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152 THE MarINE REVIEW Mr. McFarland Leaves the Westing- house Co. ALTER M. McFarland, who has been associated with the Westing- house Electric & Mfg. Co. since Jan.-1, 1899, has resigned to accept an official position with the Babcock & Wilcox supervision of the large contracts of the company, as well as being the advisory head in all the co-operative movements of the company with the associated Westinghouse companies Mr. WALTER M. McFArRLANp. Co. Mr, McFarland has occupied the office of acting vice president for the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co, for a period extending over ten years. In this capacity he has had official involving literature, advertising and exhibition work. As a frequent representative of the Westinghouse companies at important meetings of engineering societies and April, 1949 at conventions, he is well known, and he has long been looked upon, by his company at Pittsburg, as the official host. In the latter capacity he hag come into contact with many djs. tinguished engineers and other guests from all parts of the world, Hig broad experience in the activities of his company and in engineering mat- ters in general, attained through his previous work in the. United States navy, and his personal acquaintance with men of 'public affairs, entirely fitted him for duties of this character, In his connection with the Westing- house Electric & Mfg. Co. he has done much to systematize and im- prove the work of the departments with which he has come into con- tact and has through his personal qualities won the confidence and re- spect of the large number of em- ployees looking to him for guidance and direction. Mr. McFarland was born in Wash- ington, D. C., in 1859, His education was received in the public schools of Washington, the preparatory depart- ment of Columbia 'university and the United States Naval Academy. He entered the latter institution as a cadet engineer in 1875, and in 1879 was graduated second in his class. In 1881 he was commissioned as assistant en- gineer; in 1891 as past assistant engi- neer, and in 1898 as chief engineer. He was the youngest officer for more than 20 years to have reached the latter grade. When the "Personal - Board" was assembled by the secre- tary of the navy in 1897, Mr, Me Farland had the honor of acting as the sole sponsor for the younger men of his corps. From the first he was one of the most active and effective supporters of the amalgamation scheme, the recommendation of which was the result of the deliberation of the Board. As a-member. of tm Board, he had the special confidence of its presiding officer, Theodore Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of the navy, and he proved a_ powerful advocate of the measure before the congressional committee; drawing from them the comment that he was the best posted man that they had ever examined. In 1899, after the passage of the "Personnel Bill," he was com- missioned lieutenant, and the same year resigned to enter the employ of © the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co, After having had wide experience in sea service, he was detailed for service in the Bureau of Steam Engineering in 1882. From 1883 to 1885 he was