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T H E J O U R N A L OF I N D U S T R I A L A N D E N G I N E E R I N G C H E M I S T R Y
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THE SOCIETY’S PRESIDENT FOR 1920 WILLIAM ALBERT NOYES in 1904 he gave the address on “The Present Problems William Albert Noyes, the newly elected president of Organic Chemistry” a t the gathering of the world’s of the AMERICANCHEMICAL SOCIETY,needs no intro- leading chemists in St. Louis. A member of the duction to its members. Editor of the Journal of the National Academy of Sciences since 19x0, Dr. Noyes American Chemical Sociely from 1902 t o 19x7, during has recently been elected chairman of its Chemistry the years when i t was advancing t o its present position Section. He is also a member of the American Philoas one of the greatest journals of chemistry Dr. Noyes sophical Society and of the American Academy of wiIl be identified by many of our members as the editor Arts and Sciences. t o %,hose guidance the SOCIETY entrusted its one organ Many, especially among our younger members, of expression. When the SOCIETYrecently launched will recall with pride t h a t they are former pupils of Noyes, for he has not its program t o publish a series of chemical only been an eminent investigator and great monographs on scientific and industrial editor, h u t also an active and inspiring topics of moment, i t promptly made him teacher. His texteditor-in-chief of the on general hooks chemistry, organic scientific series. But t o many others chemistry and qualitative analysis are Dr. Noyes is identified characterized by dieven more markedly with the development rectness and clarity of exposition and and establishment on a firm basis of Amersane and up-to-date ica’s position in chempresentation of facts ical research. The and theories. Under value of this developthe leadership of Dr. ment, from 1890 to Noyes t h e department of chemistry a t the 1915, was shown by University of Illinois the supreme test of the war with its prohhas emerged from lems of chemical warcomparative obscurity fare, production and t o a position among creation. I n the group our finest university of leaders in this delaboratories. Noyes, velopment, Dr. w. A. with the support of a far-seeing university Noyes stood shoulder to shoulder with president, has made Remsen, T. W. Richhis department a heehive of research in ards, Nef, A. A. Noyes, Michael, and practically every line other university men of chemical effort. We can appreciate Acheson, Baekeland, Hall. Loveiov, the character of the . . . and other leaders in inWW.,.,~ ALBBKI nOYss, P K B ~ , ~ L “AT U B cxsMicnr. ~ ~ ~s o e~ m v~ man who has risen dustrial chemistry, t o leadership in our men whose research work commanded the admira- national SOCIETY. Honesty and vision have given tion of t h e world of science, and kindled the en- purpose t o his inquiring mind; courage has given thusiasm of thousands of younger men who were ready point t o its thrust; and an indefatigable working when the call came. In token of his position among capacity has given him the power of successful accomour research leaders Dr. Noyes was one of t h e earliest plishment i n every field he has touched. recipients of the Nichols Medal (1908) for his work The SOCIETY is t o be congratulated on the fact t h a t it (in collaboration v i t h Dr. H. C. P. Weber) on the has bestowed i t s brightest honor on one who has devoted atomic weight of chlorine, and he has recently received the best years of his life t o its service in bringing its senior t h e Willard Gibbs Medal for pioneer work on the Journal t o a position of world authoritativeness, on one electrochemical theory of valence. For many years who has been and is aleader in research and teachinghis special fieId has been organic chemistry, centering on a true and loyal American-William Albert Noyes. JULIUS STIEG~ITZ in the chemistry of camphor and its derivatives, and c , , , ~I&‘.~ ~ ~ .
