President Sets Forth Aim of a World Federation.
The first meeting of the Engineering Society of hina since its amalgamation with'the local branche of the Institute of Civil Enginees and Institute of Electrical Engineers was held last Wednesday in the Henry Lester. Institute of Technical Edueation, 505 East Seward Road, a large number of members of all three societies met to open the 1935- 36 season.
Professor J. A. Ely, president of the society, then welcomed most cordially the members of the two other engineering groups, and looked forward with confidence to their support in attaining the object of the Society, the general advancement of the science tice engineering China Dealing with the functions and objects of the society, he said the only criticism which might be made against it was that Shanghai occu pied too large a relative share. They were no longer the engineering society of Shanghai, but of China, fand their transactions should reflect this by a large number of papers by. outport members. He pointed out the wisdom of a closer ce-operation other engineering groups—such the Chinese Institute of Engineers "in order that a maximum of eM
[ciency towards attaining their mutual Ideals might be secured,
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