Medal presentations

One of the most impressive and enjoyable functions of the Winter Convention was the dual medal presentations which took place on Wednesday evening, February 15th. The ceremonies were witnessed by an audience that filled the Engineering Auditorium to capacity, and seated on the platform were many of the well-known leaders in the engineering profession, several of them former Edison medalists. The presentation of the Edison Medal to Dr. W. D. Coolidge was followed by the presentation of the John Fritz Medal to General John J. Carty, Bancroft Gherardi, President of the A. I. E. E. presided during the first ceremony.