toral theses judged to have been equally significant contributions to chemistry. BENT. SHAWVER MONMOUTA COLLEGE
MONMOUTH, ILI.INOIE
To the Editor: If a gram-molecular weight is a "mole," why is not a gram-formula weight a "fole"?
To the Editor: The doctoral theses of Messrs. Arrhenius and Grignard, and Madame Curie, represent important henchmarks in the history of chemistry. See, respectively: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION, 5, 1486; 27, 476: 10,79.
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To lhe Editor: With great interest I read the recent article in the JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION about the current research effort in the United States, Russia, and other countries. I am willing to accept the figures on research for "all other countries" in seventh place, but I am surprised a t the mention of Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Belgium without even referring to Switzerland. Without being too national, I should say from the average literature that this country produces a t least as much organic chemical research as does Austria, Czechoslovakia, or Belgium. Reading further, I find an error in assuming that Heluetica Chimica Acta is an international journal. The rule that only a Swiss chemist (including Swiss postgraduates working abroad, or foreign studente working with Swiss professors) can publish there has never been broken yet. ALBERTAEBI Wmmmm 11, LUCERNE, BWITZERUND
