Abstract :
American Society of Mechanical Engineers The president of a large engineering society said that the engineering profession is “bursting at the seams and will fly apart,” unless steps are taken to analyze problems facing the profession and remedy the situation. W. F. Ryan, president of the 50,000-member The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), expressed his opinion during a luncheon address at the Fall Meeting of ASME which was held at the Hotel Statler, Hartford, Conn.