Proceedings Magazine - 1887 Vol. 13/1/40

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United States Naval Institute, 1873-1887
Issue: Proceedings Magazine - 1887 Vol. 13/1/40

ORIGIN, PROGRESS, AND OBJECT.

Historical.

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  • Officers of the Institute, 1887

    1887.

    PRESIDENT.

    REAR-ADMIRAL E. SIMPSON...

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  • List of Members

    HONORARY MEMBERS.—7.

    Arranged in Order of Election.

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  • United States Naval Institute, 1873-1887

    ORIGIN, PROGRESS, AND OBJECT.

    Historical.

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  • Officers of the Institute, 1887

    1887.

    PRESIDENT.

    REAR-ADMIRAL E. SIMPSON, U. S. N.
     

    VICE-PRESIDENT.

    ...
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  • List of Members

    HONORARY MEMBERS.—7.

    Arranged in Order of Election.

    Hon. W. C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy, (ex officio).

    Chief-Justice C. P. Daly, President...

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  • Annual Report of the Secretary and Treasurer

    To the President, Officers and Members of the Institute.

    Gentlemen:—I have the honor to submit the following report of the financial and business transactions of this office during the year ending December 31, 1886. The...

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  • Constitution and By-Laws

    ARTICLE I.—Title.

    This organization shall be called the United States Naval Institute.

    ARTICLE II.—Object.

    Its object is the advancement of professional, literary, and scientific...

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  • Naval Institute Prize Essays, 1879-1888.

    NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE ESSAYS, 1879-1888.

    1879.

    Subject:—“Naval Education.—I. Officers. II. Men.”

    Judges of Award:—Charles W...

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  • Steel for Heavy Guns
    By Edward Bates Dorsey, C. E.

    During the last four years I have been obliged for professional purposes to examine as thoroughly as possible into the suitability of steel for structural purposes. This investigation obliged me to make several trips to Europe, as I was anxious...

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  • Bibliographic Notes

    AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN.

    No. 3. The war in the Soudan for the rescue of "Chinese Gordon,” by General R. E. Colston, Washington, D. C.

    AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

    ...

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  • Special Notice

    NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE ESSAY, 1888.

    A prize of one hundred dollars and a gold medal is offered by the Naval Institute for the best Essay presented, subject to the following rules:

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