VOL.6, No. 10
THECHEMISTRY STUDENT
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A CONTEST FOR HIGH-SCHOOL AND FRESHMAN STUDENTS On this page is reproduced a drawing prepared for us by Prof. John J. Condon of William Nottingham High School, Syracuse, New York. This picture is one of a series on laboratory set-ups and chemical reactions which will appear throughout the coming scholastic year. Each picture will be the basis of a contest for high-school and freshman students. Directions for Contest Write a brief statement, telling what is wrong with the picture. Use complete sentences; do not merely list mistakcs. Type your manuscript if possible; if not, be sure that you write legibly. Type or write on one side of the paper only.
WHAT
Make a correct drawing, showing the picture as you think it should be. Use black India ink and white drawing paper. (If you believe that you can draw better on coordinate paper, white paper with blue rulings must or S" X 12". be used.) Drawings should be approximately 4" X (is' Place your name a t the top of each page of your manuscript and a t the top of your drawing. On a separate sheet accompanying your manuscript write your own name, the name and address of the institution a t which you are a student, the name of your chemistry instructor, and the name of the chemistry club a t your institution (if there is one). Address your paper to: The Associate Editor, JOURNAL OP CHEMICAL ED~.CATION, The Johns Hopkins University, Homewood, Baltimore, Md.
Your contribution to this month's contest must be postmarked not later than October 15th. Awards The best contribution received will be awarded a prize of five dollars and will be published in the December JOURNAL. The five next best papers will receive awards of one dollar each and the. names of the winners will be printed in the December number. Contributions will be judged on the basis of: 1. Correctness from a chemical standpoint 2. Neatness and correctness of drawing 3. English 4. Neatness and legibility of manuscript. Papers which do not comply with all of the rules of the contest will not he considered.
AN ATTRACTIVE CHEMISTRY CLUB PIN 0nvn.m S . WALIBRS,ENED HIGHSCHOOL, ENID,OKLAHOMA The accompanying cut illustrates the pin designed and adopted for the Enid High School Chemistry Club, the "Alchemists." Initiation ritual and other details were given in the May, 1929, JOURNAL (pp. 958-62) in "A Successful Chemistry Club hitiahon" (reprints obtainable from author). The pin is of polished gold, and is one-half inch wide. I t was obtained with a safety clasp a t a cost of 81.30, made especially to order. In quantities, a lower price can be obtained.
Political Chemistry. According to a United Press dispatch, Nicaragua has drafted chemistry as a political facility. The Nicaraguan National Election Board is t o "marL" each voter a t the next Presidential election. The marking will be done on t h e hand with chemicals, to prevent repeat voting. The method of marking and the nature of the chemical that will be used have been withheld t o prevent improper use of the information hy either political party. says the dispatch. To avoid creating a misunderstanding among ignorant voters, the election board has issued a statement explaining that the stain is harmless and will disappear in a few days. Chemistry srems to he edging in everywhere these days. Can't even keep it out of politics!-Btrsinesr C l ~ r n i s l r ~ ~
