Abstract :
The address of the retiring President of the Institute has usually dealt with some subject more or less generally concerning engineering, or the engineer. It has been the exception, rather than the rule, that a presidential address has discussed Institute affairs. It seems to me eminently fitting and desirable that in retiring from office the President should record his views on the more important matters affecting the interests of the Institute, with which he has become acquainted as the result of his administration, and the years of service that preceded it. It is my purpose, therefore, to discuss some of the more important problems confronting the Institute, and record my views on them, and on some of the general conditions affecting the welfare of our organization.
