The CLEVELAND MEETING of the
DIVISION of CHEMICAL EDUCATION THE next meeting of the Division of Chemical Education takes place in Cleveland, Ohio, during the week of September 10. It has been decided to devote most of the program a t this,meeting to the discnssion of one main topic: Modernizing the Course in General Chemistry. Many people feel that the teaching of general chemistry has not kept up with the times as it should. Advances have been taking place so rapidly that teachers have not been able to adjust their points of view quickly enough to keep pace. The active chemist of today does not think in the same terms as he did even a few years ago. The very fundamentals of the science have, to a large extent, changed. Particularly has this been true in the field of theoretical developments. But most teachers, simply because they do not know how to adjust themselves to the new order of things, are following the old beaten paths. We need fundamentally new viewpoints and new avenues of approach to the teaching of elementary chemistry, if indeed chemistry is becominx a fundamentally new thing. When new theoretical developments are made they usually remain the subject of advanced discussions until, as frequently happens, they are seen to contain basic points of view which considerably modify our elementary conceptions. And so, by the force of necessity, they thrust themselves upon the elementary teacher. There are many teachers now who would like to bring their own courses up to date with respect to modern theory. To what extent can this be done; to what extent is it even desirable; how should one go about i t ? It is hoped that this program may help to open up a new approach to the teaching of chemistry and a t least to show by actual example how the elementary teacher can present a truly modem brand of chemistry to his classes. No doubt others besides teachers will find this program useful, particularly those who for many reasons have felt aemselves unable to keep up with
recent theoretical advances. These should welcome the opportunity to see elementary chemistry from a new angle. The symposium program will consist of invited papers as follows : MODERNIZING THE COURSE I N GENERAL CAEMISTRY
1. Introduction. ..................NORRIS W. Rmesnt~w 2. "The Need of Modemizing the General Course". .... ................................... E. 0. W ~ L D M ~ N 3. "Elementary Applications of the Quantum Theory" .............................. .. . S n a DUSXMAN 4. "Nuclear Chemistry". ..........':. . E C ~ ~K. L DARROW 5. "The Nature of the Metallic State". .W. CONARD FERNELIU~
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WEDNESDAY, 12:15 P.M. Division Luncheon
WED~SDAY, 2:OO P.M. 6. "Electrolytic Solutions". ..............O. W. DAVIDSON 7. "Acids, Bases, and Salts". ........ .MARTIN KILPATRICK 8. "Electro-valence. Co-valence, and CoBrdinatian" ..... ............................THOMAS P. MCCWTCHEON 9. "The Kinetic Molecular Theory and Its Relation to Heat A. TIMM Phenomena". ..........................JOHN
TXIJRSDAY,9:00 A.M. 10. "Crystal Chemist&'. .............&AS. W. STILLWELL 11. "Reaction Mechanisms". ...............C. C. STEPPENS 12. "Experiences in Modernizing the Introductory College C. R.HOOVER Course" .............................. 13. "Experiences in Modernizing the Introductory HighSchool Course". ......................E. C. WEAVER 14. Round Table and Business Meeting.
In the absence of the secretary, who is on leave, all correspondence concerning the program of this meeting should be addressed to the chairman, Dr. R. A. Baker, 17 Lexington Ave., New York City.
Secretary NORRISW. RAKESTRAW,
