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Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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to aid them in any m a t t e r s pertaining to pure a n d applied chem istry in France. T h e advantages to visiting chemists of a central headquarters of chemistry in a n y country cannot be doubted, and especially so in a country like France where its chemical activities have n o t previously been coordinated. I t is, therefore with considerable pleasure that American chemists congratulate their I french colleagues upon this undertaking which promises to b e of such benefit both to them and to the increasing numbers of American chemists who go each year t o France.
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Who's Who a m o n g Local Section Officers
The officers of the Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society are H. A. B . Dunning, chairman and Ray M. Carter, Managing Editor: R O B E R T P. FISCHELIS secretary. Editor: HARRISON Κ. HOWE Assistant to the Editor: N. A. PARKINSON Associate Editor: D . H. KILLEFFER Η. Α. Β . Donning, chairman, is a native of t h e Eastern Shore of Maryland. At t h e age of 16, he was employed by a firm of EDITORIAL OFFICE: ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: druggists in h i s home town, Denton. A year later he came to 706 Mills B u i l d i n g , 19 E. 24th St., Baltimore, a n d soon thereafter became associated with Hynson, Washington. D. V New York, N. V. Westcott & C o , I n 1897 he was graduated by t h e Maryland College of Pharmacy, and Entered as second class matter at Easton. Pa. Issued three times a month: later took post graduate work in chemistry a t Johns Hopkins. Industrial Edition on the 1st, News Edition on t h e 10th and 20th. Subscription to Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, $7.50 per year; News At the outbreak of the Edition only, $1.50 per year. Single copies, 10 cents Subscriptions Spanish-American War, Dr. should be sent to Charles L. Parsons. Secretary. 1709 G St., Dunning enlisted in the United N. W., Washington. D. C. States army as a private, and became a first sergeant while OCTOBER 10, 1926 in Cuba. On his discharge Vol. 4 No. 19 from the army he reentered the employ of Hynson, Westcott & Co. La Maison de la Chimie Starting in charge of the pre By Atherton Seidell scription department, Dr. Dunning later developed the The address of M. Paul Sabatier upon Marcelin Berthelot, 1 manufacture of a number of delivered at the Philadelphia meeting of the American Chemical pharmaceutical specialties, Society on September 6 last, called to the attention of American collaborating in many in chemists the plans which are being made b y French chemists stances with investigators a t to celebrate in October of next year the l00th anniversary of Johns Hopkins Medical Col the birth of Berthelot. lege, and in 1913 became chief As pointed out by M. Sabatier, Berthelot played a leading executive of the firm of H y n Dr. H. Α . Β. Dunning part in the development of modern chemistry. It is to him son, Westcott, and Dunning. that most credit is due for obliterating the distinction which I n June, 1925, h e was given the degree of Ph. M., honoris causa so long existed between the chemistry of life processes and at t h e 103rd commencement of the Philadelphia College of that of inorganic material. He synthesized a group of hydro Pharmacy a n d Science. carbons which were considered to be solely of organic origin Dr. Dunning is a member of most of t h e pharmaceutical and he prepared from their component elements a whole series associations; of the American Drug Manufacturers' Association, of compounds which had previously been obtained only by the National Research Council, National Formulary Committee, agency of living organisms. As the result of a n immense number Engineers' Club of Baltimore, and t h e American Chemical Society. of precise measurements he defined the principles upon which In addition to his chairmanship of the Maryland Section, he thermochemistry is based. Among chemists of modern times, is also chairman of the Headquarters Building Campaign for Berthelot was preeminent, and it is the desire of his countrymen the American Pharmaceutical Association. In this work, as to fittingly honor his memory. in h i s regular professional work, he has achieved notable results. To this end they plan to erect a memorial t o him which shall He received the Remington honor medal for 1926 in recognition be a t the same time a factor in t h e advancement of chemistry of h i s work For the advancement of pharmacy. in France and of service to chemists of other nations. I t is to be D r . Dunning is greatly interested in outdoor life, golfing a House of Chemistry in which the chemical activities of France and motoring being two of his favorite amusements. He has will be centered and which will serve as a permanent home also devoted considerable time to the work of the Y. M. C. A. for such international organizations of chemists a s m a y choose France as their headquarters. R a y M . Carter is a native of West Hawley, Mass., and a The advantage of coordinating all phases of chemical activity graduate of the Charlencourt High School. Attracted by the of a country in one great organization is apparent. The ex qua.lity of courses o f chemistry offered at the University of Maine, ample set by the United States in this regard has appeared to he entered t h a t institution in 1913, from which he received his the chemists of several nations as worthy of emulation. The B.S. degree. present effort is an expression of the desire of French chemists I n 1917 h e came to Baltimore to join the research staff of to provide a central chemical organization in their country the U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co., as an analyst. He was later and a dignified and permanent home for it. put in charge of analytical work for the research department of An admirable site for the building in Paris has been secured. his company, and still later was assigned several important reIt is a part of the beautiful garden surrounding t h e Rodin Mu search problems. seum of Sculpture, which is very near the magnificent tomb H e was elected secretary of the Maryland Section in 1924 and of Napoleon, and only a short distance from the Chamber of has held t h a t office since that time. Deputies and Place de la Concorde. A building erected in " N i c k , " a s he i s affectionately known to his laboratory asso such a location would not fail to be admired b y the throngs ciates, is married and has one child. If he has any hobby, it of visitors to Paris and be looked upon as a permanent monu consists of a typical Massachusetts habit—that of studying ment to chemical science. It is expected t h a t t h e cornerstone human nature. of this structure will be laid at the time of the Berthelot cele bration in October, 1927. The building is to provide lecture rooms for chemical meetings and offices for the various French chemical societies a n d inter B a h i a Exempts Rubber national chemical organizations. It is to have a magnificent chemical library in which will be deposited the collection of R u b b e r extracted from the Hevea brasiliensis planted and culti the component societies and those belonging t o international vated within the S t a t e of Bahia has been declared exempt from groups. This will form the basis of a service of documentation export duties by l a w N o . 1876 of July 21, 1926. In order t h a t upon all branches of chemistry. For foreign chemists visiting this rubber may enjoy the exemption, it is required t h a t the France, there will be reception rooms and a service of information name of t h e planter, the area cultivated, a n d the number of 1 To be published in the October number of the Journal of Chemical plants be registered in the department of agriculture.—Com Education. merce Reports.
