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Sol I ma nn to Retire from Western Reserve Torald H. Sollmann, for nearly 5 0 years on the staff of the Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, and a leader i n the field of pharmacology, will retire June 30 aa dean of the School of Medicine and head of the Department of Pharmacology o f Western Reserve University. H e expects t o continue research in pharmacology and his position as chairman of the Council of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the American Medical Association. Arnold D . Welch, research director of Sharp & Dohme, has accepted the position AS head of the Department of Pharmacology, succeeding Dr. Sollmami. Dr. Welch has
made substantial contributions t o the study of the sulfa drugs, particulary sulfamerazine and succinylsulfathiasole. Before joining Sharp & Dohme in 1940 as director of pharmacological research, he was on the staff of the Department of Pharmacology at Washington University.
The following 1944 chemistry graduates of Western Kentucky State Teachers College, Bowling Green, have received appointments as graduate assistants in chemistry: Sam Tinsley, University of Kentucky; Rolla Dyer, Ohio State University; Sue Conway, Washington University, St. Louis; Robert Holds* worth, University of Rochester; Gwendolyn Billings, Ohio State University.
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Beverly L. Clarke, a newly-elected Chairman of New York Section of ACS, will assume official ditties on July 1 . The Board of Directors of the New York Section, A.C.S., has appointed the following to constitute the Nichols Medal Jury of Award for 1945: Robert Calvert, Chairman, Beverly L. Clarke, CharlesN. Frey, Ralph H. M Oiler, Vincent du Vigneaud, and E. J. Durham, Secretary.
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Laboratory Mill
Bradley Dewey, Rubber Director, will speak at the University of Akron commencement exercises on June 4. The university will operate new federal synthetic rubber laboratories and pilot plant now being completed in Akron.
NOTE: This compact grind* ing mill produces the same character of finished material as the large commercial size Raymond Pulverizers.
Henry R. Kreider, head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Toledo, who is retiring at the end of the current year, was
Here ie a sturdily constructed swinghammer type of pulverizing u n i t t h a t will give good resuite i n m a k i n g test runs or preparing samples of finely ground material. Equipped w i t h motor and hand-operated feeder . . · including cloth l u b e and m e t a l container· Furnished with a set of screens w i t h different size perforations for producing desired fineness. Assembled complete, ready t o attach t o bench or table. Extensively used for product development work In m a n y industrial laboratories.
Uttst Raymond bulletin on Laboratory Grinding and Saparating Unite. Sand for Copy.
R A Y M O N D PULVERIZER DIVISION Henry R. Kreider
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING C O M P A N Y , INC.
given a membership in the Toledo Section of
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the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY at a dinner
meeting May 8. Dr. Kreider i s a charter member and founder of the section. VOLUME
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