and stern-post and middle frame, sprung the ribbands and battens, and the ship grew to match the idea in his mind without the intermediary of drawing or calculation. Other tradesmen, such as the blacksmith and rope maker, might aid, and subsidiary trades might grow up like caulking and rigging, but the ship car- penter was the ship builder; when he found it convenient he fash- ioned a model with his own hands, and from it drew the lines to which the frames were hewn. The great fleet of wooden schooners that steam and steel cannot drive from the sea, were, and are, built in this way. With the advent of steam power the ship builder, perforce, entered into partnership with the engine builder, the province of each being marked off by the material in which he worked. Now that ships are built of steel the line of demarkation is maintained, giving naval architecture and marine engineering, terms which fail to cover the whole field and which are not exact complements of each other. A curious survival of the original demarkation is the assignment cf the design of the screw propeller to marine engineering, while the determination of the power required for propulsion is made by the naval architect, who cannot make an intelligent investigation of his problem without knowing what propeller is to be used. Again, there is the distinction between the engine bed and engine seating, though they not only join, but have a tendency to coalesce. Meanwhile the ship carpenter has sunk to the level of a subsidiary tradesman and ranks with the ship joiner. The occasion for retelling this story, so well known to us all, is to set forth clearly the fact that there does not appear to be a successor to the master ship builder. And yet ships are built and the numerous trades and professions are harmonized and some- body carries the responsibility for the construction. The re- sponsibility may be divided among the superintendent, the naval constructor, and the marine engineer, but unless one of them has the final decision, they must one or all be overridden by a supe- rior, and the one who finally decides stands in the place of the master ship builder. There is no need today to dwell upon the necessity cf tech- nical training for the naval architect and the marine engineer, and it may be admitted that the superintendent will be none the worse for such a training. There may be differences of opinion as to de- tails, but there 1s not likely to be much dissent from the opinion that a pait cf the technical training of these men can be most economically obtained in some sort of a technical school. Let it be admitted that all these and the master ship builder (if there be one) shall be ranked as ship builders, together with their assis- tants and the young men who are growing up in the business, and let us see if there can be found a common body of technical