Lecture by doctor Merriam

At the conclusion of the Edison Medal presentation, an address on “Evolution of Society As Influenced by the Engineer,” was presented by Dr. J. C. Merriam, president of Carnegie Institution of Washington, D. C. In his address, Doctor Merriam eulogized the engineer for his development of facilities such as communication and transportation, which have tied the world together and made possible that close touch with affairs and personalities necessary to the success of democratic government. As of tremendous importance to the development of society, he also mentioned the increased leisure and time for thought which had been made possible by the development of machines.