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INDUSTRIAL A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
VoL’15, No. 9
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry held its fourth annual meeting in Cambridge, England, June 17 to 20,1923, under the presidency of Sir William Pope. The meeting was attended by delegates from twenty-one countries and was one of the most successful meetings yet held. Delegates and the members of their families accompanying them were guests of the university and the colleges during the meeting. The cordial reception and delightful entertainment extended to them by their English colleagues will long be remembered by all who were privileged to attend. The business sessions of the council and the general assembly were interspersed with scientific sessions a t which papers on topics of general interest were presented. These papers had been printed in advance of the meeting and copies were placed in the hands of the delegates. Extended discussion followed the presentation of each paper and this feature of the program added greatly to the interest and value of the meetings. The following is the program of the scientific sessions: “The Nature of Soap Solutions,” by J. W. McBain; “Recent Developments in Contact Catalysis,” by E. K. Rideal; “New Aspects of Tautomerism,” by J. F. Thorpe; and “Chemical Mechanisms Involved in the Oxidations Which Occur in Living Tissues,” by F. Gowland Hopkins. On Tuesday a special session of the Union was held, a t which the Paterno Medal was conferred on F. W. Aston. On Wednesday a t a special congregation of the university the degree of doctor of science, honoris causa, was conferred upon the following delegates: Wilder Dwight Bancroft, professor of chemistry in Corne11 University; Ernst Julius Cohen, professor of chemistry in the University of Utrecht; Albin Haller, president of the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of France; Charles Moureu, professor of chemistry in the College de France; Raffaelo Nasini, professor of chemistry in the University of Pisa; Am6 Pictet, professor of chemistry in the University of Geneva; and Fr6dCric Swarts, professor of chemistry in the University of Ghent. At the first meeting of the council the annual address, in which the work of the Union for the past year was reviewed, was given by the president.
The business sessions of the council and of the general assembly were occupied with the receipt and discussion of committee reports and resolutions. The full report of the business transacted and of the various actions taken by the Union will appear in the Cornpies rendus of the meeting and a summary thereof will appear in a later issue of THISJOURNAL as soon as the official reports are available from the office of the secretary. The admission of Brazil as a member of the Union was unanimously approved by the council, the application for admission having come from the Brazilian government. On invitation from the Danish delegates, the Union voted to hold its 1924 meeting in Copenhagen. After the adjournment of the Union many of the delegates remained in Cambridge in order to attend the sessions of the Society of Chemical Industry, which held its annual meeting the latter part of the same week. The American delegates a t this meeting were as follows: Members of the Council W. D . BANCROFT, Chairman R. E. SWAIN E. W. WASHBURN, Secretary W. A. N O Y E S G. N. LEWIS J. E. ZANETTI . Members of the General Assembly HAROLD HIBBERT M. S. SHERRILI. PAULE. HOWE GRAHAM EDGAR A. P. SAUNDERS V. K. LA MER D. S. CHAMBERUN A . P. MATHEWS W. A. N O Y E S , JR.
Calendar of Meetings American Chemical Society-66th Meeting, Milwaqkee, Wis., September 10 t o 15, 1923. American Association for the Advancement of Science-77th Meeting, Los Angeles, Calif., September 17 to 20, 1923. Ninth National Exposition of Chemical Industries-Grand Central Palace, New York City, September 17 to 22, 1923. American Electrochemical Society-Fall Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, September 27 to 29, 1923. American Institute of Chemical Engineers-Winter Meeting, Washington, D. C., December 5 to S, 1923.
