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Three new graduate research fellowships in t h e College o f Kngineering, University of Wisconsin, a r e announced and appli cations are being received for the year 1926—27. These fellow ships are granted for two years a n d carry with them a salary o f $000 each, the first year, and $1100 t h e second year. Fellows will be required t o devote not less than half their time to assigne*! research work in t h e College of Engineering b u t will in any case be given a n opportunity to complete work for the M.S. degree within t h e two-year period. Candidates must be graduates o f engineering colleges of recognized standing and should prefer ably have had one or two years' graduate study, teaching, o r engineering experience. Further information may be h a d from F. K. Turneaure, Dean, College of Mechanics and Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin.
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From Another Angle A bill known a s H . R. 10S20 has been introduced by Mr. Mills of New York a n d hearings are soon t o be held to dis cuss its provisions. W e believe the chemical industry will be particularly interested in Section 9, which provides amend ments for a section under the same number of the Trading-withthe-Enemy Act. This paragraph reads as follows: " T h e Alien Property Custodian is authorized a n d directed to return to the person entitled thereto, whether or not an enemy or ally of enemy and regardless of the value, any patent, trade mark print, label, copyright, or right therein or claim thereto, which was conveyed, transferred, assigned, or delivered to the Alien Property Custodian, or seized by h i m , a n d which (1) has not been sold, licensed, or otherwise disposed of under t h e provisions of this Act, and (2) is not involved (on t h e date of the enactment of the Settlement of W a r Claims Act of 1926) in litigation in which the United States, or a n y agency thereof, is a p a r t y . " As we read this paragraph, it would mean that while those who have taken licenses directly from the Alien Property Custo dian are t o have their rights and interests protected in case this bill becomes a law. those other chemical manufacturers who were· required to take licenses from t h e Chemical Foundation, Inc., because it purchases patents from t h e Alien Property Custodian, would remain unprotected in case t h e Supreme Court hands down a decision adverse to the Chemical Foundation. Those who have carefully followed the case can scarcely conceive of this occurring, b u t nevertheless when technicalities in law are involved, no one can be safe in prophesying. I t does seem t h a t if this should take place it is a n unfair a n d unwarranted discrimination t o enact laws t h a t leave a very large group of American investors a n d a large number of American citizens at t h e mercy of previous owners of p a t e n t s to whom it would appear such property must be immediately returned if t h e bill in question passes in its present form. Once more t h e time presents itself for American industry to b e on the alert a n d proceed t o protect itself. Later information from the Oregon State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Ore., places the loss sustained b y their chemical de p a r t m e n t in a recent fire a t $30,000 instead of $100,000 as re ported in our issue of February 10. T h e cause of t h e fire appears to have been t h e presence of oxygen in the gas supply lines, p u t there by a careless student, and was n o t a fault of the gas system itself as previously reported.
In cooperation with the United States Bureau of Mines and t h e State Mining Experiment Station, the School of Mines and Metal lurgy of the University of Missouri olTers four fellowships. These fellowships are open to graduates who have the equivalent of a bachelor of science degree and have h a d the proper training i n mining, metallurgy, or chemistry, and who are qualified to u n dertake research work. The income of each fellowship is S8O0 per annum for t h e twelve months beginning July 1, 192G. F e l lows pay fees amounting to approximately $30 per year. Applications, with a certified copy of collegiate record, state ment of professional experience, and names and addresses o f three references will be received u p to June 15, 1926. The appli cation should be addressed to Director, School of Mines anid Metallurgy, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri. The American Pharmaceutical Association has available a sum amounting t o $450 which will be expended after October 1, 19120, for the encouragement of research. Investigators desiring financial aid in their work should com municate before J u n e 1 with H. V. Amy, chairman, A. Ph. A . Research Committee, 115 West 68th St., New York, N. IT., giving their past record and outlining t h e particular line of work for which t h e grant is desired. The Lehn & Fink Products Company of New York has estab lished a t Columbia University a research fellowship for the i n vestigation of problems in the field of essential oils, perfumes, a n d related products, t h e work to b e carried out in t h e organic l a b oratories under t h e direction of Professor Marston T . Bogert. Cornell University has received a gift of $50,000 from thie Robert Boyd W a r d Fund, Inc., of New York City. Income from t h e gift is t o be available to t h e president for meeting emergency needs n o t provided for in the university's annual budget, such as t h e purchase of scientific apparatus or supplies, publication of t h e results of research in the university, and lec tures in the advancement of science.
Research Consultants to Chemical Warfare Service Announcement has been made that in addition to the wellknown chemists already appointed as research consultants t o the Chemical Warfare Service of the United States Army, E. R . Weidlein, Director of the Mellon Institute of Industrial R e search, University of Pittsburgh, Chas. E. Munroe, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry a n d Dean of t h e Faculty of Graduate Studies of George Washington University, and J. C. Olsen, Sec retary of t h e American Institute of Chemical Engineers, h a v e also accepted such appointments.
American Cyanite—A Correction We are indebted to E . J . Vachuska, research engineer at tfcie Columbus experiment station of the Bureau of Mines, for tfcie correction of a statement in our issue of March 10 to the effect t h a t "there are a t present no known domestic deposits of these minerals (referring particularly t o cyanite) of sufficient purity to justify consideration" b y t h e ceramic manufacturers. M r . Vachuska writes u s as follows: " I n fairness to American p r o ducers, I wish t o say that there is a large deposit of cyanite in the state of Virginia which is being developed a t t h e present time in a large way. While the material requires concentration, a yield of one ton of very pure cyanite can be obtained from t h r e e tons of crude rock. T h e fact is after being concentrated t l i e product is of a higher grade t h a n a n y of t h e foreign materials known t o exist in commercial quantities. Other domestic d e posits of cyanite and similar minerals (andalusite a n d dumortierite) are not only known t o exist at several points in t h e western states, b u t are being used either commercially or in a large e x perimental way a t several ceramic plants." We are glad t o record this correction.
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Announced Programs of Local Sections By vote of the Council at the Baltimore Meeting the programs of local section meetings as furnished in the reports of their respective secretaries, formerly published in J. A. C. S., will be printed in the News Edition. Pro grams will be found in this Section and details of the meetings may be given elsewhere in the News Edition. California. March 12, 1926: "Adhesives and Adhesive Action," by J. W. McBain, of the University of Bristol, England. Cleveland. March 23, 1926: "The Uses of Mercury in Organic Synthesis," by Frank C. Whitmore, of Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. Colorado. March 10, 1926: "Substitutes for Gasoline from Coal/* by A. C. Fieldner, of the U. S. Bureau of Mines Experiment Station. Pitts burgh, Pa. Columbus. April 2, 1926: "Research in the Field of Silicate Chemistry and Mineralogy," by William J. McCaughey, of Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Connecticut Valley. April 10, 1926: "Some Applications of Chemistry to Textile Processes," by Elbert M. Shelton. and "The Dyeing of Silk and Rayon Both Alone and in Combination," by Walter M. Scott, both of South Manchester, Conn. Delaware. March 17, 1926: "Chemical Microscopy." by Ε. Μ. Chamot, of Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν. Υ. Detroit. February 10, 1926: "Leather Manufacture," by J. A. Wilson. of Gallun & Sons, Milwaukee, Wis., and March 10, 1926: "Sewage Disposal," by Harrison P. Eddy, of Boston, Mass. Eastern New York. March 20, 1926: "Enzyme Reaction of Tumors and Healthy Tissues." by K. George Falk. Lehigh Valley. April 9, 1926: "The Metastability of Matter," by Ernst Cohen, of Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν. Υ. Louisiana. March 19 1926: "Phenylstearic Acid," by C. M. De Milt, of Newcorab College, New Orleans. L,a. New Haven. March 30, 1926: "The Chemistry of Glass," by George W. Morey, of the Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, D. C Northeastern. April 7, 1926: "Internal Pressures. Chemical and Cohe sive, Which*Determine the Existence of Solids and Liquids," by Theodore W. Richards, of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Oregon. March 26, 1926: "Inorganic Elements and Nutrition," by H. G. Miller, of Oregon Agricultural College, Corvaliis, Oreg. Philadelphia. March 18, 1926: "Chemical Microscopy: Its Aims and Its Possibilities," by E. M. Chamot, of Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν. Υ. Pittsburgh. March 17, 1926: "Catalysis and the Mechanism of Chemical Reactions," by Hugh S. Taylor, of Princeton University, Princeton, NT. J. Purdue. March 19, 1926: "Catalysis and the Mechanism of Chemical Reactions," by Hugh S. Taylor, of Princeton University, Princeton, N". J. Rhode Island. April 16, 1926: "The Earth's Composition and Structure as Revealed by Elastic Waves," by Robert B. Sosman, of the Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, D. C. Rochester. April 5, 1926: "Tbe Solubility Relations of Some Isomeric Organic Compounds," by John Johnston, of Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Sacramento. March 23, 1926: "Chemical Warfare." by George A. Hunt. St. Joseph Valley. March 17, 1926: "The Mechanism of Lubrication." by D. P. Barnard, of the Standard Oil Co., Whiting, Ind. St. Louis. March 23, 1926: "Catalysis and the Mechanism of Chemical Reactions," by Hugh S. Taylor, of Princeton University, Princeton, N . J. Southeast Texas. April 2, 1926: "Blood and Urine Analyses in Relation to Disease," by H. O. Nicholas, of Rice Institute, Houston, Texas. Southern California. "The Searles Lake System of Salts and Liquor and Some References to Other Saline Deposits," by W. E. Burke and W. A. Gale, of the American Trona Corporation, Trôna, Cal. South Jersey. March 3, 1926: "A Bundle of Sticks," by Charles L. Parsons, Secretary of the American Chemical Society. Washington, D. C. Toledo. March 18, 1926: "Sulfur and Sulfur Difficulties in Petroleum," by Gerald L. Wendt, of Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa. University of Illinois. March 22, 1926: "Catalysis and the Mechanism of Chemical Reactions " by Hugh S. Taylor, of Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. University of Michigan. March 23, 1926: "The Properties of Solutions of Metals and Alloys in Liquid Ammonia," by C. A. Kraus, of Brown University, Providence, R. I. Virginia. March 13, 1926: "Recent Developments in Sulfuric Acid Manufacture, ' by B. G. Slaughter, of the Tubize Artificial Silk Co., Hopewell, Va.
Local Section Activities T h e following items of general interest have been submitted by local section correspondents recently:
Louisiana Section The twentieth anniversary of the formation of the Louisiana Section was celebrated in an informal manner on J a n u a r y 15, with short talks by some of the charter members concerning the progress of the Section since its formation. T h e following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, F . W. Liepsner; Vice President, Parry Brogstrom; Secretary-Treasurer, Herbert O'Donnell; Councilor, Dr. C. E. Coates; Member of Executive Committee, Dr. S. A. Mahood. On February 19 the speaker of the evening was Mr. W a r d O. GrifTen, of the U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co., whose paper un " T h e Application of Chemistry to the Manufacture of Industrial Alcohol," was well received. He invited the Section t o visit the U. S. Industrial Alcohol Company's Plant in New Orleans. Tentative plans were announced for similar excursions t o the plant of t h e E-Z Opener B a g Co., which plant contains a complete paper mill producing kraft paper, a t Breakwaithe, La , and also the Celotex Plant at Marrero, La. Plans are being made for frequent visits t o various industries in the district by members of the Louisiana Section.
Erie Section At the annual meeting of the Erie Section, the following officers were elected: Chairman, Irving R. Valentine, General Electric Co.; Vice Chairman, Maxamillian A. Krimmel, Hammermill Paper Co.; Secretary-Treasurer, Harold L. Peckham, Hammer-
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Louisville Section On February 18, the Louisville Section elected the following officers: Chairman, Frank M. Shipman, University of Louisville; Vice Chairman, Andrew J. Snyder, Kentucky Color and Chemical Co.; Secretary, Edward R. Walsh, Louisville Fire Brick Works. On March 18, Mr. Humphries, of the Metals Protection Corp., addressed the section on the subject of "Electroplating,' with special reference to the plating of chromium and cadmium.
Indianapolis Section At the luncheon meeting of the Indianapolis Section o n March 2, Frank Jones, of the Eli Lilly Co., discussed "Tubercumet," the new water soluble extract of the tuberculosis organism, which is now being used in diagnosis and prognosis of tuberculosis. The tuberculin test formerly used did not differentiate between active and inactive cases, and also it was not of value in extremely new cases. The compliment fixation test was similarly defective. The tubercumet test gives positive reactions, where the X-ray and the Doctor fail t o find incipient tuberculosis and thus makes it possible to begin treatment in time to save t h e patient.
Kendall Accepts Gall from New York University Professor James Kendall, of the department of chemistry of Columbia University, has accepted a n offer from N e w York University to assume the position of administrative h e a d of the department of chemistry in the Washington Square College of the University. Courses in chemistry in Washington Square College were introduced only during the last few years, but under the direction of Professor W. C. MacTavish the department has shown such rapid and phenomenal growth that reorganization and extension, both of the laboratories and of the teaching staff, have been almost annual necessities. I t is now planned to amplify t h e undergraduate courses in chemistry a t present given a t Washington Square College. The courses offered, in conjunction with the graduate courses a t University Heights, will accommodate not only college and pre-professional students, but: also more advanced workers in the science, such as students for t h e degree of B.S. and A.M. in chemistry and research workers for t h e degree of Ph.D., as well as students in the School of Education. Professor Kendall will be accompanied to his new p o s t by D r . Eric R. J e t t e , of Columbia, who will assist in the further development of undergraduate instruction and of graduate research, with the rank of assistant professor. Dr. William West, of Edinburgh University, who has been research assis ta. n t to Professor Kendall during the past year, will also make the transfer t o Washington Square College, where he will hold the r a n k of instructor. Professor MacTavish will continue in his position a s director of the Chemical Laboratories.
Equipment Exposition Plans Forming An attendance approaching 3000 technical and industrial men is expected a t the Chemical Equipment Exposition a t Cleveland during the week of May 10. Comprehensive e x hibits of all the latest types of chemical engineering equipment will be shown in t h e Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, on that occasion. Discussions of chemical and electrochemical processes, materials of construction, with particular reference to ferrous a n d nonferrous alloys, rubber, etc., will form a part of t h e unusual program of technical papers extending throughout t h e week in conjunction with the Exposition. Among the speakers and subjects so far announced are: Colin G. Fink, Columbia University, "Electrodeposition of Chromium and Chromium Alloys on Brass and Steel.' * W. M . Corse, The Duriron Co., Inc., "Acid Resisting Bronze." A. O. Miller, Reeves Bros., "Welding of Large IVlechanical Equipment." H . H. Dow, Dow Chemical Co., "Diphenyl Oxide Bi-Fluid Boilers." B. W. Rogers, Linerite Division, B. F. Goodrich C o . , "Rubber Lining for Grinding Metals and Other Chemical Equipment." This technical program is unique in its range of sponsorship, in t h a t sections or groups of nine national engineering organizations, including t h e American Chemical Society, t h e American Society of Mechanical Engineers, t h e American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, and the American Society of Civil Engineers, through the Associated Technical Societies of Cleveland are cooperating in obtaining speakers and in e n listing the thorough interest of technical men. T h e complete program containing a list of exhibitors and d i rectory of the exposition will be published in the May 10 number of the N E W S E D I T I O N of T H I S JOURNAL.
