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The 7524 resident chemistry students alone account for 40% of the total resident enrollment in physical sciences. The survey goes on to point out that...
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Still Plenty of Room Placement survey shows that a f t e r competitive recruiting season, only 6 6 % o f the technical openings were filled

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for college graduates after t h e 1957 recruiting season. The Annual Recruit­ ing Survey of t h e Midwest College Placement Association shows that only 66% of the technical openings a n d 8 0 % of the nontechnical were filled this year. The aircraft and electrical indus­ tries were most successful in filling their technical needs. Both groups ob­ tained 7 8 % of their requirements. T h e chemical, petroleum, a n d allied indus­ BRAND tries could hire only 70 technical men for every 100 openings, b u t led all other groups in the nontechnical area by hiring 88 men for every 100 jobs avail­ Hydraulic fluids able. Fire-resistant hydraulic fluids Competition for college trained men Gear lubricants w a s considerable and is likely to re­ High-temperature lubricants main so, the survey found. T h e over­ Low-temperature lubricants all picture for 1956-57 shows a techni­ Rubber lubricants cal acceptance rate of 2 9 % , which Packing lubricants means that companies h a d to make Compressor and Pump lubricants 3.44 job offers for each m a n hired. For Lift-truck lubricants t h e chemical, petroleum, a n d related Metal-working fluids industries, t h e percentage w a s 3 4 % or Heat-transfer fluids 2.94 offers per man hired. I n non­ Grease components technical areas, t h e average acceptance Textile lubricants rate was 6 0 % but here again, the Defoamers chemical group fared better, with an De-emu Isifî ers average rate of 6 5 % . Cosmetic components About half of the companies report­ ink and Dye diluents ing, chemical companies a m o n g them, Leather softeners adjusted starting salaries during the Solvents and Plasticizers recruiting season. T h e average rate Chemical intermediates raise was 7 . 3 % . However, most of t h e increase applied to June graduates These polyalkylene glycols and derivatives are available in both water-soluble and only; t h e mid-term graduates did not water-insoluble series, with or without addi­ benefit too much. tives. Viscosities of UCON fluids and lubri­ Starting salaries were higher again cants range from 50 to 90,000 S.U.S. at this year. Including p a y allowances 100° F. for summer or military experience, the UCON fluids and lubricants have a record association places average monthly of proved performance. Find out what they salaries for graduates with a B.S., M.S., can do for you. Write for booklet 6500. a n d Ph.D. "at $436, $489, a n d $645, respectively. T h e chemical, petroleum, a n d allied industries, along with other U N I O N CARBIDE industries employing large numbers of CHEMICALS C O M P A N Y graduates, all indicated starting salaries above the over-all average. T h e $455, $510, and $669 paid by t h e chemicalpetroleum industries to 1957 technical 30 East 4 2 n d Street, N e w York 17, N.Y. graduates aligns closely with t h e $456, $535, and $663 paid to experienced

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CAL SOCIETY salary survey (C&EN, Oct. 28, page 7 6 ) . Nontechnical sal­ aries did not follow t h e same pace, a c ­ cording t o t h e association, b u t also showed increases over t h e previous r e ­ cruiting season. For next year, t h e association ex­ pects another salary increase, b u t one not quite so large as those in t h e past. Public utilities; t h e glass, cork, a n d automotive industries; chemical-petro­ leum companies; t h e electric manufac­ turing group; a n d t h e aircraft indus­ try all plan to p a y t h e average 1958 graduate $460 or m o r e p e r month. In making its survey, t h e placement association mailed out 387 question­ naires to various business and industrial organizations. Seventy per cent of t h e forms were r e t u r n e d , and 262 were included in t h e report, which appears in full in t h e O c t o b e r issue of t h e Journal of College Placement.

Grads Are Low on Science Chemistry m a k e s g o o d show­ ing in o t h e r w i s e s k e t c h y sci­ ence enrollment picture ο NLY 2 1 % OF A M E R I C A N GRADUATE STUDENTS are enrolled in physical

sciences and engineering, according t o a National Science Foundation survey. Education leads t h e pack with 34.9*% of the 171,557 students included. Base year of the survey was 1954. And N S F indicates t h a t these figures are the most up-to-date available. T h e chemical field brightens this rather dismal picture though, b y hav­ ing t h e largest enrollment in physical sciences. Students of chemistry, in­ dustrial chemistry, a n d pharmaceutical chemistry number 8600. Adding to this t h e chemical engineering graduate students gives a g r a n d total of 11,400 graduate students in chemical a n d allied fields. T h e 7 5 2 4 resident chem­ istry students alone account for 4 0 % of the total resident enrollment in physi­ cal sciences. The survey goes on to point out that most of t h e chemists are full-time students aiming for doctorates. A n d they are well off financially, with 6 7 % receiving some form of aid. N S F esti­ mates aid t o chemistry students in 1953-54 at $7 million. Of this, educa­ tional institutions contributed 50%; t h e

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