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The Second Annual Safety First Dinner to the Liberty Bell Mine Crew was held on Apr. 7, 1916, in recognition of the second year without fatal accident and with few serious accidents. The address of the evening was given by the Rev. Edward Burns Martin, on "Safety and Citizenship," and was followed by informal talks on safety, health and citizenship.

Jan 6, 1916

POSITIONS VACANT No. 175. At a mine in Missouri: general designer on timber work for concentrator power house and general mill work; two draftsmen on all kinds of mine and null work; two tracers, good letterer and map tracer; one transit man for surveys who can plot his work accurately.

Jan 1, 1917

[*E. O'C. Acker '86 Jinzoc Adachl '88 T. H. Aldrich '96 *Truman H. Aldrich '78 Walter H. Aldridge '89 *Anson W. Allen '87 John H. Allen '84 *Thomas Andrews '94 *William R. Analeby '90]

Jan 1, 1946

By M. Oka, C. M. Wayman

It has been known for some time1 that (110)b twinning is possible in bct martensite.* Any plane of the form (110) not parallel to the fourfold axis of tetra-

Jan 1, 1969

By W. P. Haynes

DuRing 1939. there were no discoveries of oil and gas in Rumania worthy of mention. and the only important extension was the anticipated

Jan 1, 1940

United Engineering Trustees, Inc Engineering Foundation Engineering Societies Research Board Other Committees United Engineering Trustees, Inc. ARTHUR S. DWIGHT GEORGE D. BARRON J. V. N. DOER Engineering Societies Library Board ROBERT PEELS PHILIP W. HENRY GEORGE C. STONE JOSEPH E. POGUE The Engineering Foundation H. C. BELLINGER GALEN H. CLEVENGER J. V. N. DORR

Jan 1, 1929

SALT LAKE CITY MEETING The One Hundred and Eighth Meeting of the Institute, for the presentation and discussion of technical papers, will be held at Salt Lake City, Utah, August 10 to 14, 1914. ALL PAPERS TO BE PRESENTED AT THIS MEETING MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE SECRETARY ON OR BEFORE MAY 31, 1914.

Jan 3, 1914

State Mine Experiment Station, College of Engineering, University of Alabama, University, Ala Copies of two bulletins issued by the Mine Experiment Station may be had by writing to the Director of the School of Mmes at the above address: Bulletin 1, Coal losses in Alabama, 2, A specific gravity study of Alabama coals The Cooperative work of the Mine Experiment Station with the Southern Experiment Station of the U S Bureau of Mmes is covered by Bulletins of the U S Bureau of Mines

Jan 1, 1933

By Edward Hart

THE specimen of glazy iron used for analysis was highly characteristic in appearance. It was made at one of the furnaces of the Glendon Iron Works, working a light burden of ore with a highly silicious cinder. There are very few records of analyses of this variety of iron. I have been able to find but the two given by Bell, and I add these to my analysis for comparison.

Jan 1, 1877

Executive J V W. REYNDERS, Chairman WILLIAM H. BASSETT E DEGOLYER H C BELLINGER RICHARD PETERS. JR. Finance H. A. GUESS GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Chairman F. JULIUS FONS Admissions GEORGE D. BARRON, Chairman DAVID LEVINGER P. A MOSMAN El K MASTERS J. A. SINGMASTIIR Alternates F. G. BREYER C W HAMILTON F. E PIERCE

Jan 1, 1923

The Petroleum Division met at Fort Worth, Texas, Oct 8-9 $ The headquarters were at the Blackstone Hotel, the attendance was 175 Sixteen papers were presented, 12 of them by the authors The technical program was built up around four major topics. Drilling, Production, Engineering Education and Metallurgy There were four sessions, two each day More than 100 were present at the luncheon on Friday noon, which was addressed in turn by President Lovejoy, George Otis Smith

Jan 1, 1937

The following extract from a letter written by a distinguished member of the Institute, Albert Sauveur, of Harvard University, to a former. president of the Institute, Charles F. Rand, is of general interest. It is dated Dec. 3, 1917, at the Hotel des Saints-Pères, 65 Rue des Saints-Pères, Paris:

Jan 2, 1918

By L. V. Wade

US Bureau of Mines efforts under longwall research programs to develop the capability to predict support requirements for longwall/shortwall support systems are discussed. Ground control studies are being conducted in conjunction with several longwall/shortwall demonstration projects. Geologic, support performance, and strata behavior are being documented on these projects. A hypothesis is presented for the prediction of support requirements.

Jan 1, 1979

By William B. Stephenson

The paper describes efficient and effective methods of automatically controlling sand pump installations. Particular reference is made to liquid-level controls actuating variable speed pump-driving units. Included is a discussion of various combinations of equipment, with schematic drawings.

Jan 7, 1950

The Howe Memorial Lecture, in memory of Henry Marion Howe, Past President of the Institute, was authorized in April, 1923, as an annual address to be delivered by invitation under the auspices of the Institute by an individual of recognized and outstanding attainment in the science and practice of iron and steel metallurgy or metallography, chosen by the Board of Directors

Jan 1, 1941

The airplane, while not a product of the war, owes its present very prominent place to the war; if it had not been for the war its development would have been retarded many years. War planes were made for various purposes, but their most important use was for photographing the enemies' lines. The same methods; with some modifications, are now

Jan 6, 1919

The Committee on Papers and Publications has set June 1, 1919, as the closing date for the receipt of manuscripts intended for the Chicago meeting, which is to be held Sept. 22 to 27, 1919. Manuscripts must be received by the Secretary on or before this date. If they are sent through members of the technical committees, they must be sent to those committees long enough in advance to be forwarded and in the hands of the Secretary by the time specified.

Jan 5, 1919

The testimony given before the Patent Committee of .the House of Representatives in connection with the bills to establish the Patent Office as an independent bureau, to establish a United States Court of Patent Appeals, and to increase the force and salaries in the Patent Office, has been completed. These bills were originated by the Patent Committee of the National Research Council and have received almost universal approval. The Committee of the House of Representatives is favorable to what this Committee of the Research Council is trying to accomplish but the proverbial inertia of Congress toward the Patent system needs outside stimulus.

Jan 12, 1919

The 116th (New York) Meeting of the Institute will be held in the third week of February, 1918. The Committee on Papers and Publications has set Dec. 1, 1917, as the closing date for the receipt of .manuscripts intended for this meeting. Manuscripts must be received by the Secretary on or before this date. If they are sent through members of the technical committees they must be sent to those committees enough in advance of the time to be forwarded and in the. hands of the Secretary by the time specified.

Jan 11, 1917

Alfred Noble Joint Prize Committee F B Foley, '56 American Documentation Institute F B Foley, '56 American Geological Institute J L Gillson, Nov '56, H A Meyerhoff, Nov '57 Committee on Government Relations J L Gillson, '56 American Power Conference Paul R Nichols, '56 American Standards Association Mining Standards Board E R Borcherdt, Jan '58, Otto Herres, Jan '58 Alternates E W Bullard, Dec '56, and J K Richardson, Dec '56

Jan 1, 1956