Associations
and Meetings
New England Chemistry Teachers9 August Conference The eleventh summer conference of the N e w England Association of C h e m istry teachers will take place a t the University of New Hampshire, Durham, Ν . Η., Aug. 22 to 27. Some of the topics to be discussed by outstanding speakers include the role of chemistry i n t h e de velopment of atomic energy, chemical technology under the Japanese occupa tion, tonnage oxygen, electroplating, turbojets, metalization of nonconductive surfaces, presentation of atomic energy to classes, parasitic diseases, glass, and application of ion exchange to analytical chemistry. Ample time for discussion has been allowed. Registration and col lege hostelry fees for the conference are reasonable, and many recreation facili ties are located near the university- Ad ditional information can be supplied b y C. P . Swinnerton, Pomfret School, P o m fret, Conn.
Canadian, High Polymer Forum Guest speaker at t h e Canadian High Polymer Forum held under t h e auspices of, and sponsored by, the Chemical I n stitute of Canada, June 9 and 10, i s to b e Haymond M . Fuoss of Yale University. The subject of his talk will be "Polyeleetrolytes." Topics during the technical sessions, at McMaster University, H a m ilton, Ont., all day Thursday and Friday morning will include plant proteins, chemical reactivity of cellulose, degrada tion of polystyrene, transfer constants in free radical polymerization, eimilsion polymerization of isoprene, alkoxy silicanes, polymerization of vinyl acetate, GR-S copolymers, solvation of high polymers in solution, fractional precipi tation of GR-S, and measuring molecular weights.
International for Study of
Group Clays
An International Committee f o r t h e Study of Clays was organized in London in August 1948 at the time of the meet ing of the International Geological Con gress. S. Henin of France was elected chairman, and M. Lepingle of Belgium, secretary. T h e members from the U. S . are R. E. Grim of the Illinois State Geological Survey and W. P . Kelley o f the University of California. The committee's objects are to bring together a complete documentation o n
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the studies of clays and their means· of study, to facilitate contacte between. specialists i n these studies, and to hold periodic meetings in the course of which all questions relative to clays will b e emzmined a n d discussed. It will facili tate t h e exchange of reference samples among research workers and will m a k e everry effort to make more precise t h e tenminology used in the science of clays as -well as the methods used. The first activity o f the committee concern® standardization of the differential therma3 procedure; a statement concerning: plams for studying the problems is being: prepared, H i s planned that the members of the international committee will effect liaLson between that group and the r e search workers of each of their countries.. In some countries national committees are= being organized.
Sai&nce Teachers Association Convention T h e National Science Teachers Asso ciation is to hold its annual summer convention, during t h e summer meeting of t h e National Education Association Representative Assembly i n Boston, Mass., July 2, 3 , and 4. Business ses sions are scheduled for July 2 and 3 at the Statler Hotel and professional, for July 4 at B o s t o n University.
Proposed Conference om diewnical Antiseptics i t has b e e n proposed that a confer ence be held under the auspices of the New York Academy of Sciences some time in October under the title "Mech anism and. Evaluation of Antiseptic Acuvity," Special emphasis is t o b e laid o n the necessity of neutralizing any antiseptic before drawing conclusions as to t h e action of chemicals o n micro organisms. Chemists interested in such a «conference are being asked to com municate w i t h H . L . Davis, Johnson & Jolinson, N e w Brunswick, N . J.
Scientists9 Federation Policy Decisions T h e Federation of American Scientists* governing council meeting in Washing ton, D . C , April 30 and M a y 1 urged the immediate publication of the Bikini report and full public discussion of the question whether or not the public and Congress should be told the number of atomic bombs in our stockpile. The
CHEMICAL
council also voiced concern about im plications of scientific freedom involved i n the charges made b y A. K. Strand, president of Oregon State College, in justifying his decision not t o renew the contract of Ralph Spitzer, associate pro fessor of chemistry. T h e newly elected chairman of the federation is H . C. Wolfe, associate pro fessor of physics at City College of N e w York. Clifford Grobstein, National Cancer Institute, i s vice chairman and Gerhart Friedlander, Brookhaven N a tional Laboratory, secretary-treasurer.
Patent Lawyers9 Summer Session Patent lawyers will gather in N e w York, Ν. Υ., during the week of July 18 t o attend a five-day conference on "Current Problems in Patent Law" t o b e conducted b y the Practising L a w In stitute at the H o t e l Statler as part of its annual summer session. T h e program will stress counsel's role i n achieving s o u n d patent policies and methods of strengthening patent structures.
Minnesota Engineers Name Officers T h e Minnesota Chemical Engineers Club, formed i n the fall of 1948 t o pro m o t e fellowship and professional ad vancement among t h e chemical engineers o f Minnesota, particularly in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, elected permanent officers at its fourth meeting. Chairman i s E . L. Piret, University of Minnesota; vice chairman, Richard Stephenson, of t h e university; and secretary-treasurer, R . H . Frederickson, Minnesota Mining tate, a new Hercules rosin derivative, is water-soluble, and is compatible any other ingredients. W h y not investigate this new product now ?
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T h e thirty-seventh N a t i o n a l Safety Congress a n d E x p o s i t i o n is t o be held Oct. 24 t o 28 i n Chicago, 111. Sessions the Stevens, hotels.
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CHEMICAL
A private five-day seminar o n t h e organization a n d t e c h n i q u e of s t a n d a r d
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117th
C H E M I C A L SOCIETY.
Chicago,
111. Sept. 3 - 8 , 1950. 118th national meeting. DIVISION
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CHEMISTRY. Wesleyan University, M i d d l e t o w n , Conn. J u n e 24—25. OF COLLOID C H E M I S T R Y .
Uni
versity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, M i n n . J u n e 6 - 8 . Twenty-third N a tional Colloid Symposium. Madi
son, W i s . J u n e 20-22. Eleventh n a tional Organic Chemistry Symposium. Other
Organizations
AMERICAN
L E A T H E R C H E M I S T S ASSOCIA
TION. H o t e l M o n m o u t h , Spring L a k e , N . J . J u n e 22-24. AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFAC TURERS ASSOCIATION. Homestead, H o
tel, H o t Springs, Va. J u n e 9 tind 10. AMERICAN
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DIFFRACTION.
Fairmont
San Francisco, Calif.
Hotel,
J u n e 5—10.
C H E M I C A L I N S T I T U T E OF CANADA.
Hali
fax, N . S. M a y 30-June 1. CHEMICAL
MARKET
RESEARCH
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TION. N e w York, Ν. Υ . J u n e 9. A n nual meeting. MANUFACTURING C H E M I S T S ASSOCIATION.
Sky top, P a . J u n e 2. S A L E S M E N ' S ASSOCIATION OF THE A M E R ICAN C H E M I C A L INDUSTRY. Bonnie
Briar C o u n t r y Club, Larchmont, Ν . Υ.
June 9.
S Y N T H E T I C ORGANIC C H E M I C A L M A N U FACTURERS ASSOCIATION. Shawnee I n n ,
Shawnee-on-Delaware, P a . June 7—9.
of the ACS
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Indiana, Hotel Warren, Indian apolis (noon meeting) Maryland, Johns Hopkins Uni versity, Baltimore
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J. H . Hildebrand
American Association of Clinical 25 Chemists, Metropolitan New York Section, 530 East 70th St., New York, Ν . Υ.
SOCIETY.
national meeting (divided). Houston, Tex., M a r c h 26-30, 1950; Philadelphia, Pa., April 9-13, 1950; Detroit, Mich., April 16-20, 1950.
A M E R I C A N SOCIETY FOR X - R A Y AND E L E C
Conferences
Local
Atlantic
C i t y , N . J . Sept. 18-23, 1949. 1 lothnational meeting.
RIALS. Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlan tic City, N . J . June 27-July 1.
Practical aspects of finishing and plat ing will b e featured in sj^mposia a n d a t a round-table discussion during t h e a n nual convention of t h e American Electroplaters* Society, in Milwaukee, Wis., J u n e 27 t o 30. T h e H o t e l Schroeder will be headquarters. Plant tours a r e planned.
Standardization
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T h e Association of Industrial Scien tists, t h e certified collective bargaining agent for the professional personnel of the Shell D e v e l o p m e n t Co., Emeryville, California, has elected R. W . H . Tess president; G. J . P i e r o t t i , secretary; a n d I. L. Breier and C. W . S m i t h , c o m m i t t e e men-at-large.
Dept
ization work, particularly in individual companies, will b e held from J u n e 20 t o 24, a t t h e Engineering Societies Build ing, New Y o r k , Ν . Υ., b y J o h n Gaillard, mechanical engineer on t h e staff of t h e American S t a n d a r d s Association. R e quests for details concerning registration, can b e directed t o Dr. Gaillard at 400 West 118th St., N e w York 27, Ν . Υ .
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At t h e D e t r o i t m e e t i n g of t h e Feder ation of American Societies for Experim e n t a l Biology, April 18 t o 22, t h e American I n s t i t u t e of N u t r i t i o n elected t h e following offi cers for t h e year beginning J u l y 1 : p r e s i d e n t , C. G. King, director of Nutrition Founda tion, Inc. ; v i c e C. G. King president, W. H . Griffith ; secretary, J Η . R o e ; a n d t r e a s urer, N . R . Ellis.
MEETINGS
SPEAKER
Local
SUBJECT
Chemistry of Antibiotic Fer mentation A Philosophy of Teaching (Rernsen Memorial lecture)
Groups
Elvin A. Kabat
Immuno-Chemical Methods of Studying Spinal Fluid Problems
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