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ditional sophomore level to the junior and even the senior year. Certainly, the deferral to the later time offers the possibility of a more erudite course. On the other hand, the skills and philosophy ob tained from the analytical course might well be useful in other courses—a valid reason for teach ing analytical chemistry earlier in the student's career. A somewhat different approach, which has found limited accept ance, is to integrate analytical chemistry into the entire under graduate curriculum rather than teach it as a separate course. Such a procedure requires close coordi nation of course content that is most likely to be available in a small college. With the present emphasis on in strumentation, many schools are offering separate courses in instru mental analysis. Some are even offering two courses, one at the ele mentary and another at the ad vanced level. Understandably the offerings vary in content and qual CUP THIS COUPON ity. Some cover instrumental methods in breadth, surveying a wide variety of techniques. Others study a limited number of methods in a little more detail. In either event the newly graduated chemist 80 can hardly be classified as an ex ο > Ζ = -π , pert. In fact, undergraduate train ing must be and is aimed to provide m H • a broad training rather than to pro (Λ C Ε duce specialists of any type. In this connection, I have come across theCORPORATION presidential address of OHAUS SCALE Γ"Ό Οφ Dr. F. W. Woll, president of the ο Χ : Ο ω o> AOACinl911. Dr. Woll stated: : (D | C - " (Β "The danger of overspecializa=1 α. sc« ο tion is with us always, in chemistry 1 mο in as elsewhere, and those responsible < > : σα' 3 •è .- m ,_, for the training of young chemists 5 c en cannot emphasize too strongly the necessity of a thorough fundamen • Ο Ρ Η Ο ZJ : Ο -·> cO tal knowledge of general chemistry Ξ SO Ρ °~ Ο «Β and chemical analysis before spe 2 >„ m : != =τ : ί2 ? ω Η == and more solid foundation the m : -Ξ α> chemist brings to his chosen work, s > S Η grapple with the problems which SΟ > 5 S! Circle No. 81 on Readers' Service Card
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