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Local Section Activities Recent Meetings of Local Sections California. December 14, 1928. "Inorganic Salt Metabolism," b y Carl L,. A. Schmidt, University of California. Central Pennsylvania. January 7, 1929. "Chain Reactions and the M e c h anism of Inhibition," by Hubert N . Alyea, University of Minnesota. Cleveland. January 10, 1929. "Chain Reactions and the Mechanism o f Inhibition," by Hubert N . Alyea, University of Minnesota. Colorado. December 19, 1928. "A Description of Denver's Water S u p ply," b y George J. Turre, Denver Water Commission. Connecticut Valley. December 15, 1928. "The Contribution of Physics and Chemistry to the Diagnosis of Disease," b y Allan Winter R o w e , Boston University. D e l a w a r e . December 19, 1928. "The Dissociation of Hydrocarbons i n t o Free Radicals," by J. B. Conant, Harvard University. Eastern New York. December 7, 1928. "Spectroscopy in Biology," b y Charles Sheard, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Illinois-Iowa. December 14, 1928. "Boiler Plate Embrittlement," by S. W. Parr, President of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL, SOCIETY.
Indiana. December 14, 1928. " N e w Possibilities among the Hydrocarbons," b y S. C. Lind, University of Minnesota. Kansas State College. December 13, 192S. "Chemistry in Nutrition," by J. S. Hughes. Louisiana. December 21, 192S. "Louisiana Sugar and the P . O. J. C a n e s " by Arthur H. Rosenfeld, American Cane League. Maine. December 14, 1928. "Research at the U . S. Bureau of M i n e s Station a t Pittsburgh, Pa.," by R. N . Pollock. Milwaukee. December 21, 1928. "Local Anesthetics/* b y S. M. M c · Elvain, University of Wisconsin. N e w York.
January 4, 1929.
P B R K I N M E D A L AWARD.
"Early Days o f
the Medalist," b y Alfred H. White; "Accomplishments of the Medalist," by Arthur L. D a y ; "Presentation of Perkin Medal," b y William É£. Nichols; and "Acceptance Speech," b y Eugene C. Sullivan, Corning Glass Works, Corning, Ν. Υ . North Jersey. January 14, 1929. "Amateur Cinematography and trie Kodacolor Process," by Glenn 3S. Matthews, Eastman Kodak Co. Oregon. November 24, 1928. "Diffraction of X-Rays in Liquids," b>y F. D. Learner, Willamette University; and "Peppermint Culture a n d Distillation Problems," by Grant W. Shaffner. December 2 8 , 192S. "Installation and Cost of High-School Chemical Courses," b y F. Lr. Cooper, Braun-Knecht-Heimann Co., San Francisco, Calif.; and " X - R a y s as a Tool for t h e Chemist," by W. Weniger, Oregon State College. Rhode Island. January 15, 1929. "The M . I. X . School of Chemical Engineering Practice," by W. K. Lewis and William P. Ryan. Rochester. December 17, 1928. "Acid and Alkali i n Health and Disease," by Samuel W. Clausen, Strong Memorial Hospital. January 7, 192Θ. "The Amorphous State of Matter," b y W. K . Lewis, Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. St. Joseph Valley. December 19, 1928. "The Manufacture of Commercial Sulfuric Acid," b y L. C. Drefahl, Grasselli Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Southern California. December 7, 1928. "Modern Processing in tfcxe Manufacture of Soap," by H. C. Bennett, Los Angeles Soap Co., L o s Angeles, Calif. Vermont. December 5. 1928. "What Is Starch?" b y T. C. Taylor, Colum bia University, N e w York, Ν . Υ .
o f the Omaha Grain Exchange, w h o also exhibited samples of w h e a t and some of its by-products.
Minnesota Section The 150th meeting of the section was held January 11, at 8 p. M., in t h e auditorium, School of Chemistry, University of Minnesota. A. Frumkin, of the Karpov Institute, Moscow, R u s s i a , visiting professor at t h e University of Wisconsin, w a s t h e guest of honor and spoke on "Electrical Phenomena a n d Orientation a t Interfaces." T h e meeting was preceded b y a dinner in honor of Professor Frumkin at t h e Campus Club a t 6 : 3 0 P . M. On February 11, the section will hold a j o i n t meeting with t h e American Society for Steel Treating. C. H . Herty, Jr., of t h e XJ. S. Bureau of Mines, will discuss the "Physical Chemistry of Steel Making."
Philadelphia Section On December 2 0 , A. B . Marshall, of Baltimore, addressed t h e Philadelphia Section on "Glass." H e gave a historical develop m e n t of the subject and showed h o w the chemist could aid t h e axcheologist i n his investigations of ancient glass and pottery. X h e dinner speaker was Arthur M . Flack, dean of t h e Philadelphia College of Osteopathy, who chose as h i s subject "The Osteopath." At t h e meeting o n January 17, W m . Blum, chief of the Klectrochemical Section of the Bureau of Standards and a past president o f the American Electrochemical Society, spoke o n "Chromium Plating."
Cincinnati Section The 303rd meeting of t h e section was held in t h e Chemical Auditorium of t h e University of Cincinnati on January 9, a t S p. M. George D . McLaughlin, director of the Research L-aboratory of the Tanners' Council a t the University of Cincin nati, w a s the speaker, his subject being "Some of the Scientific Principles of Tanning." His lecture was illustrated by t h e pro jection in color of microscopic specimens.
Washington-Idaho Border Section
St. Louis Section
On December 27 and 28 joint sessions were held with t h e Chemistry-Physics Section of t h e Northwest Scientific A s s o ciation a t the Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Wash. Thomas MI. Dahm, University of Idaho, acted as chairman of the meetings, a t which many interesting papers were presented. Those o f particular interest t o chemists were:
The January meeting was held a t the S t . Louis University School of Medicine on January 7 a n d was preceded by a dinner a t 6:30 P.M. Lawrence P . Hall, of the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, was t h e speaker and chose for his subject "The Age of trie Earth." Mr. Hall worked on this subject under t h e late X . W. Richards at t h e Walcott Gibbs Laboratory a t Harvard.
"Teaching of Chemistry in the High School," George F . Clukey, Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane. "Why a Study of Soils Is a Science All Its Own," W. L. Powers, Oregon State College, Corvallis. "Definitions in Physics," Thomas M. Dahm, University of Idaho, Moscow. "Commercial Utilization of By-Products," H. D . Wagnon, Palouse. "Continuation of Report on N e w Type of Viscometer and a Laboratory Air Thermometer," B. L. Steele, State College of Washington. Pullman. "Problems before the Cereal Chemist," J. W. Montzheimer, Centennial Mill Co., Spokane. "Some Observations upon Wetting Power," E. L . Green, Experiment Station, State College of Washington. "The Need of More Emphasis on Correct Technic in Advanced Courses in Chemistry," J. A. Kostalek, University of Idaho.
Pittsburgh Section J. H. James, of t h e Carnegie Institute of Technology, w i l l address the Pittsburgh Section, January 17, i n the United Staters Bureau of Mines auditorium, on "The Catalytic Oxidation o f Petroleum Hydrocarbons."
Lexington Section The 131st meeting of t h e section w a s held in t h e physics lec t u r e room of the University of Kentucky, January 1 5 , at 4 p . M. George D . McLaughlin, director of t h e Research l a b o r a t o r y of the Tanners' Council a t trie University of Cincinnati, spoke o n "The Scientific Principles of Tanning." The lecture w a s illustrated b y colored micropnotographs.
Columbus Section Ο. Β . Lewis, representing the Standard Oil Co., discussed recent developments in t h e manufacture of antiknock fuels for internalcombustion engines, before a joint meeting of the Columbus Sec t i o n of the A M E R I C A N CHEMICAL SOCIETY a n d the Student Branch
o f the American Institute of Chemical Engineers of Ohio State University. The meeting was held i n the University Chapel a t 4 : 1 5 Friday afternoon, January 11. About three hundred were present. An interesting feature w a s the actual demonstration o f the behavior of antiknock preparations i n an engine.
Omaha Section
Akron Section
The January meeting of the section w a s held at t h e Creighton Dental College on January 15, w i t h W. T. Bailey, chief c h e m i s t of the Council Bluffs Water Works, Council Bluffs, Iowa, a s t h e speaker. H i s subject was the ''Determination of Manganese in Water by t h e Potassium Periodate Method." His paper w a s folio-wed b y a round-table discussion on "Wheat and S o m e of I t s By-Products/* conducted by M r . Mize, chief c h e m i s t
On January 9, 1929, Η . Ν . Alyea, of t h e University of Min nesota, addressed t h e section o n "Chain Reactions a n d Their Inhibition." Doctor Alyea told about s o m e of t h e recent i m p o r t a n t developments in the field of negative catalysis. T h e mechanism of antioxidant action has been t h e subject of several years of research b y Doctor Alyea. H e has been associated with HI. S. Taylor a t Princeton, with H a n s L. J - Bâckstrôm a t both
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Nobel Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, and a t Princeton, and h e is continuing the same line of work this year at Minnesota w i t h S. C. Lind. The meeting w a s held at t h e Firestone Club Houses and w a s attended by about fifty members.
Washington Section The 4 0 6 ih meeting of the section was held at trie CosiznosClxib, January 10, at 8 p. M., and was preceded by a. meeting of "the Executive Committee at 7:30. The present Executive Committee consists of M. S. Anderson, B. H . Carroll, P . K. H o w e , J. B. Reed, M . X. Sullivan, and E. Wichers. George W. Morey, the president of t h e section for 1928, w a s the speaker of the evening, his subject being "The Definition of a Compound."
St. Joseph Valley Section The 63rd regular meeting of the section was Held January 16 a t 7:30 P . M. in Chemistry Hall, Notre Dame University. T h e usual dinner preceded the m e e t i n g and was l i e l d in the U n i versity Dining Hall at 6:30 P. M. George L. Clark, of the University of Illinois, was tfae speaJcer of the evening, h i s subject being "Chemicals and industrial Researches with X-Rays." His talk was illustrated w i t h numerous slides.
Toledo Section The 101st meeting of the section w a s held at t h e Lorraine Hotel, January 17, at 6:30 P. M. T h e speaker w a s F. 1 3 . Waring, chief engineer of the Ohio Department of Health. His "talk dealt w i t h the treatment of disposal of sewage and industrial wastes.
Local Section Publications In order t o meet numerous requests received in t h i s office, we print below a list of local section publications, revised t o January, 1929, followed by the name and address of the editor of t h e re spective publication: Accelerator—Auburn A. Ross, 1701 North Illinois S t . , Indiaraapolis, Inch Buuetin of the Virginia Section—W. G. Crockett, !MedicaE Colles* of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Catalyst—Russell C . Rib, Philadelphia College of Osteopath.^, Philadel phia, P a . Chemical Bulletin—W. Albert N o y e s , Jr., 556 "West Jackson Blvd., Chi cago, 111. Crucible - H . H. Craver. Pittsburgh Testing l a b o r a t o r y , Pittsburgh, Pa. Detroit Chemist—H. C. Hamilton, Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, M i c h . Indicator—F. W. Zons, 50 East Forty-first St_, New Y o r k , Ν". Υ. lsotopics—Rufus D . Reed, Lakewood High School, I^akewooc3, Ohio. NF — JB Double Botid—B.. B. MacMuIlin, jVIathieson Alucali W o r k s , Niagara Falls, Ν . Υ. Nucleus—W. G. Bullard, United Shoe Machinery Co., Beverly, Mass. Octagon—G. H . Brandes, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, P a . Syracuse Chemist—C. C. Spencer, 404 Bowne Hall, Syracuse^ University, Syracuse, Ν . Υ .
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and the speaker of the evening will be Charles A. Kraus, of Brown University, who will talk on "Electrons, Their Properties and Application from a Chemical Point of View." The meeting will be preceded by an informal dinner at $1.75 per cover in the dining room of the Chemists' Club at 6:45 P. M. All who plan t o attend the dinner should make early reservations with the steward* as he will be unable, at the last moment, to provide for those w h o have not signified their intention of being present.
Midland Section The first meeting of the year was held on January 11, in t h e Dow Company Educational Building, preceded by supper and entertainment at the Company Cafeteria. C. R. DeLong, of the Federal Phosphorus Co., addressed the meeting on the t w o topics, "Electrolytic Phosphoric Acid" and "Diphenyl." An informal discussion followed t h e presentation of each topic. Officers of the section for t h e current season are Chairman, E. C. Britton; Vice Chairman, C. C. Kennedy; Councilor, W. J. Hale; Secretary-Treasurer, L. F . Martin.
California Section The 194th regular meeting of the section was held January 11, at the Engineers' Club, at 8 p. M., and was preceded b y a dinner. Walter H . Dore, of the University of California, talked after dinner on " X - R a y Investigations of Plant Carbohydrates." The paper of t h e evening w a s presented b y Russell W. Millar, formerly a t the Pacific Experiment Station of the U. S. Bureau of Mines and ^ow with the Shell Development Co. His subject was "Low-T emperature Specific Heat Measurements and M e t h ods of Making Such Measurements.'"
South Central Section of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Golorists The section will hold the first meeting of 1929 at the Patten Hotel, Chattanooga, Tenn., a t 6:30 P . M., on January 26. There will be the usual dinner, followed by the election of officers for the year. Following t h e election there will be an address b y Chas. E . Mullin, of Clemson College, S. C. Doctor Mullin is the chairman of t h e Piedmont Section of the association. H i s subject will be "The Importance of Hydrogen-Ion Control in the Textile Industry."
University of Toronto Public Lectures T h e University of Toronto has arranged for six public lectures on pulp a n d paper technology by T. Linsey Crossley, vice president, industrial Laboratories, Ltd. The lectures will be given in the Mining Building of the University at 9 A. M. on Tuesdays and Saturdays, a s follows: January January January January January January
8—Introductory: Mechanical Pulp. 12—Sulfite Pulp. 15—Sulfate and Soda Pulps. 19—News Print Manufacture. 22—Fine Papers, Beating, Sizing, Paper Machines. 26—Finishing, Mill Control.
Akron Rubber Group Meeting The next meeting of the A k r o n Rubber Group w i l l be lield M o n d a y evening, January 28, 1929. T t i e dinner Λνίΐΐ beat β:30 a t the Goodyear Dining R o o m and ttie meeting irjmnccliately following in the Goodyear Theater, Goodyear Club> House. The annual election will b e held to replace t h e following re tiring officers: Cfiairman, H . A. Winkelman; Vice Chairman, W. H. Fleming; and Secretary, R. J. Bonstein. The program will be on t h e general subject o f " T h e Measure ment of Rubber Thickness," and will b e discussed in the follow ing papers: "Essentials for Accurate Gaging of Compressible Materials," R.- W. Brown, Firestone T i r e & Rubber C o . "Some Practical M e t h o d s of Gaging Thickness a t CalendEers," Έ2. O. Dietrich, B. F . Goodrich Rubber C o . "Some Causes of Variability of Gage and Unit W e i g h t off Calerr-dered P r o d u c t s , " R. D . E v a n s , Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Joint Meeting of New York Sections A j o i n t meeting of the N e w York sections of t h e American Electrochemical Society, AMERICAN CitEMiCAi, SOCIETTY, Society of Chemical Industrv, and the Société de Cîiimie Hndustxielle will be held at Rumford Hall, 52 East Forty-first St., New Y o r k , N . Y., Friday evening, February 1, at 8 o'clock- Ther Newr "York Section of the American Electrochemical Society willt>einciLarge,
Silk Research Fellowship Russell K . Laros, president of the Laros Silk Co., Bethlehem, Pa., has established a new fellowship at Lehigh University for research in the silk industry. The fellowship has been assigned to Theodore H. Marshall, I o w a State College, who will give half of his time to the work for t h e next two years.
Calendar of Meetings American Association of Cereal Chemists—Kansas City, Mo., May 6 t o 10, 1929. American Ceramics Meeting and Exposition—Stevens Hotel, Chicago, 111., February 4 t o 9, 1929. American Chemical Society—77th Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, April 2 9 to M a y 3, 1929. Seventh Colloid Symposium—Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., June 20 to 2 2 , 1929. American Electrochemical Society—Toronto, Canada, M a y 27 t o 29, 1929. American Institute of Chemical Engineers—Midyear Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., June 19, 20, and 21, 1929. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers—New York, Ν . Υ., February 18 t o 21, 1929. Twelfth Exposition of Chemical Industries—Grand Central Palace, New York, Ν . Υ., May 6 to 11, 1929.
