FRANKLIN INSTITUTE

a seat of technical education situated in Philadelphia. It was founded in 1824 to advance the knowledge of the mechanic arts by lectures, cla es, exhibitions, meetings and by a modern scientific and technical library. Its departments embrace physics, chemistry, photography, microscopy, electricity, naval architecture,’ metallurgy, mechanics, engineering and’ technical drawing. Many | industrial exhibitions have been held under the institute’s auspices. Since 1834 it has had a committee who reports on inven-' tions and awards medals and premiums for devices and discoveries of distinctive merit. The institute i ues a monthly journal, founded in 1826. Special attention has been bestowed on the library, which numbers more than 100,000 | volumes and pamphlets and is represen- — tative of the world’s scientific literature. _