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CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES EXPOSITION At the meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Chemical Industries Exposition held a t the Chemists' Club, 52 E. 41st St., New York City, Thursday evening, February loth, with Dr. Arthur D. Little of Boston presiding, numerous details of the coming Exposition to be held a t the Grand Central Palace, September 26th to October Ist, inclusive, were planned and discussed a t length. Mr. Charles F. Roth, co-manager of the Exposition reported very excellent progress with the Exposition to the Committee and that three floors of the Grand Central Palace already had been reserved. The interest in the Chemical Industries Exposition shown by the leading educational institutions throughout the country is particularly gratifying. The Students' Course which will be conducted during the week of the exposition is divided into two groups, the first or elementary group and the second or advanced group. The results of such courses are very interesting and an extract from a letter from Professor W. T. Read, head of the department of chemistry a t the Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas, reads: An examination of the rolls for the two previous years brings out the varied types of students registered. Typical college undergraduates, some graduate students, some college instructors, and even professors. Some men of wide and varied industrial experience, and several young men in the industrial field definitely sent by their companies to attend the course. Naturally a considerable proportion of the group have no interest in academic credit of any sort, but are deeply interested in the subject matter of the course. I noticed during the last course that a number of exhibitors dropped in to hear the lectures. It should also he noted that a very considerable number of institutions are represented in our records. In general I think the course has shown a reasonable and satisfactory growth.
It is evident that the value of such courses as those conducted by Professor Read is recognized both by the educational and industrial world and much credit is due Professor Read for the systematic and thorough manner in which the courses are being conducted. At the coming Exposition the speakers on the students' course will include such men of note in the field of Chemical Industry as Dr. Arthur D. Little; H. E. Howe, Editor Industrid and Engineering Chemistry; William Haynes, President "Drug and Chemical Markets;" Dr. Charles H. Herty; Arthur Wright, Filtration Engineers, Inc., of New York; S. B. Kanowitz, Raymond Bros. Impact Pulverizer of New York; W. A. McAdams, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Otto Mantius, New York; A. E. Marshall, Corning Glass Works, New York; E. J. Sweetland, United Filters Corp., New York; H. N. Spicer, The Dorr Company, New York.
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Prominent among the features will be the various geographical exhibits divided as follows: The Southern Section by States and railroads to show the raw materials and opportunities of the Southern States; The Canadian Section by Provinces and railroads to show the raw materials of Canada suitable for industrial development. The Container Section, exhibiting containers used in industry with the machinery for packaging, bottling, and labeling; and a Laboratory Supply and Equipment Section. The sectional exhibits will be supplemented by displays of chemical products, machinery used in manufacture and development, dyes and fine chemicals, as well as instruments of precision, unit processes developed and in operation. One of the features, the date for which was decided by the Advisory Committee, is the designation of Wednesday evening, September 27tb, as the date for the American Chemical Banquet. Notification with complete details will be sent to all societies meeting during the week of the Exposition. These banquets have been sponsored by the Salesmen's Association of the American Chemical Industries with the cooperation of seventeen other national organizations and it is expected that this same cooperation will exist a t the coming exposition. The designation of this date by the committee is to avoid conflict with other events during the week of the Exposition. Many new features are being planned for this coming Exposition. One of interest is the change in policy which will admit exhibits of foreign manufacture for showing in the Exposition. This change has been made because the American Chemical Industriesare now in such a position that exhibits of foreign products would prove stimulating and a t the same time give American manufacturers an opportunity to see what European manufacturers are doing. This change will doubtless bring about a closer relationship in the industry and enable American manufacturers t o see and study a number of products and developments of European manufacture that are not produced in the United States. I n as much as the interest lies in industry as a whole, all classes of foreign exhibits rather than one particular type are desired, such as displays by manufacturers and producers of the newer synthetics, dyes, solvents, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and chemical products for direct use in the arts and industries, laboratory supplies and apparatus, instruments of precision and control. To this can be added chemical and engineering equipment for plants and factories, which is of decided interest and great importance to both manufacturer and consumer. The opening of the doors of the Exposition to foreign manufacturers in the chemical, metallurgical, and numerous industries is the first opportunity for foreign displays in America a t an exposition designed for the consumer.
