A N A V T IC A L CHEMISTRV
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January 1963,Vol. 35, No. 1 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Director of Publications, Applied Journals: A C S , Richard L. Kenyon Director of Business Operations, Applied Journals, A C S , Joseph H. Kuney Executive Assistant to the Director of Publications, Applied Journals, A C S , Rodney N . Hader Assistant to the Director of Publications f o r Editorial Development, Applied Journals, A C S , William Q. Hull Director of Editorial Research, Applied Journals, A C S , Robert F. Gould Editor, LAWRENCE T. HALLETT
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analysis is difficult for those who work in the many small laboratories throughout the country. Their work is extremely important to these workers’ companies and the pressure of this work makes i t difficult for them to find the time necessary to keep up with new developments in analytical techniques, Attendance a t scientific meetings can be helpful but these are designed for the specialist. The exhibits of instruments a t these meetings are educational but do not afford the basis for making an intelligent decision regarding the purchase of new equipment. It is easy to oversell ignorance and the acquisition of new equipment does not guarantee that i t will be used intelligently. Summer sessions on instrumental analysis by universities and manufacturers are well attended which strengthens our belief that more should be done in this area to permit even greater participation by those from laboratories with limited resources. The present analytical courses are usually based on a concentrated study of a particular topic, such as x-ray spectroscopy. Attendance a t such a course carries with i t the assumption that the registrant knows that x-ray spectroscopy, for instance, is the best solution to his particular problem. This may not necessarily be the case. The worker may need a broader understanding of other possible analytical techniques before arriving a t such a decision. Large universities today have a representative collection of analytical instruments and a two-week survey course on the application of this modern equipment to analytical chemistry would be of immense benefit. Open discussions of problems which are important in the laboratories of the registrants is one of the best ways of getting unbiased opinions concerning new and better solutions to old problems. Such courses require teachers of rather broad interests but we know of many who could qualify for such an assignment.
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