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s t John's College. The Depnrtment of Chemistry of St. John's Collcge has been corn. pletely reorganized and new laboratories have been installed. The staff eonairtr of Coiio M. ~ ~ k ~Professor; l l . Gilbert 8. L. Smith, Asrt. profersor: and George W. Cssxll. Instructor colin M. Maekall. (Ph.D. Johns Hopkinr) formerly Professor of Chemistry a t the University of the South, Chemist, Edgewwd Arsenal, and for two years American Field Service Fellow a t the College de Prance. ~ i l h e B. ~ tL. Smith (Ph.D. Cornell), formerly Asst. in Chemistry at the university of wiseonsin and Heekscher Research Fellow in Inorganic Chemktry a t Cornell University. George w. Ca~sell (B.S. Chem. Virginia) formerly Assistant in Chemistry a t the university of Virginia. University of Wisconsin. Chemistry is the handmaid of the other sciences. This fact has been demonstrated a t the university 01 Wiseoasin where, out of 1386 registrations in 1923 in the four basic wurrcr in C h e m i s t r y 4 n e r a l . Aoalytical, Organic and Physical-in the Department of Chemistry, 89 per cent were students who were specializing in ~grieulture, Commerce, Medicine, ~ h y s i e a l Education, Engineering. Home Economies and Pharmacy. ETew Appointments for 1924-25 Instructors General Ckcmislry J. R . Lewis, Ph.D Wireonsin R -~I.. whitford. Ph.D. Wisconsin organic Chemidw M. w. Klein. P ~ . D . Wisconsin A~~istantS Analylirol Chernislrv Pennrylvaoia State A. G. Fruehan, B.S. G. offm man, B.S. Wieconsin H. Sehraok. B.S. Akron Genanl Chrmislrr w. H. Bennett. A.B. Ohio State Caruegie Institute A. S. Carter, B.S. C. J. Christensen, B.S. Yovng University G. W. Pilron. A.B. Kanrar E. M. Pitehett. B.S. Wisconsin F . W. b i r d , B S . British Columbia D. W. MacCorquadale, B. S. Illinoio Lombard College G. T. Parker, B.S. Alabama Polytechnic R. B. Reynolds, B.S. R. M. Simington, B.S. Oregon Agrieldtural College St. Olaf's College C. H. Sorum, B.A. Colorado R. N. Traxler. MS. Colorado L. S. Ward, M A .
Program Meeting of the Executive committee in the Library. 10.00 Address of we1wme. Dr. R a n k W. Durkee. Tufts Colleee. 10.10 Business Meeting. Election of New Members. Reports of Standing Committees, Ccntra1 Division. 0. New Apparatus committee, Graver C. Greenwood, Chairman. b. Indu&rial Trips Committee, Mary B. Ford. Chairman. c. New Books Committee. Charles H. Stone, Chairman. d. Current Events Committee, Eva B. Ammidown. Chairman. 10.40 Addres: "How the American Chemical 9.45
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Fretz, Head of the Chemistry Department a t McKinley High School, Canton, talked on "The pwsibilities of the New Journal of Chemical Education in High School Teaching." Miss J. C. Bennett of East High, Cleveland, read a paper on "What Next in Chemistry Teaching." Dr. H. N. Holmer of Oberlin College, gave a plan for the organization of the Ohio state Chemistry 'Eeachern under the auspices of the American Chemical Society. The 56 teachers present gave their unanimous approval and pledged their support t o the new orgsnization. On December 13th the Chemistry teachers of NortheasternOhio,willmeetatCentral Y . M. C.A. at 10 A. M. to outline a plan for research on variou. lines of chemical educational work. The committee on arrangements for this meeting will consist of K. M. Persing of Glenville High School, Cleveland, C. E. Fleming. Sendusky High, SandunLy, Ohio, and M. V. McGill, Lorain High School. &rain, Ohio. Maryland Association of Chemistry Teachers. On Friday. November 28th. the Maryland Association of Chemistry Teachers will meet at the Forest Park High Sehool. Baltimore, Md., where the following program will be given:
Plogl1. "Acrors France with a Chemist,'. Colin M. Maekall, St. John's College. Aonapolia. Maryland. 2. "The Use of Exhibits in Teaching? H. C. Wiekard, Cumberland, Maryland. 3. "The Value of Local Section Meetings of the American Chemical society to Chemistry Te~'enehers,"Leslie Ingham. Baltimore City College, Baltimore. Maryland. 4. "Prospects in Chemical Education.'. Neil E. Gordon, University of Mar~land.'College Park, M w l a n d . 5. Business Meetin=. George Washington University. On Saturday. November 29. at 9.15 A. M., the Science Section of the Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Middle Stater and Maryland will hold its fourth annual meeting a t George Wa.hiogton University where the following program wilt he given: PlOSBm 1. "SeieneeTerts: The New Type versus the Old Type." Mr. Leighton K. Smith, Department of Chemistry. Wilmington High School, Wilmington. Delaware. 2. "The Teachers Relation to Research." Dr. E. A. Eekhardf. Phvsicirt. Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. 3. ''A College Course for Sturnts with High School Training in Chemistry:. Mi.. auaesitn C. Drake. Profe~nor of Chemutry, women'. College, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
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"Chemistry in 0" National Life.'. General Amos A. Fries, U. S. Army. washington, D. C. Questions and Generpl Discussion will follow the address. Business Meeting: Reports of Committees. Election of O5cers. Dismmion of revision of the constitution of the section. Meetings of the Council and of newly appointed mmmitteeo to discuss plans forthe next year. Carnegie Institote. The Lnngley Asrotintion of science Teachers of wcrtem Pennsylvnnia heid its fall meeting in connection with the Wmtcm Pennsylvania Education Association in Pittrburgh. Oct. 24. 1924. At 6.30 P. M. dinner was served in the dining r w m of the Carnegie Institute to about one hundred members of the Langley Association. Immediatel~after the dinner a social and husinese meeting war held. At thir meeting Dr. W. M. Davidson. Superintendent of the Schools of Pittsburgh spoke om the valve of science instruction in the public ~ehoola. Pmf. Alexander Silverman of the University of Pittsburgh PrE~entedthe offer of the American Chcmical Society of 34.50 for membership in the Pittsburgh section of the A. C. S. and in the Division of Chemical Education, and for one year's subscription t o the Jovrnzl of Chemical Education. This offer was very warmly received and the probability that many of the members will take advantage of it. At 8.30 the a~sociationadjourned to the lecture hail of the Camegie Institute where a most intererfing public meeting was held. A humorous film by Buster Keaton. "The Electrical House." was shorn. After this Prof. John Mills of the Western Electric Co. of New York showed the new film put out by that mmpany entitled "The Electrical Transmission of Speech." The chief event of the evening wa. a most scholarly and interesting lecture by Professor Mills on "Within the Atom," O5eerr of the Langley Asmiation of science Teachers are: President-C. C. Dunning. Peabody H. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Vice-President-E, 0. Morrison. Coraopolis. Pa.. H. S. Trearurer-C. E. Baer, Butler. Pa., H. S. secret--F. G. Marterr. Fifth Avenue..H. S... Pittsburgh, Pa. Elizabeth C. Hyde University ef Ninair. formedg of the Inorsanic Division, of the University of Illioois is instructor of Organic and Phy~iologieal Chemistry, a t Wells College. Aurora, New York. E. 0. North, who received hie Ph.D. from the university of minois this summer is teaching chemistry a t Knox College. Galesburg, Illinois. J. W. Kern, a130 Ph.D., 1924 is teaching at Union College. Schenectady, New York. C. W. Rodewald of the Chemistry Department, of the University of Nebraska, received his Ph.D., this summer at thir University. Addreso:
