Obituary

Prof. F. R. Hutton, past-president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, died on May 14 at the age of sixty-five years. Professor Hutton was graduated from the School of Mines, Columbia University, 1876. He held various positions on the faculty of Columbia and in 1892 became head of the mechanical engineering department which he continued to direct until his resignation in 1907 at which time he was elected Professor Emeritus. Professor Hutton became secretary of the A.S.M.E. in 1883. He declined reelection in January 1906 and in the following December was elected president. He was a member of the conference and building committee of the United Engineering Society, which committee was organized to plan the Engineering Society´s Building at 29 West 39th Street, New York. In addition to numerous other activities Professor Hutton was an author, lecturer and extensive contributor to the technical press.