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Society of Naval Architects Its Aims and Purpose of the annual meeting of the So- ciety of Naval Architects and Ma- rine Engineers, to be held in New York Noy. 19 and 20, to call attention to the function of this organization. Primarily the aim of the society is to promote progress in American ship- building and, through developments in this art, to advance the economic status of shipping. The annals of the society constitute a complete record of the development of modern ship design and construc- tion, as well as of marine engineer- ing in the United States. Its mem- bership is composed of the leading naval architects, marine engineers, en- gineers of professions allied to ship- building, steamship owners and _ op- erators and others interested in mari- time affairs. These facts do not give a true pic- ture of the close personal relations that characterize the meetings of this body. Representatives of every possi- x appropriate with the approach U ble phase of the industry are given an opportunity, both at the professional sessions and socially, to ecrystalize the intangible thoughts and ideas on their work, which constitute progress. With carefully prepared papers on widely diverse subjects as a basis for discus- sion, the opportunity is available to reduce developments to their best and most practical form. The inability of the average engi- neer to express himself before a group of his associates is an inherent weak- ness, which participation in a meet- ing of this kind does much to correct. This applies particularly to the young- er members of the profession. Facility in the co-ordination of ideas, and abil- ity to state them under the critical circumstances attending discussions of technical matters is an important qualification of an executive. The ear: lier in his career that a young man develops this ability, the farther he will go in his profession. Further, the society is as keen for the development of the younger gene- ration of engineers and for their ideas as is true today of industry in gen- eral. For this reason, through its membership committee, the society has earnestly endeavored to bring to the attention of younger men _ con- nected with shipbuilding and allied fields, the benefits of membership in its ranks. Older men recognizing the importance of the work of the society are also urged to give them support by becoming members. Last year the efforts of this committee resulted in an increase of over 250 members in all classes, while so far this year a considerable number of individuals have applied for membership. While time yet remains before the anuual meeting convenes, every mem- ber should interest those of his ac- quaintance in the industry, who do not already hold membership, in the work and benefits of the society. The society will publish in the near future a combined index of the first 38 volumes of the transactions. The index will contain a thorough key to the subject matter in the transactions by names of authors, titles of papers, names of ships, and various general subjects. It will also be completely cross-referenced. The size will be 6 by 9 inches, printed on durable paper and bound in cloth. ESATA LLLLLLLOLOEE LLL LCLULCLUUALLCLLLLUGUOTALLCLLLLULOO LLCO PLOUULEALLGLAUUGOOO LULU LOUUCUAUOSLOHAOOOHAULLCCUUCOOAOAALUMUUOMAOAOLULLCCLOCOMAOAOLLURHALUCOOOOROLEARCOOCOOOROOAOLUCUUUOCOOOOOAOULUUUUUOOOOONOAUIOLUQUUQUOOOANOOUIINUURCUMMOOTOOTRRATIITITINUNUUUOOOOATHATHITITITTNCTUUONONUTVTTVNNITOTTNEOTTUNOUTUOUCCOTVTTATTATTINTITINTCNTTTTOTOTNTTTTTTTTeS Naval Architects Meet in New York Nov. 19-20 | | TTPO DOPE LOLOLOPECEACELOLUE LOCO LOPEEAPOLOOOOLUOPOPU LAER CEOPOLUOUOCE AOU UCAEG UU EGUOLOMLACOLUUGUULOCUAEOOOCOCUA COLO VUALOCEAEGCOREACACOVLACHUMUACOOALIOOUCILOVORAUGLOVECITOOCOTEG EGLO VOI TOTO TEA COTOAnA MOTH THTHTTTTOTEReA TTT TD STM HE thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will be held in the auditorium of the Engineering Societies building, 29 West Thirty-Ninth street, New York City, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19 and 20. Seven- teen papers are scheduled for presentation at the professional sessions, which will begin each day at 9:30 a. m. The council of the society will meet at 3 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the board room on the fifteenth floor of the Engineering Societies building. On Thursday, Nov. 19, an evening session of the society will be held at 8:15 p. m. in the auditorium of the Level club, 253 West Seventy-third street, New York. Between the afternoon and evening sessions a dinner, to which ladies and guests are invited, will be held at the Level club at 7:00 o’clock. The annual banquet will be held in the grand ballroom of the new Waldorf-Astoria hotel, Forty- ninth street and Park avenue, New York City, on Friday evening, Nov. 20, at 7:30 o’clock. Immedi- ately preceding the banquet a reception will be held beginning at 7:00 o’clock. The titles of the papers, their authors, and the order in which they are to be delivered follow: Thursday, Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. 1. Determination of Stresses in Plating from Strain Measurements, by Prof. William Hovgaard, member. 2. Investigation of Structural Characteristics of Destroyers, Preston and Bruce, by Lieut. Commander Claude O. Kell (CC) U. S. N., visitor. 3. Recent Developments in Special Quality Steels for Shipbuilding, by William Bennett, member. — 4. Notes on the Development of Certain Materials Used in Ships of the U. 8S. Navy, by Rear Admiral ’ George H. Rock, (CC) U.S. N., vice president. 5. New Structural and Decorative Materials as Applied to Shipbuilding, by William E. Blewett, member. 6. Some Recent Developments in the Shipbuilding Art in America, by John B. Woodward Jr., member. 7. Notes on the Launching of the T. 8. 8S. Mari- posa, by James B. Hunter, member. Thursday Evening, Nov. 19, 8:15 p.m. 8. Interior Lighting Aboard Ships, by Samuel G. Hibben, visitor. 9. Recent Developments in Electric Propulsion, by Charles F. Bailey, vice president, and Eskill Berg, member. Friday, Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. 10. Some Features of a Modern Airship—uw. S. 8. Akron, by Commander Garland Fulton, (CC) U.S. N., member. 11. Model Experiments to Determine the Effect Upon Resistance of Variations in Length of En- trance, Beam, and Rise of Floor, by Prof. Edward M. Bragg, member. 12. Model Steering Tests, by L. F. Hewins and Lieut. W. P. Roop (CC) U..S..N., visitors. 13. On the Analysis of Ship Trial Data, by Karl E. Schoenherr, member. 14. Are Welding in Shipbuilding, by Harry W. Pierce, visitor. 15. Design of American Super Liners, by Theo- dore E. Ferris, council member. 16. Electric Auxiliaries on Shipboard, by Walter KE. Thau, council member. 17. Pumps for Marine Service, by Irving W. Jack- man, member, O. H. Dorer, H. M. Chase, visitors. MARINE REVIEw—November, 1931 POCA ttc tts tcc WNTTTNNUTT NUOVO UOT TCUUTUULTUUTUN UU ULC LLL 53