The Journal Of The Institution Of Electrical Engineers Originally The Society Of Telegraph Engineers 1920 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineerings, Originally the Society of Telegraph Engineers, 1915, Vol. 53 The Council defined their attitude towards such interests in their last Annual Report, wherein it was stated that the Council will in future, as in the past, within the provisions of the Memorandum of Association, take such action in respect of legislative or industrial matters as may conduce to the general advancement of electricity and its applica tions, and will give full consideration to any representa tions made to them while preserving impartiality to all sections of the electrical industry. I think all members, except perhaps a few extreme sectarians, will desire that the Council should preserve an absolute impartiality towards all sections of the profession; but that must not be interpreted as standing aloof and doing nothing to promote the interests of the profession as a whole. I think some organization: can be created which will be constantly ready to consider any question that may arise from among the many sectional interests which the Institution incorporates. The most flexible organiza tion that I can suggest is the formation of a standing Ad visory Committee, composed, say, of the President, three Past Presidents, and three Members of Council. There must be, first, some continuity of action on the part of such a Committee, and that is why I suggest that some of its members should be Past Presidents, otherwise the Committee would be continually changing in its personnel. On the other hand, three Members of Council and the President for the time being would bring in fresh blood. This standing Advisory Committee might be given power to add to its number, choosing from among other members of the Institution. 1 do not know, of course, how this suggestion will commend itself to the Council, and it must be understood that I am only expressing my own opinion. Suppose a Government Bill be brought in to amend the Electric Lighting Acts, I would suggest that the draft Bill should be referred to the Advisory Committee for report, the Committee thus acting also as a Parliamentary Committee. A few outside Corporate Members or Associates would be invited to join them ad hoc, and so a strong committee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.