A. I. E. E. section activities

Coordinating Design, Construction, and Operation, by W. S. Lee, President of the Institute. Following this talk, Mr. Lee answered questions concerning engineering practise and Institute affairs, and also outlined the changes which will be made in the publication of the JOURNAL. The 1929 Initial Paper Prize in the 8th District was presented by Mr. Lee to Miss Mabel Macferran of the Southern California Edison Co., Ltd., for her paper entitled, Parallel Operation of Transformers Whose Ratios of Transformation are Unequal. A report of the Pacific Coast Convention held in Portland, Oregon, was given by Dean P. S. Biegler who was the representative of the Section. Dinner preceded the meeting at the Engineers Club. September 10. Attendance 75.