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Water seals between generating cells, scrubbers, furnace, and cooler prevent the effect of slight possible furnace explosion (due to carelessness) from affecting t h e other parts. Explosive pressure in the furnace breaks the water seals and vents the excess pressure t o atmosphere. Another installation of the Knowles type of hydrogen-generating plant is at present being installed at Soulom, France for the Société des Phosphates Tunisiens. This plant is t o contain 000 Knowles cells each passing 7500 amperes a t 2.5 volts. The cells are arranged in three batteries of 200 each. The total hydrogen production per hour will be 70,000 cu. ft.
Who's Who a m o n g Local Section Officers Harry L. Fisher, the genial chairman of t h e Akron Section of the American Chemical Society, claims Kingston, Ν . Υ. as his birthplace from which he migrated as far as Williams College to take an A.B. in 1909, followed by A.M. and P h . D . a t Columbia in 1910 and 1912. Specializing in organic combustion, he remained as assistant in organic chemistry at Columbia for one year, then taught at Cornell University Medical College for one year a n d returned to Columbia as instructor where he remained until 1919. The lure of industry proved too strong and the time since 1919 has been spent as research chemist with the B. F. Goodrich Co. where his papers on the chemistry of rubber have made his name a familiar one in the rubber industry. Dr. Fisher is author of the "Laboratory Manual of Organic Chemistry" which bears his name, and was Secretary of the
Harry L. Fisher
Wm. J. Kelly
Organic Section of the Eighth International Congress of Applied Chemistry in 1912 and of the Organic Division of t h e A. C. S. from 1915-1919. He is a member of t h e Franklin Club of Akron, t h e Fairlawn Heights Golf Club, and a past President of Phi Lambda Upsilon. His research instincts extend to other lines than chemistry, his hobby being the scientific training of children. Not wishing t o experiment too much upon his own four, he h a s broadened his field by becoming Superintendent of the Primary Department of t h e West Congregational Church Sunday School, and has clothed himself with t h e necessary authority by becoming Chairman of t h e Board of Deacons. So far there have been no serious results. William J. Kelly, Secretary of the Akron Section of the Ameri can Chemical Society, knows most of the prominent chemists in this country a n d Europe, is one of t h e best golfers in the Akron district, a n d h a s played ice hockey in six countries. Having been born in Boston, he had little chance for an education al though naturally intelligent, and was forced to content himself with graduating from Mechanic Arts High School in 1905, S.B. from M.I.T. in 1909, and P h . D . from Leipzig in 1913. His industrial career started a t t h e general laboratory of the U. S. Rubber Co. in Ν . Υ. where he spent one year. T h e follow ing three years were spent with the Standard Oil Co. of Ν . Υ., and since 1918 he has been with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. as research chemist. His publications include papers on the determination and separation of the halogens b y electro lytic methods, on the determination of sulfur in rubber, on the solubility of sulfur in rubber, and on the Plauson mill, as well as chapters o n rubber and vulcanization in several books. I n addition to his other duties D r . Kelly finds time to be Secretary-Treasurer of the Cleveland Intersectional Group of the American Chemical Society and Secretary-Treasurer of the Akron District Golf Association. He is a member of t h e Portage Country Club and of the University Club of Akron.
CHEMISTRY
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A m o n g Chemists Robert J. Anderson, chief of the nonferrous metals section at the Pittsburgh station of the U. S. Bureau of Mines from 1919 to 1924, has been awarded the William H. McFadden gold medal of the American Foundrymen's Association, in recognition "of his notable and distinguished achievements in the nonferrous casting industry and of his scientific contributions to the metal lurgy of aluminium." H. E. Barnard, director of the American Institute of Baking, delivered an address on the "Use of Dry Skim-Milk and Other Milks in Bread" before the American Dry Milk Institute a t the National Dairy Show held recently in Indianapolis. Marston T. Bogert, senior professor of organic chemistry, a t Columbia Γ Diversity, has recently been appointed a member of the Advisory Board, for the Bureau of Criminal Science, Police Department, City of New York. This is a. board of scientific experts who have been asked to aid the Police Depart ment in an advisory capacity. Captain John A. Golden, head of the Criminal Identification Bureau, will be the Oirector of the new bureau, under the immediate supervision of Deputy Commissioner Faurot and Commissioner Knriglit. Ralph L. Brown was the recipient of the Beal Medal from the American Gas Association for the best technical paper published during the year on illuminating gas. Lyman Chalkley, until recently connected with t h e Standard Oil Laboratories at Whiting, Ind., has accepted a fellowship a t Columbia University. S. R. Church has resigned his position as technical advisor of the Barret Company, and has established headquarters at 21 East 40th St., New York. John H . Gardner has resigned from the University of M a r y land to accept a teaching position in West Virginia University. I- P- Gerber has accepted a position with the research staff a t the American Institute of Baking at Chicago. Francis W. Glaze, a t present associate chemist a t t h e Norfolk Navy Yard, will sail from San Francisco on the U. S . S. Chaumont on November 24 for Cavité, P. I., where he is to assume charge of the new chemical and metallurgical laboratory to be started at the U. S. Naval Station there. W. G. Guye i.s now professor of Chemistry at William and Alary College. Charles H. Herty, President of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers' Association, addressed the meeting of the Southern Section of the Association of Textile Chemists a n d Colorists at Greenville, S. C , October 10, on "Dangers Confronting Development of the American Dye Industry." Two d a y s later he delivered an address at the dedication of the new chemical laboratory, of the University of North Carolina and on t h e following day he spoke to the textile students of the N o r t h Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering a t West Raleigh, N. C. Alfred Jurist is now connected with E- R. Squibb and Sons, at New Brunswick, N . J. R. P . MacFate has accepted a position on the staff of the University of Illinois Hospital for Research. He will also be engaged in graduate work. Howard R. Moore is now connected with the research Laboratory of the Eastman Kodak Company. R. B. Moore has been selected to receive the 1925 Perkin medal by the committee of the American Section, Society of Chemical Industry. The award will be made on Tanuary 15, 1926. Minerva Morse has accepted a position as instructor in chemistry at Smith College, Northampton, Mass. A. M . Neff has been appointed to a research fellowship on gelatin at the Mellon Institute. M . R. Reeser has joined the analytical staff of t h e American Institute of Baking, Chicago. E. R. Schultz has recently accepted a position a s research chemist for the Patent Cereals Company. Harry G. Stauffer has accepted a position in the varnish department of the Philadelphia plant of Ε- Ι du Pont d e Nemours & Co., Inc. C. J. Thatcher, of New York, Ν . Υ., who has been abroad with his family for over a year, recently returned home a n d will resume his consulting practice as an expert in p a t e n t causes. After leaving Europe Dr. Thatcher traveled in the Orient and returned by way of the Philippines, Australia, and Honolulu. Judith Wallen has accepted a position with the International Filter Company, Chicago, as research chemist.
