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ACS Organization How It Works How to Use It Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary For a long time correspondence has indicated a widespread lack of knowledge about how the Society operates, about ACS programs and accomplishments, about the valuable work of thousands of members, about staff duties, and about our basic interest in every chemist and chemical engineer, not because of the dues he pays but because of his potential as a contributor to the advancement of our science, our profession, and our national welfare. In these pages, therefore, I would like to emphasize how each Society member can influence what the Society is and does. I shall outline certain aspects of organization which you can use to that end and round out the picture with some details which, if omitted, would leave blank spaces. There is a feeling among some who write to headquarters that Society policies and programs are set by staff. This is not true. ACS policies and programs are responsibilities of bodies elected by the members—the Council and the Board of Directors—and staff members do not trespass on this domain. The staff primarily is an administrative body, and my remarks will focus almost entirely on Society government rather than administration. Member
Participation
The degree to which members participate in the formation of the policies and programs of any organization to which they belong depends on four factors: • Organization to facilitate free interchange of facts and opinions. • A desire of administrators to obtain member viewpoints. • A willingness of members to keep informed so that their opinions are meaningful, not purely sentiment. • A willingness of members to use the organized facilities provided for exchange of ideas. 70
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cases of implementation you would be right in feeling that member viewpoints were not sought, but in others you would be wrong. There have been defaults through thoughtlessness or error, but some of these could have been induced by prior failures to obtain response. Also, occasionally, but rarely, directors have felt that an emergency existed which required immediate action without broad consultation. In some cases you would be wrong because you had not read widely published appeals for your assistance. One cannot increase the basic desire of administrators to obtain member viewpoints, for it is high; but perhaps· there can be improvement in techniques used.
Many organized groups, some in nonscientific fields, have turned to the ACS for information about organization (the first factor named), because we are considered to be advanced in our thinking on this subject. ACS members should feel flattered by the number of societies which have adapted ACS procedures to their specific and somewhat different needs. But, within this Society there are many members who seem to be unaware of the degree to which one member with a sound idea can be responsible for initiation of a valuable program or procedure, or effect a desirable change in what is being done. This has happened often. The second factor mentioned—a desire of administrators to obtain member viewpoints—is doubted by some, but is true. Here I include in the term "administrators," the officers, directors, and staff members in administrative positions. Some of you will think of examples to disprove my statement, but I used the word "desire"; your examples would deal with implementation of that desire. In a few
Mentioned as the third factor in member participation in the formation of policies and programs was a willingness of members to keep informed. The desire to keep informed is basic. It requires at a minimum reading the minutes of the meetings of the Council Policy Committee, Council, and Board of Directors as printed in C&EN. Examination of committee reports, also printed, gives background for some actions and a tip-off on subjects under consideration. Minutes are not beautiful prose which one reads for the delight of clear expression or excellent phraseology; they are a legal document for the permanent record. Even though we try, their content cannot be summarized completely or adequately in any column or page of "Highlights." The key to a member's reaction to an action may rest in a somewhat extended statement in a committee report, which accompanies the minutes. Other sources of information are the ACS News department and certain feature articles in C&EN, not in every issue but periodically. Do not overlook the use of letters to headquarters asking specifically for information desired. Lastly, on some subjects, your councilors may have the information and can help you. The
member who wants to keep informed can do so, but implementation of his desire requires his time, for which today there is great competition. The Society can do nothing about this. My fourth point referred to organized facilities for exchange of ideas. Since my subject basically deals with organization, we now are ready to look more closely at this aspect. Council The Constitution of the Society states that "the popular deliberative assembly of the Society shall be known as the Council." Its membership is made up of elected representatives of local sections and divisions plus an ex officio minority. If one were to compare ACS government with that of the United States, the Council corresponds to the U.S. House of Representatives. In parallel, the Board of Directors is more like the U.S. Senate. ACS procedure differs from that of our Federal Government, however, in that joint action by both ACS bodies is required on only a few matters; setting of journal subscription rates is one of these, and approval of ACS Bylaws is another. The first originates in the Board, the second with the Council. Because of the parallel drawn between U.S. and ACS government, it is logical to ask why joint action is not required on all actions. There are several reasons. Certain matters for which the Council has complete responsibility, such as chartering new divisions, local sections, and chapters of student affiliates, are more fittingly a final decision of the body which includes representatives of all local sections and divisions. Board responsibilities, especially but not exclusively in the field of finance, require such extensive and detailed knowledge in complex fields that literally hundreds of hours of study are required annually by each person involved if intelligent decisions are to be made. One cannot ask this major contribution of time from 400 Council members who, unlike U.S. representatives, do not spend most of their time in Washington. Dual consideration would double the length of all business sessions, including those of committees. Although the record is not perfect, cooperation between the two bodies is good. When it seemed appropriate, the Board of Directors has asked a Council committee to consider some
Board matter and make recommendations to the Board. Also, the chairman of the Council Committee on Publications regularly has been invited to participate in the annual Summer Publications Conference of the Board; he now is invited to all meetings of the Board Committee on Publications. The Chairman of the Board reports to the Council at each meeting. We have just distributed to all councilors an informal report of the December meeting of the Board, because there is no immediate opportunity for an oral report, and we plan to repeat the experiment after the June 1963 meeting. On these pages is a diagram showing the two governing bodies of the Society. Note that all powers flow from the members. You will observe that there are four categories of councilors. The first two are well known. This year there are 311 local section councilors and 44 division councilors. The existence of ex officio councilors is less well recognized. They are the President, the President-Elect, the directors, the Past-Presidents, and the Executive Secretary—33 in all. The Constitution describes nonvoting councilors as "persons whose Society positions enable them to contribute special knowledge and viewpoints to Council debate or to benefit in the discharge of their Society responsibilities from Council discussion." Currently, by joint action of the Council Policy Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board, there are six nonvoting councilors. The Board of Directors numbers 13, composed of the President, PresidentElect, immediate Past-President, six regional directors, and four directorsat-large. Except for the directors-atlarge, who are elected by the Council and who are "chosen especially for their business experience and ability," all are elected directly by members of the Society. Committees You will note that both the Council and Board are served by various committees, both have representatives to other organizations, and the Board of Directors has the assistance of certain advisory boards. No body responsible for any part of the legislative function in any organized entity can make decisions without full knowledge of all facts directly and indirectly connected with each subject under consideration. Government by hunch is a sure
road to disaster. It is not reasonable to expect every councilor or director to be well enough informed on every aspect of ACS programs and operations, which are complex, to make wise decisions always. Consequently, both bodies depend heavily on standing committees. The members of each such committee, selected from the membership of the body to which it reports, become the experts in the assigned field; and the Council and Board of Directors give great weight to committee recommendations. Tied to this committee system is another procedure which I believe is unique to ACS and of which we are proud. Bylaw III, Sec. 3(c) (10), concerning one duty of Council Standing Committees, says: (10) Each Standing Committee shall encourage the expression of member opinion on SOCIETY matters within its field of duties, and whenever possible shall allow reasonable time for members to make their views known before appropriate action is taken. To accomplish this, each Standing Committee shall hold at least one open and one executive meeting during each national meeting of the SOCIETY at
which the Council meets, and well before the date of these meetings shall publicize the major topics to be discussed, and the time and place of the open meeting. Except for routine matters or those requiring immediate action, no Committee recommendation shall be presented for Council action until the topic has been discussed in an open meeting at a previous national meeting of the SOCIETY at which
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those members of each Standing Committee who may be in attendance are urged to be available for informal discussions at a time and place publicized in advance. This is one of the finest, most democratic procedures in any national organization. Prior to the spring and fall national meetings, each standing committee publicizes through C&EN the subjects to be considered in both open and closed meetings. ACS members not members of the standing committee are at liberty to introduce other topics and, indeed, are encouraged to do so. For certain subjects, a committee also may circularize local sections soliciting comments. Members who cannot attend these open meetings are encouraged to write to the chairman. Certain communications to headquarters which seem to be apFEB.
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THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE ACS Members of the ACS
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Local Section Councilors Division Councilors Ex officio Councilors Nonvoting Councilors
President President-Elect Immediate Past President Regional Directors (6) Directors-at-Large (4)
TZVarious Committees and Representatives
ΈΓ Various Committees, Representatives, and Advisory Boards
COMMITTEES OF T H E COUNCIL COUNCIL
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Nominations and Elections •— Council Policy Communications Nomination Proposals Non-ACS Awards Perkin Medal Nominations Representatives to other Organizations Resolutions Solicitation of Funds
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|— Chemical Education Constitution and Bylaws Local Section Activities Membership Affairs National Meetings and Divisional Activities Professional Rela tions and Status Publications
Joint with Board
— Admissions I— Analytical Reagents Annual Report on Atomic Weights Chemical Safety Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Professional Training Standardization Relations Women's Service
I— Air Pollution Divisional Problems Plans for Future National Meet ings of the ACS
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Special Chemical Abstracts Housing Civil Defense International Activities Fund Raising for Chemical Abstracts Housing Feasibility of Eval uating the CHEM Study Course Investments Paper Pension Salaries
Other Awards Clinical Chemistry Editors, ACS Journals Education Liaison and Advisory Panel Exchanges National Defense
Advisory Boards Petroleum Research Fund Frasch Founda tion Awards
propriate material for consideration by a standing committee are referred to the proper body. In this way, the Society has provided a workable and effective mechanism for consideration of member opinions. No member properly can charge that his opinions are not wanted, not solicited, or, if given, are not considered. A member who neither appears before a committee nor writes to it has no reasonable basis for charging the Society with autocratic procedures, lack of a desire to know what members think and want, or lack of a desire to serve the profession. The 90 councilors on standing committees give generously of their time to weigh all suggestions. Yet, all this is to no avail if members do not take advantage of the opportunity. Democratic attitudes and procedures are useless unless they are used. Council committees fall into four categories—elected, standing, other, and joint with Board. The Committee on Nominations and Elections is elected by the Council from its membership and is responsible for drawing up slates of candidates for the Council Policy Committee, PresidentElect, and directors. It has used every practical mechanism it can conceive to obtain suggestions from individual members, divisions, and local sections. Yet, considering that we have 95,000 members (in round numbers), 164 local sections, and 23 divisions, the number of proposals is small indeed. This has caused problems. The Council Policy Committee is the executive committee of the Council. Its 15 members are councilors elected by the Council, except for its chairman (the ACS President) and its Secretary (the Executive Secretary of the Society), both ex officio members. CPC is responsible for the Council agenda and acts ad interim, when necessary, for the Council. The Council also has delegated certain responsibilities to CPC which can be handled better by a small than by a large body, such as proposals for certain specialized awards not administered by ACS and decisions on ACS representation in certain other bodies. The chairmen of all Council standing committees are invited to CPC meetings. Standing committees of the Council are listed in the diagram on the facing page. The name of each is diagnostic of its work. The ACS Constitution describes their duties as "to explore all problems in which the Council has an
interest." Members are appointed by the President from the Council. The so-called "Other Committees" of the Council are charged in the Constitution with considering and reporting "upon Society problems within the Council's jurisdiction." The word "jurisdiction" may be somewhat inaccurate, but certainly the subjects covered are of broad interest to ACS members. The members of "Other Committees" need not be councilors. In recent years, there has been what I consider a desirable tendency to create more joint Board-Council committees. Their names are indicative of duties. Since representatives to other organizations, such as American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Standards Association, National Research Council, and many others, are dealing broadly and largely with technical as contrasted with administrative problems, most of them report to the Council. They are not shown on the chart. Board of Directors Turning now to a brief discussion of the Board of Directors, may I first disabuse some people of the impression that the Board is aloof and inaccessible. It may not be as close to you as the Council, but it is far more accessible than many think. The Constitution provides that the Board "shall be the legal representative of the Society, and, as such, shall have, hold, and administer all the property, funds, and affairs of the Society." This is a huge assignment in an organization as large and complex as the ACS. The "property" includes not only the obvious buildings in Washington and Columbus and their equipment, but Chemical Abstracts and its satellites, all the journals (now 15, excluding any CA services), and miscellaneous publications. Because the Society has had prudent management, its funds are substantial but, I hasten to add and emphasize, not excessive for the level of ACS operation. Indeed, our headquarters building in Washington is not debtfree, and we face the need for new accommodations for the Chemical Abstracts Service in Columbus. Capital is required for operations also. For example, work on a CA collective index goes on constantly. For four years this undertaking has no income. Sales in the fifth year re-
cover these expenditures. Hence, there is a continuing peak and valley pattern to this reserve. Also, do not forget that Society policy is to raise dues, subscription rates, and other charges as infrequently as possible. Thus, when dues were increased in 1961 the aim was that they would be stable for some time, the surplus of the first years being used to cover deficits of later ones. The same practice applies to journal subscription rates. Thus, such operations have a surplus at times which disappears later. These few examples indicate ACS needs for operating reserves. They also show the importance of long-range forecasting and planning to ACS financial operations. This is a difficult and demanding job and goes on continuously. It also highlights one of the most important and time-consuming responsibilities of the Board. To handle its responsibilities, the Board must meet four times each year, three sessions for a full day and one for two, plus special meetings (one scheduled for early February this year). All standing committees meet quarterly. The Committees on Finance and on Publications, individually and jointly, require a minimum of one day, usually more, each quarter and also convene for three days each June in a special conference. Duplicated agenda for 1962 Board meetings totaled 541 pages, and this takes no account of committee agenda or of matters presented orally. The largest single segment was financial, or finance oriented, and many pages were solid with columns of figures. The over-all Board structure (facing page) is similar to that of the Council. The Board has one elected committee instead of two. The primary duty of the Executive Committee is to act for the Board between meetings. In addition, certain specific Board responsibilities are assigned to it and named in a regulation. Like the Council, the Board has standing and other committees. Responsibilities are comparable to like groupings of Council committees. Advisory boards are just what their name implies. In connection with one—The Petroleum Research Fund—I would like to point out that, while large sums of money are available through PRF, they cannot be used for general Society purposes. It is appropriate to add, however, that PRF bears its share of administrative expense.. FEB. 4, 196 3 C&EN
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Within the ACS structure, only the Board has "Special Committees." The regulation authorizing them states that "Each shall be responsible for the execution of some specific assignment made by the Board of Directors in the discharge of its responsibilities. Appointments to Special Committees shall not be limited to directors, shall be for such terms as are specified in the action creating the committee, and shall be made by the Chairman of the Board of Directors." Some are discharged when a specific job is finished; others are more permanent. The ACS believes in putting cash to work. Since dues and subscription income is concentrated in the months around the year end, it is invested promptly in securities that will yield some income but can be cashed readily. More permanent assets are invested in safe but more remunerative securities. The Investments Committee is responsible for these operations. The Paper Committee, a group of experts in the field, recommends standards for various kinds of paper used in our publications. The Pension Committee administers the pension plan for ACS employees. It does not hesitate to retain expert consultants when needed. As a result of extensive study by the committee and consultants, the method of handling our pension operations recently was changed radically at a financial saving to ACS. The Salary Committee sets certain salaries, provides general principles for others, and serves as consultant in this field to any major administrator.
Staff Now, just a few words about staff in order to round out the picture. The largest segment is in Columbus and is responsible for producing Chemical Abstracts and the other products of Chemical Abstracts Service. Less well known is the extensive program of research in which 35 persons are engaged. This research has made contributions to production of CA which have reduced expense and/or lessened the elapsed time between availability of copy and distribution to users. For the first time in its history, the index to issues for the first six months of 1962 appeared in the same calendar year as the abstracts. This was made possible through research developments. 74
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The Washington office is next in size. Here responsibilities can be categorized as journal administration and editing; special member services, such as employment, national meetings, speakers bureau, and aids to education; administration of grants and awards; public and member relations; speaking engagements; providing an audience for anyone with an idea; cooperation with other societies; services to Board, Council, committees, local sections, and divisions; some research; and the chores involved in any operation like ours, including record keeping, billing, subscription fulfillment, financial operations, "information bureau," admissions, membership and circulation promotion, etc. The ACS shingle appropriately can be displayed by many part-time editors at the site of major employment (11 in all), by 11 regional offices of the applied journals, by the Committee on Professional Training (which has three full-time employees), and at the printing plant in Easton where 12 ACS employees handle our part of journal production. In the list of Washington staff duties I mentioned "services to Board, Council, and committees." Brief amplification is desirable. One staff member serves as liaison to each Council and Board standing committee, to joint committees, to advisory boards, to most special committees, and to such "other" committees as need staff service. The person selected, if possible, is engaged in staff work within the field of the committee. A staff liaison person, if there is one, makes arrangements for each committee meeting. For other than Council standing committees, he assists in preparing the agenda in consultation with the chairman, including background information for each item, keeps notes during the meeting, and prepares minutes. (For Council standing committees, a secretaiy elected from the committee does this work.) Not only is this a service to volunteer workers, but it keeps the staff member informed of actions taken and of the thinking of committee members, individually and collectively. He can view his day-to-day operations, including new proposals, in the light of this background and thereby work more effectively. In conversations and letters he is able to reflect collective opinions, not just his own. The foregoing list gives just a bit of
insight, but only a bit, into staff responsibilities. The Society is fortunate in having a loyal and dedicated staff. Currently there are 14 employees with 25 or more years of service, 91 others with 10 to 25 years. How to Use ACS The subject has been "ACS Organization—How It Works and How to Use It." The part of the title "How to Use It" necessarily has been left largely for you to determine from "How It Works." Quite briefly I can emphasize a few points: • Skim the ACS News section of C&EN each week, read what concerns operations and policies. • At least skim minutes and reports of committees. • Examine feature articles about ACS and read them if the subject interests you. • Consult your councilors or any director who is accessible. • Write to headquarters for information or with suggestions. • When you are fully informed, communicate your ideas to councilors, directors, and staff. My discussion of ACS organization has not been complete. Council responsibilities and operations were treated most extensively, those of the Board of Directors more sketchily. Perhaps the biggest omission is how to use the ACS staff, except to say that if you want information or sympathetic consideration of a problem, try a letter, telephone call, or visit to headquarters. But, please be patient with delays in replying. The right person to aid you might be away or swamped. In my opinion, the ACS basically is organized to serve the profession effectively. Howeve», it cannot do so unless it knows what you, the members, need and want. The spirit is not only willing, but eager. The Society will not reach its full potential of accomplishment unless the members accept their important role in the organization and work constructively to utilize procedures and facilities which are available. We want each person to be fully informed. When he is, we want his comments and suggestions. Only in this way can the members mold the Society into an effective body giving maximum service to our science, our profession, and our country.
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New Local Section Officers As the new year gets under way, many of the 164 ACS local sections are reporting elections of new officers. Here are some of those named for the 1963-64 term.
INDIANA-KENTUCKY BORDER. Dr. John R. Corrigan, director of organic chemical development at Mead Johnson & Co., is the chairman of the Indiana-Kentucky Border Section for 1963. Other officers are James C. Hickle, vice-chairman; Dr. Stanley J. Dykstra, secretary; and James A. Thompson, treasurer.
JOLI ET. Dr. James J. Hazdra, chief of the product research section, glass division research and development at Continental Can Co., is the 1963 chairman of the Joliet Section. Other officers are Gerald G. Wilson, chairman - e l e c t ; David C. Knoderer, l.€,;^' vice-chairman; Dr. Robert J. Westfall, secretary; and James R. Taylor, treasurer.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Dr. Ulric B. Bray, general manager and president of Bray Oil Co. and Bray Chemical Co., is the chairman of the Southern California Section for 1963. Serving with Dr. Bray are Dr. A r t h u r W. Adamson, chairman-elect; Mrs. Yoshie Kadota, secretary; and Alvin E. May, treasurer.
DALLAS-FORT WORTH. Dr. Morton F. Mason, professor of forensic medicine and toxicology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, is the 1963 chairman of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section. Other officers are Dr. RusselO. Bowman, chairmanelect; Russell C. Walker, secretary; and Dr. Charles S. Rohrer, treasurer. 76
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LEHIGH VALLEY. Dr. Raymond R. Myers, research professor of chemistry at Lehigh University, is the 1963 chairman of the Lehigh Valley Section. Serving with Dr. Myers are Dr. Velmer B. Fish, chairman-elect; Dr. Stuart S. Kulp, secretary; and Dr. Fred A. Achey, treasurer.
COASTAL EMPIRE. Robert T. Lukat, vice president and technical director of Southern Nitrogen Co., Inc., is the 1963 chairman of the Coastal Empire Section. Serving with Mr. Lukat are Dr. Seldon Page Todd, chairman-elect, and Irma B. Vaughan, secretary-treasurer.
RICHLAND. Merle K. Harmon, manager of redox operation, chemical processing department, General Electric Co., is the chairman of the Richland Section for 1963. Serving with Mr. Harmon are Dr. Wilbert E. Keder, chairmanelect; Richard A. Schneider, secretary; and M. C. Lambert, treasurer.
COLUMBUS. Dr. Frank C. Croxton, technical dkector at Battelle Memorial Institute, is the 1963 chairman of the Columbus Section. Serving with Dr. Croxton are Dr. Jack G. Calvert, chairmanelect; Dr. Richard Carl Himes, secretary; and Ferd R. Wetsel, treasurer.
AKRON. Dr. Kenneth W. Scott, head of the basic rubber research section, synthetic rubber research department, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., is the 1963 chairman of the Akron Section. Serving with Dr. Scott are Harold Tucker, chairmanelect; Dr. John W. Sellers, secretary; and Dr. Richard M. Wise, treasurer.
CAROLINA-PIEDMONT. John F. Luther, district sales manager for Union Carbide Chemicals Co., is the chairman of the Carolina-Piedmont Section for 1963. Serving with him are Dr. Thomas E. Lesslie, chairmanelect; Dr. James Monroe Fredricksen, secretary; and Preston E. Grandon, treasurer.
KANSAS CITY. Dr. Buell W. Beadle, director of the chemistry division at Midwest Research Institute, is the 1963 chairman of the Kansas City Section. Other officers are Dr. Myron L. Wagner, chairman-elect; Edwin T. Upton, secretary; and Laurence W. Breed, treas-
INLAND EMPIRE. H. J. Wittrock, research chemist in the department of metallurgical research at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., is the 1963 chairman of the Inland Empire Section. Other officers are Dr. Raphael Blaise Penland, chairmanelect, and Dr. George H. Stewart, secretary-treasurer.
NORTH CAROLINA. Dr. William F. Little, associate professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina, is the chairman of the North Carolina Section for 1963. Other officers are Dr. Ralph C. Swann, chairmanelect, and Dr. J. Keith Lawson, Jr., secretary-treasurer.
CALIFORNIA. Dr. Fred Stitt, assistant director of USDA's Western Regional Research Laboratory at Albany, Calif., is the 1963 chairman of the California Section. Serving with Dr. Stitt are Dr. Fred H. Stross, chairman-elect; Walter B. Petersen, secretary; and Andrew Athan Spiros, treasurer.
Second ACS TV Show "Problems in Organic Chemistry" is the title of the second ACS-produced television program to be offered on Channel 13, New York City's educational TV station. The show will be telecast Feb. 14 at 11:10 p.m. The late evening telecast is part of the "Science and Engineering Television Journal" presented by WNDT in cooperation with seven scientific associations, including ACS (C&EN, Dec. 3, 1962, page 77). Dr. Gilbert Stork and Dr. Ronald Breslow of Columbia University and Dr. George Bûchi of Massachusetts Institute of Technology will participate in the one-hour panel discussion. The weekly series is designed to test television as an additional means of communication among scientists and engineers, supplementing journals and scientific meetings. It is not aimed at the general public. y o u can
Nominations Reminder! The Committee on Nominations and Elections again calls attention to the need for suggestions for the various Society offices to be filled in 1964. At the time of the ACS meeting in Los Angeles, the Council Policy Committee will prepare a list of nominees for membership on the Committee on Nominations and Elections. The Committee on Nominations and Elections will select nominees for directorat-large and for membership on the Council Policy Committee and prepare a list of proposed nominees for President-Elect and regional directors. The suggestions of all members are solicited. For details, see C&EN, Jan. 14, page 64. Proposals must reach Dr. George W. Watt, Secretary, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin 12, Tex., by Feb. 13.
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