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INDUSTRIAL A N D E N G I N E E R I N G CHEMISTRY
Meeting Calendar American Chemical Society 94TH MEETING.
Rochester, N . Y . , S e p -
tember 6 t o 10, 1937. 95TH MEETING. Dallas, Texas, April 18 t o 2 1 , 1938. 96TH MEETING.
Milwaukee, Wis., fall of
1938. 97TH MEETING.
Baltimore, M d . , spring
of 1939. NEW
YORK
RUBBER
GROUP.
Alp's
Castle, Preakness, N . J . , J u n e 12, 1937. All-day outing. OHIO-MICHIGAN
in Germany is demanded. This change is of vital importance t o those visitors who are forced t o limit their visit t o t h e Achema V I I I Chemical Engineering Exhibition, which is being held a t Frankfort o n Main, J u l y 2 t o 11, t o a short sojourn of o n e o r two days.
REGIONAL
MEETING.
Columbus, Ohio, November 19 and 20, 1937. S E C O N D A N N U A L SYMPOSIUM, Division of
Physical a n d Inorganic Chemistry, o n " T h e Less Familiar Elements." Cleveland, Ohio, December 27 t o 29, 1937.
Joint Outing
T
H E last meeting of t h e season of t h e North Jersey Section of t h e AMERICAN-
CHEMICAL SOCIETY will be a n outing t o t h e
B.oyce Thompson Institute on Saturday, J u n e 12. It will b e a joint outing of t h e N o r t h Jersey, N e w York, a n d Western Connecticut Sections a n d a tour of inspection of t h e institute. A feature of t h e outing will be t h e Indicator Photographic Contest a n d seven prizes will b e awarded for pictures of merit. Maximilian Toch will b e t h e judge.
SEVENTH NATIONAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
SYMPOSIUM, Division of Organic Chemistry. Richmond, Va., December 28 t o 30/1937.
Local S e c t i o n s E l e c t Officers HE local sections of t h e AMERICAN T nounce t h e election of t h e following offi-
CLEVELAND. Professor Gruener's count r y home, one-half mile east of Chardon on S t a t e Route No. 85, J u n e 12, 2 p. M. Annual outing.
Other Scientific Societies
DAYTON. Chairman. James H . Lum; Chairman-elect, Clyde S. Adams; Secretary, Stanley V. Cook: Treasurer. Waldo C Ault; and Councilor. Charles A. Thomas. NORTH JERSEY.
Chairman, M. L. Cross-
ley; Chairman-elect, Ralph N. Traxler; Secretary, Frederick W. Zons; Treasure^ H. E . Riley; Councilors, Robert B. Sosman, Colo., J u n e 21 t o 26, 1937. J. B. Austin, W. T . Read. E . R. Hanson, A M E R I C A N H O M E ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. R. J. Dunning, H. G . Walker, E. D . Smith, K a n s a s C i t y , M o . , J u n e 21 t o 24, 1937. R. W. McLachlan. A. J. Weith. J . H. AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY. Madison, Ingmanson, and H . J. Wing; Alternates, Wis., J u n e 22 a n d 2 3 , 1937; Denver, L. A. Mikeska. Raphael Rosen, and Alphonse Colo., J u n e 21 t o 2 5 , 1937; Pacific Walti. C o a s t Section in affiliation with t h e NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. Chairman, Paul A. A. A. S. T . Jones; Vice Chairman, Louis J. Figg, Jr.; AMERICAN P U B L I C H E A L T H ASSOCIATION. Secretary-Treasurer, Jack James Gordon; New York, N . Y., October 5 t o 8, 1937. and Councilor, Lester W. A. Meyer. MATE-
RIALS. T h e Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N . Y , J u n e 2 8 t o July 2 . 1937. Grand Central
Palace, New York, N . Y., December 6 t o l l , 1937. C H I C A G O E X P O S I T I O N O F P O W E R AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Interna-
tional Amphitheater, October 4 t o 9, 1937.
Chicago,
ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY.
Ill.,
Hotel C h a s e ,
S t . Louis, Mo., October 13 t o 16,1937. F I F T H INTERNATIONAL H E A T I N G AND V E N -
TILATING E X P O S I T I O N .
Grand Central
Palace, N e w York, N . Y., J a n u a r y 24 t o 28, 1938.
NORTHEASTERN.
Necrology
INDUSTRIES. Scheveningen, Holland, J u l y 12 t o 17, 1937. ASSOCIATION
AND P A P E R INDUSTRY.
Chairman. Rev. M . J.
Ahern. S.J.; Chairman-elect. Ernest H. Huntress; Secretary, Arthur R. Davis; Treasurer, Frederick S. Bacon; Councilors, Gardner R. Alden, Avery A. Ashdown, Arthur A. Blanchard, Thome M. Carpenter, Arthur D. Holmes, Harold A. Iddles, Mrs. Florence C Sargent, Wilhelm Segerbloin, and Raymond Stevens. PHILADELPHIA. Chairman, William B. Meldrum; Vice Chairman, Alexander G. Keller, Jr.; Secretary-Treasurer, Lyle L. Jenne; Executive Committee, Eugene F. Cayo, Wesley R. Gerges, and Martin Kilpatrick.
F I F T H I N T E R N A T I O N A L T E C H N I C A L AND C H E M I C A L C O N G R E S S O F AGRICULTURAL
TECHNICAL
D e S o t o Hotel,
S a v a n n a h , G a . , October 18 t o 20,1937. France, J u n e 14 t o 19, 1937.
he
Paris,
Frederick E . Ives
F
REDERICK E . IVES, inventor of t h e half-
tone, died M a y 27 in Philadelphia after a long illness a t t h e a g e of 8 1 . A t t h e a g e of 20 h e went t o Cornell University t o establish a n d conduct a d e p a r t m e n t devoted t o photographic work a n d research. While there h e i n vented t h e halftone a n d brought a b o u t a revolution in t h e manner of illustration of periodicals a n d books. H e also devised t h e intaglio plates which were a forerunner of t h e rotogravure process a n d experimented in process color printing. H e invented t h e modern form of t h e binocular microscope, a n d in recent years h a d been engaged in perfecting details of his "polychrome" color process. T h e Franklin Institute presented M r . Ives with eight medals in recognition of his inventive genius, t h e American Academy of Arts a n d Sciences gave h i m t h e Rumford Medal in 1912 for his i n ventions in photoengraving a n d color photography, a n d he was also honored b y societies in London, Edinburgh, a n d Vienna. T h e Medal of Honor of t h e United Typot hetae of America was awarded to h i m in 1926. H e was a fellow of several scientific societies of t h e United S t a t e s and Europe.
G l e n n V. B . Levings
G
LENN V. B . LEVINGS, for m a n y y e a r s
vice president a n d general manager of the Barnsdall Tripoli Corp.. Seneca, M o . , died on M a y 24, 1937. H e h a d been a member
OF THE PULP
W O R L D PETROLEUM CONGRESS.
AMERICAN C H E M I C A L SOCIETY, which
joined in 1905, t h e American Association for t h e Advancement of Science", the American Institute of Chemists, a n d t h e Archaeological Institute of America.
cers:
A M E R I C A N ASSOCIATION F O R T H E ADVANCEMENT O F S C I E N C E . Denver,
CHEMICAL EXPOSITION.
1933, and was formerly chief examiner in chemistry of t h e college entrance examination board. H e was t h e a u t h o r of " A Laboratory M a n u a l in General Chemist r y , " "Introduction t o General Chemist r y , " "Elements of C h e m i s t r y , " "Experim e n t s in General C h e m i s t r y " (with H . W . H e a t h ) , " R o m a n c e of Chemistry," " I n organic Chemistry for Colleges." a n d " A Laboratory Course of General C h e m i s t r y . " He was also a contributor of articles t o scientific journals, a n d was known for his studies in new compounds of arsenic, chlorinated ethers, a n d t h e conductivity of electrolytes. F o r several years h e h a d conducted studies in t h e application of chemistry t o archaeology a n d had assisted archaeologists of t h e American School of Classical Studies a t Athens in identifying finds a t Athens a n d Corinth. His work centered principally o n analysis of t h e glaze on Greek vases, a n d t h e composition of old coins a n d similar small objects. Professor Foster was a member of t h e
CHEMICAL SOCIETY listed below a n -
Local Sections
AMERICAN SOCIETY F O R T E S T I N G
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William Foster
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of
the
AMERICAN
CHEMICAL
SOCIETY since 1931.
ILLIAM FOSTER, for 37 years a m e m -
O. P . Hood
ber of t h e Chemistry Department of Princeton University, died M a y 25 P. HOOD, who retired a year ago a s after a long illness. Professor Foster • chief of t h e technological branch of was 6 8 years old a n d would have retired t h e U . S. Bureau of Mines, died April 2 2 A d v a n t a g e f o r V i s i t o r s t o t h e from t h e Princeton faculty a t t h e e n d of a t t h e age of 7 1 . t h e current academic year. A c h e m a VIII Professor Foster received t h e A.B. d e gree a t Hartford College in 1892, t h e B.S. HE regulations of t h e G e r m a n Railroad a t Vanderbilt University in 1893, a n d t h e System governing t h e reduction of fare Who Makes It? A.M. and P h . D . a t Princeton University in for foreigners t o 6 0 p e r cent of t h e regular 1896 and 1899. After teaching for one year full fare h a v e been amended b y a decree OURCES of purified t o m a t o seed a t t h e Central University of Kentucky, he which became effective M a y 13,1937, which oil a n d rape seed oil a r e joined t h e Princeton faculty in 1900 as prescribes t h a t visitors need n o longer sought by George H . Young. an instructor a n d since 1910 h a d been stay a m i n i m u m period of seven days in Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. G e r m a n y if t h e y wish t o enjoy t h e r e - a profes-tor. H e h a d been Russell Wellman Moore professor of chemistry since duced price. I n future n o minimum stay
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