Local Activities and Opportunities National Research PelIowahipa. The National Research Council has beem entrtrsted with an appropriation of $125,000 by the Roekefeller Foundation for the coming year for the purpose of promoting fundamental research by the way of Fellow~hipsin physics, chemistry and mathematics. This research is t o be carried on principally in educational institutions of the United States, and the fellomhips are to be awarded t o Amcrlean citizens who have had training e q v i ~ l e n f t o that represented by a Doetor's degree. The minimum stipend is $1800 for the first year. Por applienlion blanks and any details m i t e w. E. Tisd.de. National Research Council, Washington, D. C. princeton university. General A. A. Fries. Chief of Chemical Warfare Service. lectured before the Chemical Sodetv. .. Thuradar evenine January 15. Dr. Hugh Scott Taylor, Professor of Physieai Chemistry, who has been in Europe since A u p t , will m u m e his work a t Princeton in Februarv. Professor A. W. C. Menlies has been granted leave of absence for the second half of the year. He and his family are planning t o gail for Scotland. By invitation. Dr. Cherles P. Smyth read a paper on "Electric Moments," a t the recent meeting of the A. A. A. S., in Washington. New England Association of Chemistry Teachers. Two meetinpr of the Assodation have been held this school year. The annual meeting was held a t Tufts College, Nov. 15th. and another a a r held at New London, Con"., Dee. 6th. Both of these meetings were well attended by secondary schwl people and college professors. AS usual this association has ett e m ~ t e dt o cornlate the a m k of its members so that both groups of teachers will find the mcetings of value and interest. The k t meeting w s ~held Feb. 14th nt Boston English High School under the direction of the Central Division of the Assmiation with Mr. Shipley Ricker, Woburn High School, chairman. The following program was given: 9.30 Executive Committee meeting. 10.00 "Models Used in Teaching Orgaaie Chemistry," Prof. A. I ,. Pouleur, Wheaton College. 10.40 "Same Erpviments with Nitrates,.' Mr. Charles H. Stone, English High ~
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1.15 Business Meeting: to) committee repwts. (a) Election of New Members. 2.00 Motion picture. "The Fountain of Youth:' Science Association. The fourth annual meeting of the Science Section of the Arooeiation of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Middle Atlantic States and Maryland was held in Corcoran Hall, George Washington University, Washington. D. C.. rm November 29. Mr. H. M. Snyder, of Wilmington High School. VieePresident of the seetion, acted as chairman. over one hundred members were pre-ent. General Amos A. Pries. Chief of the Chemical Warfare S w i c e . U. S. Army, presented the main addre.. of the meeting on the subject: "Chunistry in Our National Life." General Fries not only discussed the part chemistry had played during the war, but also dealt a t some length a i t h its application$ in every-day life, in induntries, in agriculture and in medicine. other papers were given: Mr. leighton K. Smith, of the Chemistry Department, Wilmington High Schwl, spoke on "Science TestsThe New Type vs. the Old Type;" Dr. E. A. Eekhardt, Physicist, Bwean of Standards, spoke an "The Teacher's Relation to Research;'' and Miss Quaesita C. Drake, Professor of Chemistry, Women's College. University of Delaware. spoke on "A College Course for Students Who Have Had High S h o d Chemistry.'' The following were elected officers of the Seetion for the year 1924-1925: Plcridcm, W. B. Meldrum. Haverford College. Haverlord. Pa.: Vice-Pmidenr, W. J. Hancock. Erasmu. Hall HighSchool. Brwklyn,N. Y.; SwcfwyTrmrurrr. Elizabeth W. Towle. The Baldwin Sehaol, Bryn M a w , Pa.; Carncillar. Helen K. Eimet. Willism Pen? High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Earl R. Glenn, Lincoln School, N. Y. City; F. M. Comfort, Wilmington High Schwl, Wilmington, Dcl. Chemistry Teachers' Association. Many Badger high school teachers of ehemistry have leeently joined the newly formed asmiation of chemistry teachers. The new association int m d s to affiliate with the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemieal Society. I t s purpose is t o bring about a high degree of eo6peation between the teacher. of chemistry in the high sehoolo, normal schools, and colleges. and the State Univurity. The programs are planned t o inelude visits t o various industrial chemical plants in and amvnd Milwaukee. Harsnrd University. R. J. Harighurot hol& P National Research Fellowship in physics where
he is doing work on the x-ray. Dr. Harighurrt received hia P h D . from Ohio State University. University of Utah. A meeting of the Northwestern Utah Section of the American Chemical Soeiety was held in the chemistry lecture room at the university of Utah December 18th. Dr. orin Tugman, of the Physics Department of the university of u t a h , gave a very interesting talk on "Sound M~aruremeots." Dr. Tugman spent his sabbatical year a t the Riverbank Lnboratories a t Geneva. Iilinoir, and during that time worked on methods of measuring sound intensitie.. ~ rGeorge . P. Unseld. Head of the Physics Department of the West Side High School, gave an excellent di~cvsrionon the topic "Heat." At the previous mcrtms or th,, rcction, There w a r n d m w w n on the ndwruhlhty of ntrrmprlni an o r ~ ~ n i z a l vO!mthe chcmmrr irrrllcrr of llt1h. The conrenrur of opinion seemed to be that such an organbation would have to be a part of the 1-1 section t o be successful. This no lack of enthusiasm on the pa* of the teacherr of this state, hut distances are so great i t is very hard to get together It was agreed that a t leasf one meeting of this section would be devoted each year t o papers on teaching chemistry. Chicago Association of Chemistry Teachers. At the second meeting, Dee. 19, Mr. B. F. BdI, of Deerfield-Shields High School discussed the relative importance of "Suhjeet Matter" and ,'Chemical Principles." Emphasis on subject matter leads the pupil to memorize-not a worthy aim when such data is conveniently carried in haod-bwks. Emphasis on prinriples leads pupil9 to think about the subject matter and generalize. General principles learned wifhout the data oi subject matter are usually memorized and are not practical because the pupil rarely applies them. Too often the pupil only encounters the subject matter and does not develop the generalities. The weights of a liter or various gares should not be memorized. If the vapor density relation to unit volume of hydrogen is k n o w the,, volume weight. of any gases are readily calculated. With the increase of subject matter the first year eo,,rse in "herniatry tends t o become a "tourist "0urse.- There must he rime to dcurlup imnc:plrs try rrvirv ant1 Ex them in mind by a ~ , p r c l ~ n ? t rdrill. bl~nipulation io the la~~orstorv 15 vdunblc in t1w1i bar wll not justify the use of time for i t unless facts are collected as a basis for the crtabiirhment of principles. Uniscrsitr of Minnesota. Thc Thxrd Sational Collud s y r n ~ m i u r nwill meet at the i:uiverrity of hltnnrrur~.>ltnneauol#,. . . bI8nnc-ota.. on .lane 11. 18 and 19. 1925. Plans as already formulated will offer to chemists an exceedingly attractive program. Professor Herbe* Fteundlich, of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Berlin, i. t o be the invited guest and principle spe&er a t the Symposium. This alone shovld insure a large atteodance at the meetings. Since Prof.Freundlich's
chid interest is in adsorption, the program will probably streso that phase of eolloid ehemiotry. Extensive plans are being made for the cntertainmeot of visiting chemists. I t is expected that a complimentary drive through the Twin cities followed by a dinner on the University campus will be given on the opening day. Moving pictures of colloid phenomena are to be giwn the second evening. Special features are planned for the entenainment of any women who msy aftend. Additional information may be ohtained by writing Prof. R. A. Gortner, Chairman of the general arrangements committee. University Farm, St. Paul, Minnesota. 'Uni~ersityof Montana. The Chemistry Club at the University of Montana recently presented a four reel film on "The Manufacture of ArmIngot Iron." This is only one of the many efforts of this active club in trying to show the people in Montana the uoe of chemistry. Nebraska Wedeyan University. Profennor Howard A. Durham of Nebraska Wesleyan Universify and a member of the Nebraska Section of the American Chemical Society was elected president of the physical science section of the Nebraska State Teachers' Association at its annual meeting the week of December 29. Professor Durham is the third chemist to be president of this rcction during the part three years. University of Nebraska. Dr. Manne Sieghohn of Uprala, Sweden, gave two lectures before joint sesions of the Nebraska seetion 01 the A. C. S. and the University of Nebra~kaPhysicr Colloquium, January 21 and 22, 1925. His subjects were: "X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Structure," and " E Y B CDeterminatim ~ 01 Wave u n @ h io X-Ray Spectra." Nebraska Academy of Science. The Nebraska Academy of Science executive committee ha^ appointed Dr. M. J. Blish, former president of the Nebraska s e a i o n of the American Chemical Society, chairmnn of the chemical section of the Academy for its 1925 meeting. That means one section meeting, at least, will be devoted exclusively to chemistry. Plan. are also on foot t p have one genera1 meeting of the sesions devoted to the interests of science teacher.. The Academy will meet in Lincoln this year. West Virginia Teacher's Association. The s a n d meeting of the west Virginia Teacher's Assoeiztion was held at the University of West Virginia, Morgantow, v a . The m e l a t i o n of high ~ c h m and l college chemiotry and the organization of chemistry teachers, were the two principle problems discussed a t the session. The sentiment was io favor or urging all chemistry teachers in the state to become members of the asmciatioo. For general encouragement it was asgeed t o keep dues a t a low figure, namely $.SO per ye=. The teachem present a t the meeting were emphatic in recommending that teachof chemistry should take the JomNnL oa C H H M r C U
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EDUCATION, which is being published under the d i d o n of the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical society. The price of t h e Journal is 52.00 per. y e a . Two dollars and twenty-five (52.25) was set as the combined cost of the JoonmL 0s CHsrrcaL Eouchlrolr and membership in the west Virginia Chemistry Teacher's Aswciatian. For t e a c h c ~who are not member. of the A. C. S. and who may wish t o be affiliated with the Division of Chemical Education of the A. C. S. and st the same time take the Jovrnal and belong t o the West Virginia Chemistry Teacher's Association, the cost is W25.
California Chemistn Teachers. The California Section of the A. C. S. hao taken steps leading to the bringing of all of the teachere of chemistry in the high rehwlr, junior college., and higher institutions of learning.into affiliation with the L a a l s e a i o n of the A. C. S., either ao associate or full membership. The Seaion has further adopted a plan for promoting interest in chemistry among high school students in which competitive examinations are held in May of each year among teams ar ~ l asi individual representatives from high schooIs in the area over which the Section hsr jurisdiction. Prizes are awarded to the best team and t o the best individual record. A similar plan has been in operation in the other two Seetiom organized in California, thus bringing all of the high ~ehoolsof the state under competition of this character. Leland Stanford University. Prof. R. E. swain, of the Department of Chemistry of stanford University, addressed the Science Section of the California state Teachern' Arrociafio" in San Francism, December 16, 1924, on the subject ''The Articulation of Hich School and Calleee chemistry." Pmf. Edwnrd C. Franklin, of the Department
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of Chemistry of Stanford University, has been awarded the Nichols Medal for having presented the best paper of the year 1924, published in the iournals of the American Chemieai Society. The medal .,,ill be prepented at the Chemists Club, New York c i t y on March 6th. Prof. Alexander Findlag, of Aberdcen Univcrrity, Scotland, widely known for his research work in ChemisVy, and as the author of a number of important baok., irr spending the last three quarters of this academic year a t Stanford University as Acting Professor of Chemirtry. university of Utah. Dr. waiter D. Bonoer, Head of the Chemistry Department of the University of Utah, and also Chairman of the local section of the American Chemical Society had rather a serious accident when he war accidently gassed with chlorine. The m i d e n t wa3 cawed by a leaking valve on a chlorine tank. and a faulty gar mask. H e wan only eonfined to his home for a few days. West Virginia University. Provost C. K. Edmonds met all the Johns Hopkins Alumnae of the Weot Virginia University and ~icinifya t a recent gathering a t Morgantown where Dr. Edmonds delivered a very inspiring talk. A fellowship in oEered University of N-da. by the University of Nevada in chemistry for 1925-26 with a salary of $600. The fellow will devote not more than half time (1211%hours per week) to instrvction in the laboratory. The rcmaiming time will be expected to be devoted to graduate study and research. Thin fellowship is open to rtudentr who have had thorough undererndllate training in chemistry and prho hold a bachelor's degree from a college or vnivenity of recognized standing. Applicants should commvnicate with Professor M. Adams, head of the department of chemistry.
