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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY OFFICIAL REPORTS
153rd National Meeting Miami Beach, April 9-14, 1967 Board of Directors minutes The Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society met in Miami Beach, Fla., at 9 A.M. on April 9, 1967. Milton Harris, Chairman, presided. The following directors were present: Arthur M. Bueche, Robert W . Cairns, Herbert E. Carter, Robert F . Marschner, William A. Mosher, John H. Nair, W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Charles G. Overberger, Byron Riegel, and William J. Sparks. (John C. Sheehan and Charles L. Thomas were unable to attend.) T h e following were present by invitation for all or part of the regular sessions: Dale B. Baker, Gordon H. Bixler, Boris E. Cherney, David E. Gushee, Rodney N. Hader, Arthur B. Hanson, E. G. Harris, Jr., Robert E. Henze, Richard L. Kenyon, Joseph H. Kuney, Robert V. Mellefont, Stephen T. Quigley, Robert L. Silber, James II. Stack, B. R. Stanerson, Fred A. Tate, and R. M. Warren. 1. The minutes of the meeting of Dec. 3, 1966, were approved (see C&EN, Jan. 23, page 5 0 ) . Ad interim
actions
2. V O T E D that the following ad interim action of the Board of Directors be confirmed: VOTED to approve the draft of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors on December 3, as transmitted on December 15. 3. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors be ratified: VOTED that the Special Committee of the Board of Directors for the Chemical Abstracts Service be reclassified as a Standing Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service effective January 1, 1967 and that the duties and discretionary powers of the Board Committee on Publications and the new Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service be redefined and submitted to the Board of Directors at its next meeting. On recommendation of the Committee on Finance, V O T E D to approve the request from the Division of Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry for participation in the ACS Cash and Investment Pool. On recommendation of the Committee on Pensions, V O T E D to amend Article VI ( 5 ) of the American Chemical Society Retirement Plan by the addition of "Neither the Committee nor the Participant may elect the interest option as the means of paying the Participants' benefits at actual retirement period. Neither shall they have the right to elect any other optional method of payment which would call for payments under option to extend beyond the life expectancy of the Participant or the Participant and Spouse, 60 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
as of the date of actual retirement." This section then will read: A Participant may elect in lieu of the normal form of retirement income ( other than a disability income) a benefit in another form having an actuarially equivalent value. Such election must be judged by the Pension Committee to be in the best interests of the Participant and shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Pension Committee (including, for example, the furnishing of evidence of good health in a form satisfactory to the Pension Committee). Neither the Committee nor the Participant may elect the interest option as the means of paying the Participants' benefits at actual retirement period. Neither shall they have the right to elect any other optional method of payment which would call for payments under option to extend beyond the life expectancy of the Participant or the Participant and Spouse, as of the date of actual retirement. V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, designate the meeting to be held in Chicago, September 10-15, 1967 as the 1967 Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society. V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting ad interim for the Board of D i rectors, authorize and direct B. R. Stanerson, Executive Secretary of the Society, to execute on behalf of the Society an agreement relating to an easement for highway purposes entitled Engineer's Parcel No. 3. a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof*, and also a temporary right of way agreement, Parcel No. 3-T, entitled Parcel No. 3-T, likewise attached hereto and made a part hereof*; both documents being explanatory of an engineering· plat entitled Establishing, Altering and Widening Dodridge Street at Bridge CL-52-4.48 over Olentangy River, City of Columbus, likewise attached hereto and made a part hereof*. V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize the President of the Society to send the letter that follows to Dr. Donald F. llornig. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Mr. Ramsey Clark, the Attorney General, and Mr. A. B. Trowbridge, Acting Secretary of Commerce. Dear
:
On February 10, 1967, at the invitation of the office of the Commissioner of Patents, Commissioner Brenner and Dr. *Documents are attached to the official copy of these Minutes on file at the Society's headquarters.
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Howard K. Nason met with members of the American Chemical Society's Board of Directors, Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, and Committee on Patent Matters. The subject of this meeting was the Report of the President's Commission on the Patent System. The American Chemical Society is very appreciative of this chance to have discussed this important and thoughtful document, and of the invitation to submit comments at this time. The American Chemical Society is in complete accord with the objectives which the Commission has stated in the Report. We also appreciate the value of the general approaches recommended to achieve these goals. We have therefore undertaken to try to foresee and evaluate the effect of the specific Recommendations from the viewpoint of the responsibilities and interests of the American Chemical Society: to advance chemical science and technology, to increase and to disseminate chemical knowledge, to encourage chemical contribution to our country's industrial growth, to improve the chemical literature. We have concluded that some of the important details wrrtch were designed to implement the purposes of the Report may have consequences for chemistry which may not be in the best interests of the science and of the public. These consequences may well be peculiar to the chemical arts, because of the complexity of chemical technology and the vastness of the chemical literature. We call your attention to some of these difficulties now, in the hope that they may be considered in the drafting of the proposed legislation. Our remarks here are directed only to Recommendations I and II, and those further Recommendations which are an integral part of their implementation, i.e. Recommendations VII, VIII, and XVII. We have also commented briefly on Recommendation XXI. We would accept only with great reluctance the principle of first-to-file because we believe, first, that it contains a basic inequity and, second, that it could impede, not promote, the flow of useful scientific and technological knowledge. In many cases this principle of firstto-file would seem to threaten the fundamental rights of the inventor. On the other hand, the Commission has made a case for expediency in achieving speed of disclosure and avoidance of the difficulties of interference procedures, although we do not agree with their statement that "the first to file is more apt to be the inventor who first appreciated the worth of the invention and promptly acted to make the invention available to the public." We feel that the implications of such a radical change require much more study. We believe that due to the nature of
HIGHLIGHTS OF OFFICIAL REPORTS Meetings
Awards Renewal of ACS sponsorship of six awards for another five years ( 1969-73) has been authorized. Honorariums of five have been raised to $2000 (one is $5000) and the names of three have been changed. (Board minute 34) Chemical Abstracts Service Subscriptions to Chemical Abstracts will cost more in 1968 ($1550 a year vs. $1200 now), and several other changes in the CAS price structure have been approved to help CAS continue to be self-supporting. (Board minutes 15-27)
Holding the Society's centennial meeting in New York during the week of April 4, 1976, has been recommended by the Board to the Council Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities. (Board minute 30) The ACS meeting in New Orleans in January 1968 has been canceled, and the 1971 and 1972 spring meetings will be held in Los Angeles and Boston, respectively, subject to Board approval. (Council minutes 13-15) Public Affairs
Divisions The Division of Physical Chemistry has been authorized to apply for affiliation with the American Institute of Physics if its members so desire. ( Board minute 40) Education A "Basic Curriculum for the Chemical Technician" has been approved, and the ad hoc Technical Curriculum Committee has been asked to delineate means for implementing the curriculum guidelines. (Board minutes 43-44 and C&EN, May 22, page 46) Fifteen new student affiliate chapters have been chartered, and four charters have been withdrawn. (Council minutes 2 and 18-20) Grants Nearly $1.4 million has been allotted for 75 Petroleum Research Fund grants and awards. Eligibility requirements for PRF Type C grants have been changed. (Board minute 5) International Affairs ACS has been asked to serve as Secretariat for the meeting of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in Boston in 1971. (Board minute 28) Local Sections A change in the name of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Section to the Sabine-Neches Section has been authorized. (Council minute 12)
the U.S. chemical industry, there will be a race to the Patent Office to file the preliminary applications provided for in Recommendation II. This in itself wil" create many new problems for the chem ists. This race to the Patent Office wil in many cases in the chemical arts, re suit in the filing of incompletely con ceived and poorly elaborated dis closures. Recommendation II provides that these preliminary applications may
An ACS statement on the copyright law will be Judiciary Subcommittee and Copyright. (Board
proposed revision of the submitted to the Senate on Patents, Trademarks, minute 14)
Dr. Robert L. Hershey will head a study of the impact of chemistry on the American economy. (Board Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs ) Creation in 1968 of a joint Board-Council Committee on Environmental Improvement was voted, contingent on approval by existing ACS bodies active in this area. (Board minute 42) Publications Subscription rates for the new ACS journal on macromolecular chemistry, due to appear in 1968, will be $12 a year for members and $24 for nonmembers. An initial page charge of $35 also has been approved. (Board minute 10 and Council minute 16) The nonmember subscription rate for Accounts of Chemical Research, due out in 1968, will be $10 a year. The monthly will be free to ACS members. (Council minute 17 and Council Committee on Publications ) A revised "Handbook for Authors" will soon be published for distribution to ACS members who subscribe to one or more ACS research journals, and to all new members joining the Society after Jan. 1, 1968. (Board minute 12)
be revised and put in more acceptable form as complete applications within the first year after filing. This provision may ameliorate the adverse effects of a too hasty filing, but further consideration must be given to the prosecution sequence following the filing of the complete application, since few modern chemical inventions can be properly delineated in such a short period of time.
Under today's conditions, chemical (and other) inventors are dealing with very complex technologies. Many important inventions now involve the controlled interplay of many technical parameters. It often takes several years to establish a clear delineation of such inventions for the purpose of completing disclosures and determining proper claims. We believe that the early publication of the complete application JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN
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(Recommendation VII), and the consequences of such publication, as presently proposed, do not adequately take these factors into account—at least insofar as they relate to chemical patents. We recommend, therefore, that publication of a pending application shall occur twenty-four months after filing the complete application, or promptly after allowance or appeal, whichever comes first. This places a heavier burden on the Patent Office to accelerate the prosecution of patent applications, and to a large extent removes from the applicant the burden of having a published disclosure long before the Patent Office has reached his application for examination. Since the Patent Commissioner expects that the period of pendency shall be substantially shortened in the future, the operation of this Recommendation shall improve. A further recommendation relates to continuations-in-part, which are a necessary adjunct to the complete application for the proper elaboration of many complex inventions. The Commission has provided in Recommendation VIII for an effective cut-off date on c-i-p's, specifically the date of publication of the parent application, which at that time would become prior art against any subsequently filed c-i-p's. We believe that it is primarily the public interest which would suffer thereby; the public interest is best served in having as complete as possible a disclosure and definition of an inventor's contribution. In complex technologies such as chemistry, it could well be that an applicant might file a patent application sufficiently complete to support claims which would protect his invention—but if his parent published application is prior art against him the applicant would be obliged to refrain from any refiling which might enhance the disclosure. We recommend that the parent application not be prior art against any copending c-i-p's stemming from it. Since the period for exercising any patent monopoly would be limited to twenty years from the first filing date of the parent application (Recommendation XVIII which we endorse), the rights of the inventor would not be extended by this change, only his rights as to scope, under the c-i-p's disclosures. If the Commission's Recommendation VIII is followed without this modification, the public will often be deprived of disclosures of the developing elements of complex inventions during the latter stages of pendency. We have noted that the Report makes no provision for the protection of a bona fide prior inventor who does not himself file a patent application. In the chemical industry, we know of many instances where "modest" improvements—a temperature change, a different solvent, a homologous compound, an equipment modification—have not been made the subject of patent applications because of honest doubt as to their patentability—only to find that someone else has convinced the Patent Office otherwise. Under the present rules a prior inventor is protected. We believe that such protection is necessary and fair. One suggestion for achieving such protection is that it take the form of a personal defense against enforcement of the patent, the defense being available only to a prior inventor and those on whose behalf the invention was made, the patent retaining its enforceability against unrelated third parties. We feel strongly that a reasonable and 62 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
practical understanding of chemical industrial practices requires some such safeguard. We recognize that this safeguard does, in a limited way, retain some of the principles of interferences, but be believe that this situation would arise on far fewer occasions; only inventions which were actually being practiced would be affected, and only in the course of infringement litigation. Recommendation XVII recognizes the potential infringement problems which could arise as a result of early publication of an application. It is designed to permit the inventor to obtain a royalty for the interim period between publication of an application and allowance of a patent. The solution proposed entails granting a non-exclusive license to the infringer if he wishes to take one. If he does not take the license, the inventor has no recourse other than to wait until the patent is actually issued before taking action. Unfortunately, as the Commission's report points out, the period between publication and issuance could be long enough to permit the infringer to reap the major economic benefits of the invention, leaving little of commercial value for the inventor. We recommend deleting the second paragraph of Recommendation XVII, because we believe that the inventor's freedom to contract, or not to contract, with the infringer, is unnecessarily impaired by the provision of this paragraph. Turning now to Recommendation XXI, we should like to express our support of this recommendation. The chemical process industries are most likely to be benefited thereby, and we believe that this benefit is in accord with the principle of a strong patent system. We note also that this provision is in accord with the goal of harmonization of U.S. patent laws with those of other major industrial nations. We would be happy to elaborate on these comments should this be helpful to you. Sincerely, (Signed) C. G. Overberger V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, nominate Robert S. Melville, William B. Mason, Joseph H. Boutwell, and Adrian Hainline to membership on the American Board of Clinical Chemistry for the 196871 term to succeed Robert S. Melville and Arnold C. Ware, whose terms expire on June 30, 1968. 4. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Committee on Finance be ratified: VOTED that the Committee on Finance, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize Forrest T. Mullins to sign checks on the American Chemical Society Office of The Treasurer account in the American Security and Trust Company of Washington, D. C. V O T E D that the committee on Finance, acting for the Board of Directors, approve the transfer of all Chemical Abstracts Service accounting to Columbus at such time and under such circumstances as are mutually agreeable to both offices. The Controller is to continue to exercise technical direction of the Chemical Abstracts Service accounting, budgeting, and reporting procedures to insure compatibility in an American Chemical Society Control System. V O T E D that the Committee on Finance, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize the transfer of the assets of the
Chemical Abstracts Fund and the Chemical Abstracts Collective Index Account to a new fund to be identified as the Chemical Abstracts Service Fund. 5. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Committee on Grants and Fellowships b e ratified: V O T E D that the Committee on Grants and Fellowships, acting for the Board of Directors, on recommendation of The Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board, approve deletion of the following statement from the description of eligibility requirements for ACS-PRF Type C grants: ". . . ( c ) in general, have current financial research support other than that provided by his own institution of less than $40,000 per year ( exclusive of overhead )." V O T E D that the Committee on Grants and Fellowships, acting for the Board of Directors, on recommendation of The Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board, approve the allotment of funds for the PRF grants and awards listed in Tables I through V (see pages 6 9 - 7 1 ) . 6. V O T E D that the following ad interim action of the Committee on Publications be ratified: V O T E D that the Committee on Publications, with the concurrence of the Committee on Finance, acting for the Board of Directors, approve new advertising rate schedules as submitted for six of the Society's journals, to become effective with 1968 issues. (Change, in each case, provides a 24-time rate as a new "frequency rate break. , , ) Reports 7. V O T E D to receive the reports of the officers of the Society, all of which were relatively brief since each had a comprehensive report for the Council two days later. 8. V O T E D to receive the reports of the following committees and boards: Awards and Recognitions; Chemical Abstracts Service; Education and Students; Finance; Grants and Fellowships; Public, Professional, and Member Relations; Publications; Board of Trustees for Administering the Group Life Insurance Plan for ACS Members; Chemistry and Public Affairs; Civil Defense; Corporation Associates; International Activities; Investments; Pensions; To Study Plans for ACS Employees to Purchase Annuities; Clinical Chemistry; Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board; Patent Matters and Related Legislation (joint with Council); and Technician Training. Those reporting more than progress are printed on pages 71-76. 9. V O T E D to receive the reports of the Chairman of the Committee on Investments and the Controller and the report on 1966 year-end financial performance. Finance-Publications 10. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D that the 1968 subscription rates for the Society's new journal in the field of macromolecular chemistry be fixed at $12 per year for ACS members and $24 per year for nonmembers, and that a page charge be set initially at $35 per page.
11. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D to amend the 1967 budget for Environmental Science and Technology by adding $12,500 to cover mechanical and distribution costs for the publication of advertising pages. 12. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D to approve an initial print order of at least 85,000 copies of the ACS Handbook for Authors, that a copy be given to every member who is a subscriber to one or more of the Society's research journals and to each new member whose membership becomes effective on or after Jan. 1, 1968, and that the remaining copies be offered for sale at $2.00 per copy. 13. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D to amend Minute 15 of the Dec. 3, 1966, meeting of the Board of Directors by substituting "American Institute of Physics" for "American Physical Society" after which the Minute will read: 15. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D to approve a reciprocal discount arrangement between the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Physics, through which AIP members who are not members of the ACS are granted a 10% discount on subscriptions to The Journal of Physical Chemistry, and ACS members who are not members of AIP are granted a 10% discount on subscriptions to the Journal of Chemical Physics, effective for 1968. 14. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D to submit to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright a statement such as prepared by legal counsel, but with modifications to be approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the intention being to support in principle the proposed revision of the copyright law, but to urge modification of the statement dealing with "fair use," at least to the extent of deleting the specified examples of "fair use." Chemical
Abstracts
Service-Finance
15. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D that beginning in 1968 the system of surcharges (variable pricing based on number of users) be discontinued for the following parts of Chemical Abstracts Service: Chemical Abstracts on microfilm, Chemical-Biological Activities (printed, tapes and custom searches), Chemical Titles (tapes and custom searches), and Polymer Science and Technology (printed, tapes and custom searches). 16. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D to fix a rate of $1550 per year beginning in 1968 for subscriptions to the complete Chemical Abstracts, with a grant of $500 to be made available to each college and university that qualifies for such a grant. 17. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service
and on Finance, V O T E D to fix a rate of $1400 per year for 1968 subscriptions to Chemical Abstracts abstract issues or index issues separately. 18. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D to fix the 1968 lease prices for Chemical Abstracts on
Printed version Additional printed copies (26 issues) without volume indexes, each Tapes Searches Printed POST for individuals without volume indexes microfilm at $1800 for the first year of lease and $1200 per year for the second and succeeding years and that such leases be available only to subscribers to Chemical Abstracts. 19. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, VOTED to fix the 1968 subscription rates for Chemical Abstracts section groupings as follows: Base price Membership discount Bulk discounts
POST-J
POST-P
BOTH
$1200
$1000
$2100
35 500 500
35 500 500
70 1000 1000
100
100
175
One-time searches on CAS computer to be $50 per volume or partial volume searched plus full cost of computer search time. 24. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D that the 1968 subscription rate to Polymer and Plastics Business Abstracts (title may be changed) be $225 per year for the first copy and
$70 5 0 % on one copy of each grouping 2 0 % on 50 or more copies 4 0 % on 100 or more copies
20. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D to eliminate the education discount rates for Chemical Titles and to fix the following rates for 1968: Base price Membership price—one copy only 50 or more copies 100 or more copies
23. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D that the 1968 prices for Polymer Science and Technology be set as follows and that the magnetic tape copies be made available to subscribers with the subscriber furnishing the tape:
$50 $25 2 0 % discount 4 0 % discount
21. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D to fix the 1968 subscription rates for lease of computer tapes of the contents of Chemical Titles or for in-house CAS searches of Chemical Titles computer tapes at a base fee of $1500 per year. Special searches will continue to be conducted for subscribers to either service at $100 per search per volume or partial volume searched plus full cost of computer time. 22. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D that the subscription rates for Chemical-Biological Activities in 1968 be fixed as follows:
$15 per year for additional copies. 25. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D to make available in 1968 to subscribers at $4000 per year (title to be selected later) all CA issue keyword index information, titles of CA abstracts, and full bibliographic data recorded on tape with fully documented search programs, subscribers to supply their own tapes. Computer search service will be available at CAS to subscribers at full cost of computer search time. 26. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, VOTED to make available at $4000 per year a basic journal coverage of approximately 17,000 full abstracts from about 30 journals ( title to be selected later) on tape with fully documented search programs under terms as in Minute 25. 27. On recommendation of the Committees on Chemical Abstracts Service and on Finance, V O T E D to make all the information referred to in Minutes 25 and 26 available to subscribers at $5000 per year under terms specified in said minutes.
CBAC ( printed ) with volume indexes Additional copies without volume indexes CBAC (printed copies for individuals, no volume indexes ) CBAC tapes or searches ( limited to subscribers to printed volumes ) Tape subscribers are to supply their own tapes and pay full cost of computer search time; one-time computer searches to be $50 per volume or partial volume searched plus full cost of computer search time.
$1100 $ 35 each $ 100 each $ 500 each
Meetings 28. V O T E D that the American Chemical Society approve in principle the request from the National Academy of JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN
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Sciences that the American Chemical So ciety act as the Secretariat for the meet ing of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry to be held in Boston, Mass., July 25-30, 1971, and that specific assignments and responsibilities proposed for ACS and Ν AS be defined and agreed on by each organization and thereafter submitted to the Board of Di rectors for review. 29. Contingent on approval by the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve the following schedule of busi ness sessions for the 154th National Meet ing of the Society in Chicago, Sept. 10-15, 1967. Board of Directors—Sunday, Sept. 10 Council Policy Committee, voting mem bers—Monday morning, Sept. 11 Council Policy Committee—Monday afternoon, Sept. 11 Council—Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 Standing committees, open sessions—to be set by committees Standing committees, executive sessions —to be set by committees but at least one session completed prior to the start of the CPC meeting on Monday afternoon ( CPC approved the schedule on April 10.)
Public, Professional, Member Relations
and
30. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Public, Professional, and Mem ber Relations. V O T E D to recommend to the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities that the Centennial Meeting of the American Chemical So ciety be held in New York, the city where it was founded, during the week of April 4, 1976. 31. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Public, Professional, and Mem ber Relations, V O T E D that the Board of Directors instruct the Executive Secre tary to accept the invitation for ACS participation as a nominating society in the National Registry in Clinical Chem istry. 32. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Public, Professional, and Mem ber Relations, V O T E D that the Board Committee on a Profession-Wide Pension Plan be reclassified as a joint Board-Coun cil committee. 33. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Public, Professional, and Mem ber Relations, VOTED to amend the 1967 budget by authorizing an expenditure of not more than $5000 to move the ACS News Service personnel from New York to Society headquarters in Washington.
Awards
and
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry spon sored by Witco Chemical Company, Inc. Foundation ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry spon sored by Fisher Scientific Company ( formerly the Fisher Award in Analyti cal Chemistry) The Ernest Guenther Award in the Chem istry of Essential Oils and Related Products sponsored by Fritzsche Broth ers. Inc. ( formerly The Fritzsche Award ) The ACS Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry sponsored by The Kendall Company ( formerly T K e Kendall Com pany Award in Colloid Chemistry) To conform with the revised ACS poli cies for awards administration, the hon orarium for each recipient was increased to $2000 by the sponsors of five of the above and, as noted, three sponsors changed the names of their awards.
Office of Chemistry
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35. V O T E D that the phrase "be set up in the Division of Public, Professional, and Member Relations, " b e de leted from the action creating the Office of Chemistry and Public Affairs [Minute 20, Section ( 5 ) of the June 5, 1965, Board Meeting], in order to provide more flex ibility in the organizational arrangement of the Office of the Executive Secretary. Revision
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(Items 8 through 19 of Regulation III are to be renumbered as 9 through 20.) 38. V O T E D that Regulation V, 4 be amended by the deletion of "Director of Research Journals;" after which it will read: 4. Designation of Nonvoting Councilors. By joint action of the Council Policy Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors under the provisions of Bylaw III, the incumbents of the following positions have been designated to serve as nonvoting Councilors: Treasurer; Director of Publications; Editor, Chemical and Engineering News; Director, Chemical Abstracts Service; Director, Division of Public, Professional, and Member Relations; Director, Division of Membership Activities.
(The amendments result from Board actions on Sept. 11 and Dec. 3, 1966.) 36. V O T E D to amend the final paragraph of Regulation III, 5 by deleting "Corporation Associates;" and by addition of "Chemical Abstracts Service;" following "Awards and Recognitions;". The paragraph then will read: The following Standing Committees of the Board of Directors shall be appointed: Awards and Recognitions; Chemical Abstracts Service; Education and Students; Finance; Grants and Fellowships; Public, Professional, and Member Relations; and Publications. 37. V O T E D to amend Regulation III by deletion of the following: 20. Special Committee of the Board of Directors for the Chemical Abstracts Service. The Committee of the Board of Directors for the Chemical Abstracts Service periodically shall consult with the Director and staff of the Chemical Abstracts Service and provide help and guidance for planning and implementation of the development and growth of this operation. Appointees shall include Directors and non-Directors serving for terms of three years; initial appointments may be for lesser terms in order to provide for rotation.
Recognitions
34. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Awards and Recognitions, V O T E D to extend for another five years ( 1969-73 ) sponsorship agreements for the following ACS awards: ACS Award in Enzyme Chemistry spon sored by Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry spon sored by Precision Scientific Company
society, with proper regard to the extent of the need and to the degree of support that may be expected from users of the services. The Board of Directors delegates to the Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service authority to supervise CAS operations with power to act in all matters within the jurisdiction of an executive committee of a corporation with the exception of appointment of the Director, establishment of new publications or services, setting subscription rates, approval of annual budgets, capital expenditures in excess of $25,000 not authorized in the approved annual budget, and changes which substantially reduce net income of an approved budget.
and by inserting the following: 8. Standing Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service. The Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of publications and services for selecting, abstracting, storing, and retrieving chemical, chemical engineering, and related information to meet the needs of
ACS representation
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affiliation
39. Contingent on approval by the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D that the American Chemical Society become a participating member of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and that ACS representatives chosen by the Division of Fuel Chemistry and other interested ACS divisions, be appointed to the conference as specified in its bylaws. ( C P C approved this representation on April 10. ) 40. V O T E D that the Board of Directors approve the proposal that the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry apply for affiliation with the American Institute of Physics if the division finds that its members favor such action.
Committee
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41. V O T E D that the Committee to Study Plans for ACS Employees to Purchase Annuities, which has completed its assignment, be discharged with thanks. 42. Contingent on approval of various ACS bodies active in the area of environmental improvement, V O T E D that a Joint Board-Council Committee on Environmental Improvement be created in 1968 with duties that will not overlap those of the Division of Water, Air, and Waste Chemistiy.
Technician
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VOTED to approve a proposed "Basic Curriculum for the Chemical Technician" as prepared by the ad hoc Technician Curriculum Committee ( see page 72 ). 44. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Education and Students, VOTED that the ad hoc Technician Cur
Table I.
riculum Committee continue its assign ment and that it delineate specific means by which the curriculum guidelines can best be implemented. 45. On recommendation of the Com mittee on Education and Students, VOTED that the Chairman and other
members of the ad hoc Technician Cur riculum Committee be commended for their prompt and thorough report on cur riculum guidelines for technician train ing. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 P.M. B. R. STANERSON, Secretary
PRF grants for fundamental research in the petroleum field (type A) Amount
W. E. McEwen L. J. Dolby S. W. Bailey W. S. Johnson
Institution U. of Mass. U. of Oregon U. of Wisconsin Stanford U.
C. Fairhurst
U. of Minnesota
R. J. Crawford
U. of Alberta
T. Cohen R. B. Bates M. J. Henchman J. F. King J. K. Stille C. G. Overberger
U. of Pittsburgh U. of Arizona U. of Leeds U. of W. Ontario U. of Iowa U. of Michigan
C. R. Hauser J. C. Polanyi
Duke Univ. U. of Toronto
D. N. Kevill H. C. Thomas R. M. Roberts H. T. Davis and L. D. Schmidt J. M. Anderson
No. 111. Univ. U. of No. Carolina U. of Texas U. of Minnesota
W. F. Brace and J. B. Walsh R. S. Tobias C. Herzenberg
Massachusetts Inst, of Tech. U. of Minnesota 111. Inst, of Technology
Investigator
Bryn Mawr Coll.
Subject Substitution Reactions at Phosphorus The Prins Reaction Clay Mineral Polytypism Cationic Cyclizations Involving Polyolefins Mechanisms of Rock Deformation and Failure The Thermolysis and Photolysis of Pyrazolines Reactions of Amine Oxides Pentadienyl Carbanions Ion-Molecule Reactions Organic Sulfur Mechanisms Platinum and Palladium Alkyls Studies on Mechanisms of Polymerization Novel Condensations by Strong Bases Inelastic Collisions Studied by Infrared Emission Perchlorate Esters Ionic Diffusion in Colloidal Suspensions Enolene Rearrangements Electron Transport and Electronic States in Liquids Nuclear Relaxation and Molecular Structure Seismic Attenuation in Rocks
Ε. Μ. Burgess
Raman Spectra of Organometallics Mossbauer Measurements of Sedimentary Rocks St. U. of New York, Buffalo Radiant Heat Transfer from a Surface to a Gas-Solid Suspension Georgia Inst, of Technology A^-Sulfonylamines
J. B. Lambert
Northwestern U.
F. A. Carey M. T. Pope
U. of Virginia Georgetown U.
R. P. Merrill
U. of California, Berkeley
J. S. Newman
U. of California, Berkeley
Κ. Η. Coats
U. of Texas
B. M. Trost
U. of Wisconsin
Studies in Acenaphthene Systems
A. E. Grosser
McGill Univ.
Molecular Beam Chemical Kinetics
J. Szekely
J. L. Wilson
1969
Total
$7,560 8,014 7,000 8,160
$7,560 8,014 7,000 8,160
$7,560 7,000 8,160
$22,680 16,028 21,000 24,480
6,216
9,060
9,240
24,516
6,200
6,200
6,200
18,600
7,744 8,515 11,400 5,000 7,680 7,997
8,209 8,515 7,200 5,000 7,680 8,083
8,321 8,515 5,400 5,000 8,040 8,059
24,274 25,545 24,000 15,000 23,400 24,139
7,394 8,000
7,560 8,000
7,762 8,000
22,716 24,000
8,352 12,400 7,560 9,840
8,112 6,000 8,520 9,840
8,040 6,000 8,520
24,504 24,400 24,600 19,680
6,720
6,720
9,800
6,396
4,804
21,000
10,550 8,000
4,478
5,399
20,427 8,000
ene Molecular Beams with Atomically Clean Single Crystal Platinum 12,327 Ionic Migration in Stagnant (15 mos.) Electrolytes 11,170 Reservoir Simulation
Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem
Wm. Marsh Rice U.
1968
13,501 (14 mos.) 9,240 (15 mos.) Nonchair and Distorted-chair 9,812 Conformations (15 mos.) Hydride Transfer Reactions 7,108 8,160 Properties and Structures of (15 mos.) Heteropoly Blues The Interaction of Hydrogen and Ethyl 10,807
Application of ESR to Mineralogy and Geology Ohio State U. L. A. Paquette Aspects of Ether Oxygen Neighboring Group Univ. of Pisa, H. Craig and Applications to Paleo-temperature A. Longinelli Italy Measurements Employing Oxygen Isotope Fractionation Factors and Certain Exchange Rates F. C. McMichael Princeton Univ. Early Diagenesis of Carbonate and D. J. J. Sediments in a Suptratidal Kinsman Evaporitic Setting M. V. C. Sastri, Indian Inst, of Tech., India Catalysis on Oxide Catalysts J. C. Kuriacose and C. N. Pillai Application of NMR to Selected U. of Wisconsin J. H. Noggle Problems in Inorganic Chemistry A New Alkylation Method Dartmouth Coll. T. A. Spencer W. Low
1967
East Yucatan Carbonate Sediments
(15 mos.) 9,744 (14 mos.) 8,570 (15 mos.) 6,690 8,080
13,440
7,018
20,519
9,060
18,300
6,576
16,388
7,162 6,120
7,213 6,360
21,483 20,640
7,908
8,151
26,866
7,467
19,794
8,400
19,570
8,832
6,967
10,550
25,543 19,120
7,545
6,765
21,000
8,040
8,040
24,160
4,000
4,000
5,000 (14 mos.)
5,000
15,000
1,000
10,020
6,000
10,471 (15 mos.) 5,000
8,071 5,000
10,000 1,000
17,000
16,020 8,071
26,613 10,000
Continued on page 70 JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN 69
Table I. Investigator R. A. Caldwell
Institution Cornell Univ.
A. G. Hortmann
Washington U., St. Louis
J. J. W. Rogers K. L. Erickson
Wm. Marsh Rice U. Clark Univ.
W. F. Edgell
Purdue Univ.
R. C. Murray
U. of New Mexico
S. G. Shore
Ohio State U.
D. M. Lemal
Dartmouth Coll.
P. G. Simpson
Stanford Univ.
W. C. Herndon E. Hamori
Texas Tech. Coll. U. of Delaware
A. I. Johnson and M cM aster Univ. A. E. Hamielec
Table II.
Continued
Subject Photochemistry of Organometallic Compounds Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Systems Geochemical Evolution of Graywackes Carbanionic Rearrangements in Aliphatic Systems Reaction of Metal Carbonyls with Amines Carbonate Sedimentation and Diagenesis Studies of Phosphorus(V) Chloride and Its Saltlike Derivatives Stereochemistry of Cyclic Fragmentations Crystallographic Studies of Biological Molecules Nonobservable Diels-Alder Reactions Kinetic Study of the Starch-Iodine Reaction Bubble Reactor Studies : I. Analysis and Design and II. Application to Hydrocarbon Reactions Total
1967 15,060 (15 mos.) 9,250 (14 mos.) 5,260 11,160 (15 mos.) 7,000
Amount 1969 1968 11,400
26,460
8,291
2,881
20,422
4,740 7,320
7,320
10,000 25,800
7,000
7,000
21,000
Total
10,000
5,000
5,000
7,980
7,980
7,980
23,940
10,163 (15 mos.) 9,974 (15 mos.) 9,973 11,780
8,324
8,183
26,670
8,049
6,108
24,131
7,573 4,970
7,387 4,970
24,933 21,720
4,800
9,800
4,800
19,400
$452,202
$366,503
$239,216 $1,057,921
PRF grants for fundamental research in the petroleum field at the undergraduate level (type B)
Investigator D. M. Smith
Institution Hope Coll.
P. K. Glasoe
Wittenberg U.
S. M. E. Kellner
St. Michaels College Lake Forest Coll.
J. W. Bixler
Subject Infrared Spectra of Adsorbed Molecules Deuterium Isotope Effect in Acid Ionization Pyrolysis of Cyclohexadienes Stripping Analysis Studies
E. A. Roth
West. Wash. St. College U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Rider Coll.
E. S. Weaver
Mt. Holyoke Coll.
Conformational Effects in Cyclobutanes Heterogeneous Catalysis by Functional Polymers Primary Alkyl Halide Exchange Analytical Chemistry
R. F. Pasternack
Ithaca Coll.
Fast Reactions in Solution
J. W. Gilje C. Osuch D. Bak
U. of Hawaii U. of Dubuque
Halophosphine Derivatives The Chemistry of Bicyclic Olefins Cyclooctatetraenyl and Benzocyclooctatetraenyl Dianion Reactions Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Peptides
G. M. Lampman F. T. Fang
Hartwick Coll. Coll. of Mount St. Joseph on the Ohio Louisiana Polytechnic Inst.
C. L. Deasy and Sis. M. Alfreda D. D. Roberts
P. M. C. Colleges
R. W. Medeiros
Table III.
Solvolytic Investigation of Cy clopropyl carbinyl Derivatives Addition Reactions of Acylaminopyridines TOTAL
Amount 1968
1969
Total $ 14,890
1967 $ 8,170
$ 6,720
5,880
5,040
10,920
4,920
13,740
8,820 (14 months) 6,720 (15 months) 5,077 5,400 5,445 (15 months) 6,924 (15 months) 12,620 (15 months) 3,960 7,200 (15 months) 7,040 (15 months)
$
6,720 3,353
8,430
5,400
10,800
5,115
10,560
3,792
10,716 12,620
4,560 2,400
8,520 9,600
3,360
10,400
2,880
2,400
5,280
4,350
3,950
8,300
5,520
11,040
$56,530
$152,536
5,520 (15 months) $96,006
PRF unrestricted grants for established scientists conducting Fundamental research in the petroleum field (type C)
Area of Research1 Amount Physical Chemistry $ 40,000 Geophysics 40,000 40,000 Physical Organic Chemistry TOTAL $120,000 1 The awards in the form of unrestricted research grants were based on the accomplishments in these areas of fundamental research in the petroleum field. The recipients are encouraged to pursue any investigation in the petroleum field of interest to them.
Investigator R. Bersohn J. V. Smith R. Pettit
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Institution Columbia Univ. U. of Chicago U. of Texas
Table IV.
PRF International awards in the petroleum field (type D)
Stanford University
E. S. Lewis R. M. Moriarty
Rice University Catholic University
Institution
Institution Columbia University
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS Standing Committees
Awards and Recognitions The committee met in Miami Beach on April 8 with all but one member present. The committee reported to the Board of Directors that it had accepted pro posals from six award sponsors to extend for another five years ( 1 9 6 9 - 7 3 ) the sponsorship agreements for their awards (see Minute 3 4 ) . The results of the nomination solicita tion program for 1968 awards were re viewed. Approximately 500 candidates were nominated for the 30 awards to be presented. The three awards to be pre sented initially in 1968 are satisfactorily under way. Nearly 50 candidates were proposed for the new ACS Award for Creative Invention. The proposal to develop a membership emblem to recognize 25 years of ACS service was discussed at length but no action was taken. The committee is continuing its study of the Society's awards program. In June, it will review the pattern and balance of the field recognized by awards in the present program. ROBERT F. MARSCHNER, Chairman
Chemical Abstracts Service Members of the committee for 1967 are Dr. Byron Riegel, chairman, Dr. Arthur M. Bueche, Dr. Charles L. Thomas, and Dr. Milton Harris {ex officio). Dr. J. C. R. Licklider and Dr. Paul L. Salzberg are advisers and Dale B. Baker is staff liaison. The committee met in Columbus on Feb. 4 and in New York City on March 7. Two meetings were held on April 7; the first was a regular session and the second was with government representatives on progress of chemical information programs and interrelationships between the Gov ernment and ACS. The committee reviewed with the staff procedures for fully transferring CAS ac counting to the Columbus office and con firmed the action to implement the trans fer by May 1 ( see Minute 4 ) .
$12,500
Stereoselective Processes and Asymmetric Syntheses A Study of Proton Transfers Stereochemical Studies of Triterpenoid Rearrangements TOTAL
Table V. Investigator D. J. LaFollette
Amount 1967
Title
Investigator H. S. Mosher
12,350 13,950 $38,800
Special proposal Amount 1967
Purpose Travel grant to Germany for one year of postdoctoral research work at the Uni versity of Freiburg
The subject of combining the assets of the Chemical Abstracts Fund and the Abstracts Collective Index Account has been studied since Dec. 1, 1966, and the committee voted to recommend con solidation of the funds to the Finance Committee (see Minute 4 ) . Financial charts on CAS forecasts were studied and recommendations prepared for CAS programs and subscription prices for 1968 and subsequent years ( see Min utes 1 5 - 2 7 ) . Multiple usage of CAS processed in formation is becoming increasingly easier and the number of requests for repack aged outputs is increasing. The commit tee discussed various alternative methods of providing such services in specialized or mission-oriented areas (such as food, petroleum, and water) and considered proposals to provide selective abstract and index services. A CAS proposal for research on "Avail ability of Primary Scientific and Tech nical Documents within the United States" has been submitted to the U.S. Commissioner of Education. The study is designed to answer two questions : ( 1 ) Are papers pertinent to chemistry and chemical engineering available to the people who need them? ( 2 ) What steps, if any, should be taken to improve the availability of these papers? The NAS/ΝΑΕ Committee on Scien tific and Technical Communication ( SATCOM ) Task Group on Toxicological Information (including Byron Riegel and Dale Baker) held a conference with the National Library of Medicine on Feb. 20 to review the plans for a large com puter-based system "to cope with the flood of toxicological information and to make it quickly available to people with a legitimate need for it." In December 1966 in New York City, SATCOM held a meeting devoted to com mercial publishers of scientific and tech nical information and contributions that can be made at the international level. The second meeting in February was de voted to the Systems Development Corp. ( S D C ) final report entitled "A System Study of Abstracting and Indexing in the United States" (TM-WD-394, Dec. 16, 1966). Discussions have continued with NSF
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650
on the one-year study by Information Management, Inc. ( I M I ) , on "System Performance Specification and System De velopment Plan for a National Chemical Information System." Final reports were received in April. A meeting will be ar ranged with IMI and NSF to discuss these reports. A staff screening committee interviewed 12 prospective architectural firms. Three firms were recommended in order of pref erence. The selection of one was ap proved tentatively, pending further review of CAS building plans and needs by the committee. Work on the Olentangy Riverfront De velopment Project in Columbus is com plete except for minor fine grading, seed ing, and riprap. The schedule calls for this work to be done by the end of April. A meeting with AIChE representatives was held in December 1966 with regard to improving and extending the informa tion services for the chemical engineer ing community. Several projects and studies are under way. This liaison com mittee will meet twice a year to consider such policy questions as broad program coordination and finance. The committee has arranged to meet with the Tripartite Committee of En gineering Index, Engineers Joint Council, and the United Engineering Trustees to discuss details of interrelationships on ac tions as set forth in the recommendations of their Nov. 7, 1966 report. Dr. Milton Harris has been providing liaison at the policy level in recent inter national conferences and working panels on chemical information matters. Pri-
Comments Please Your views on matters reported by Board committees will be welcomed by the respective chairmen. Letters addressed to B. R. Stanerson, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, will be forwarded promptly.
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marily involved are the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International Council of Scientific Unions, and UNESCO. BYRON RIEGEL,
Chairman
Education and Students The committee met in Miami Beach on April 8. The forthcoming ACS-sponsored international conference on "Recent D e velopments in High School Chemistry," which will b e held Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 in Washington, D.C., was endorsed by the committee. Fifteen persons from abroad and 25 from the United States will partic ipate in this conference. Presentations of recent innovations in high school chem istry curriculums, teaching aids, equip ment and the like from other countries will highlight the conference. A report will be prepared and distributed widely. Dr. Carleton W . Roberts, chairman of the ad hoc Technician Curriculum Com mittee presented a report entitled "Guide lines for the Training of Chemical Tech nicians." T h e Committee on Education and Students recommended that Sections II-A through I I - D of this report b e ac cepted and distributed widely, including publication in C&EN (see page 46, May 22 issue). In addition, it recommended that the Technician Curriculum Com mittee delineate specific means by which the curriculum guidelines can best b e implemented. ( See Board Minutes 43 and 44.) It was announced that effective June 1967, Kenneth M. Chapman of Temple University Technical Institute will as sume the position of Assistant Educational Secretary in charge of the experimental two-year college chemistry program. It is anticipated that some of t h e activities under this program will include ( 1 ) d e velopment of information and statistics on two-year college chemistry programs, ( 2 ) development of guidance and coun seling materials, and ( 3 ) development of general educational resources for chem istry in two-year colleges. Also, it was announced that Edward L. Sillcox recently had joined t h e staff as Assistant Educational Secretary in charge of ACS Short Courses. T h e first short course on film was presented over closedcircuit television at the Miami Beach meeting. In addition, seven courses ( 12 sessions) were offered at this meeting. H E R B E R T E. CARTER,
Chairman
Finance The Committee on Finance met with the Committee on Publications in Miami Beach on April 8. The Treasurer's report of cash and in vestments for the year 1966, the report of the chairman of the Committee on In vestments for t h e three months ended Dec. 3 1 , 1966, and the Controller's re port of the actual results for 1966 as com pared to the budget estimates were re viewed and it was voted to recommend to the Board of Directors that they be re ceived (see Minutes 7 and 9 ) . The financial record for the first two months of 1967 shows that revenues are 72 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
running behind budget estimates and that expenses are about on target. It is too early in the year to arrive at firm con clusions b u t , if this trend continues, it may b e necessary to make budget ad justments. Ways to economize are being sought by staff. A schedule of subscription prices for Chemical Abstracts Service for 1968 was presented to the committee by the chair man of the Committee on t h e Chemical Abstracts Service. After a thorough re view in conjunction with the financial forecast for the service, it was voted to join with the Committee on t h e Chemical Abstracts Service in recommending to the Board of Directors that t h e schedule be adopted. (See Minutes 15-27.) After more than a year of study, it was voted to transfer all of the accounting rec ords for Chemical Abstracts Service to Columbus and to combine the assets of the Chemical Abstracts Fund and Chemi cal Abstracts Collective Index Account into a n e w fund for Chemical Abstracts Service. These actions will help t h e ad ministrators of Chemical Abstracts Service keep current and more fully informed of its financial affairs. ( See Minute 4. ) A study of division finances was au thorized to acquire the data needed for a course of action to provide divisions with some kind of financial assistance. T h e Council Committee on National Meet ings and Divisional Activities will be asked to give this subject a priority in its deliberations in order to bring t h e matter to a conclusion at the earliest pos sible date. The joint actions with the Committee on Publications are covered in the re port of that committee. CHARLES L. T H O M A S ,
Chairman
Grants and Fellowships The committee met in Miami Beach on April 8 with all members present except Dr. John C. Sheehan. Dr. William J. Sparks chaired the meeting in Dr. Sheehan's absence. Also in attendance were Dr. Milton Harris, Chairman of t h e ACS Board of Directors; Dr. Herbert E. Carter and Dr. Robert F . Marschner, members of the Board; Dr. B. R. Stanerson, ACS Executive Secretary; and Dr. R. E . Henze, staff liaison to the committee. The P R F Program Administrator pre sented a brief status report indicating that approximately 6 0 % of the funds author ized for 1967 grants and awards has been committed to date. Recommendations against the remaining funds will flow from the May and summer meetings of the P R F Advisory Board. Minutes of the Feb. 9 and 10 meeting of the P R F Advisory Board and a "Bibliography of Research Reports Published During 1966" were distributed prior to the meeting. Dr. Henze announced that t h e "11th An nual Report on Research Under Sponsor ship of T h e Petroleum Research F u n d " currently is in press and will b e available for distribution on or about May 1. The committee received t h e P R F Ad visory Board's recommendations on the P R F grants and awards program and took the actions reported in Board Minute 5.
The committee discussed the past prac tice of publishing the lists of recom mended P R F grants and awards as part of the Board of Directors minutes. It was recommended that staff explore the pos sibility of referring to t h e grant tables in the minutes b u t publishing them in a separate issue of C&EN. It is felt that this procedure will increase the readabil ity of the Board minutes and at the same time provide a better opportunity to call special attention to the P R F program. Following u p on its December discus sion of policies relative to the current PRF program and the possibility of a need for new programs, the committee recommended that its chairman, Dr. John C. Sheehan, call a special meeting of the committee to consider these matters in depth. It was suggested that prior to the meeting the P R F Program Administrator solicit ideas from a number of department heads and assemble other data that might be helpful to the committee. W I L L I A M J. SPARKS, Acting
Chairman
Public, Professional, and Member Relations The committee met at Miami Beach on April 8 with all members present. Also in attendance were Dr. Milton Harris, Chair man of the Board; Dr. William J. Sparks, member of the Board and past-chairman of the committee; Dr. Ε. Ε. McSweeney, chairman of the Council Committee on Membership Affairs; and Joseph Stewart, chairman of the Council Committee on Professional Relations. The Society's relationship with the re cently established National Registry in Clinical Chemistry (C&EN, F e b . 27, page 6 2 ) was considered. T h e ACS helped to establish the registry and was one of five organizations entitled to nomi nate individuals to serve on the registry's board of directors. T h e committee rec ommended that the ACS Board record the Society's endorsement of t h e registry and express willingness to submit nominees for the registry board of directors upon request (see Minute 3 1 ) . A change in the status of t h e ACS Board's Special Committee on a Profes sion-Wide Pension Plan, to make it a joint Board-Council committee, also was dis cussed. The PP&MR Committee agreed to recommend this change to the Board in view of the significant membership, policy, and financial implications in the pension study program. ( See Minute 32.) At its December meeting, the PP&MR Committee had been asked to recommend a change in Regulation IV, 3, concerning the sale of ACS emblems, to enable the Executive Secretary to present free ACS pins to new members. The committee re quested staff to conduct an experiment by distributing free pins to a limited number of new members 'and inquiring about their interest in receiving pins or free member ship certificates. The experiment, carried out early this year, yielded a response overwhelmingly favorable to the distribu tion of free pins. At Miami Beach, there fore, the committee voted to recommend revision of the Regulation to authorize free distribution of pins. The matter will
be on the agenda for the June Board meeting. Plans for a reorganization of the staff Division of Public, Professional, and Member Relations were reviewed. Changes will include reassignment of the Office of Chemistry and Public Affairs, currently a part of the division, as an independent unit reporting directly to the Executive Secretary (see Minute 3 5 ) ; establishment within the division of an office to strengthen communication with industry; and relocation from N e w York to Washington of the ACS News Service, the divisional office concerned with the Society's press relations. The News Service transfer is expected to increase the efficiency of division operations and to effect economies. The committee voted to recommend that the division be authorized to spend not more than $5000 in excess of its 1967 budget to move the News Service staff and equipment to ACS headquarters ( see Minute 33 ). The committee also reviewed News Service plans for two more seminars for writers, editors, and broadcasters. The News Service sponsored a well-attended seminar on the synthesis of components of living systems at the N e w York national meeting last fall. Preparations now are being made for the second seminar, which will deal with the chemical exploration of the moon and will be held near the time of a NASA instrumented moon shot scheduled for next September. A third seminar, on environmental improvement, will be arranged in connection with publication of a report on this subject now being compiled by a subcommittee of the ACS Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs. Considerable attention was devoted by the PP&MR Committee to the Society's program of professional relations activities. It was recognized that the ACS is doing an effective job in this area, but the opinion was expressed that the members—particularly the younger membersmay have other needs which the Society could meet if they were known. Two members of the committee, Dr. Robert F. Marschner and Dr. William A. Mosher, were asked to investigate this situation, consider possible ways of dealing with it. and report to the committee later this year. In December 1966, the committee held a preliminary discussion of plans for the Society's centennial, with special reference to the most desirable time and place for the observance. At Miami Beach, after reviewing information obtained by the staff on various suggested sites, the committee agreed to recommend that the centennial meeting be held the week of April 4 - 9 , 1976, in New York, where the Society was founded (see Minute 3 0 ) . The committee awaits with interest the results of a survey undertaken to determine the opinion of meeting registrants on the value of the closed-circuit television programs produced for the Society at Miami Beach. News and views of the meeting, two award addresses, and a four-hour filmed Short Course on Infrared Spectroscopy were presented in a total of seven hours of broadcasting Monday through Wednesday. Whether the closed-circuit TV experiment, first tried
in N e w York last fall, will be repeated depends largely on the response to questionnaires distributed to several thousand registrants. JOHN H. NAIR,
Chairman
Publications The committee met in Miami Beach on April 8. Finance-publications matters were considered jointly with the Committee on Finance. Status of Handbook for Authors. The ACS Handbook for Authors is scheduled for early release to the printer. The committees recommended that at least 85,000 copies be printed, that a copy be given free to every ACS member who is a subscriber to one or more of the Society's research journals and to each new member whose membership becomes effective on or after Jan. 1, 1968, and that remaining copies be offered for sale at $2.00 per copy (see Minute 1 2 ) . ACS position on copyright law revision. The committees reached a consensus that the Society should forthrightly declare itself in favor of retaining copyright law protection. After reviewing the preliminary draft of a statement intended for submission to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights, they recommended submission of such a statement, emphasizing the Society's intent to support in principle the proposed revision of the copyright law. However, they recommended that the ACS urge deletion of the proposed "fair use" clause. ( See Minute 14. ) CAS-publications planning toward cooperation in producing reviews. Staff outlined plans for a cooperative effort between CAS and the primary publications, aimed at greater effectiveness in making various types of review and survey information available through the total ACS system of information collection and distribution. First beneficiaries of the cooperative effort will be authors of the annual reviews published in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. It was agreed that a small task force should be appointed by the chairman of the Committee on Publications from a list of names to be supplied by the Director of Publications and the Director of CAS, chiefly to promulgate the proposed CASpublications cooperative planning. Publication in macromolecular chemistry. The committees recommended that annual subscription rates for the Society's proposed new journal in the polymer field be fixed at $12 for ACS members and $24 for nonmembers, and that a page charge of $35 be applied (see Minute 10). Environmental Science and Technology. Circulation of ESirT reached 9872 for the March issue and is expected to reach 11,000 by June. Manuscript flow, predictably slow at the start, is improving. Financial outlook for the new publication is promising, with indications that break-even operation will be achieved earlier than expected—possibly within the first year of publication. The committees recommended amendment of the 1967 budget for ESirT to cover the mechanical
and distribution costs of the advertising pages it carries (see Minute 1 1 ) . Polymer and Plastics Business Abstracts. Subscriptions to this new experimental service of CAS are now being entered; staff hopes within a few months to have a better idea of its future. Staff plans also to recommend a new title for the service. Computers in production of primary journals. Staff investigation of the potential role of the computer in scientific publication has now progressed far enough that some capital expenditure soon will be required. Staff was instructed to provide, at the next meeting of the committees, realistic estimates of cost savings ultimately possible through conversion to computerized typesetting and to indicate as closely as possible when such savings might begin to be realized. Revision of journal advertising rates. At the request of Reinhold Publishing Corp., advertising management for the Society's publications, the committee recommended approval of new advertising rate schedules for six of the Society's journals, in each case providing a 24time rate as a new "frequency rate break" ( see Minute 6 ). Mutual subscription discounts between JPC and JCP. Advised that any reciprocal arrangement for a discount involving the Journal of Chemical Physics would have to apply to all members of the American Institute of Physics, whether they belonged to the American Physical Society or some other society affiliated with the AIP, the committees recommended modification of the mutual discount action taken at the December 1966 Board meeting (see Minute 1 3 ) . CHARLES G. OVERBERGER, Chairman
Special Committees
Chemistry and Public Affairs The committee held its quarterly meeting in Miami Beach on Jan. 13 and 14. Dr. Robert L. Hershey, retired vice president of D u Pont, has agreed to serve as chairman of the proposed "Chemistry in Industry" study. This study will delineate the total role of chemistry in industry, not only in the chemical industry but also in all the industries which make significant use of chemistry. The report based on this study, which is planned as an extensive complement to the Westheimer report and the forthcoming report on "Applied Research" by the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Science and Public Policy, should be of interest not only to chemists but to policy makers both in government and in industry. Several members of the ACS committee have met with Dr. Hershey for the purpose of preliminary planning, and it has been determined that a main committee of about 10 members will be appropriate. It is expected that the study will require approximately two years for completion. Leaders in the executive and legislative branches of the government have indicated considerable interest in the study. Dr. Calvin A. VanderWerf reported to the committee that the Advisory Council JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN 73
on College Chemistry is making an extensive study of the problem of financial support for liberal arts colleges. T h e advisory council developed an interest in the matter initially because of discussions originating in the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs. T h e AC 3 study will attempt to define minimum needs of liberal arts colleges to assure a strong science program. Dr. VanderWerf noted that his subcommittee will coordinate its future efforts with those of the advisory council. Completion of the ACS study on "The Science and Technology of Environmental Improvement" probably will b e delayed until this summer. Dr. Lloyd M. Cooke, chairman of the study, and Dr. Richard L. Kenyon, the editor, reported to the committee that extensive editing and some modification of the preliminary drafts of the panel reports are currently under way. Because of the wide interest generated by the symposium on " T h e Organization, Structure, and Synthesis of Living Systems" at the New York meeting last fall, the committee is planning to sponsor similar symposiums in areas of broad public interest at future national meetings. The ACS divisions have been asked to assist the committee and any suggestions of appropriate -seminar topics will b e welcomed by the committee. A number of subjects were discussed briefly b y the committee as possible subjects for future consideration and study. These include: Project Hindsight; the nonmilitary alternatives to war; the "brain drain" problem; Project Themis ( a federal support program for scientifically "underdeveloped" colleges); drug safety policies; and t h e role of chemistry as related to the world's population problem, food programs, and natural resource development and utilization. Four new members have been added to the committee, namely Dr. Arthur M. Bueche, Dr. William E . Hanford, Dr. William F . Kieffer, and Dr. Frank A. Long. H alley A. Merrell, a staff writer in the ACS Office of Information Service for the past four years, has been a p pointed Assistant to the Director of the Office of Chemistry and Public Affairs. T h e next meeting of the committee was scheduled for May 5-6 in Washington, D.C. CHARLES C. PRICE,
Chairman
Civil Defense The committee is re-evaluating its purposes and functions in view of t h e stable civil defense situation in the United States and the fact that the U.S. Office of Civil Defense has not called for assistance or advice from the American Chemical Society in several years. To aid the re-evaluation, the committee arranged for a briefing on April 6 on t h e potential chemical and biological warfare threats to the civilian population, a n d is studying possible activities of ACS local sections in the event of chemical-related disasters not resulting from enemy action. At a meeting of the committee in New York on Sept. 13, 1966, Dr. Charles Shafer, Director of Emergency Operations 74
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Division O C D , presented unclassified information on the U.S. shelter program. H e pointed out that three states—Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Maine—have been or are being intensively studied for home shelters. T h e response from homeowners in these states to requests for information has far exceeded expectations. At the time, more than 6 0 % already h a d returned questionnaires to the Census Bureau. Dr. Shafer reported that progress has been made with t h e package ventilation kits program and the cost is expected to b e $11 per kit. T h e prototype gas mask has been developed and is on a "stand-still" basis. I t was noted that, to be effective, the gas mask should offer some protection against fallout particles and microbial agents. General discussion at the September meeting brought out the following points: ( 1 ) Most public shelters do not have air filters. ( 2 ) All satisfactory shelters should have a protection factor of 40 or higher. ( 3 ) Enemy action could release C W agents (such as the quite persistent Soman) and B W agents along coastal regions. ( 4 ) It seems inconceivable to load very expensive ICBM's with such agents. Clayton E. Matthews, chairman of the Philadelphia Section's Civil Defense Committee, pointed out that the major interest in civil defense in his local section relates to natural or man-made local disasters. He recommended that the name of the Board committee b e changed and that it maintain active liaison with local section civil defense committees. Dr. Randolph T. Major supported this view, observing that the Virginia Section would like specific guidance as to how it can b e useful to civil defense. Marshall W . Mead, manager of the Local Section Activities Office, summarized the work of local sections in the civil defense field. H e noted that the 1965 annual reports showed that 16 sections have C D committees, of which three reported definite programs. Highlights of the general discussion at the September meeting on the role of local sections were: ( 1 ) T h e Society should b e concerned with civil defense. ( 2 ) T h e Board committee must do more than advise the Board; it must give guidance to the ACS local sections. ( 3 ) Civil defense activities of broad interest to ACS members should be reported in CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING N E W S .
(4)
Local sec-
tions should work directly with their local authorities in studying and recommending action in the event of possible disasters in a given area. Of the possible new names suggested for the committee, the one most strongly recommended was "Civil Defense and Disaster Protective Committee." A secret briefing of the committee on April 6 under auspices of the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development was very interesting and helpful to future deliberations of the committee. Members of the ACS Board Committee on National Defense also were invited and some attended this briefing. Both committees received a useful unclassified briefing by John Devaney of the Office of Civil Defense. Following these briefings the committee met in Washington. T w o principal
actions were determined at that meeting: The committee will seek a joint meeting with the Committee on National Defense in the fall of 1967, and the committee will increase its communications with ACS local sections, particularly to measure interest in disaster protection. Results of both these actions and recommendations, if any, will b e reported to the Board as soon as practicable. Several changes have been made in the membership of the Civil Defense Committee. Terms of service on the committee expired at t h e end of 1966 for Dr. Simon Kinsman, Frederick S. Stow, Jr., and Dr. Conrad Ronneberg. Dr. L a w rance accepted chairmanship of the committee, succeeding Dr. Ronneberg, w h o was reappointed for another term on the committee. Clayton E . Matthews and Dr. Abraham Broido accepted appointment to the committee to replace Dr. Kinsman and Mr. Stow. Dr. Robert F . Marschner also will serve on the committee and Robert K. Neuman will b e ACS staff liaison. The committee expresses grateful a p preciation to Dr. Kinsman and Mr. Stow for their faithful and most helpful service. W A L T E R A. LAWRANCE,
Chairman
Group Life Insurance Plan for ACS Members The Trustees of the ACS Group Insurance Plan met in Washington, D . C , on March 14 to review the first year's experience of the Plan and to decide on the insurance program for the ensuing year. The interim report prepared for t h e meeting by Connecticut General Life I n surance Co. was reviewed by those present. The report shows that as of Oct. 1, 1966, 9693 members had enrolled in t h e plan and there was $96,264,000 of life insurance in force. Since the April 1, 1966, effective date of the plan, 32 death claims have been paid aggregating $330,000. On the basis of the first year's experience, it appears that there will b e a retrospective rate credit of about $90,000 paid to the Trust by the insurance company. This will b e held in reserve for the participants. However, because the experience was favorable it was decided to increase the life insurance benefits $1000 to $11,000, to double the accidental death and dismemberment benefits, and to retain the same schedule of premiums for the second year. The next open enrollment period for members was set for Aug. 1 to Oct. 1, 1967, and, starting April 1, 1968, d e pendents life insurance will b e offered on an optional basis. ROBERT V. M E L L E F O N T ,
International
Chairman
Activities
The committee indicated its concurrence with and support for t h e proposed educational conference on teaching high school chemistiy as practiced in selected areas of the world. Robert L. Silber,
Director of Membership Affairs, outlined the proposed program and t h e committee concurred in recommending that such funds as may b e available through the International Science Office should b e made available for the program to b e held in late August and early September. T h e committee accepted with approval the proposal by the California Section of the American Chemical Society (International Activities Committee) that it sponsor a reception for foreign visitors at t h e 1968 spring meeting in San Francisco. The committee welcomes this evidence of local section interest and activity and would encourage other local sections to develop similar international activity support. No report was available to indicate t h e extent to which support h a d been developed for the Spanish-Portuguese translation journal for the high school teacher and student since copies of the first two numbers reached most Latin American countries during the equivalent of our "summer" vacation. It is expected that by next September the acceptance can b e evaluated and reported. There was general concurrence that the handbook on "Information on International Scientific Organizations, Services and Programs" should b e reprinted with suggested changes and corrections, provided that financial support can b e obtained for this program. W . ALBERT NOYES, J R . ,
Chairman
Pensions The fourth year of self-funding the retirement and death benefits of ACS employees ended Dec. 3 1 , 1966. During this period, 21 retired employees were paid monthly benefits from that Trust and one death benefit was paid by Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. On the last anniversary date (Nov. 1, 1966) the American Chemical Society was funding death and retirement benefits for 528 of its employees on a slightly! lower plan cost than in previous years because the actual experience has been better than the actuarial assumptions that were used when the plan was approved. T h e benefits afforded by the plan and the method of funding the benefits are scheduled for review this year. ROBERT V. M E L L E F O N T ,
Chairman
To Study Plans for ACS Employees to Purchase Annuities The committee studied the provisions of Section 4 0 3 ( B ) of the Internal Revenue Code which permits employees of 501 (c)3 organizations to defer a part of current salaries for income later in life and talked with the representatives of several insurance companies active in the annuity field. A brief explanation of the provisions of this section of t h e code was sent to every ACS employee asking those interested to contact a member of t h e committee for additional information. Numerous interviews were scheduled and
several employees decided to purchase annuities. Personnel offices in Washington and Columbus have gained a working knowledge of t h e code and procedures have been established to answer inquiries and implement applications to purchase annuities. The committee has completed its assignment a n d requests that it b e discharged (see Minute 4 1 ) . ROBERT V. M E L L E F O N T ,
Chairman
Other Committees
Clinical Chemistry As anticipated by the committee in 1966, the Health Insurance for t h e Aged Act has h a d a significant impact upon clinical laboratory practice in the United States. Among other things, medicare has focused attention on the marginal quality of determinations being performed in many such laboratories. As a consequence, the National Communicable Disease Center, operated by the U.S. Public Health Service in Atlanta, Ga., has proposed a vast laboratory improvement program to u p grade standards of performance. Among other things, the new program stresses the desirability of state and federal laws to regulate clinical laboratories and their personnel. A principal outgrowth of this has been increased attention b y state departments of health to the development of adequate laboratory licensure laws. At the beginning of t h e year, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas already h a d begun to take steps in this direction. Later, related developments occurred in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Kansas, and Georgia. In each instance, t h e committee has sought to cooperate with the appropriate agency toward the adoption of laboratory controls which best would serve the p u b lic interest. In Massachusetts, it was felt necessary to register t h e Society's opposition to a bill introduced on behalf of physicians and pathologists, which would have led to virtual medical control of clinical laboratories. In a related development, a legislatively created Recess Study Commission was moving to submit its own laboratory licensing bill, which was understood to be generally compatible with the Society's policy on clinical laboratory practice (C&EN, Oct. 17, 1966, page 8 8 ) . At the federal level, Sen. Jacob Javits has reintroduced his laboratory licensure bill, S. 894, to control the activities of clinical laboratories engaged in the interstate commerce shipment of human specimens used for medical diagnoses. T h e Society has been requested to offer its comments on S. 894, and also was invited b y the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Legislation Subcommittee to comment on similar legislation being contemplated by Sen. Phillip Hart. Of even more importance, however, was President Johnson's Consumer's Message to the Congress on Feb. 16 asking for legislation to create the "Clinical Lab-
oratories Improvement Act of 1967." Recognition of the need to regulate and improve clinical laboratory services at the highest level of government is unprecedented and speaks well for the Society policy endorsing such controls since as far back as 1924. In response to the President's request, Sen. Lister Hill has introduced S. 1131, section 5 of which is titled as noted above. Simultaneously, Rep. Harley Staggers introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives, H.R. 6418. On Feb. 10, committee representatives participated at the organization meeting of the National Registry in Clinical Chemistry, the new accrediting program for clinical chemists being sponsored by the ACS and four other national organizations. T h e committee's immediate pastchairman, Dr. W . B. Mason, was elected president of the registry, and its staff liaison, D . A. H . Roethel, was elected executive director. T h e registry's board of directors anticipates that it may b e ready to invite applications and issue certificates of accreditation to professionally qualified clinical chemists and chemical technologists by the middle of 1967. R. J. H E N R Y ,
Chairman
Joint Board-Council Committee
Patent Matters and Related Legislation See Council committee reports, page 84.
BOARD
Petroleum Research Fund Advisory The P R F grant program for 1967 began with the P R F Advisory Board meeting of November 1966. Grant and award recommendations stemming from this meeting were submitted to a n d approved by the ACS Board of Directors in December 1966 (see C&EN, Jan. 23, page 5 3 ) . Table A lists the amounts encumbered by type of grant for current and future years and estimated page charges for the current year. T h e number of grants already approved for the four years are given in parentheses following the amounts. These figures include t h e amounts approved by the ACS Board at its December meeting. Table A does not include the amounts recommended by the P R F Advisory Board at its Feb. 9-10 meeting, which were considered in April by the Board Committee on Grants and Fellowships. At its F e b ruary meeting the P R F Advisory Board considered 162 proposals, of which it recommended 75 ( 4 6 % ) for grants or awards. The total amount recommended for these grants is $1,374,857. T h e disposition of these funds b y type of grant is given in Table B. General matters considered at the F e b JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN 75
Table A. Payment schedule of PRF funds encumbered for grants and awards by year and type of grant (number of grants in parentheses) as of Feb. 6, 1967 Type A Β C D Ε G Χ
1967 1968 $1,381,773(212) $ 756,574(123) 285,372(60) 94,308 (24) 346,500(32) 242,000(25) 16,670(3) 15,650(1) 204,000(95) 5,000(1) $2,254,965(404) $1,092,882(172) Totals 20,000 Page charges (est.) $1,092,882 Total committed $2,274,965 Total committed for all years (1967,1968,1969,1970) $3,645,284 Total committed for future years (1968,1969,1970) $1,370,319
1969 $130,377(21) 4,560(1) 110,500(13)
$32,000(4)
$245,437(35)
$32,000(4)
$245,437
$32,000
1970
Table B. Summary of action on proposals considered by the PRF Advisory Board, February, 1967 Type of Proposal A, Continued and new B, Continued and new C, New D, New E, New X, New Totals
Recommended Amount Number 52 $1 057,921 152,536 15 3 120,000 4 43,747 0 650 _J_ $1,374,857 75
ruary meeting included a continuing dis cussion of the overall PRF grant program and a PRF Advisory Board recommenda tion for a minor change in the eligibility requirements for the PRF Type C grant. This recommendation was presented to
Deferred Denied Withdrawn 10 61 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 11 76
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Total 124 24 7 5 0 1_ 162
the ACS Board of Directors through the Committee on Grants and Fellowships ( see Minute 5 ). The next meeting of the PRF Advisory Board was scheduled for May 4 - 5 . ARTHUR L. L Y M A N ,
Chairman
Council Policy Committee minutes The Council Policy Committee of the American Chemical Society met in Miami Beach at 2 P.M. on April 10, 1967. Charles G. Overberger, President of the Society and chairman of the committee, presided. The following voting members of the committee were present: John S. Ball, Robert W. Cairns, Lloyd M. Cooke, James D . DTanni, Charles O. Gerfen, Frederick C. Nachod, Charles G. Over berger, W. George Parks, Charles N. Reilley, Arthur Rose, William J. Sparks, B. R. Stanerson, Glenn E. Ullyot, and Al bert C. Zettlemoyer. (Robert W. Parry and Gardner W. Stacy were unable to attend.) The following chairmen of elected and standing committees, nonvot ing members of the committee, attended: George W. Campbell, Jr., Frank T. Gucker, Ε. Ε. McSweeney, Joseph Stewart, Donald L. Swanson, Ambrose G. Whitney, and David C. Young. William G. Dauben attended for Blaine C. McKusick who was unable to be present. Present by invitation for part or all of the meeting were Arthur B. Hanson, R. Κ. Κ. Jones, Frances S. Sansbury, and R. M. Warren. 1. VOTED that the minutes of the meeting of Sept. 12, 1966, be approved (see C&EN, Nov. 14,1966, page 8 1 ) . 2. VOTED that the ad interim actions 76 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
of the system developed over the past three years, that the principles of the CPDS system be absorbed in the operat ing procedures of the Council Policy Com mittee, that a Subcommittee on Manpower and a Subcommittee on Procedures be appointed and that a meeting of voting members, with the vice-chairman of CPC as chairman, be scheduled preceding each regular meeting of the Council Policy Committee. Glenn E. Ullyot, acting chairman of the CPDS Manpower Panel, reported on rec ommended nominations for the Com mittee on Nominations and Elections ( see Minutes 7 and 8) as well as recommended nominations for certain non-ACS awards ( see Minute 9 ). Albert C. Zettlemoyer, chairman of the CPDS Procedures Panel, reported on sev eral items on which CPDS had taken ac tion, all of which received general con currence of the Council Policy Commit tee. ( See the CPDS report, page 77 and Minutes 10-12.) 5. VOTED that the minutes of the Sept. 12, 1966, meeting of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee be re ceived. The chairmen of the Committee on Nominations and Elections and of all Council standing committees reported on progress and recommendations resulting from their work during the past seven months and from their sessions held prior to the CPC meeting. By individual actions, the Council Pol icy Committee endorsed certain recom mendations to be made to the Council by standing committees. These appear in the record of the Council meeting. 6. VOTED to receive the reports of the Council Policy Development Subcommit tee (see page 7 7 ) , of the Committee on Nominations and Elections ( see page 81 ), and of all standing committees ( see pages 81-84).
of the Council Policy Committee be con firmed ( see Council Minute 2 ). 3. In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw III, Sec. 3 ( a ) ( 5 ) , VOTED that Lloyd M. Cooke be re-elected vice-chair man of CPC for 1967. Elections;
Nominations
Reports President Overberger and PresidentElect Cairns briefly reviewed the nature of the comments they planned to make before the Council on the following day and asked CPC members for their sug gestions about these reports (see Council minutes ). Lloyd M. Cooke, vice-chairman, sum marized the activities of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee (CPDS), the voting members of the Coun cil Policy Committee, which met prior to the CPC meeting. This was a particularly significant meeting of CPDS because by prior action it had agreed to re-evaluate its status and recommend its future place in the Society structure. As a result, the following action was taken: 4. On recommendation of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee, VOTED that CPDS be discharged with thanks for demonstrating the usefulness
7. In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw III, Sec. 3 ( b ) ( 3 ) , VOTED that the Council Policy Committee propose the following councilors for membership on the Committee on Nominations and Elections, three to be elected in Septem ber for a three-year term ( 1 9 6 8 - 7 0 ) : LeRoy W. Clémence, Frank B. Johnson, John Mitchell, Jr., Robert L. Pecsok, Albert C. Patterson, and Harry E. Whitmore. 8. In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw III, Sec. 3 ( b ) ( 3 ) and ( 7 ) , VOTED that the Council Policy Committee propose the following councilors for membership on the Committee on Nominations and Elections, one to be elected in September for a two-year term ( 1 9 6 8 69) to fill the unexpired term of H. K. Livingston who is ineligible to serve after the end of 1967: Arnet L. Powell and Lockhart B. Rogers.
Non-ACS
awards
Resolutions
9. V O T E D to accept the recommendations of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee concerning proposed nominees for the following non-ACS awards: Perkin Medal, National Medal of Science, Arches of Science Award, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award, and the Harvey W . Wiley Award. Except for the Perkin Medal the names selected will b e submitted to the Board Committee on Awards and Recognitions, which, in turn, will submit its recommendations to the Board of Directors for action.
ACS
representation
10. On recommendation of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee and with the concurrence of the Board of Directors, V O T E D that the American Chemical Society become a participating member of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and that ACS representatives chosen b y the Division of Fuel Chemistry and other interested ACS divisions, b e appointed to the Conference as specified in its bylaws. 11. On recommendation of t h e Council Policy Development Subcommittee, V O T E D that the American Chemical Society participate in Project N i l , Basic Materials and Materials Testing for Nuclear Applications of the Nuclear Standards Board of the USA Standards Institute, sponsored by the American Society for Testing and Materials. 12. On recommendation of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee, VOTED that t h e American Chemical Society b e one of the cooperating societies in the Joint Committee on Atomic and Molecular Physical Data of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Schedule
of business
sessions
13. V O T E D that the Council Policy Committee recommend to the Board of Directors the following schedule for business sessions at the 154th national meeting in Chicago, Sept. 10-15, 1967: Board of Directors, at its convenience Council Policy Committee voting members, Monday morning, Sept. 11 Council Policy Committee, Monday afternoon, Sept. 11 Council, Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 Standing committees, executive sessions —to b e set by committees b u t at least one session completed prior to the start of the CPC meeting Monday afternoon Standing committees, open sessions—to be set by committees ( The Board of Directors previously voted to meet on Sunday, Sept. 10 provided this introduced no conflict with other dates proposed by the CPC. Anticipating this action, the Board contingently approved the above schedule. )
14. V O T E D that the Council Policy Committee express to William A. Mosher its thanks and appreciation for his outstanding contributions to the Society, especially while serving as chairman of t h e Committees on Professional and Economic Status, on Professional Relations a n d Status, and on Nominations and Elections and as a member of the Council Policy Committee. 15. V O T E D that the Council Policy Committee express to Robert F . Marschner its thanks a n d appreciation for his outstanding contributions to t h e Society, especially while serving as chairman of the Council Committee on Publications and as a member of the Council Policy Committee. 16. V O T E D that the Council Policy Committee approve the agenda for the Council meeting as transmitted. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 P.M. B. R. STANERSON,
Secretary
CPC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
Council Policy Development The Council Policy Development Subcommittee (voting members of C P C ) met in Miami Beach on April 10. Lloyd M. Cooke, vice-chairman of the Council Policy Committee, presided. All members were present except Gardner W . Stacy. Also present by invitation were R. K. K. Jones, Arthur B. Hanson, and R. M. Warren. W h e n t h e Council Policy Development Subcommittee was organized three years ago on an experimental basis, it was also decided to schedule a critical evaluation of its effectiveness after three years of operation. Therefore, considerable time was spent discussing its past accomplishments and problems and d e veloping plans for the future. T h e eventual result of these discussions was t h e recommendation which appears in Council Policy Committee Minute 4. The Manpower Panel, with acting chairman Glenn E . Ullyot presiding, met to select nominees for t h e Committee on Nominations and Elections (see C P C Minutes 7 and 8 ) . The Manpower Panel also proposed candidates for the Perkin Medal, N a tional Medal of Science, Arches of Science Award, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award, and t h e Harvey W . Wiley Award (see Minute 9 ) . The Procedures Panel, under t h e chairmanship of Dr. A. C. Zettlemoyer, considered an unusually large number of items and recommended C P C action on some (see CPC Minutes 1 0 - 1 2 ) . The panel made a special effort to process several docket items which h a d been deferred at past meetings in order to devote adequate time to higher priority problems and because many of them represented problems already under study in established committees of t h e Society. These are described below.
A suggestion that elected officers of the Society make more talks about t h e ACS before local sections was accepted in principle with t h e suggestion that elected officers b e encouraged to make as many talks as their schedules will permit. A proposal that CPDS consider t h e question of proportionate representation of divisions in the Council of t h e American Chemical Society was dismissed because it was felt that adequate forums to discuss this matter already existed. Since a mechanism is available through which the Society may solicit and receive funds for its stated objects, a suggestion to amend the Bylaws to provide for enabling legislation of this nature was declined. Recognizing that the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws is doing an outstanding job of continuously appraising the governing documents of t h e Society, it was decided there was no need for a separate study to determine whether or not the Constitution and Bylaws are adequate for present needs of the Society. However, discussion of this specific* proposal led to the more general question of whether the needs of the Society were being met adequately through its present organizational structure. It was decided to recommend to the Board of Directors that the Board initiate a study of the effectiveness of t h e present Society structure. A few years ago there were Council Policy Committee Subcommittees on Nomination Proposals and on Representatives. In view of the new structure proposed for CPC (see C P C Minute 4 ) which proposes that Subcommittees on Procedures and on Manpower b e a p pointed, it was felt that CPC need not consider the reinstitution of Subcommittees on Nomination Proposals and on Representatives. A suggestion, received some time ago, to create an ad hoc Committee to Recommend ACS Status of Chemical Technicians was declined because it was felt that such matters now are being handled adequately by existing committees. It was felt that a proposal to give greater attention to the impact of government research upon Society activities was being handled adequately now by the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, the Board and Council Committees on Publications, as well as through numerous other activities of the Society. Similarly, a suggestion that CPC concern itself with the impact of government patent policies on chemical research and development was declined because of the active program of t h e joint Board-Council Committee on Patent Matters and Related Legislation. There was considerable question as to whether or not the American Chemical Society h a d taken a strong enough position with respect to the endorsement of the metric system. It was suggested that an appropriate committee of the Council b e asked to look into this matter further to see what might b e done. LLOYD M. COOKE,
Chairman
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Council minutes The Council of the American Chemical Society met in Miami Beach, Fla., at 9:30 A.M. on April 11, 1967. Charles G. Overberger, chairman of the Council as President of the Society, presided. The following councilors, alternate councilors, and accredited representatives were pres ent: Ex Officio. M. H. Arveson, Robert W . Cairns, Albert L. Elder, John R. Elliott (nonvoting representative for A. M. Bueche), Karl Folkers, Milton Harris, Robert F . Marschner, Carl S. Marvel, William A. Mosher, John H. Nair, W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Charles G. Overberger, Clifford F . Rassweiler, Byron Riegel, Wil liam J. Sparks, B. R. Stanerson, Ernest H. Volwiler. Bylaw. Herbert K. Livingston. Divisions. Agricultural and Food, Ir win Hornstein, J. W a d e Van Valkenburg, Jr. Analytical, Roger G. Bates, James C. White. Carbohydrate, Robert Barker, John W . LeMaistre. Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber, Wayne A. Sisson, Roy L. Whistler. Chemical Education, Anna J. Harrison, Robert L. Livingston. Chemi cal Literature, Howard T. Bonnett, Bar bara M. Davis. Chemical Marketing and Economics, Ambrose G. Whitney. Col loid and Surface, Albert C. Zettlemoyer. Fertilizer and Soil, Archie V. Slack. Flu orine, Billy F . Landrum, Leo A. Wall. Fuel, R. Tracy Eddinger. History, John S. Berber. Industrial and Engineering, Joseph Stewart. Inorganic, Bodie E. Douglas, Roland Ward. Medicinal, Chester J. Cavallito, Richard V. Heinzelman*. Microbial Chemistry and Tech nology, George E. Ward. Nuclear Chem istry and Technology, Warren H. Burgus, G. Davis O'Kelley*. Organic, Stanley J. Cristol, William G. Dauben. Organic Coatings and Phstics, Ε. Ε. McSweeney, John K. Wise. Petroleum, Albert C. Pat terson, Louis Schmerling*. Physical, Robert L. Burwell, Jr., Richard N. Noyes. Polymer, Edward M. Fettes, Walter H. Stockmayer. Rubber, Jack A. Carr, James D. DTanni. Water, Air, and Waste, T. E. Larson. Local Sections. Akron, Glenn H. Brown, Leora E. Straka, Harold Tucker*. Alabama, Charles E. Feazel, Jr. Auburn, Julius D. Capps. Baton Rouge, Paul E. Koenig. Binghamton, Max J. Trzeciak. Boulder Dam, Linden E. Snyder. Cali fornia, Maurice R. Barusch*, Everett Clippinger, William L. Jolly*, Alan C. Nixon, Roger S. Porter. Central Massa chusetts, Joseph A. Martus, S. J. Central New Mexico, Claude C. Herrick**. Cen tral Pennsylvania, Arthur Rose. Central Texas, Joseph J. Lagowski**. Chatta nooga, Raymond W. Ingwalson*. Chi cago, Roy H. Bible, Jr., Herman S. Bloch, LeRoy W . Clémence, Lloyd M. Cooke, Edmund Field, Ellis K. Fields*, Bernard S. Friedman, Charles K. Hunt, Margaret Lally Huston*, F . Leo Kauffman, Robert A. Kloss, Raymond P. Mariella, Robert J. Reinarts, Samuel Schrage*, J. Frederick Wilkes. Cincinnati, John H. Buckingham, Thomas B. Cameron, Hans H. Jaffe, Howard L. Ritter. Cleveland, Mark M. Chamberlain, Ralph L. Dannley, Oliver J. Grummitt. J. Reid Shelton, Thomas J. Walsh*. Coastal Empire, Kamalakar B. Raut*. Colorado, Dale N. Robertson, Norman F. Witt. Columbus, Maynard * Alternate Councilor. **Temporary Substitute Councilor. 78 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
M. Baldwin, Richard C. Himes*, Thomas R. Sweet*. Connecticut Valley, Lawrence H. Amundsen, William E. McEwen, David M. Wetstone. Cornell, Gordon G. Hammes. Dallas-Forth Worth, Harold A. Jeskey. Dayton, James F . Corwin, Edward N. Rosenquist. Delaware, Paul Bêcher*, David S. Breslow, Carleton C. Conrad*, John J. Drysdale, Eugene E. Magat, Blaine C. McKusick, John Mitchell, Jr., Herman Skolnik, Robert H. Varland. Detroit, George E. F . Brewer, Stanley Kirschner, Leon Rand, Leon A. Sweet. East Tennessee, David A. Shirley. Eastern New York, Edward D. Homiller*, William B. Martin, Jr., Frederick C. Nachod. Eastern North Carolina, Clifford K. Sloan. El Paso, Winston D . Lloyd*. Florida, Theodore W . Beiler, Werner Herz, Alfred P. Mills, Carl H. Snyder. Georgia, R. A. Day, Jr., Preston H. Williams. Hampton Roads, Roy Lee Williams**. Idaho, Charles E. Stevenson. Indiana, Maurice E. Clark, E. R. Shepard. Indiana-Kentucky Border, Aubrey A. Larsen**. Iowa, Richard D. Campbell**. Joliet, Robert J. Westfall. Kalamazoo, Laurence Edward Wilson**. Kanawha Valley, Charles F . Hauser**. Kansas City, James R. Costello, Jr., Donald M. Coyne. Kentucky Lake, Louis E. Barbre**. Lake Superior, James C. Nichol. Lehigh Valley, Robert D. Billinger**. Lexington, Joseph W. Wilson**. Lima, Dale L. Wilhem. Louisiana, Adam M. Aguiar*, Mary L. Good. Louisville, Samuel E. Q. Ashley. Maine, Robert L. Harris**. Maryland, Barton L. Houseman*, Lester P. Kuhn, David H. Rosenblatt*, George M. Steinberg. Memphis, Donald F . Durso*. Michigan State University, Richard S. Nicholson. MidHudson, Sidney L. Phillips**. Midland, Warren B. Crummett, Eldon L. Graham, David C. Young. Milwaukee, Howard E. Mann*, William K. Miller. Minnesota, Courtland L. Agre, Robert C. Brasted, Stuart W. Fenton, Lester C. Krogh, Harold Wittcoff. Mississippi, Lyell C. Behr. Mobile, A. Garrett Hill. Nashville, Lamar Field. Nebraska, Henry F . Holtzclaw, Jr. New Haven, Basil G. Anex, Clinton W. MacMullen. New York, Fred B. Block*, George B. Brown, Emmett S. Carmichael, Elbert B. Childs*, Edward J. Durham, William P. Ferren*, S. Fisher Gaffin, Frank P. Greenspan*, Henry B. Hass*, John L. Hickson*, Fred J. Hope, J. Trygve Jensen, Richard L. Moore, Pauline Newman, Peter P. Regna, Harry E. Whitmore, Samuel H. Wilen*, Donald D. Wright. North Carolina, Charles N. Reilley. North Central Oklahoma, Elbert L. Hatlelid. North Jersey, Burton C. Belden, Ajay K. Bose, Alfred Celiano*, Robert T. Conley, Owen W . Garrigan, Saul Gordon, W. Lincoln Hawkins, George E. Heinze*, John L. Lundberg, Neil M. Mackenzie, S. J. O'Brien*, Gilbert S. Panson, Dale F. Pollart*, Hugh E. Ramsden*, Sister Marian José Smith, Ε. Τ. Theimer*. Northeast Oklahoma, John S. Ball. Northeast Tennessee, Kermit B. Whetsel. Northeast Wisconsin, Kyle Ward, Jr. Northeastern, Alexander R. Amell*, William D . Gurowitz, Henry A. Hill, George E. Kimball, Frederick C. Leavitt*, Janet S. Perkins, Arnet L. Powell, M. Kent Wilson. Northeastern Indiana, John J. Flynn, Jr.**. Northeast ern Ohio, John P. Stallings*. Northern New York, Frank D. Popp. Oklahoma, E. J. Eisenbraun**. Omaha, Nicholas Dietz, Jr. Orange County, George W .
Campbell, Jr., William F . Ulrich. Ore gon, Elliot N. Marvell*. Ouachita Valley, David S. Byrd*. Penn-York, Joseph N. Breston*. Peoria, John E. Hodge. Phila delphia, Joseph N. Bartlett, Ellington M. Beavers, Paul N. Craig, B. S. Garvey, Jr., James L. Jezl, John G. Miller, Bruce L. Ritz*, Glenn E. Ullyot, James W. Wilson, III. Pittsburgh, Robert B. Carlin, W . Conard Fernelius, Robert A. Friedel, John J. McGovern, Foil A. Miller. Princeton, Edward C. Taylor**. Puerto Rico, H. Harry Szmant. Puget Sound, Andrew J. Frank. Purdue, Dale W . Margerum**. Red River Valley, Richard G. Werth. Rhode Island, W. George Parks. Rich land, Orville F. Hill. Rochester, Wilma F. Kujawski, Patricia A. McVeigh. Sacra mento, Marvin H. Gold*, Kenneth C. Kemp. St. Joseph Valley, Ernest L. Eliel. St. Louis, Clayton F . Callis, Charles O. Gerfen, John R. Van Wazer. Salt Lake, Reed M. Izatt. San Diego, Billy F . Lan drum**. San Gorgonio, J. Arthur Camp bell. Santa Clara Valley, John I. Brauman*, Jorge Heller, Harry S. Mosher. Savannah River, Donald G. Ebenhack. Sioux Valley, Victor S. Webster. South Carolina, Edward E. Mercer**. South Central Missouri, William H. W e b b . South Jersey, Samuel N. Boyd, Jr., John W. Brooks. South Plains, Henry J. Shine*. South Texas, Frank G. Mesich**. Southeastern Pennsylvania, Stanley J. Chlystek*. Southeastern Texas, Joe L. Franklin, Jr., Sam H. Hastings, John L. Margrave. Southern Arizona, Edward N. Wise. Southern California, Arthur W. Adamson, William V. John ston, Yoshie Kadota, Eugene V. Kleber, Kent A. Smitheman*. Southern Illinois, James W. Neckers. Southern Indiana, Frank T. Gucker. Southern New Mexico, Jack E. Slay. Southwest Louisiana, Adolph C. Shotts**. Syracuse, David A. Johnson. Texas-Louisiana Gulf, Harold T. Baker. Toledo, Albertine Krohn. Trenton, Franklin O. Davis. University of Illinois, Herbert A. Laitinen. Univer sity of Michigan, Robert W . Parry. Uni versity of Missouri, Norman Rabjohn. Upper Ohio Valley, Donald Paul Wyman**. Upper Peninsula, Laurence Guy Stevens**. Virginia, Alfred R. Arm strong, Mary E. Kapp, Russell J. Rowlett, Jr.*. Virginia Blue Ridge, Laura Bliss**. Wabash Valley, Jerome L. Martin. Washington, Wilbur A. Affens, Mary H. Aldridge, William J. Bailey, Samuel B. Detwiler, Jr., Alphonse F. Forziati, George W. Irving, Jr., Earl L. Meyers, Leo Schubert, Calvin F. Stuntz, John K. Taylor, John L. Torgesen. WashingtonIdaho Border, Malcolm M. Renfrew*. Western Carolinas, A. Louise Agnew. Western Connecticut, Lloyd H. Shaffer*. Donald L. Swanson. Western Maryland, J. Donald Gibson. Western Michigan, Irwin J. Brink*. Western New York, Warren B. Blumenthal, Clarence A. Weltman. Western Vermont, Stephan M. E. Kellner*. Wilson Dam, Ernest O. Huff man. Wisconsin, Irving Shain. Wyo ming, Sara Jane Rhoads*. Nonvoting Councilors. Dale B. Baker, Gordon H. Bixler, Richard L. Kenyon, Robert V. Mellefont, Robert L. Silber, James H. Stack. Staff and Special (nonvoting). Boris E. Cherney, Ralph Connor, Rodney N. Hader, Arthur B. Hanson, E. G. Harris, Jr., R. K. K. Jones, Joseph H. Kuney, Stephen T. Quigley, Clarence Rakow, Frances S. Sansbury, Fred A. Tate, R. M. Warren, A. T. Winstead. Thirty-seven observers, Society members registered for the meeting, attended.
1. The minutes of the meeting of Sept. 13, 1966, were approved (see C&EN, Nov. 14,1966, page 82). Ad interim actions 2. VOTED to ratify the following ad interim actions of the Council Policy Committee: VOTED to approve the drafts of the minutes of the Council Policy Committee meeting on September 12 and of the Council meeting on September 13. VOTED that the Council Policy Com mittee, acting ad interim for the Council and on recommendation of the Commit tee on Constitution and Bylaws, approve ( 1 ) amendments to Bylaw III, Sec. 4 of the Division of the History of Chemistry contingent upon minor additional changes in Bylaw III, Section 5(b) and Bylaw VI, Section 2—both made necessary by the new amendments and (2) changing "vice-chairman" to "chairman-elect * throughout the bylaws. VOTED that the Council Policy Com mittee, acting ad interim for the Council and on recommendation of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, approve amendments to the following parts of the bylaws of the Philadelphia Section: Arti cle II, Sections 3, 4, and 6; Article III, Sections 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, and 17; Article IV, Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4; Article V, Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6; Article VI, Sections 1 and 4; and Article X, Section 2. On recommendation of the Committee on Chemical Education, VOTED that the Council Policy Committee, acting ad in terim for tiie Council, charter chapters of student affiliates in the following institu tions: Trenton Junior College, Trenton, Ν J. Cheyney State College, Cheyney, Pa. East Carolina College, Greenville, N.G. Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College, Goodwell, Okla. State University College at Fredonia, N.Y. Amarillo College, Amarillo, Tex. Northern Michigan University, Mar quette, Mich. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. Savannah State College, Savannah, Ga. St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, N.C. Fairmont State College, Fairmont, W.Va. Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German, P.R. Miami-Dade Junior College, Miami, Fla. West Texas State University, Canyon, Tex. Wisconsin State University, Platteville, Wis. Reports The President outlined a few of the ever-increasing activities of the Society. He noted that the ACS publications pro gram now consists of 18 research journals, including the phenomenally successful new journal Environmental Science and Technology, and that two new journals will be started in 1968, one in macromolecular chemistry and the other, Ac counts of Chemical Research, a concise timely review journal to be published monthly and mailed to the entire mem bership. Total circulation of the Society's primary publications, including CHEMI CAL & ENGINEERING NEWS, exceeds
325,-
000. He mentioned the noteworthy prog ress of Chemical Abstracts Service, which will shortly be processed and composed through computerized service. The con
tinuing impact of such a program on the scientific community here and abroad is obvious. Interest in interaction with the scien tific communities in Europe and Asia is growing. Steps are being taken to dis cuss with our sister societies on a cooper ative basis not only mutual organizational and educational problems but also prob lems concerning communications and in formation systems. The ACS Office of Chemistry and Pub lic Affairs, in close liaison with the com mittee of the same name, has continued on a highly dynamic and effective course. Notable among its achievements is the progress made, in cooperation with the Division of Water, Air, and Waste Chem istry and the Committee on Air Pollution, in the preparation of a scientific report on the chemistry of environmental problems which will benefit government planners and citizens alike. The Society's leadership in the area of chemical education is clearly demon strated by the continuing efforts of the Committee on Professional Training in outlining general requirements for chem ical curriculum? at all levels; the pro grams of the Board, Council, and the Di vision of Chemical Education; the newly organized program in the vitally impor tant two-year college area; the outstand ing success of the Society's short courses; and the significant contributions of The Petroleum Research Fund in sponsoring research talent. All of these activities are of utmost importance to the future of chemistry. President-Elect Cairns discussed the place of the ACS in evolving scientific and technical communications. He re viewed briefly the successful cooperation of the Society with the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Na tional Institutes of Health, and other gov ernment agencies and urged that such co operation be extended to the international scene. The next few years will be increasingly critical in meeting pressures stemming from the rising costs of operations in the exchange of scientific information. The ACS must cooperate with government agencies, each of which has a substantial budget for information transfer to com puter systems. This the Society is doing and as a result it is solidly in a position of leadership in the design and opera tion of what might be called a national chemical information system for the fu ture. Hopefully this system will be ac cepted widely as the prototype for all science and technology. Milton Harris, Chairman of the Board of Directors, reviewed Board activities in the interim since his report last fall. He noted the reorganization of the Commit tee on Corporation Associates aimed at broadening and deepening the channels of communication between the Society and the many industries that benefit from chemistry. He reported that Robert L. Hershey will direct a study on chemistry in indus try undertaken by the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs. This study, which will require about two years, will be of great interest to the chemical
and chemical engineering industry, to uni versities, and to government policy mak ers. In the academic area, Dr. Harris called attention to the current intensive study of research in the liberal arts colleges as well as to the related activities in the area of education-industry interface. He noted the tremendous efforts of the Board Committees on Publications and on Chemical Abstracts Service in dealing with the continuing problems of the ex plosive growth of scientific literature. Similarly, he outlined ACS activities in education, such as recognition of high school chemistry teachers by the James Bryant Conant Award sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company In corporated; the important studies of curriculums and staffing for junior colleges; and the growth pattern in the field of continuing education. Dr. Harris noted with satisfaction that efforts of joint Council-Board committees were proving effective. Those cited were the Committee on a Profession-Wide Pen sion Plan and the Committee on Patent Matters and Related Legislation. An ad interim report of the Executive Secretary covering activities in his area of responsibility was included in the mate rial distributed to councilors with the agenda. 3. VOTED to receive the reports of the President, the President-Elect, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and the Executive Secretary. Lloyd M. Cooke, vice-chairman of the Council Policy Committee, reported that the CPC had reviewed its three years of experience with the Council Policy De velopment Subcommittee. It voted to discharge CPDS but concluded that the CPDS system had demonstrated useful ness over the past three years and that the principles of the subcommittee should be absorbed in the operating procedures of the Council Policy Committee. (See CPC Minute 4. ) He reported that CPC approved a slate of nominees for the Committee on Nominations and Elections, the ACS nominee for the Perkin Medal, and proposals to the Board of Directors for four other non-ACS awards ( see CPC Minutes 7, 8, and 9). Dr. Cooke re ported further that CPC had taken affirm ative action in regard to ACS participa tion in three technical societies (see CPC Minutes 10, 11, and 12). In conclusion, he outlined schedules for business ses sions at the 154th national meeting in Chicago, Sept. 10-15, 1967 (see CPC Minute 13). Frank T. Gucker, chairman, reported that the Committee on Nominations and Elections prepared slates of nominees for director-at-large, regional directors for the Second and Fifth Districts, and the Council Policy Committee. 4. VOTED to receive the reports of the Council Policy Committee, the Com mittee on Nominations and Elections, and the following standing committees: Chemical Education, Constitution and Bylaws, Local Section Activities, Mem bership Affairs, National Meetings and Divisional Activities, Professional Rela tions, and Publications (see pages 81-84). Several of the above committees placed JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN 79
matters before the Council for action; these are reported under appropriate headings in the minutes that follow. 5. V O T E D to receive the reports of the following other committees: Admissions, Analytical Reagents, Annual Report on Atomic Weights, Chemical Safety, Nomenclature, Patent Matters and Related Legislation ( joint with Board ), Professional Training, Technician Affiliation with the ACS, To Study ACS Geographic Districting, and Women's Service (see pages 8 4 - 8 6 ) . 6. VOTED to receive the reports of ACS representatives to the following organizations: AAAS, Cooperative Committee on Science and Mathematics Teaching; AAAS, Council; AIC, National Council; International Council of Scientific Unions, Abstracting Board; Intersociety Committee on Laboratory Services Related to Health; National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services; National Fire Protection Association, Committee on Chemicals and Explosives; NRC, Agricultural Research Institute; NRC, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology; NRC, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Advisory Board of the Office of Critical Tables; NRC, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, U.S. National Committee for IUPAC; NRC, Liaison Panel to the Committee on Food Protection; NRC, U.S. National Committee for the International Federation for Documentation ( F I D ) ; Scientific Manpower Commission; U.S. National Commission for UNESCO; U.S. National Committee of the International Association on Water Pollution Research; USA Standards Institute, Nuclear Standards Board; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Schemes for the Identification of Piping Systems ( A 1 3 ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Nuclear Instrumentation ( N 3 ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering ( N 5 ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Common Names for Pest Control Chemicals ( K 6 2 ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Abbreviations for Use in Text ( Y l . l ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Letter Symbols (Y10); USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Library Work, Documentation and Related Publishing Practices (Z39) (see pages 8 6 93). Nominations
for
President-Elect
7. In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw V, Section 1 ( a ) and ( b ) , the Committee on Nominations and Elections presented the following names as proposed nominees for President-Elect for 1968: Wallace R. Brode, Bryce Crawford, Jr., Paul C. Cross, and William G. Young. By written ballot, the Council nominated Wallace R. Brode and William C. Young. Election will be by mail ballot in November. Amendment,
ACS
Bylaw
8. On recommendation of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and 80 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee and the Committee on Nominations and Elections, V O T E D that the following proposed amendment be referred to the Committee on Nominations and Elections and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws for further study. Addition of a new final sentence to Bylaw V, Sec. 6 ( a ) , after which it would read: A vacancy in any office filled by vote of the Council shall be filled by the Council for the unexpired term of said office as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs. If the unexpired term of said office is less than one year, the vacancy shall be filled by election for a period equal to the unexpired term plus a full term as specified in the Constitution. Division
and local section
bylaws
9. On recommendation of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve revised bylaws of the Division of Fuel Chemistry except for Article VI, Sec. 4 contingent upon a change in Article VI, Sec. 3. 10. On recommendation of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve the following amendments to the bylaws of the Minnesota Section contingent on certain changes in Articles III and IV: Article II; Article III, Sec. 1, 2, and 3; Article IV, Sec. 2, 3, and 4; Article V, Sec. 1, 2, and 4; Article VI, Sec. 2 - 6 ; Article VII, Sec. 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Article VIII, Sec. 1, 2, and 4; Article IX, Sec. 1-22; Article X, Sec. 1; and Article XI, Sec. 1 and 2. 11. On recommendation of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve amendments to bylaws of the following local sections: Detroit—Article V, Sec. 3; and Article VIII, Sec. 3. Eastern New York—Article VI, new Sec. 10; and Article VII, new Sec. 7. Kansas City—Article IV, 10; Article V, 4; Article VII, 2 and 7; and Article VIII, 1. Lehigh Valley-Article IX, delete Sec. 1.6. Pittsburgh-Bylaw VII, Sec. 2; Bylaw X, Sec. 1; and Bylaw XI, new Sec. 12 (no action was taken on other proposed amendments pending discussion with the Section). San Gorgonio - B y l a w V, Sec. 3; and Bylaw VI, Sec. 6. Southern California—Article III, Sec. 1, 6, and 7; Article IV, Sec. 1; Article V, Sec. 1; Article VII, Sec. 1, 4, 5, and 6; Article VIII, Sec. 3, No. 7; and Article IX. Southwest Louisiana—Article X, Sec. 1. Washington—Article IV, Sec. 1; and new Article VIII. Change
in local section
name
12. On recommendation of the Committee on Local Section Activities and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve changing the name of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Section to Sabine-Neches Section to reflect more accurately the current territory of the Section.
Meetings The reasons for the actions reported in Minutes 13-15 are explained in the report of the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities, pages 8 2 83). 13. On recommendation of the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to recommend to the Board of Directors that the 1968 winter meeting scheduled for New Orleans, La., Jan. 7-12, be canceled. 14. On recommendation of the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to recommend to the Board of Directors that the dates and location of the 1971 spring meeting be changed from Boston, Mass., April 9-14, to Los Angeles, Calif., March 28 to April 2. 15. On recommendation of the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to recommend to the Board of Directors that the location of the 1972 spring meeting to be held April 9-14 be changed from Los Angeles, Calif., to Boston, Mass. Publications 16. On recommendation of the Committee on Publications and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve the initial subscription rates of $12 per year for members and $24 per year for nonmembers fixed by the Board of Directors for a new journal in the field of macromolecular chemistry. 17. On recommendation of the Committee on Publications and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to approve a nonmember subscription rate of $10 per year for Accounts of Chemical Research. Student
affiliates
18. On recommendation of the Committee on Chemical Education and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to withdraw the charter of the Lincoln Bi-School Chapter of Student Affiliates at Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. 19. On recommendation of the Committee on Chemical Education and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to charter a chapter of student affiliates at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Neb. 20. On recommendation of the Committee on Chemical Education and with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to withdraw the charters of the chapters of student affiliates at Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa.; University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; Municipal University of Omaha, Omaha, Neb.; and Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. ( T h e reasons for charter withdrawals are discussed in the report of the Committee on Chemical Education, page 81.) 21. BE I T RESOLVED, that the Coun-
cil express its appreciation and thanks to the members of the Florida Section for their warm hospitality, for their assistance in arranging this 153rd national meeting, for their efforts in sponsoring the scientific and educational chemical exposition, and for giving the members in attendance at this meeting an opportunity to absorb some of this golden Florida sunshine, and that the Council commend headquarters staff of the Society for its careful planning and operation of this meeting. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 A.M. B. R. STANERSON,
Secretary
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Elected Committees
Council Policy See minutes, page 76.
Nominations and Elections The committee met on April 10. Frank T. Gucker announced that George W. Watt had asked to be relieved of the chairmanship of the committee. Although he was unable to attend this meeting, Dr. Watt will continue to serve the rest of his term this year as a member of the committee. The committee expressed its appreciation for his effective leadership during the past three years. It then elected Frank T. Gucker and William J. Bailey as chairman and secretary, respectively, for 1967 and drew up slates of nominees for director-atlarge, regional directors for the Second and Fifth Districts, and the Council Policy Committee. The committee considered the recommendation of the Council Policy Development Subcommittee which proposed the selection of nominees for PresidentElect and regional directors by mail ballot for a two-year trial period, to determine whether the procedure would permit a larger number of councilors to participate in the selection of nominees for national offices. It decided to place this matter on the agenda of the open meeting of the committee next fall. The Bylaws presently require that nominees for these offices be selected at a meeting of the Council. Thus, if it is deemed desirable to implement this proposal, Bylaw V must be amended. FRANK T. GUCKER, Chairman
Standing Committees
Chemical
Education
The committee met on Sunday, April 9, with 10 of its members present. Also present were Dr. John C. Bailar, Jr., adviser, Dr. Moses Passer, staff liaison, and, by invitation, Dr. Cheves Walling, chairman of the Committee on Professional Training, and ACS staff members Robert K. Neuman, Kenneth M. Chapman, Edward L. Sillcox, and Bonnie Blaser. The committee approved the chairman's recommendation for the establishment of student affiliate chapters ap-
proved by ad interim actions of CPC (see Minute 2 ) . The chairman reported correspondence with department heads in those institutions whose student affiliate chapters had failed to report any activity for several years. In a number of cases, this correspondence stimulated the chapter into renewed activity. On the other hand, four of the institutions requested withdrawal of their chapter charters. With concurrence by CPC, the committee recommended withdrawal of student affiliate chapters at these four schools (see Minute 2 0 ) . The committee recommended, with concurrence by CPC, the termination of a bi-school chapter of student affiliates and the chartering of a new chapter at one of the two schools (see Minutes 18 and 19). The committee is initiating procedures for a Bylaw change that will permit student affiliates to apply the subscription portion of their dues toward any ACS or divisional journal, rather than exclusively to C&EN as is now the case. The committee reviewed the report of the ad hoc Committee on Technician Curriculum and endorsed the recommendations of that report. Dr. J. Trygve Jensen described the activities of the subcommittee on student affairs, of which he is chairman. The subcommittee is actively engaged in the following projects: ( 1 ) developing a set of standards to be met by student affiliate chapters, and ( 2 ) revising the regulations for chapters. The educational policy subcommittee under the chairmanship of Dr. John Lundberg is exploring the responsibilities and objectives of the committee in the framework of its duties as set forth in Bylaw III, Sec. 3 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( F ) : ( 1 ) studying and making reports and recommendations to the Council on matters relating to policy and programs for the improvement of chemical education. Robert K. Neuman of the ACS staff described a proposed new program to provide, in cooperation with a commercial supplier, chemistry teaching aids at the junior and senior high school level. This proposal was referred to the educational policy subcommittee. The Educational Secretary reported on the activities of his office. He introduced Edward L. Sillcox who has accepted an appointment as Assistant Educational Secretary, Continuing Education. Mr. Sillcox's major initial responsibility will be the ACS Short Courses. This program was inaugurated in April 1965 at the Detroit meeting. Additional courses were given in September 1965 at Atlantic City and the program was then extended to local sections. In 1966, the first full year of operation of the program, the total enrollment rose to 2600 for 39 sessions given in 23 cities. It is interesting to note that while the educational background of the registrants at national meetings courses is about 75% Ph.D/s, the background of registrants at courses given locally is nearly parallel to that of the overall ACS membership-about 4 0 % Ph.D/s. The pro-
fessional affiliation of the participants varies with the subject matter, but generally does not deviate too far from that of the entire membership—70% industrial. At present, the Short Courses "catalog" comprises some 30 subjects. The first ACS Short Course on Film was prepared for initial showing at the Miami Beach meeting. This film, on Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, by Norman B. Colthup, was available in hotel rooms and elsewhere over closedcircuit television. The demand for the current issue of "Academic Openings" appreciably exceeded the supply of 5000. Of the first 1600 individuals who requested copies of a recent issue, 400 were chemists employed in industiy, 200 were at research institutions, 400 were college faculty, 200 were postdoctorals, and 300 were graduate students. "College Chemistry Seniors," which now replaces the "Graduate School Clearing House," expands the coverage of the latter by listing seniors interested in secondary school teaching and industrial employment, as well as those planning for graduate school. Dr. Passer introduced Kenneth Chapman, who has accepted an appointment in the national office as Assistant Educational Secretary in charge of the twoyear-college chemistry program. Mr. Chapman described projected activities of the program, which will deal with both occupational-training and transfer institutions. For the most part these activities are aimed at the unique problems of the two-year colleges that have no counterpart in four-year institutions. The committee acknowledged the exceptionally meritorious service of Mrs. Barbara James who guided student affiliate activities from the national office for four years, and wished her well in her new position with the National Academy of Sciences. DONALD L. SWANSOX,
Chairman
Constitution and Bylaws The committee met in executive session on April 9 from 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Twelve members of the committee, M. H. Arveson (adviser), and Frances Sansbury (staff liaison) were present. J. L. Martin was elected secretary for 1967. Most of this committee's business results in Council actions and is reflected in the minutes of that body. Amendment to Bylaw—see Minute 8. Division and local section b y l a w s see Minutes 9-11. At the September 1966 meeting of the committee, preliminary consideration was given to simplifying the approval of section and division bylaws and to a more deliberate procedure for the handling of petitions for amendment of the ACS Constitution and Bylaws. Further discussion of these matters occurred in Miami Beach, and it is planned that concrete proposals will be ready for consideration at the Chicago meeting in September. The committee welcomes its new members—J. D . Gibson, Andrew Miga, and JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN
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Roger S. Porter—and expresses its a p preciation for the outstanding service of A. C. Patterson who has completed the permissible two full terms on the committee. During these six years, h e served three years as chairman and one year as secretary of the committee, mak ing significant contributions to the opera tion of the Council and to the Society. DAVID C. YOUNG,
Chairman
Local Section Activities T h e committee met in executive session on April 9 with 12 members, Dr. Ernest Volwiler, adviser, Marshall Mead, staff liaison, and by invitation, Dr, Sherman S. Shaffer, present. Dr. S. H . Hastings was elected secretary for 1967. Approval of the request of the TexasLouisiana Gulf Section for a change in name to the Sabine-Neches Section was recommended (see Minute 1 2 ) . A proposal for a change in the local section award program from the present Member Relations and Public Relations awards to a single award to recognize overall outstanding activities and per formances by a local section in each size category was endorsed. T h e proposal, including a suggestion that t h e awards be presented at the fall national meeting each year, will b e submitted to the Board for consideration at its June meeting. The committee expressed approval in principle of the program of the Com mittee on Technician Affiliation with the ACS. A subcommittee is studying methods to effect affiliation of tech nicians with local sections. Concern was expressed regarding current efforts to bring about affiliation of chemical technicians and the extensive efforts in local sections to obtain affiliation of chemistry teachers. T h e problem of t h e status of section affiliates within local sections with regard to committee a p pointments and elective office is under study. At present, a ruling by t h e Committee on Constitution and Bylaws indicates that affiliates may not hold a position, either elective or appointive, within local sections, subsections, or topi cal groups. The financial picture of local sections for the past decade has been studied for the purpose of predicting future needs. Expenses will exceed income for many sections in 1967 and an increase in allot ment to local sections must b e given serious consideration. Sections are cau tioned to examine budgets carefully to avoid financial difficulties until such time as a dues increase may become effective. The committee reconsidered the peti tion first presented to the Council in September 1966 to provide for a change in the privileges of ASSOCIATE M E M B E R S .
Based upon the report of a joint sub committee of the Committees on Local Section Activities, on Membership Af fairs, and on National Meetings and Di visional Activities, the Committee voted unanimously to support the resubmis sion of this petition. However, after wide discussion of the subject at t h e committee's open meeting, it reconvened in executive session and a decision was made to refer the matter back to the 82
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joint subcommittee for further study. A recommendation was made that local sections b e advised to exercise care to avoid
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or local section affiliates for office. T h e plan of t h e Committee on Membership Affairs to contact annually all ASSOCIATE MEMBERS who may b e eligible for u p
grading to MEMBER was received with enthusiasm. A n e w subcommittee was appointed with the commission to define critically the future role of local sections in t h e affairs of the Society. The committee recognized the out standing international activities of the California Section in collecting and dis tributing technical publications to aca demic organizations in South America and Asia. G. W . CAMPBELL, J R . , Chairman
Membership Affairs The committee met on April 9 from noon to 6 P.M. with 11 members, Dr. Roger Adams, adviser, and Earl M. Klinefelter, staff liaison, present. Dr. W . Lincoln Hawkins was elected secretary. By ad interim action, the committee, following the procedures outlined in By law I, Sec. 7, voted that a member of the Society charged with conduct in jurious to the Society b e given the op portunity to b e heard before a com mittee of nine councilors appointed by the President. Mr. Klinefelter reported that approxi mately 3600 of the new members en rolled in 1966 applied for membership as a direct result of the promotion efforts of the local sections and t h e national office. A procedure was approved whereby the Membership Office will notify an nually all ASSOCIATE M E M B E R S who are
considered eligible to petition for ad vancement to M E M B E R .
It was recommended that a small supply of 25-year membership emblems be made available for sale. T h e com mittee urged more local sections to honor their 40-year members. The committee unanimously reaffirmed its approval of the proposed amendment to Bylaw I, Sec. 3 ( b ) which would allow ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
to hold an
elective position in a local section. The proposed amendment to Bylaw V, Sec. 6 ( a ) concerning the procedure for filling vacancies in certain ACS elective positions, which is being considered by the Committees on Constitution and By laws and on Nominations and Elections ( see Minute 8 ), was approved in principle with the observation that all positions should b e treated as uniformly as pos sible. A report of the subcommittee on t h e need for a Council Committee on Eco nomic Status was discussed. T h e sub committee was requested to develop addi tional information including specific sug gestions regarding duties of t h e proposed committee. The Society's activities in the area of public affairs were reviewed by Dr. Stephen T. Quigley. T h e committee is
exploring the possible role of the Coun cil in this activity. Three appeals of Admissions Commit tee action rejecting applications for ACS membership were reviewed. In one case, where the local section supplied strong supporting evidence, the application w a s approved. In two others, lacking such evidence, the action of the Admissions Committee was upheld pending receipt of further information. The committee unanimously recom mended that staff reinstitute the pro cedure of distributing certificates to grad uates with bachelor's degrees who meet the minimum Society requirements and who are so certified by a department of chemistry or chemical engineering on the ACS List of Approved Schools. The committee expresses its apprecia tion for the leadership of its past-chair man, Dr. Charles O. Gerfen, and the loyal service of Dr. Hans B. Jonassen, both of whom have completed two terms on the committee. It welcomes two new members, Dr. Glenn H . Brown a n d Dr. James R. Costello, Jr. Ε . Ε . MCSWEENEY,
Chairman
National Meetings and Divisional Activities The committee (with one absentee) met in executive session on April 9, together with Dr. A. L. Elder (adviser), A. T. Winstead (staff liaison), and for brief periods, R. L. Silber (Director of Mem bership Activities), and J. H . Stack ( D i rector of Public, Professional, and Mem ber Relations). Dr. J. W . Van Valkenburg, Jr., was elected secretary. The committee, as well as the chairman personally, is in debted to the outgoing secretary, Dr. J. W . LeMaistre, for his invaluable as sistance during his term of office. Future national meetings. Inasmuch as no division expressed an interest in sponsoring technical sessions for a third experimental winter meeting which was scheduled for New Orleans, Jan. 7 - 1 2 , 1968, the committee voted unanimously to recommend that Council cancel this meeting (see Minute 1 3 ) . The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has scheduled a meet ing in Boston for July 1971. Because the committee felt that it would b e un desirable to hold a national ACS meeting in Boston in the spring of the same year, as had been approved previously, it voted unanimously to recommend a change, based also on the confirmed availability of dates and space, to hold the 161st meeting in Los Angeles, March 28 to April 2, 1971, and the 163rd meeting in Boston, April 9-14, 1972 (see Minutes 14 and 1 5 ) . Annual reports. Last year t h e com mittee prepared a form which was sug gested to the divisions for submitting their annual reports. T h e purpose was to encourage uniform content of the reports, to simplify t h e reporting task for the divisions, and to standardize t h e reviewing procedures for t h e committee. Most of the 1966 reports were submitted on this form. No problems in its use were apparent.
Divisional interviews. T h e series of interviews with divisional officers was continued at t h e 1966 New York meeting where t h e following points were made which the committee believes will b e of interest to the Council. Additional questions and problems were brought to its attention, b u t these require more committee and staff study before presentation. One division suggests a need for simplification of the Society's financial reports to provide for ease of understanding by the average member. Some of its members feel that only after prolonged study is it apparent that ACS funds actually are well spent. Problems in maintaining and increasing the number of division members are mentioned repeatedly. Divisional administrative burdens are regarded as heavy, especially since they usually are borne by one or two persons. W e are told that help from ACS headquarters would b e welcome. Some divisions desire collection of their dues by headquarters, while others do not want this particular service. Not all divisions could afford to pay for such help in the form of computer-time charges. The committee was advised that the interview sessions are not clearly labeled as opportunities to discuss needs and suggestions relating to the Society as a whole. It should b e emphasized that there is no intent to limit discussion at these interviews to divisional activities, per se. ACS centennial meeting, April 1976. Mr. Stack reported to the committee on preliminary discussions by a staff group and by the Board Committee on Public, Professional, and Member Relations concerning the Society's centennial celebration. T h e actual anniversary date is April 6, and therefore the week of April 4 - 9 , 1976, would be the ideal time for the meeting. It has been determined that adequate space will b e available in New York City on those dates and, since the Society was founded there, it would be an appropriate site. Other sites have been considered but, for various reasons, appear to present special problems. Mr. Stack reported that the Board committee therefore had voted to recommend that the centennial meeting b e held in N e w York t h e week of April 4, 1976 (see Board Minute 3 0 ) . H e also transmitted a suggestion that NM&DA and the Board committee join in appointing an ad hoc committee to consider plans for the centennial. Scientific meeting study. Mr. Silber gave a presentation asking for endorsement of the preparation of a proposal for a study-in-depth of scientific meetings. The concept of the proposal was a p proved, provided there is no difficulty in funding and assuming that a qualified group is selected to do the study. T h e results, however, cannot b e expected t o be available for possible action for about two years. Committee changes. T h e committee gratefully acknowledges the worthwhile contributions and the generously given help and advice from Dr. R. A. Glenn, Dr. B. Golding, Dr. J. D . Romaine, and Dr. J. N. VanLanen, who have com-
pleted their service, and welcomes Dr. S. J. Cristol, Dr. E . M. Fettes, Dr. W . A. Sisson, and Dr. L. A. Wall as new members. A. G. W H I T N E Y ,
Chairman
Professional Refotions The committee met in executive session on April 9. T e n members of the committee, Dr. Emmett B. Carmichael (liaison representative from the American Institute of Chemists), and D . A. H . Roethel (staff liaison) were present. Dr. Henry A. Hill was elected secretary. Last fall the committee filed charges of misconduct against a member of the Society whose conduct was the subject of three court proceedings, including the U.S. Supreme Court. All ruled against him. T h e charges were referred b y t h e President of the Society to the Committee on Membership Affairs, which voted to give t h e member in question an opportunity to b e heard by a special committee of nine councilors appointed by the President in accordance with Bylaw I, Sec. 7. A hearing is scheduled tentatively for late May to determine what action the Society should take. Recently, the committee was asked t o investigate the professional behavior of another member whose conduct was t h e subject of a judicial finding. Since t h e actual findings were not as represented to the committee, no action was taken. The 1967 pension plan survey was initiated in early April, and it is hoped that the findings will be helpful to individual chemists in evaluating their own retirement programs and to the n e w joint Board-Council committee established to study a profession-wide pension plan. Industrial employers and local sections have been asked to participate in accumulating data for the survey. The relationship of trade secret legislation to the professional status of chemical scientists has been under study b y the committee for some time. To provide guidance to members, a descriptive booklet on this subject is being prepared for wide distribution within t h e Society. Several cases involving members with professional problems were considered. The committee is giving particular attention to a situation in which it has been reported that a chemist with a Ph.D. has not been permitted to use his doctoral degree at his place of employment. Preparation of a set of guidelines on employment agreements is proceeding for the benefit of those members who are required to sign such contracts as a condition of employment. There appears to b e growing concern about certain advertisements appearing in C&EN and other ACS journals. In some instances, they depict chemists in a demeaning manner. In others, chemists have lent their names to quasi-testimonial-type advertising. In still others, certain equipment has been represented as being equivalent in competence to professional chemists. As one means of obtaining member opinion on this matter, C&EN has agreed to publish an article
which will discuss existing policy and practice with regard to the acceptance of advertisements for Society publications. The committee is pleased to report that its professional orientation program for students soon will b e distributed with a descriptive brochure to local sections and student affiliate chapters. Currently, there are four lectures in the seminar series covering professional development and responsibilities, finding employment, employer-employee relationships, and professional ethics. Copies of t h e talks and their accompanying slides may b e obtained from the Office of Professional Relations in Washington. Member interest in economic status has prompted the committee to review the salary studies for which it is responsible. As a result, the committee concluded that it would be desirable to have more frequent publication of information on t h e salaries of experienced chemists than is now available biennially from the National Science Foundation. Accordingly, staff has been asked to arrange for the compilation and publication of such information on a yearly basis in the future. The committee had been asked to study the desirability of recommending that the Society endorse the 1940 Statement of Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American Association of University Professors. Since t h e academic members of ACS apparently have not expressed strong sentiments about this matter during the past 27 years, and since the document in question is not a recent one, the committee saw no need to take action at this time. The committee's biennial professional relations symposium will b e held at the national meeting in Chicago next fall. In view of other matters currently under consideration, t h e program, which is entitled "A Chemist's Compensation," should b e most timely. The committee wishes to express its gratitude for the services of Dr. Albert W . Meyer, who has been elected to the Committee on Nominations and Elections. At the same time the committee welcomes Dr. Charles E. Feazel, Jr.. to its ranks. JOSEPH STEWART,
Chairman
Publications The committee met in executive session on April 10. Staff has proceeded with its planning for the Society's n e w journal in the field of polymer chemistry, previously authorized by the Board of Directors (neither a title nor an editor for t h e new journal has yet been selected). T h e Director of Publications has recommended that subscription rates for the n e w journal b e fixed initially at $12 a year for members and $24 a year for nonmembers. T h e Board of Directors has voted its approval. The Publications Committee examined the data upon which these prices were based and, with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, recommended approval ( see Minute 16 ). The committee reviewed progress toward publication of t h e n e w monthly JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN 83
journal of short, timely reviews and commentaries, now titled Accounts of Chemical Research and scheduled to appear in January 1968 under the editorship of Joseph F . Bunnett. This journal is to b e distributed to all ACS members at no charge. A nonmember subscription rate of $10 per year has been recommended by the Board Committees on Finance and on Publications, and fixed by the Board of Directors subject to approval by the Council. T h e committee, with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee, recommended approval (see Minute 17). The committee was advised by staff that the Society's new journal Environmental Science & Technology is off to a good start, with circulation having passed the 9000 mark for the March issue, and expected to exceed 11,000 by June. This gratifying circulation level has been achieved months earlier than was expected. The ACS Handbook for Authors, which has been in preparation for several years, now is expected to be published about July 1. T h e first printing will total at least 85,000 copies, with a copy to b e sent free to each ACS member who is a subscriber to one or more of the Society's research journals. Free copies will b e given, also, to all new ACS members whose membership becomes effective on or after Jan. 1, 1968. Others will be able to purchase copies of the Handbook for $2.00. ( See Board Minute 12. ) Microform editions of the research journals of the Society are under consideration; the committee reviewed progress to date and tentative plans for further developments in this area. The new compound registry system of Chemical Abstracts Service is in operation, with compounds being entered at the rate of 5000-7000 per week. The Journal of Organic Chemistry is now working closely with CAS on the registry and currently lists the registry number for each appropriate compound mentioned in its issues. The committee reviewed, and in general approved, a letter to b e sent by the Board of Directors to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright; the letter will emphasize the Society's desire to see copyright protection retained, its approval in principle of the suggested revision of the present copyright law, b u t its preference for d e leting from the proposed revision the specified examples of "fair use." B L A I N E C. MCKUSICK,
Chairman
Joint Board-Council Committee
Patent Matters and Related Legislation At the invitation of Edward J. Brenner, U.S. Commissioner of Patents, the committee arranged a meeting of the commissioner with the committee, the ACS Board of Directors, the ACS Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, and representatives of Chemical Abstracts Service. At a three-day meeting held on Feb. 9, 10, and 11 at The Chemists' Club 84
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in New York City, the report of the President's Commission on the Patent System, "To Promote the Progress of . . . . Useful Arts," was discussed in detail by the Committee. On F e b . 10, Commissioner Brenner and Dr. Howard K. Nason, a member of the Presidential Commission, participated in the discussions and provided some background and reasoning in support of the report's conclusions. Consideration of the conclusions and recommendations reached by the group in regard to the report was continued at the national meeting in Miami Beach in April. On F e b . 20, Dr. Charles G. Overberger, with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Board, sent to Dr. Donald F . Hornig, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Ramsey Clark, the Attorney General; and A. B. Trowbridge, Acting Secretary of Commerce, a letter embodying the conclusions and recommendations developed at the New York meeting in regard to the Report of the President's Commission on the Patent System (see C&EN, April 3, page 7 2 ) . This threeman committee was charged by President Johnson with the responsibility for reviewing the report and developing legislative proposals to c a n y out its objectives. The committee is considering the legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (identical bills S. 1042 and H.R. 5924) based on the commission's report. The committee has concluded that the first-to-file provision, as presently outlined in the pending legislation, is not in the best interests of the public or the chemical profession. An alternative proposal is being drafted by the committee. Other features of the bills being studied in detail by the committee include preliminary applications, continuations-in-part, setting of Patent Office fees, presumption of correctness by patent examiners, and the course of judicial review for patent litigation. A statement outlining the Society's position in regard to the bills will b e drafted by the committee for submission to the Board of Directors for its consideration prior to action by the House and Senate committees which are considering the legislation. The committee has examined several other bills which have relevance to the practice of chemistry. H.R. 458, a bill to establish a national policy regarding property rights in inventions made through public expenditure, was endorsed by the committee. Also endorsed were S. 1153, a bill relating to appeals in patent and trademark cases, and H.R. 2898, a bill to guarantee that patent rights of an inventor will b e respected in procurement activities of government agencies. It was agreed that S. 1377, a bill to clarify the authority of the Commissioner of Patents to publish and disseminate patent information, required further study by the committee. A number of pending bills relating to patents were examined and the committee agreed that no special action was necessary at this time. These include S. 2, a bill permitting issuance of patents after certain disclosures; H.R. 3080, a bill giv-
ing patent holders certain rights to sue government contractors; H.R. 1069, H.R. 1211, H.R. 2902, and S. 7 3 , identical bills authorizing U.S. use of inventions covered in U.S. patents; S. 3095, a bill relating to patent rights to inventions d e veloped with the aid of federal funds ( the committee has already taken a position on this proposal); and S.Res. 37, an administrative bill. The committee expressed its opposition to H.R. 1017, a bill providing for compulsory licensing of prescription drug patents. The committee members agreed that the bill would not b e in the public interest since it probably would reduce the incentive for drug research. The committee extends a warm welcome to three new members: Dr. Robert W. Cairns, Edwin B. Cave, and Dr. John T. Maynard. PAULINE N E W M A N ,
Chairman
Other Committees Admissions The committee currently consists of seven members appointed b y the President of the Society. Since all applications for membership are processed at national headquarters, these members necessarily reside in or near Washington, D.C. One or more members of the committee were present at each of 97 meetings during 1966 ( 5 4 in 1965); each session lasted about four hours. T h e number of sessions attended by each member ranged from three to 34. The total working time of the committee was 445 man hours, more than double the man hours last year. As shown in Table I, the committee aoted on 9947 membership applications or requests for change of status.
Table I. 1966 Action on membership applications and advancements Accepted Accepted Rejected Rejected
for 1966 for 1967 for 1966 for 1967
membership membership membership membership
Advanced from ASSOCIATE M E M B E R to M E M B E R
Total
6,970 1,781 211 15 970
9,947
In 1966, 226 applications were rejected from applicants whose academic training did not meet the requirements of the Bylaws. T h e committee spends a large portion of its time evaluating the professional competence of such applicants. Very few rejections are final without first giving the applicant the opportunity to present supplementary information and/or other evidence to assist the committee in reaching a decision. Such applicants now must be recommended b y the executive committee, or its equivalent, of a local section or division as provided in Bylaw I, Sec. 3 ( b ) ( 3 ) . Under this procedure, 76 new members were enrolled, compared with 102 in 1965.
Table I I gives the comparative figures on new and total membership for the past several years. F o r 1966 there was an in crease of 779 new members as compared with 1965.
The atomic weights derived from these measurements are, for chromium, 51.996, and, for magnesium, 24.305. T h e pres ent official international values for these elements are 51.996 ± 0.001 and 24.312,
Table II. Membership for various years 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 3,967 3,601 3,895 New members, no 3,823 4,169 discount 1,919 New members, student 1,919 discount 5,814 Total 33.0 New student members 90,074 Total membership: Jan. 1 1,584 Annual increase in membership Jan. 1
1,919
2,309
2,368
2,801
5,520 34.8 92,157
6,276 36.8 94,272
6,191 38.2 97,408
6,970 40.9 100,742
104,560
2,083
2,115
3,136
3,334
3,818
Of the 6970 new members in 1966, 398 were foreign, including 4 5 students. A total of 1612 former student affiliates were enrolled in 1966. T h e committee expresses its apprecia tion for the loyal service of D r . William B, Moniz and Thomas Riggs, both of whom resigned. I t also welcomes two new members, D r . Earl L. Meyers a n d D e a n I. Walter. CALVIN F . STUNTZ,
Chairman
Analytical Reagents T h e committee held two two-day meet ings in 1966 in Washington, D.C. T h e agenda included discussions of policy, new analytical methods, and n e w chemi cals for which specifications should b e developed. One of the main topics was the application of instrumental methods for determining small amounts of impuri ties in reagent chemicals. It is regrettable that t h e n e w edition of "Reagent Chemicals, ACS Specifica tions" was not published in 1966, b u t it required more time than was anticipated to verify the many changes and additions that were necessary. However, publica tion of the new edition is being expedited. The committee has been enlarged to 17 members and includes representatives from government, industrial, and aca demic laboratories. Plans are already b e ing made for t h e next edition and w e hope that many modern instrumental methods will be included. The chairman for 1967 is Vernon A. Stenger of D o w Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. As in t h e past, any suggestions or criticisms will be appreciated. W . STANLEY CLABAUGH, 1966
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Annual Report on Atomic Weights Two American publications in 1966 con tain n e w measurements of relative iso typic abundances that are significant for the calculation of atomic weights. Both are b y t h e group at t h e National Bureau of Standards (Shields, Murphy, Catanzaro, a n d Garner) that in recent years has been engaged with absolute (i.e., calibrated) measurements of isotopic abundances. T h e elements studied were chromium (J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand., 70A,193) a n d magnesium (ibid, 70A, 453).
the presentation of safety aspects of origi nal research publications. CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING N E W S is receiving an
in
creasing amount of safety information in the form of reports of accidents a n d inci dents. A number of new activities have been considered b y t h e committee, and plans are under way for additional symposiums and articles for publication on the subject of chemical safety. Η. Κ. LIVINGSTON, 1966 Chairman
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respectively. No measurable variation in the natural isotopic abundance ratio of magnesium was found in materials from 60 sources. A similar study on chromium had not been completed a t t h e time of publication. Another recent paper deals with the measurement of t h e density a n d lattice dimensions of crystals as applied to t h e calculation of atomic weights. T h e sources and magnitudes of errors in such measurements are critically analyzed. The reference is "Potential Application of t h e X-Ray, Density Method for t h e Comparison of Atomic Weight Values," R. D . Deslattes, H . Steffen Peiser, J. A. Bearden, and John S. Thomsen, Metrologia, 2 , 1 0 3 ( 1 9 6 6 ) . ANGUS E . C A M E R O N T H O M A S J. M U R P H Y EDWARD W I C H E R S , Chairman
Chemical Safety T h e committee, consisting of 12 ACS members who have many other responsi bilities, is forced to select, from among the numerous possible ways of improving chemical safety, those leads that seem most suitable for an ACS committee. Our studies indicate that there are over 50 national organizations that devote part of their efforts to problems of chemical safety in the United States. W e believe that local efforts to improve knowledge of chemical safety in high schools, en couraged b y cooperation between local sections and high school teachers and ad ministrators, represent an activity for which the ACS is particularly well suited. Several such meetings have been held or are planned, notably the pioneering meet ings sponsored b y the Central N e w Mexico Section. W e are continuing t o encourage this activity b y local sections. A monthly feature of The Science Teacher, t h e publication of t h e National Science Teachers Association, is a safety article written b y a member of this com mittee. During 1966, a symposium on "Safety in t h e Beginning Chemistry Laboratory" was organized b y this committee a n d presented b y t h e Division of Chemical Education at t h e 1966 Spring meeting in Pittsburgh. I t was well attended and included some excellent presentations. Liaison with ACS publications has con tinued with t h e objective of improving
T h e committee held its annual meeting at the Chemical Abstracts Service building in Columbus in December. Progress of the work of the various divisional nomen clature committees was reviewed. I n addition, reports were received on t h e work of the nomenclature commission of the International Union of Pure and A p plied Chemistry, t h e National Research Council committees, and t h e Office of Biochemical Nomenclature. Other topics discussed included t h e nomenclature of boron compounds, publication of nomen clature information, and nomenclature needs in additional areas. The committee is continuing its efforts toward a vigorous development and promotion of good no menclature in all chemical fields. Two important 1966 achievements re sulting from t h e work of the committee should b e cited: ( 1 ) t h e well-attended nomenclature symposium at the 1966 fall meeting, to b e published in / . Chem. Doc. in 1967, and ( 2 ) t h e formation of a nomenclature committee b y the Division of Analytical Chemistry under the chair manship of V. A. Fassel. A brief summary of the activities of the ACS divisional nomenclature committees is given below. The Division of Carbohydrate Chemis try Nomenclature Committee ( M . L . Wolfrom, chairman) continued its work in polysaccharide nomenclature and t h e nomenclature for unsaturated derivatives of the sugars. The Nomenclature Committee of t h e Division of Fluorine Chemistry (John A. Young, chairman) has written rules for naming highly fluorinated compounds and presented them for review to t h e Nomen clature Committees of t h e Divisions of Organic Chemistry and of Inorganic Chemistry. The Nomenclature Committee of t h e Division of Inorganic Chemistry ( Roy M. Adams, chairman) developed a new draft of the rules for boron nomenclature. The Division of Organic Chemistry Nomenclature Committee (John H . Fletcher, chairman) is completing its work on the nomenclature guidebook, a book designed for t h e working chemist. It also reviewed a report on fluorine no menclature presented b y t h e committee of the Division of Fluorine Chemistry. T h e Nomenclature Committee of t h e Division of Polymer Chemistry (Robert B. Fox, chairman) made substantial progress in developing rules for naming polymers, based on their structures. Much contact and good communica tions are being maintained between t h e IUPAC nomenclature commissions and JUNE 5f 1967 C&EN 85
the ACS nomenclature committees. T h e latter continue to make valuable contributions to the IUPAC work. Nomenclature contributions from the staff of Chemical Abstracts Service must also b e noted. N e w ring systems from the abstracted literature are named routinely. T h e nomenclature division of CAS cooperates in the nomenclature field with other interested organizations, such as IUPAC, National Research Council (including the Office of Biochemical Nomenclature), World Health Organization, Food and Agricultural Organization, American Medical Association, American Phytopathological Society, American Standards Association, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, American Pharmaceutical Association (National Formulary), National Cancer Institute, U.S. D e partment of Agriculture, and U.S. Pharmacopoeia. Work on a revised and much expanded version of " T h e Naming and Indexing of Chemical Compounds from Chemical Abstracts" is about 7 5 % complete; the revision will b e completed in 1967. In addition, nomenclature correspondence with authors and editors is processed routinely and helps to improve the nomenclature picture. CAS also continues to be the headquarters for the distribution of nomenclature pamphlets and information. KURT L. LOEXIXG,
Chairman
Professional Training See Progress Report March 20, page 6 8 ) .
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Technician Affiliation The committee met in Miami Beach on April 8. A report from the technician affiliation subcommittee of the Committee on Local Section Activities indicated that the subcommittee proposed to distribute a letter to those sections which have local industries employing technicians. These sections will b e requested to develop lists of technicians in their areas. T h e LSA subcommittee plans to send a letter to each person on these lists, explaining advantages of ACS affiliation to technicians and to industry. The Committee on Technician Affiliation endorsed these proposals. The Assistant Educational Secretary in charge of the two-year college chemistry program is developing a mockup of a journal of abstracted articles from several journals, such as Journal of Chemical Education, Chemistry, Science, etc. This mockup journal could b e distributed as followup information to those technicians who indicate an interest to the local sections. Also submitted for committee consideration and endorsement was a proposed four-page pamphlet explaining briefly the opportunities a n d advantages of technician affiliation. The committee agreed to sponsor a oneday technician meeting or symposium at the Chicago meeting next fall, provided sufficient interest is developed and there are no legal barriers. AGS staff is investigating the possibilities. LEROY W. CLÉMENCE, 86
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Committee to Study ACS Geographic Districting Since March 1966, an ad hoc committee composed of members of t h e Board and Council has been considering the redistricting of the geographical regions from which regional directors are elected. This subject was discussed at open committee meetings at the fall 1966 and spring 1967 national meetings. It was concluded that looal sections, not states, should serve as the nuclei from which regions are defined. A plan has been developed to provide coherent regions in which the present membership deviates less than 2% from the median. A mechanism has been devised for annual adjustment of regional boundaries to maintain the membership within 5% of t h e median. Bylaw V, Sec. 3 ( e ) is the only one affected by this proposed change. No change in t h e Constitution is involved. The proposed amendment will b e presented to the Council for action at the fall 1967 meeting. H . K. LIVINGSTON,
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Women's Service Two meetings of the Women's Service Committee were held in 1966, one at the spring meeting in Pittsburgh and one at the fall meeting in New York. In addition, there were three women chemists' luncheons and three open meetings of the committee. At both open and closed meetings, considerable discussion was devoted to contributions which might b e made to the Society by women chemists and to ways in which the committee might serve women in the Society. As a result of these discussions, the committee is exploring the possibility of preparing a biographical directory of women members of the Society and of issuing a semiannual news bulletin to these members. The directory would include information on offices and committee memberships held in local sections and divisions of the Society, as well as position, place of employment, and field of specialization. T h e first issue of the proposed bulletin would provide information on the history and objectives of the Women's Service Committee; subsequent issues would b e devoted to current activities and other matters of special interest to women chemists. Other topics discussed at both open and closed meetings included the desirability of obtaining more publicity for the scientific accomplishments and professional activities of women chemists and of considering them for other ACS awards in addition to the Carvan Medal. In addition, the subject of discrimination against women chemists was again brought u p . T h e committee indicated continuing interest in the professional status of women chemists b u t reaffirmed its position that the committee should not concern itself with problem cases involving the status of women employees b u t should refer them to the committee which handles similar problems for men. As a first step toward the preparation of the directory mentioned above, a questionnaire was developed by Janet Perkins to obtain information on the part played
by women in local section activities. This questionnaire was distributed to local sections by Marshall Mead with the request that it b e completed and returned to him with the annual report of each section for 1966. H. Gladys Swope, Madison, Wis., was the 1966 chairman of the committee. Other members were Mildred Cohn, Philadelphia, Pa.; Frances Estes, Galveston, Tex.; Florence H . Forziati, Hyattsville, Md.; Helen M. Free, Elkhart, Ind.; Anna J. Harrison, South Hadley, Mass.; Josephine McAmis, San Antonio, Tex.; Ivy M. Parker, Atlanta, Ga.; Janet S. Perkins, Wellesley, Mass.; Julianne H . Prager, St. Paul, Minn.; Shirley B. Radding, Menlo Park, Calif.; and Leora E. Straka, Akron, Ohio. FLORENCE H. FORZIATI,
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REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES The American Chemical Society is represented on 31 boards, committees, councils, etc., that are sponsored by others. The reports of 24 follow. T h e Society also is represented on the following: Biological Stain Commission; NRC, U.S. National Committee for the International Institute of Refrigeration; USA Standards Institute, Advisory Committee on I S O / TC-86 on Refrigerants; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on General and Administrative Standards for Nuclear Energy ( N 2 ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Radiation Protection ( N 7 ) ; USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Centrifugal Pumps for Chemical Industry Use ( B73 ) ; and USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Graphical Symbols and Designations (Y32).
AAAS, Cooperative Committee on Science and Mathematics Teaching The committee considered various aspects of education as it relates to the teaching process at its spring and fall 1966 meetings. Discussion involved the diversity of science backgrounds of students entering college; the role of science in technical education (two-year college programs); and presentations on problems in twoyear colleges, types of programs offered, curriculums, occupational programs, growth and enrollment, and needs for faculty. Reports on the undergraduate curriculum in professional education for science teachers and systems of retrieving information in science education were received and discussed. The committee also considered reports of pertinent activities of member societies. A summary of these was published in the April 1966 issue of Science Education News. A symposium on "Some Conjectures with Regard to the Future of Science E d ucation" was sponsored b y the committee at the December 1966 AAAS annual meeting. This symposium highlighted the n e w business-sponsored compacts for education developments. Continuing study b y subcommittees for further discussion includes the role of sci-
ence in technical education, continuing education, diversity of science background of entering college students, and preparation of two-year college teachers in the sciences. ROBERT L. SILBER
AAAS, Council The meeting of the AAAS Council was held on Dec. 30, 1966, in Washington, D.C., as a part of the annual meeting of the Association which now has 115,000 paid members. AAAS president Alfred S. Romer reported that the Council had elected the following to offices in the Association: president-elect—Walter Orr Roberts, Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research at Boulder, Colo.; members of the board of directors—Barry Commoner, professor of physiology at Washington University, and Gerald Holton, professor of physics, Harvard University; members of the Committee on Council Affairs—Claude C. Albritton, Jr., professor of geology at Southern Methodist University, Henry Riecken, vice-president of Social Science Research Council, and William Steere, director of New York Botanical Garden. The council voted to approve the granting of AAAS affiliation to the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. Copies of the following committee reports were distributed: Science in the Promotion of H u m a n Welfare; Public Understanding of Science; Commission on Science Education; AAAS Meetings; Ethics and Responsibilities of Scientists; and Cooperation with Developing Countries. A verbal report was given on Population Explosion and Birth Control. Consideration is being given to holding AAAS meetings the latter part of June and a poll of councilor preferences will be taken. A resolution concerning long-range consequences of the use of biological and chemical agents which modify the environment was passed by a vote of 125 to 95 and a study committee will be established. Revenues for 1967 are expected to be $3.6 million, an amount slightly in excess of anticipated expenses for 1967 and about 1 0 % higher than in 1966. These figures include receipts and disbursements for Science, which now has a weekly circulation of 130,000 copies. Walter G. Berl is the new associate administrative secretary succeeding Raymond L. Taylor, who has retired. Upon completion of the business session of the council, there was a panel discussion on problems of the relations between universities and the Federal Government, arranged by the Committee on Council Affairs; Gerald Holton of Harvard presided. Participants were Philip H. Abelson, editor of Science; Philip Handler, chairman, department of biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center; Alvin M. Weinberg, director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Steven Ebbin, staff director, U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Government Research. ALBERT W . M E Y E R W I L L I A M A. M O S H E R
AIC, National Council Invention keynoted two principal professional programs of the American Institute of Chemists in 1966. T h e council voted to accept responsibility for a patent award bestowed by the Louis and Bert Freedman Foundation. T h e first recipient was Robert Calvert, a retired N e w York patent attorney and chemist. Also at its 1966 annual meeting in New Orleans, the institute sponsored a "Chemical Pioneers" symposium for chemists who have made marked contributions of an inventive nature to chemical technology. T h e successful program was repeated at the ACS national meeting in New York last fall. On an allied subject, the council expressed its continuing interest in trade secret matters by voting to draft a model law which could be made available to states contemplating such legislation. The institute's voluntary certification program continued during 1966, mainly through recertification of previously accredited members. Efforts also were made to involve local chapters more directly in examining the credentials of first-time applicants. The two-way, instant communication lecture program, C H E M - L E C S , did not function during 1966. Instead, the council voted to approach the National Science Foundation for support in order to continue this activity. In view of anticipated office and staff changes in 1968, the institute formed a special committee to study the future of the AIC. Particular attention is being given to the location of the headquarters office, and to obtaining personnel to perform staff functions and to edit The Chemist. DAVID A. H. R O E T H E L
International Council of Scientific Unions—Abstracting Board The International Council of Scientific Unions established an Abstracting Board ( ICSU-AB ) in 1952 to organize and promote, on an international scale, the exchange and publication of primary and secondary information in the fields covered by the member unions. One abstracting service per discipline and per language of publication is represented on ICSU-AB. Chemical Abstracts Service has been the representative in chemistry and in English since 1954. In 1966, a comprehensive survey of the abstracting services in physics, biology, and chemistry was undertaken for 1965, bringing u p to-date information on the member services previously studied for 1963. This information covered some 60 questions on coverage, abstracts, indexes, general data, and automation. A report was made at a meeting in July, and it will b e the basis for a publication early in 1967 on the status of abstracting and indexing in the world in these fields. Further agreements on the exchange of page proof of primary journals were made at the July meeting aimed at improving the receipt of first copies of journals via airmail for timely abstracting. A thorough study of the primary periodicals
in physics, biology, and chemistry has been completed by ICSU-AB under a UNESCO grant. The report, "Characteristics of Primary Periodicals in the D o main of the Physical Sciences" was issued in November 1966 and is available from the ICSU-AB office, 17 Rue Mirabeau, Paris 16, France. The reports for periodicals in chemistry and biology are to b e published in the first half of 1967. Other programs under way by ICSU-AB in 1966 included: reports on programs, new services, and plans for the future of the abstracting services; studies on the role of users to the operation of and in determining the objectives of abstracting and indexing services; ways and means of evaluation of effectiveness of new information services; cover-to-cover translations of periodicals; coverage of mainland Ghinese journals; classification scheme for abstracting in physics; standardized list of abbreviations for periodicals used by the member services; and cooperation with the other international organizations involved in scientific documentation, especially with U N E S C O on a twoyear feasibility study for a worldwide scientific information system. D A L E B. BAKER
Intersociety Committee on Laboratory Services 'Related to Health The committee is composed of societies having an interest in the clinical laboratory aspects of public health. At its annual meeting held in San Francisco on Oct. 29, groups represented in addition to ACS were as follows: American Association of Bioanalysts, American Association of Clinical Chemists, American Public Health Association, American Society of Medical Technologists, American Society of Professional Biologists, Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors, and Conference of State and Provincial Health Laboratory Directors. Also present were observers from the American Academy of Microbiology and the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Ga. Based on presentations made by representatives from each of these organizations, it is evident that the Health Insurance for the Aged Act (medicare) has had a significant impact on clinical laboratory practice in the U.S. Virtually the entire meeting was given over to a discussion of those provisions of the act dealing with independent laboratories, for example. Conditions for the coverage of such laboratories were published by the Social Security Commission in the Federal Register on June 22, and were revised on Dec. 16. A study of these conditions by the committee led to the general conclusion that they will lead to a major upgrading of services and personnel. Mainly, it is expected that this will be achieved through the adoption of laboratory licensure laws by most of the 40 or so states which do not currently have such statutes. In this regard, the committee was informed that the Communicable Disease Center was developing a prototype law to be used in these jurisdictions. JUNE 5f 1967 C&EN
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Further, C D C was understood to be preparing an administrative proposal for Congress which would secure funds in order to effectuate such laws, establish a nationwide performance evaluation program, and provide for the training of certain categories of laboratory workers. Members of the committee expressed particular interest in a proficiency testing program, although some reservation was expressed about the rather qualitative nature of what has been proposed. Nonetheless, it was felt that even such a firststage effort will be helpful in upgrading laboratory standards throughout the country. In view of its relationships with virtually all of the organizations having an interest in the clinical laboratory field, the Intersociety Committee indicated its intent to approach federal officials in order to determine whether service could be rendered on the expanded program of health services which the medicare act has generated. For 1967, the undersigned was elected secretary of the committee. DAVID A. H. R O E T H E L
National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services The federation (NFSAIS) is devoted ( a ) to improving the documentation of the science/technology literature of the world, and ( b ) to fostering the interchange of science/technology information among scientists. Over 1 million abstracts and citation coverage of the scientific and technical literature are provided each year by the member services. I n March 1966, appointments of representatives were made to committees to further the above objectives. Working groups in fields of ( 1 ) administrative problems, ( 2 ) systems and automation, ( 3 ) production and manufacture, and ( 4 ) subject analysis were reactivated and programs carried on throughout the year at a slow pace because of the lack of adequate finances. Science Periodicals from Mainland China, a quarterly journal comprising tables of contents, along with a backup service for making the original papers available, was continued in 1966 under an N S F grant. Some 50 journals in the name of NFSAIS are being received on exchange from mainland China. The office of the Secretary of NFSAIS was moved early in 1967 from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia where it will be housed with the BioSciences Information Service. A meeting was held March 28-30, 1967, in this 10th year of operation of NFSAIS, in Philadelphia, in which, besides the technical and working sessions, the evolutionary role of NFSAIS was examined. D A L E B. BAKER
National Fire Protection Association Committee on Chemicals and Explosives Five of the seven sectional committees of the Committee on Chemicals and Explosives have been most productive during the past year: ( 1 ) The Sectional Committee on Properties of Hazardous Chem88
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icals continues to develop hazard and safety information on some 20 new chemicals each year, which increases the number of chemicals covered in the 1966 edition of Hazardous Chemicals Data ( N o . 49) to 500 listings. For the first time, the hazard identification and numerical severity grading ( NFPA No. 704 ) as to health —fire—reactivity is reported for each individual chemical. ( 2 ) T h e Sectional Committee on Explosives, as well as ( 3 ) the Sectional Committee on Storage, Handling and Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals, are incorporating important new findings with respect to fire-exposure hazards and safe "donor-acceptor" distances and effective barricades to guard against sympathetic shock distances between stockpiles of ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate-fuel oil blasting agents. This latest information is also being used as a guide to authorities having safety jurisdiction, for appropriate fire prevention and protection safeguards, and in selecting and isolating storage sites for bulk storage ( upwards of 5000 to 50,000 tons ) of ammonium nitrate or in breaking u p major concentrations to smaller units, particularly when stored in close proximity to builtup communities. The new data were developed in a recent series of largescale field tests (5400 pound-60-in.-diameter by 60-in.-long "donor" and "acceptor" quantities) carried out by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, in cooperative agreement with the Manufacturing Chemists Association and the Institute of Makers of Explosives. It is expected that the 1967 editions of the Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents ( No. 495 ) and the more recently ( 1965 ) prepared Code for Storage of Ammonium Nitrate will contain certain important revisions in this regard. These important field studies are reported by and available from the U.S. Department of the Interior. ( 4 ) The Sectional Committee on Hazardous Reactions has presently collected information from published accounts involving mixtures of two or more chemicals that have been cited to be potentially dangerous in that they may cause fires, explosions or detonations at ordinary or moderated elevated temperatures. This material was first published in 1964, and in 1966 the series of such reactions numbered 1700 (400 being added since last June). An additional 200 have been searched out of various published accounts or received from various contributors up to the present reporting and are expected to be included in the 1968 edition. The chairman of this committee currently is seeking the cooperation of the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, with the hope of expanding the scope of this work and improving the quality of content, together with growth of readership and other untapped sources of such data. ( 5 ) Another Sectional Committee on Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres has progressed to the point (since the last reporting of its organization in 1963-65) of publishing a Tentative Standard for Enclosures for Electrical
Equipment in Hazardous Locations ( N o . 496-T, May 1966). ( 6 ) T h e Sectional Committee on Extinguishment of Chemical Fires has reorganized its program of work to cover emergency procedures and preventive measures in accidental nonfire leaks and spills and fire control operations for some 60 categories or groups of chemicals, ranging from azides, arsenates, bromates, cyanides, ethers, fluorides, halogens, hydrides, hypochlorites, nitrates, nitrites, peroxides, perchlorates, phosphides, to styphanates and sulfides, to name a few. This work will also deal with life hazard precautions and will include the hazard identification system (No. 7 0 4 M ) . ( 7 ) The Sectional Committee on Rocket Propellants, while inactive, continues on a standby basis. NFPA has compiled into one 740-page text a "Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials," the first edition of which appeared in print in November 1966. This text brings together the work of three major NFPA committees (Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Chemicals and Explosives, and Identification of Hazards of Materials) into a publication that provides flash point data on some 6300 tradenamed (with identification) products, along with rather complete fire hazard data for more than 1100 substances and 500 additional hazardous chemicals (including the aforementioned material on hazardous chemical reactions). The hazard index on health—fire—instability ( 704M System ) is now provided for some 1600 listed materials, to provide "instant data" for safety authorities. M A T H E W M. BRAIDECH
NRC, Agricultural Research Institute The institute held its 15th annual meeting on Oct. 10 and 11, 1966, in Washington, D.C. The technical program was concerned with the role of animal agriculture in meeting world food needs. In the business meeting, the institute unanimously approved adoption of revised bylaws designed to sharpen its objectives and to provide a framework under which more members might serve on committees on a continuing basis. T h e new bylaws afford a more democratic method of selecting officers and board members, and an improved system ensuring continuity in performance of functions by officers and board members, as well as those serving on committees. Officers for 1966-67 are H. L. Wilcke of Ralston Purina Co., president; C. H, Koonz of Swift & Co., president-elect; M. B. Gillis of International Minerals and Chemical Corp., vice president; J. C. Bauernfeind of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., secretary. Past president of the institute is S. G. Younkin of Campbell Soup Co. A major accomplishment of ARI in 1966 was completion—through its· Research and Policy Committee and Executive Secretary—of its part in a national study on agricultural research. The official, 272-page repart of this study, released late in 1966 under the title "A National Program of Research for Agricul-
ture," provides for the first time a reliable estimate of the contributions being made to agricultural research by industry, the Federal Government, and the states. In terms of dollars spent in 1965, the report shows that industry performed agricultural research and development costing $460 million, or 5 3 . 9 % of the national total of $854 million; research performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture accounted for $167 million, or 19.5%; and the state agricultural experiment stations spent $227 million, or 2 6 . 6 % . Funding for agricultural research and development was provided in slightly different proportions, since research at state agricultural experiment stations is supported by funds from several sources. Thus industry was the source of $473 million, or 55.4% of the national total of $854 million; USD A funded $213 million, or 2 4 . 9 % ; other federal agencies $29 million, or 3.4%; state appropriations $118 million, or 13.8%; and other sources $21 million, or 2 . 5 % . ARI's role in the nationwide study was to evaluate the nature and extent of agricultural research conducted or supported by industry. Data for this part of the report were collected from more than 800 industrial organizations. (Information from government agencies was collected by a joint committee of USDA and the state agricultural experiment stations.) The report provides much detail on kinds of research conducted in 1965, and projected for the years 1972 and 1977. RODNEY N. HADER
NRC, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology The National Research Council is an agency organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916, at the request of President Wilson, to enable the broad community of U.S. scientists and engineers to associate their efforts with the limited membership of the academy in service to science and the nation. Since the establishment of the National Academy of Engineering in 1964, NRC has been serving both academies in carrying on their responsibility for the furtherance of science and engineering, and of advising the Federal Government, upon request, on any subject of science or technology. NRC, organized in eight divisions representing major fields of pure and applied science, has some 300 members appointed b y the president of the Academy—Research Council for threeyear overlapping terms. Its activities are directed by a governing board, consisting of the members of the council of the National Academy of Sciences, the members of the Executive Committee of the Council of the National Academy of Engineering, the chairmen of the several divisions of NRC, and the chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Office of Scientific Personnel. The division of immediate interest to the American Chemical Society, and in which the Society is represented, is the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology. It has 31 voting members plus nine liaison representatives of gov-
ernment agencies. Nine voting members are nominated at large by election by the others, most of whom are nominated by the 11 societies represented in the division. The American Chemical Society, the largest society represented, has the nomination of six voting members, the present members so nominated being Philip M. Arnold, Robert W . Cairns, Paul J. Flory, Milton Harris, Franklin A. Long, and William G. Young. Dr. Flory is chairman of the division for the biennium July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1968. The division's activities are carried on through a system of committees, some of them interdisciplinary in interest, and about 300 chemists and chemical engineers are participating in these activities through appointment by the chairman of the division. The Committee for the Survey of Chemistry, headed by Frank H. Westheimer, having completed its assignment by the publication of the report, "Chemistry: Opportunities and Needs" ( N A S NRC Publication 1292), has been discharged. This influential study of the funding of basic chemical research in the United States, which was supported in major part by a grant to the National Academy of Sciences from the American Chemical Society, has been reviewed by the President's Science Advisory Committee and is the subject of detailed consideration by an ad hoc interagency committee of the Federal Council for Science and Technology. Four supplementary reports were released by the Committee for the Survey of Chemistry, containing detailed surveys of specific areas: "Basic Chemical Research in Government Laboratories" (NAS-NRC Publication 1292-A, prepared by a panel headed by J. J. Katz); "Chemical Dynamics, A Current Review" ( NAS-NRC Publication 1292-B, prepared by a panel headed by George S. H a m m o n d ) ; "Nuclear Chemistry, A Current Review (NAS-NRC Publication 1292-C, prepared by a panel headed by Gerhart Friedlander and John O. Rasmussen); and "Theoretical Chemistry, A Current Review" (NAS-NRC Publication 1292-D, prepared by a panel headed by Robert G. P a r r ) . A conference on Uses of Electronic Computers in Chemistry was organized under the chairmanship of Harrison Shull at Indiana University in November 1965 with support from the National Science Foundation. A report can be obtained from the executive secretary of the division. A conference on High-Temperature Chemistry was held by the Committee on High-Temperature Chemical Phenomena under the chairmanship of John L. Margrave at Rice University in January 1966, with support from the Directorate of Chemical Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The papers presented are being published in a Conference Report, NAS-NRC Publication 1470, for sale by the Printing and Publishing Office of the National Academy of Sciences. The Committee on Hazardous Materials, Advisory to the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a tentative guide to Evaluation of the Hazard of Bulk Water Transportation of Industrial Chemicals, NAS-NRC
Publication 1465, in which some 160 chemicals are assigned numerical ratings of their hazards with regard to fire, health, water pollution, and chemical reactivity. The committee has been studying also the hazards of gases evolved from molten commercial sulfur, and hazards related to the containment and pressure venting of gases and volatile liquids. The Committee on Biological Chemistry has prepared for publication in spring 1967 a new, enlarged edition of "Specifications and Criteria for Bio-Chemical Compounds," NAS-NRC Publication 1344 covering 392 materials. The publication is for sale by the academy's Printing and Publishing Office. Initiated in 1955 by joint action of the Division of Biological Chemistry of ACS and the American Society of Biological Chemists, and with financial support from the National Institutes of Health, the project in two previous publications (NAS-NRC Publication 719 and Supplement) has had an immensely beneficial effect on the quality of commercially available biochemical preparations. The Committee on Colloid and Surface Chemistry is continuing its work on definitive nomenclature and on critically evaluated numerical data for systems of interest to colloid and surface chemists. The Committee on Macromolecular Chemistry is organizing with support from the Directorate of Chemical Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, a Conference on Characterization of Macromolecular Structure, to be held in April 1967. The division administers the Research Council's Advisory Center on Toxicology, under the direction of Ralph C. Wands, which serves the Committee on Toxicology, headed by Arnold J. Lehman, in advising a number of agencies of the Federal Government on problems involving toxicology. At the request of the Public Health Service, the committee recently reviewed air quality criteria for beryllium and its compounds, and at the request of the Navy is reviewing toxic aspects of hyperboric atmospheres. The Office of Biochemical Nomenclature, under the direction of Waldo E. Cohn, and with support from the National Institutes of Health, has an executive committee headed b y Hans Hirschmann and containing representatives of leading biochemical journals; it is coordinating efforts to secure universal use of systematic, unambiguous nomenclature for biochemical compounds, and works in close cooperation with the joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry and the International Union of Pure and xApplied Chemistry. The Office of Critical Tables, directed by Guy Waddington, receives partial support from the National Bureau of Standards, and has an executive committee headed by Frederick D . Rossini. T h e office has prepared a second, 1967 edition of its "Continuing Numerical Data Projects: A Survey and Analysis," NAS-NRC Publication 1463, for sale by the Academy's Printing and Publishing Office. The executive committee has taken on the responsibility of serving as a scientific and technical review committee for the NaJUNE 5, 1967 C&EN
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tional Standard Reference Data System of the National Bureau of Standards. The International Council of Scientific Unions has established a Committee on Data for Science and Technology to co ordinate worldwide efforts in critical data compilation. T h e committee is headed by Frederick D . Rossini and its Central Office, under the part-time direction of Guy Waddington, is temporarily under the administration of the NRC Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology. The Central Office is supported in part by the National Science Foundation and by the National Academy of Sciences; ap proximately half of the funding is pro vided by other countries represented in the international unions constituting ICSU. The National Academy of SciencesNational Research Council is National Adhering Organization for the United States of America in the International Council of Scientific Unions, and the Di vision of Chemistry and Chemical Tech nology is National Adhering Organization in the two scientific members of the Council concerned particularly with chemistry: the International Union of Biochemistry and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The di vision maintains national committees to oversee relationships with these interna tional unions. The U.S. National Com mittee for IUB is presently headed by William H. Stein; it has supervised this year the disbursement of travel grants funded by N I H , the Division of Biologi cal Chemistry of ACS, ASBC, and private sources to U.S. biochemists attending the V l l t h International Congress of Biochem istry in Tokyo, Aug. 19-25, 1967. The U.S. National Committee for IUPAC is headed by Philip M. Arnold. It is mak ing plans for participating in the XXIVth Conference of IUPAC to b e held in Prague, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 1967; the XXIst International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry will be held in Prague the following week. The committee is also laying organizational plans for the XXVIth Conference and XXIIIrd Con gress to be held in the United States dur ing 1971. The 1969 XXIInd Congress will be held in Australia. PAUL J. FLORY M A R T I N A. I*AUL
NRC, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Advisory Board of the Office of Critical Tables The Office of Critical Tables ( O C T ) is jointly sponsored by the National Re search Council Divisions of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, of Earth Sci ences, of Engineering, and of Physical Sciences. Administratively it is a part of the first-named division. The executive committee of O C T is composed as fol lows: F . D . Rossini ( c h a i r m a n ) , J. R. Balsley, R. B. Brode, Κ. L. Fetters, A. M. Gaudin, G. E. Holbrook, J. L. Margrave, and A. V. Astin ( N B S ) , ex officio. The 90 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
director of O C T is Guy Waddington, and the assistant director is H. van Olphen. The Advisory Board of the Office con sists of about 70 members who represent prominent scientific, engineering, and technological organizations in the U.S. and government agencies. The functions of O C T are of an ad visory and coordinating nature, both on a national and international level. In the past year, the emphasis in its activities has been on the advisory function for the growing National Standard Reference Data Program ( N S R D P ) of the Office of Standard Reference Data of the National Bureau of Standards, and on international liaison with the recently established Com mittee on Data for Science and Technol ogy ( C O D A T A ) of the International Council of Scientific Unions ( ICSU ). The National Standard Reference Data Program is expected to grow rapidly dur ing the next few years, and O C T will ex pand its advisory services accordingly. During the past year the executive com mittee, in its capacity as review commit tee for the National Standard Reference Data Program, met twice with E. L. Brady, director of that program, and his staff. Detailed comments and recommen dations for the program were submitted in reports to OSRD at the request of NBS. The executive committee will es tablish a number of advisory panels for seven subject areas of NSRDP. The ex ecutive committee, together with the panels, will recommend priorities for projects, recommend the creation of new areas of activity considered necessary, give advice on such matters as critical data evaluation procedures, use of sym bols, units, and nomenclature, and other details with regard to the presentation of the data compilations. OCT continues to participate in na tional and international committees deal ing with symbols, units, nomenclature, and fundamental constants. The direc tor, as chairman of the IUPAC Commis sion on Symbols, Terminology and Units, convened a meeting of that group in Paris, December 1966 to consider a semi final version of a new Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units. O C T also provides liaison between the Office of Standard Reference Data and other national and international data com pilations. On the national scene, the di rector is chairman of a subcommittee of the ASTM Special Committee on Numeri cal Data. This subcommittee deals with the territory which was covered previ ously by Volume II of the International Critical Tables, i.e., numerical data for industrial materials. The highlight of the developments in the data field on an international level was the crystallization of the proposals from the Office of the Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, backed by OCT, to establish within ICSU a committee dealing with the data prob lem. In June of 1966 the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (.CODATA) was organized at a meeting in Paris. The chairman of the executive committee, Dr. F . D . Rossini, was elected president of CODATA and its "Bureau/'
with Prof. W. Klemm ( D B R ) and Prof. B. Vodar ( F r a n c e ) serving as vice presi dents, and Sir Gordon Sutherland (U.K.) as secretary-treasurer. In the course of the following months, the membership of the committee was consolidated and it now consists of 10 union representatives of international scientific unions of ICSU, and national representatives from France, Germany, Japan, U.K., U.S., and the U.S.S.R. Formal national committees to back the national representatives have been constituted in the U.K., Germany, and the U.S. The initial membership of the U.S. National Committee is the same as the executive committee of OCT, but with the addition of Harrison Brown, ex officio. The primary function of the in ternational organization is to promote co ordination of data compilation activities by both private and government groups, and to stimulate the interest and coopera tion in those circles which would have funding responsibilities. The committee will also be assisted by task groups ap pointed to study special problems. A task group on "Computer Aids" is pres ently being organized. To carry out the various tasks of the committee, a Central Office has been es tablished. Dr. Waddington is the execu tive director of this office, which will be located in and administered by the Na tional Research Council for the first two years. The office is funded by the coun tries represented on the committee, and the office staff is international. After two years the office will move to Europe. OCT also has the function of stimu lating and promoting interest in data compilation and evaluation activities in all useful ways and to publicize such ac tivities. In this role, O C T participated in the organization of the Gordon Research Conference on "The Numerical Data of Science and Technology" which was held in Enumclaw, Wash., in August, with an international audience, and participated in a one-day symposium at the 1966 fall meeting of AGS in New York, which was organized by E. L. Brady, director of NSRDP. A new edition of "Continuing Numeri cal Data Projects—A Survey and Analysis" will appear in January 1967 as NRC Pub lication No. 1463. The representatives of the American Chemical Society on the Advisory Board of the Office of Critical Tables have ob served with satisfaction the active pro gram which is being carried out under the able leadership of Dr. Guy Wadding ton. The large coverage of scientific data and the international cooperation are excellent. FARRINGTON D A N I E L S W A Y N E E. K U H N
NRC, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology U.S. National Committee for IUPAC The National Academy of Sciences—Na tional Research Council is National Ad hering Organization for the United States
of America in the International Council of Scientific Unions. Its Division of Chem istry and Chemical Technology is Na tional Adhering Organization in the two scientific member unions of the council concerned with chemistry: The Interna tional Union of Biochemistry ( I U B ) and the International Union of Pure and Ap plied Chemistry (IUPAC). The division has national committees to oversee rela tionships with these unions. The mem bers are appointed with approval of the president of the Academy—Research Council. On the U.S. National Commit tee for IUPAC, which has 15 appointed members, six are nominated by the Amer ican Chemical Society; present members so nominated are Melvin Calvin, Arthur L. Glasebrook, Charles C. Price, Byron Riegel, Guy Waddington, and Edward Wichers. In addition, the President and the Executive Secretary of the American Chemical Society are members ex officio. The present chairman is Philip M. Ar nold, who heads the Finance Commit tee of IUPAC; the vice chairman is Paul D. Bartlett, who is vice president of IUPAC's Division of Organic Chemistry. During the past year, the committee has been concerned with the financing of IUPAC. The treasurer of IUPAC, John C. Bailar, Jr., has requested all possible assistance in meeting rising costs. The increase is attributed to growing world wide interest and participation in chemi cal activities of international concern (such as educational standards, stand ard chemical nomenclature in recently expanding fields, standards for food addi tives, and standards for determining and evaluating pesticide residues), coupled with greatly improved facilities for in ternational travel. The dues received from the National Adhering Organiza tions do not cover the expenses, and ad ditional funds must be sought from other sources. The union has proposed a plan for Associates of IUPAC, in which indus trial and other private organizations in the different nations will be invited to enter subscriptions in return for certain services and publications. The U.S. Na tional Committee has been studying means of implementing the plan for or ganizations based in the United States. The committee has nominated, and the president of the Academy-Research Council has approved, a delegation to the XXIVth IUPAC Conference and Council meeting in Prague, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 1967, consisting of F. A. Long (chair man), P. M. Arnold, P. J. Flory, K. S. Pitzer, Byron Riegel, and M. Kent Wil son. The XXIst International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry will be held in Prague, Sept. 4-9, 1967, with sections on Automation in Analytical Chemistry, Toxicological Chemistry, and Chemistry of Nucleic Acid Components. The XXIInd Congress will be held in Australia in 1969, and the XXIIIrd Con gress will be held in the United States in 1971. An organizing committee headed by Crawford H. Greenewalt is laying plans for the XXIIIrd Congress, which will be held in Boston during the week of July 26, 1971. PHILIP M. ARNOLD MARTIN A. PAUL
NRC, Liaison Panel to the Committee on Food Protection The Food Protection Committee pub lished the first bound edition of the Food Chemicals Codex in September. The codex, a book of 846 pages, includes standards for more than 500 direct food additives. It is being distributed by the Printing and Publishing Office of the Na tional Academy of Sciences. The specifi cations in the first edition of the codex have been endorsed by James L. Goddard, Commissioner of Food and Drugs. FPC plans to continue administration of the codex for another five years so as to provide for issuance of supplements to correct errors, interim revisions, addi tional specifications for food chemicals not covered in the first edition, and pub lication of a new and revised second edi tion about 1971. Publication 1274, "Chemicals Used in Food Processing," the revised Green Book, appeared in the spring and is now in its second printing. "Toxicants Naturally Occurring in Foods," in press, scheduled to appear in January 1967, will be a case-bound book of 350-400 pages. The Food Microbiology Subcommittee is utilizing informal contacts with public health officers in an effort to stimulate improved investigation and reporting of food-borne illness. The subcommittee is also involved in attempts to reconcile dif ferences in proposed standard methods for microbiological examination of foods. The Food Technology Subcommittee has undertaken the preparation of a monograph on food colors. History of use, usefulness, extent of use, regulation of use, international and national activi ties in specifications and permitted uses, safety, industrial needs, and problems will be discussed. The Toxicology Subcommittee is revis ing the FPC statements on safety evalua tion of food chemicals. The subcommit tee hopes that critical examination of the usefulness of conventional and proposed and newer methods will provide some guidance in developing rational proce dures for judging the safety of a chemical for use in foods. A "Conference on Use of Human Sub jects in Safety Evaluation of Food Chemi cals" formed a major part of the annual meeting of FPC and the Liaison Panel, jointly sponsored by FPC and Food and Drug Law Institute. Papers presented included: benefits and usefulness of food chemicals in food production in rela tion to world population, food preserva tion, and processing; limitations of animal data for predicting safety for man; ra tionale and procedures in use of human subjects in safety evaluation, and limita tion of usefulness of human subjects in safety evaluation. Public Health Service and Food and Drug Administration views were presented. In the closing session, legal, ethical, moral and philosophical aspects were discussed. The conference participants supported the principle that human testing is useful and in some cases necessary. Extreme caution was urged, however, with strict
attention to protection of the rights of the individual. Conference proceedings will be pub lished. HORACE H. SIPPLE
NRC, US. National Committee for the International Federation for Documentation ( FID ) During 1966 the U.S. National Committee met on March 11 and Dec. 12; in addi tion, its executive committee held several meetings during the year. Major em phasis was put on a program to ensure ac tive U.S. participation in the several im portant substantive activities of FID through representation on the major study committees. These include such interests as the training of documentalists, informa tion programs for developing countries, technical information for industry, theo retical basis of information, mechanized systems, classification research, and lin guistics. At the 1966 General Assembly, FID adopted new statutes under which new officers and councillors were elected. W. K. Lowry (Bell Laboratories, U.S.A.) was re-elected president, H. Arntz (Ger many) and P. Lazar (Hungary) were named vice-presidents, and 12 councillors were elected. Contingent on the ability to obtain appropriate funding, the U.S. extended an invitation to FID to establish the secre tariat for a new committee on linguistics in this country. The U S N C / F I D subcommittee on the Universal Decimal Classification has indi cated its intention to increase U.S. par ticipation in the development and revision of schedules, including plans to form a U.S. working group for the revision of the chemistry schedules C54-66. The U D C Mechanization Project has continued during the year and has formu lated plans for future activities aimed at further mechanization. Toward the end of 1966, R. E. O'Dette ( Chemical Abstracts Service ) was named ACS representative to U S N C / F I D . ROBERT A. HARTE
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The Scientific Manpower Commission was established in 1953 to provide a com mon forum for scientists in all areas to discuss and take appropriate action to contribute to the development of sound scientific manpower policies. The mem bership of SMC consists of two repre sentatives from each of the following organizations: The American Associa tion for the Advancement of Science ( AAAS ), the American Institute of Chem ists ( A I C ) , the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), the Ameri can Chemical Society (ACS), the Ameri can Institute of Physics ( AIP ), the Ameri can Geological Institute ( A G I ) , the American Psychological Association (ΑΡΑ*), the Conference Board of the JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN
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Mathematical Sciences ( C B M S ) , the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ( F A S E B ) , and the Policy Committee for Scientific Agricultural Societies (PCSAS). Four meetings were held during 1966, one joint with the Engineering Manpower Commission. New or updated publications of the commission during the year included: SEARCH—Scientific, Engineering, and Related Career Hints"; " D R A F T ACT," a condensation of draft act regulations of importance to scientists and science students; and "Scientific and Engineering Manpower—An Organizational Directory," a directory of government and nongovernment agencies, committees, and groups dealing with scientific manpower, together with pertinent data on specific functions, dates of operation, membership, staff, and reports issued. The commission continued distribution of "Salaries of Scientists and Engineers," and the 1965 edition of "Employers' Inventory of Critical Manpower" developed and distributed by E M C and SMC. Also published during 1966 were monthly issues of "Manpower Comments," a booklet highlighting important meetings, p u b lications, and legislation related to scientific and engineering manpower. A new activity of the commission during the past year has been the cosponsorship, with E M C , of three "selective service workshops" for employers of scientific personnel. An article on the draft, including an interview with SMC's executive secretary, Betty M. Vetter, appeared in the Sept. 26, 1966, issue of C&EN. Assistance to individual scientists, engineers, and students with specific selective service questions and problems consumed an appreciable share of the executive secretary's efforts during the year. Both ACS representatives to the commission served in SMC offices for 1966— R. E. Henze as secretary-treasurer and B. J. Miller as a member of the executive board. ROBERT E. H E N Z E BRUCE J. M I L L E R
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO The major emphasis of UNESCO on world development continues to center much interest in science, and especially chemistry. T h e commission seeks the help of the American Chemical Society and American chemists in ( a ) finding more qualified Americans to work for U N E S C O and ( b ) encouraging and coordinating the international cooperation activities of the Society. One specific project this year was the raising of scholarship funds, to be administered by the Experiment in International Living, to bring qualified young Americans to U N E S C O headquarters for a few weeks in the summer. The commission has strongly supported President Johnson's proposal in the proposed International Education Act and urges organization support for this bill. CHARLES C. PRICE 92 C&EN JUNE 5, 1967
U.S. National Committee of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Nuclear Instrumentation (N3)
The Ad Hoc American Committee of the International Association on Water Pollution Research met Sept. 7, 1966, during the Munich, Germany, meeting of the association. Eleven technical societies were invited to participate; five were represented-AICE, ACS, AAPSE, W R C F , and ASCE. It was the decision of the American Committee to invite interested technical societies to nominate up to two delegates to serve on the permanent American Committee. A second meeting was held in Kansas City, Sept. 27, 1966, to develop a procedure to be followed in selecting the American program for the Prague meeting in 1968. Abstracts must be submitted by April 1, 1967, for screening by the committee before the International Governing Board Meeting in London in June 1967. Pertinent journals are to be contacted with information on submission of abstracts. It is expected that the interested technical societies will meet in February to resolve the final makeup of the permanent American Committee in order that the appropriate credentials can be presented to the International Governing Board at its meeting in England in June. It is anticipated that the 1970 conference will be held in the United States.
Two meetings of the committee were held in 1966. Two standards processed by the N 3 Committee and issued by ASA are ( 1 ) ASA Standard N 3 . 2 - 1 9 6 5 Quartz-Fiber Electrometer Type Dosimeters and Companion Dosimeter Chargers and ( 2 ) ASA Standard N 3 . 1 1965-Bases for GM Counter Tubes. Documents under consideration as proposed standards deal with the following: definitions for the scintillation counter field, methods of testing gas-filled radiation counter tubes, signal connectors for nuclear instruments, methods of testing semiconductor detectors, methods of testing electronics for semiconductor detectors, and methods of testing proportional counters. In accordance with plans made by the Nuclear Standards Board of USASI for the reorganization of sectional committees, it is expected that Committee N 3 will transfer its functions to Committee N42. The new committee will be concerned with standards for instruments for nuclear and radiation applications. The sponsor, I E E E , and the chairman, L. Costrell, will remain unchanged. H E R B E R T M. CLARK
Louis F . W I R T H , JR.
USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering (N5) USA Standards Institute, Nuclear Standards Board The executive committee of the Nuclear Standards Board has organized a number of new sectional committees to produce required standards in the nuclear field. The organization is directed toward the requirements for standards and the old general committees will be completely replaced over the next year or two. During 1966, nine new projects were approved and seven standards have been approved. The Committee on International Nuclear Standards has been active in organizing its future work with the International Standards Organization. The Secretariat countries for the various technical committees have been assigned but there have not been any meetings of the international group as a whole. A number of projects are being carried out by correspondence. JOHN H. H A R L E Y
USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Schemes for the Identification of Piping Systems (A13) Subcommittees have been working on revisions of the Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems. It it expected that a draft revision will be issued in 1967. EDGAR M. ADAMS
The current work status of the committee can be reported in these categories: proposed standards awaiting N 5 or standards board action, standards in preparation or revision, standards under consideration. The standards under each of these categories are as follows:
Proposed standards awaiting N5 or standards board action a ) Plate-Type Uranium Aluminum Fuel Elements b ) Testing of High-Efficiency Filters c ) Standard Units for Reporting Radiation Levels d ) Protective Coatings for the Nuclear Industry e ) Classification of Sealed Radioactive Sources Standards in preparation or revision a ) Nuclear-Grade Plutonium Oxide. Sinterable b ) Nuclear-Grade Plutonium Metal c) Referee Methods of Analysis for Plutonium Compounds d ) Sampling and Analysis of Radioactive Wastes e ) Disposal Wastes from Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Operations f) Disposal of Radioactive Materials by Isotope Users g) Guide for Nuclear Materials Control Measurements of Source and Special Nuclear Materials in Chemical Processing Plants
h ) Guide to the Design of Radioisotope Storage Facilities for Laboratory Type Β i ) Standard Source Certificate j ) Unsealed Source Standard k ) Attachment of Irradiated Fuel Casks to Vehicles
siduron ( 1- ( 2-methylcyclohexyl ) -3-phenylurea ) terbacil ( 3-ieri-butyl-5-chloro-6-methyluracil )
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a ) Nuclear-Grade Uranium-DioxidePlutonium Dioxide Fuel Mixture b ) Disposal of Liquid Wastes from Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors All subcommittees are preparing re ports that are aimed at pointing out areas for future work and attempting to assign priorities for the contemplated work. It should be noted that the Nuclear Standards Board is reorganizing the stand ards work effort. Several additional sec tional committees will be established un der the reorganization plan. At this time the work is being assigned to the appropriate new sectional committees and sponsorships are being established. The various sponsors will be contacting those organizations they feel should be represented on the committees. At this time, committee participation by the American Chemical Society, if any, has not yet been established. Ε. Ε. BEAUCHAMP
USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Common Names for Pest Control Chemicals (K62) This committee was organized in 1954 under the sponsorship of the U.S. De partment of Agriculture by the American Standards Association which this year changed its name to the United States of America Standards Institute. T h e pur pose of the committee is to promote good nomenclature in the use of common and systematic names for pest control chemi cals. Sectional Committee K62 also provides representation for the United States on the Technical Committee 81 Common Names for Pesticides of the International Organization for Standardization. During the past year USA standards have been approved and published for the following common names for pest control chemicals : bromoxynil ( 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile ) chloroneb ( l,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene) pyrazon ( 5-amino-4-chloro-2-phenyl-3( 2H )pyridazinone )
M E L V I L L E F . RAVELY P A U L E. SWARTZENTRUBER
USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Library Work, Documentation and Related Publishing Practices (Z39)
This committee is concerned with the preparation and issuance of recommended letter symbols for physical quantities and concepts encountered in the various fields of science and technology. Publication of approved recommendations is through the American Society of Mechanical En gineers, 345 East 47th St., New York, N.Y. 10017, from whom a price list of available USA letter symbol standards may be obtained. Since August 1966, former ASA activities have been under the auspices of the newly incorporated United States of America Standards Insti tute with the acronym USASI. Standards approved by the new institute will be designated USA Standards. The designa tion will also apply to all previously a p proved American Standards. USA draft standards documents re viewed in 1966 include: Letter Sym bols for Concepts in Mechanics of Solid Bodies; Letter Symbols for Illuminating Engineering; and Letter Symbols for Electrical Science and Engineering. None of these has reached the stage of final approval. The outdated standard Letter Symbols for Heat and Thermo dynamics is under discussion for a pos sible subdivision into parts, and revision. It is of interest to chemists to note that a number of the subcommittees of Com mittee Y10 are using the Système Internationale ( S I ) units advocated by the International Commission on Weights and Measures and which are the basis of the MKSA unit system.
In 1966 the names of both the parent organization, formerly the American Standards Association, and the sectional committee were changed. T h e activities of the latter were extended to "related publishing practices"; these words were added to the former title. This committee, sponsored by the Council of National Libraiy Associations, is concerned with the development of national and international standards for the information handling community in library work and documentation. On July 1, 1966, the National Clearinghouse for Periodical Title Word Abbrevations ( N C P T W A ) was established to provide standard abbreviations for periodical title words that are not included in ASA Z39.5 ( 1963 ) "American Standard for Periodical Title Abbreviations." The clearinghouse is funded by the National Science Foundation and is being operated by Chemical Abstracts Service under contract to Z39. Since its establishment N C P T W A has provided service to a number of organizations and has published an expanded and revised word-abbreviation list to ASA Z39.5. T h e revised list contains over 5000 periodical title words and their abbreviations. It will be kept up to date with quarterly supplements. During 1966 the final draft of the Proposed American Standard for Periodicals: Format and Arrangement was developed. When approved, this final draft will replace the American Standard, Reference Data and Arrangement of Periodicals ( Z 3 9 . 1 - 1 9 4 3 ) . Work continued on the revision of Z39 Standard on Indexing and a statement preliminary to the development of a draft for an American Standard for Bibliographic References was prepared. The American Society for Testing and Materials withdrew its submittal of Coden for Periodical Titles for approval as an American standard. The American Chemical Society was represented on Z39 during 1966 by the following members: James L. Wood, Chemical Abstracts Service head librarian; ACS representative to Z39; chairman, Z39 Subcommittee on Periodical Title Abbreviations; member, Z39 International Subcommittee; member, Z39 Subcommittee on the Arrangement of Periodicals; Larry X. Besant, assistant librarian, Chemical Abstracts Service; ACS alternate representative to Z39; and Ferd R. Wetsel, managing editor, Chemical Abstracts Service, Subject Indexes; member, Z39 Subcommittee on Indexes.
G U Y WADDINGTON
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Begun last year, the evaluation of a 6 3 page list of abbreviations, suitable for drawings as well as text, continues with no final report yet available. The capability of composition of textual material drawn from a computer-stored base of information places new emphasis on the importance of unambiguous ab breviation usage. This aspect will b e pursued in any committee deliberations during the coming year. JOHN T. D I C K M A N
USA Standards Institute, Sectional Committee on Letter Symbols (Y10)
Copies of the American Chemical Society Official Reports from the 153rd National Meeting are available on request to the Office to the Executive Secretary. Next Official Report:
Report of June Board of Directors meeting in the July 31 issue.
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Four teenagers win ACS awards at International Science Fair Interests ranged from photosynthesis to liquid crystals among the four ACS award winners in the 18th International Science Fair held in San Francisco last month. Martha Catherine Cragoe, 17-year-old student at Lansdale, Pa.'s Methacton High School, won a top prize for her exhibit on
synthesis and investigation of the properties of cholesteric liquid crystals. Robert A. Lipson, 16, of Curtis High School, Staten Island, N.Y., was top male winner for his work on electroanalytical identification of the semiquinoid free radical. Each receives $100 and a plaque.
Winners of the first alternate awards, who receive plaques, are Linda Margaret Chagnon, 18, of Smithfield, R.I., a student at Providence Classioal High School, and Philip Warren Payne, 17, who attends Richmond (Ind.) Senior High School. Linda's work was on the mechanism of protein synthesis; Philip's project was mutagenic thymine derivatives. All students get one-year subscriptions to the Journal of Chemical Education; their teachers receive plaques.
THYMINES. Alternate award winner Philip Payne also won a first award in biochemistry from the American Pharmaceutical Association and a certificate from the U.S. Army
SYNTHESIS. Martha Cragoe's study of liquid crystals also brought her honors from the American Dental Association and trips to visit U.S. Army and Air Force research facilities
MECHANISM. Alternate award winner Linda Chagnon studied protein synthesis. The 18-year-old Rhode Islander also won an award from the Atomic Energy Commission
IDENTIFICATION. Robert A. Lipson's work was also cited by the American Pharmaceutical Association with a first award in biochemistry and by the U.S. Army
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ACS urges deferments for graduate students Students already engaged in graduate study should be considered for deferment from military duty. This is the position of the American Chemical Society, ACS President Charles G. Overberger stated in letters to Sen. Richard B. Russell (D.-Ga.), chairman of the Senate Aimed Services Committee, and Rep. L. Mendel Rivers ( D . - S . C ) , chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Dr. Overberger was presenting the Society's views on proposed changes in the Universal Military Training and Service Act. This action was taken upon recommendation of the ACS special Board Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs and approved by the Board's Executive Committee. The Administration bill now before Congress would change the name of the draft law to the Selective Service Act of 1967 and would extend its provisions through June 30, 1971. Discussion in Congress of new draft regulations has included suggestions for the induction of graduate students, which would be carried out by Executive Order. Although the Society agrees with most of the recommendations that seem to be gaining acceptance in amending and extending the draft law, Dr. Overberger said in his letter, ACS is concerned over the possibility that a student already pursuing graduate work may not be considered for deferment. "The American Chemical Society is in favor of a selective service policy which permits deferment of those who in the best judgment of the nation can make unique and specialized contributions to the well being of the country," Dr. Overberger explained. "It is our opinion that the Selective Service system has accomplished this objective in years past. While it is true that numerous people have observed what they consider to be inequities, we believe the results show that in general the system has worked to the best advantage of our nation." The Society realizes that the pyramiding of deferments, which permits de facto exemptions from the armed services, is not in the best interest of the nation, Dr. Overberger stated. However, he continued, ACS is convinced that the graduate training period is a particularly bad time to interrupt the education of future scientists and engineers who are so necessary to the country's progress. "The interruption of graduate training prior to completion of degree requirements would result in an unrecoverable loss of research momentum," Dr. Overberger asserted. Also, many
graduate students in chemistry and chemical engineering work as graduate teaching assistants, thereby helping to alleviate the shortage of teachers for college classrooms, he pointed out. "In this capacity/' he said, "they are helping immeasurably not only in the training of future chemists but also in the training of ROTC, premedical, predental, nuclear, and space scientists." ACS does not suggest deferment of all students majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering, Dr. Overberger emphasized. Students who have written to the Society on the subject do not request special favors or exemptions from the draft, he said, but they do point out the waste of time and potential loss of manpower that would result from interruption of graduate study. "We strongly urge the Congress to consider the national value of allowing student deferments to continue for those scholars embarked on and satisfactorily pursuing graduate training," Dr. Overberger concluded.
Sponsorships renewed for six ACS awards Sponsorship of six ACS awards has been renewed for another five years (1969-73), the names of three of them have been changed, and the honorariums of five have been increased to $2000 each. These actions were approved by the Society's Board of Directors at its April meeting. Awards that have been renamed are: • ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry sponsored by Fisher Scientific Company (formerly the Fisher Award in Analytical Chemistry) • The Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Essential Oils and Related Products sponsored by Fritzsche Brothers, Inc. (formerly the Fritzsche Award) • The ACS Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry sponsored by The Kendall Company (formerly The Kendall Company Award in Colloid Chemistry) The honorarium for each of these awards was upped to $2000, in keeping with revised ACS policies for awards administration set last fall. Other awards whose honorariums were increased are the ACS Award in Enzyme Chemistry sponsored by Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., and the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry sponsored by Witco Chemical Company, Inc. Foundation. The honorarium for the ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry sponsored by Precision Scientific Company continues to be $5000.
"Academic Openings" to be out this month The June 1967 edition of "Academic Openings" will be available late this month, according to Dr. Moses Passer, ACS Educational Secretary. Teaching and postdoctoral research listings at all academic ranks are described in the publication. Positions are available in college and university departments of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering, in research institutes, and in two-year colleges. "Academic Openings" is divided into four categories: college and university teaching, two-year institution teaching, chemical engineering teaching, and postdoctoral research. Institutions in each section are arranged alphabetically. Copies of the June issue will be sent to four-year college and university departments of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering in the U.S. and Canada; to ACS local section secretaries; and to ACS division secretaries. The publication will be sent to twoyear college departments on request. Single copies are available to anyone who returns the coupon below. Education Office American Chemical Society 1155—16th St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Please send me one copy of the June 1967 issue of Academic Openings. (Be sure to include your ZIP code number) Name Add ress
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New local section officers WESTERN NEW YORK. Dr. Herman Stone, manager of chemical research for Allied Chemical Corp/s industrial chemicals division, is the new chairman of the Western New York Section. The other officers are Dr. Howard Tieckelmann, first vicechairman and chairman-elect; Dr. Theodore H. Dexter, second vice-chairman; Dr. Paul L. Stright, Allied Chemical Corp., Ind. Chem. Div., P.O. Box 1069, Buffalo, N.Y. 14240, secretary; and Carl H. Nuermberger, Jr., treasurer. JUNE 5, 1967 C&EN
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