The Merck Fellowship Renewed Septemlier of 1948, the Board of Directorb oi tlic CHEMICAL SoCIETi- accepted n proposal r)y Merck & Co., Inc., that the Society administer a graduate fellowship in analytical chemistry financed by The company. Merck & Co. agreed to support the Iellowship for three successive years at an annual sli])end of $2500 We are very happy to report the 1Ierck Board of Directors has decided to renew the nrrangewent with the Society for another three years We may he pardoned if me derive considerable per-una1 satisfaction from the initial success of the Merck Graduate Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry. In March 1947 an editorial in ah^^^-^^^^^ CHEXIST H Y proposed a four-point program for improving the profession of analytical chemistry. One of the suggesrions was the establishment of a number of postgradu~ t fellowships. e This suggestion was brought t o the ,tttention of George Merck by Randolph T 1I:iior and Beverly L. Clarke. Within a few months Merck & Co. directors formrded :t concrete proposal t o the Society d i i c h was quickly accepted. No strings are attached to the Mer& Graduate Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry. d fellow is eligihle to have his fellowship renewed t \vice, h i t no person may hold the fellowship for longer t,han a total of three years. Each applicant or nominee must establish t o the satisfaction of the ACS award committee that he 1 3 acceptable for graduate work in analytical chemistry .it a specified , ACS-approved institution in the United States or Canada, arid a proposed research and study outline must be submitted to the award committee. Once again our heartiest congratulations and deeptelt thanks to the directors of Merck. When n-e editorialized on the fellowship in 1948, TIT stated : Y
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Here is :I vciy practical way of demcinstiatiiig that private Ivnteipiise in tlie chemical field has a deep and lasting inteiest In the progiess of the chemical profession. Here is an oppoitunity for industry t o asqist the youth of ;imerica to gain p i ofeisional training in one of tlie most challenging pi ofes-ions, as well as to help to provide the vientific nianpoirei \\-hicIiit will suiely need if the present rate of progress is to 11, maintained and arcelerated :is it qliould tie in the future. These words \vere written in October of 1948. They were pertinent then-thev are much more pertinent to(lay. The action of Merck & Co., Inc., in renewing its offer tor another three pears can he construed as an endorse-
ment ot the manner in nliich this felloivship ha, I I ( V ~ I I administered by the Society. The Society does have \vel1 developed metliods of procedure for administering fellowships at the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. There is great need for fellomhips in every branch of chemistry and rhemical engineering. K e hope many other companies in the chemical and chemical process fields, companies engaged in the design and marketing of heavy prowss equipment, and companies making and tlistribiiting scientific apparatus will consider seriously the establishment of one or more fellowhips to he administered by the A k ~ CHEMICAL ~ ~ SOCIETY. ~ ~ ~ The experience of JIerck & Co. is an ample guarantee to donors that quch fellon-ships will be handled in :L highly satisfactory manner.
Random Thoughts of the Editor than three years ago we introduced a new department, “Communications to the Editor,” to be devoted exclusively to scientific matters. We must admit we are disappointed with the paucity of communications. Perhaps we h a w not publicized the department frequently enough. ORE
\Ye have just received as a niemher of the Division of -Analytical Chemistry a unique mailing piece from Bel-erly L. Clarke, the new chairman of the division, and 1T’illiam G. Batt of the Biochemical Research Foundation. Sewark, Del our hard-working secretary and treasurer. On one portion of this unique mailing piece is a message from our new chairman--the rest is a handy envelope for mailing your one dollar division dues for 1952. Your continued interest and financial support will mean much for the profession of analytical chemistry non- and in future pears.
In the year j ust passed, XSALYTICALCHEMISTRY published 2026 editorial pages The Board of Directors has authorized an additional 114 pages for 1952, an increase of 5.5yc, In 1950 we published 1614 pages m d in 1944 782 pages. Our duties multiply rapidly, but we are very happy, for this growth indicates (1) the sustained expansion of the science of analytical chemistry, and (2) that the journal continues to meet the publication needs of analysts in every part of the world.
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