ELLIOTT CRESSON MEDAL AWARDS. 99

In 1883 he became chief of the 13ureau of Chemistry, D*partment of Agriculture, a position which he has filled with the highest credit to himself and in whidl he has earned the lasting gratitude of a nati,>n.

PRESENTATION OF ELLIOTT CRESSON MEDAL

TO J01IN A. BRASI-IEAR, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.A.S. At a special meeting on Friday evening, December 9, I9IO, Professor Brashear delivered a lecture oll "Contributions of Photography to Our Knowledge of the Stellar Universe." This meeting was lnade tile occasion for the presentation to him of tile institute's Etliott Cresson Medal for his distinguished contributions to astronomical science. In presentillg tbe medal the President of the In- stitute, Mr. Walton Clark, said:

" Ladies and gentlemen, members and friends of ,-- we have gathered in this historic hall of our venerable Institute, to present to Jobn Alfred Brashear, Doelor of Science, Doctor of Laws, Fellow of tbe Royal Astronomical Society--endncnt and honored as engineer, scientist, astronomer, educator, craftsman and man. the highest boner hi our gift-- the Elliott Cresson Medal.

" We do this upon the following recommendation of our Science and Arts Committee : "This Committee recommends that the EIliott Cresson Medal be awarded for 'distinguished leading and directive work in the production and perfection of instruments for astronomical research' to John A. Brashear, Sc.D., LED., of Pittsburg, Pa. " I)r. Brashear, I am honored in being the nledlum through which The Franklin Institute conveys to you its Elliott Cresson Medal and accompanying certificate." After expressing his tllallks for and appreciation of the honor con- ferred, Professor Brashear described (he metbods and apparatus employed in modern astronomical research and the recent important advances in astronoinieal knowledge, made possible by the applications of photography to this field of work. The lecture was illustrated by a large number of interesting and beatttiful photographs of nebtlla-, star clusters and other heavenly bodies.

PRESENTATION OF ELLIOTT CRESSON MEDAL

TO EDWARD \VEstal, D.Se., LED. The Elliott Cresson Medal recently awarded by tbe Franklin Institute to Dr. Weston for his achievements in Electrical Science was presented to him by the Secretary of the Institute on the evening of December I6, at a dinner given at The Lores Club, New York City. IOO ELLIOTT CRESSON MEDAL AWARDS.

In presenting to Dr. Weston the Elliott Cresson Medal Dr. Owens said : " Dr. Weston, by virtue of authority delegated to me, I present to you on behalf of the Franklin Institute of the State of , the Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal and accompanying certificate in recog- nition of your brilliant and successful researches in the field of electrical discovery, and also in recognition of the indomitable energy you have so lavishly and so effectively expended throughout a period of nearly half a century in the advancement of the applications of electricity to fill the needs of and supply the wants of an ever increasingly complicated and exacting civilization. " Speaking for myself, I think that you know, Dr. Weston, that I deeply appreciate the honor of being even the humble means of trans- mitting to yon this award, and it is due to you, Sir, to say that from no one have I drawn greater inspiration in the past, and certainly no one has lent me such assistance as you have in a twenty-year effort to educate young men in this country and elsewhere to a sound understanding of the principles of science and their application in engineering." A number of speeches were made by those present, expressive of gratification at the action of the Institute in recognizing the worth of Dr. Weston's work and expressive of the high individual opinion held, not only of Dr. Weston's efforts to advance electrical science, but also of his many personal qualities which have endeared him so greatIy to his numerous friends. Those invited to be present on the occasion included: Dr. Louis Duncan, formerly of The John Hopkins University, Fast President American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and Honorary Member of the Franklin Institute; Dr. Francis B. Crocker, Prof. of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, also Past President of American Institute of Electrical En- gineers; Prof. Charles F. Chandler, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University; Prof. Cyrus F. Brackett, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Princeton University; Mr. Gano Dunn, Chief Engineer, Crocker- Wheeler Electric Co.; Mr. L. A. Osborne, Vice-president, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company; Dr. Charles F. Steinmetz, General Electric Company; Mr. WilIiam Stanley; Mr. John J. Carry, Chief En- gineer, American Telephone & Telegraph Company; Mr. Charles W. Price of the Electrical Review; Mr. W. D. Weaver of the Electriral World, Mr. Samuel InsuI1, President, Chicago Commonwealth Company, Dr. S. W. Stratton, Director, U. S. Bureau' of Standards; Colonel Samuel Reber, Signal Corps, U. S. A.; Prof. D. C. Jackson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Ralph W. Pope, Secretary, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Honorary Member of The Franklin Institute; Mr. W. C. L Eglin, The Electric Company; Dr. Alexander C. Hu~nphreys. President, Stevens Institute of Technology.