Abstract :
For the first time in his more than forty years of aggressive leadership in the electrical industry the Institute´s new president takes a position vacated by another. Always he has pioneered, developing new processes, new departments, new products, new refinements; now he assumes leadership of the Institute. It is confidently to be expected that Doctor Skinner´s pioneer spirit, keen foresight, and indomitable courage will prove invaluable to the Institute. His brief message follows.
