Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Page scan 000627 from Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000627
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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620 PROCEEDINGS OF SEMI-ANNUAL BANQUET [j. s. M. p. E. The President, all the Vice-Presidents, and the two Governors were elected for two-year terms; the Secretary and Treasurer for oneyear terms. Other Officers and Governors of the Society whose terms have yet one year to run are : Engineering Vice-President: L. A. JONES Financial Vice-President: O. M. GLUNT Governors: A. S. DICKINSON H. GRIFFIN A. C. HARDY Elections of the Chairmen of the three Sections of the Society — Atlantic Coast, MidWest, and Pacific Coast — are yet in progress, and the results will be announced as soon as they are known. After making sincere acknowledgment of the cooperation of the many persons and firms that had contributed to the success of the Convention (which names have been listed in the November issue of the JOURNAL), President Tasker proceeded to describe the nature and purposes of the annual Awards of the Society, namely, the Progress Medal and the Journal Award. Tracing the historical development of the Awards and describing briefly the symbolism of the designs on the Progress Medal, he called upon Dr. Alfred N. Goldsmith, Past-President of the Society, to read a citation of the work of Mr. Edward Washburn Kellogg, whom the Journal Award Committee and the Board of Governors of the Society had selected as the recipient of the Award for 1936. CITATION OF THE WORK OF EDWARD WASHBURN KELLOGG ALFRED N. GOLDSMITH It is my privilege to announce that a paper by Mr. Edward W. Kellogg ha's won the Journal Award of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers for 1935. I deem it appropriate now to give you some information as to Mr. Kellogg's professional career, his contributions to technical progress, and his scientific attitude. Thirty years ago he was graduated as a civil engineer from Princeton University, later studying mechanical and electrical engineering at Cornell University. From his first employment with a great public utility company in Chicago, he turned to instruction in elec