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WITH the opening of the 1935–36 session, there appears the new Journal of the an occasion which marks another stage in the development of the Institution's publications, and should increase the facilities for “the acquirements of knowledge in engineering”, laid down by the founders as one of its objects. Portraits of the first president, Thomas Telford (1820-34), and of Mr. John D. Watson, who now occupies this office, appear in the first number, which opens with a foreword by Mr. Watson and an interesting account of the origin and progress of the Institution. Then follows the presidential address for the current session, which dealt with the problems of water-supply, sewerage and sewage disposal during the last fifty years. Whilst maintaining continuity with previous publications, it is intended that the Journal shall enable the earlier publication of papers and the wide dissemination of the reports of the Research Committee and its sub-committees, one of the important activities of the Institution. Eight numbers of the Journal will appear each year, six in the session and two in recess. In the form in which the first number appears, the Journal is assured of a favourable reception from all who are interested in the work of the Institution.
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Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers . Nature 136, 865–866 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136865d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136865d0