902
NEWS
EDITION
Vol. 18, No. 20
Local Sections SECTION AND PLACE
American Chemical Society 101ST MEETING. to 11, 1941.
St. Louis, Mo., April 7
102ND MEETING.
Atlantic City, N. J.,
September 8 to 12, 1941. 103RD MEETING. Memphis, Tenn., spring of 1942. SYMPOSIUM ON DIFFUSION AS THE BASIS or UNIT OPERATIONS, Division of In-
dustrial and Engineering Chemistry. Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., December 27 and 28, 1940. SYMPOSIUM ON STRUCTURE OF MOLECULE* AND AGGREGATES OP MOLECULES, Divi-
sion of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. Columbia University, New York, N. Y., December 30,1940, to January71, 1941. AKRON
RUBBER
GROUP.
Akron
City
Club, Akron, Ohio, November 8, 1940. "Recent Developments in the Transmission of Voice", by W. II. Chase. NATIONAL CHEMICAL
Akron, Ohio, Women's City Club Ames, Iowa Central Pennsylvania, Room 121, Liberal Arts Building, State College Central Texas, Austin Chicago, Boulevard Room, Ste vens Hotel Cincinnati, Chemistry Building, University of Cincinnati Columbus, Chemistry Building, Ohio State University Dayton, Ohio East Tennessee, Dabney Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Eastern New York. Albany Indiana, Severin Hotel, Indianapolis Iowa, Chemistry Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City Kanawha Valley, Daniel Boone Hotel. Charleston. W. Va. LehighVaUey,Bethlebem,Penna. Lexington, Kastle Hall, University of Kentucky Louisville, Mayflower Apartments Maryland, Room 1, Remsen Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Memphis, University Club Minnesota, School of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Nashville. Tenn., Furman Hall, Vanderbilt University New York, Hotel Pennsylvania
EXPOSITION, Chi-
cago Section. Stevens Hotel, Chicago. III., December 11 to 15, 1940.
Other Scientific Societies AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGI-
NEERS. St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La., December 2 to 4. Annual meeting. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE.
Ste-
vens Hotel, Chicago, HI., November 11 to 15. Annual meeting. AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY.
Chicago,
111., November 22 and 23. Philadelphia, Penna., December 26 to 28. ASSOCIATION OP OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL
CHEMISTS. Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C., October 28 to 30. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS. Hollenden
Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, November 22 and 23. Annual meeting. CONFERENCE ON APPLIED NUCLEAR PHYS-
ICS. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., October 28 to November 2. Sponsored by American Institute of Physics in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Northeast Tennessee, Kingsport Northeast Wisconsin, Science Hall, Lawrence College, Appleton Northeastern. Huntington Hall, M. I. T., Cambridge, Mass. Peoria, HI. Philadelphia, Franklin Institute
Nov.
SUBJECT
SPEAKER
13 T. H. Chilton
Distillation
14 Karl Link 13 J. J. Wlllaman
Hemorrhagic Clover Disease
15 Harold A. Levey Vitamin B Complex
15 C. A. Ehrehjem 6
James R. Withrow
New Chemical Fibers Flavyiium Salts
12 Ralph L. Shriner 4 James R. Withrow 15 C . S . Marvel
New Chemical Fibers Vinyl Polymers
12 Frederick F. Tisdall Nutrition 8 James R. Withrow New Chemical Fibers 12 W. Swietoslawsld 7
Precritical, Critical, and Postcritical Phenomena
James R. Withrow
15 Nathan L. Drake 11 James R. Withrow 12 James R. Withrow
New Chemical Fibers Selection Adsorption New Chemical Fibers New Chemical Fibers
13 George Calingaert
Random Interchange of Organic Radicals
15 F. R. Conklin 14 John H. Toe
Cellulose Esters Inorganic Analysis Organic Reagents
11 C. S. Marvel
Vinyl Polymers
8 P. Debye
with
Electrical Properties of Molecules Uses of Isotopes Vinyl Polymers
Harold C. Urey 14 C.S. Marvel 11 John H. Toe
Colorimetric Analysis
14 S. C. Und
Chemistry within the Atom
15 James R. Withrow 14 George Calingaert
New Chemical Fibers Random Interchange of Organic Radicals Distillation New Chemical Fibers
14 Pittsburgh, Mellon Institute Purdue, Chemistry Building, 13 Lafayette. Ind. Rochester, Lattimore Chemical 4 Laboratory, University of Rochester S t Louis, St. Louis University 4 School of Medicine Southeast Tennessee, Chemistry 13 Lecture Room, University of Chattanooga. Chattanooga 13 Southeastern Texas, Houston Southern California, Los An- 1 geles Texas A. & M., College Station 14 University of Illinois, Chemistry 14 Building, Urbana 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Virginia, Egyptian Building, 8 Medical College, Richmond 12 Wilson Dam, Florence, Ala. Wisconsin, Madison 13
T. H. Chilton James R. Withrow Elwin R. Harris H. A. Shonle
Lignin and Lignin Plasties
O.S. Marvel
Some Problems in Medici* nal Chemistry Vinyl Polymers
Harold A. Levey R. T. Barnes, Jr.
Galvanic Corrosion
Harold A. Levey James R. Withrow
Synthetic Molded Plasties New Chemical Fibers
P. G. Keyes
Liquefaction of Gases
Alfred Burger
Some Problems of Chemotherapy Vinyl Polymers Inorganic Analysis with Organic Reagents
C.S. Marvel John H. Toe
CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL INSULATION, 1 The list of the SOCIETY'S National Officers and Directors, Editors, Members of Council, Divisional and Local 8©ction Officers, Committees, and Chapters of 8tudent Affiliates appears in the News EDITION three times a year—usually, February 10, May 10, and October 10. The latest list will be found on page 850 of the October 10 issue.
NATIONAL
RESEARCH
COUNCIL.
Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C , October 31 to November 2. 14TH NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF POWER AND MECHANICAL ENOINEERINO. Grand
Central Palace, New York, N . Y., December 2 to 7. SOCIETY
OF AUTOMOTIVE
ENGINEERS.
Hotel Mayo, Tulsa, Okla., November 7 and 8. National Fuels and Lubricants.
October 25,1940 MidiiMn Alkali Observes Golden Jubilee ' T H E Michigan Alkali Co., Wyandotte, A celebrated its golden jubilee with a banquet at the company's clubhouse October 17. Gold watches were presented to the 567 honor guests, employees for a quarter century or longer. Heading the list of veteran workers is John A. Wolcott, master mechanic in the company's plant, who sat at a table reserved for more than a dozen employees of 40 years' standing. Mr. Wolcott has been working continuously for Michigan Alkali for 49 years, joining the company a year after it was founded. Presentation of the token awards was made by Emory L. Ford, president, John B. Ford, Jr., vice president, and other officials. S. T. Orr, general manager, was toaitmaster.
U. S. Supply of Filter Paper Adequate T TNITEO STATES chemists are assured by ^ the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, that cessation of shipments of high-grade analytical filter paper, heretofore imported from Europe, is unlikely. Although interruption of supply has occurred to some extent, much foreign paper is still being received. In addition, manufacture of the higher grades has been undertaken in the United States. Shipments of the English Whatman papers to this country sint *» the beginning of the war have been approximately twice normal and are now running about three times normal. The supply of Swedish Munktell papers is somewhat depleted, but regular shipments are expected in the near future. The Baker and Adamson paper is made in the United States from stock purchased in Sweden. It is of the same grade as the highest grade of foreign paper. No information has been received as to the continuance of supply. The supply of German Carl Schleicher and Schull paper is much depleted, but all of the various grades are now being made in the United States by the American firm of the same name from stock made in American paper mills. The Bureau of Standards finds that an examination of these papers reveals they compare favorably with the German product. The bureau made thorough tests of the highest grade, the double add-washed, and the papers were found to be as good and in some respects better than the German papers. Although the various kinds of the American papers bear the same designation as the German papers, the American concern stated that it had no connection with the German firm. The Eaton-Dikeman Co., a domestic manufacturer of filter papers made from paper stock which it also produces, has
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EDITION
made the lower grades of analytical papers for a number of years. It has now expanded its grades up to single acid-washed papers. Examination of these papers by the Bureau of Standards indicates that they also compare favorably with the foreign papers. The company states it has the development of double acid-washed papers under way, and that it expects to be able to supply in the near future papers equal to all grades of foreign papers.
Safety Awards with awards for outstanding accident prevention in the Industrial Safety Contest sponsored by the National Safety Council, Chicago, 111., were various plants and divisions of the following companies: American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp. Annul Chemical Co. Canadian Industries. Ltd. Canadian National Carbon Co. Canadian Safety Fuse Co., Ltd. Celastic Corp. Du Pont Film Mfg. Corp. Du Pont de Nemours a, Co., Inc., E. I. Lever Brothers Co. Michigan Alkali Co. National Carbon Co., Inc. Niacet Chemicals Corp. North American Cyanamid, Ltd. Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corp., Inc. Vick Chemical Co. of Pennsylvania. XTONORED
NECROLOGY Ernst A . Grenquist A. GRENQUIST, research chemical " ^ engineer for the Celluloid Corp., Newark, N. J., died October 12 after a short illness. Mr. Grenquist was born in Abo, Fin* land, April 6, 1899, and was educated at the Swedish Lyceum of Abo, the University of Helsingfors, and the University of Abo. In 1918 he fought under General Mannerheim in the Finnish war of independence, and was decorated for bravery in action. In 1923 and 1924 Le served as a chemist for the Finnish Ministry of Defense. In 1924 he came to the United States, and in 1929 became a citixen. Mr. Grenquist was the author of numerous papers on the dispersion of pigments in rubber, cellulose acetate plastics, etc. He became a member of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY in 1928 and also belonged to the British Institute of the Rubber Industry. I^RNST
Thomas R. Moyle r l
THOMA8 R. MOTLB, for the past 21 years A instructor in chemistry at the Boys' Technical High School in Milwaukee, Wis., died September 14, 1940. Mr. Moyle was graduated from Lawrence Col-
903 lege, Applcton, Wis., and took graduate work at the University of Chicago. During the World War he served as a captain. He was a past Chairman and Councilor of the Milwaukee Section of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, of which he had
been a member for over 20 years.
Elvfti L. Vernon "CALVIN L. VERNON died on September 27. *-* Bora in Prescott, Wash., in 1908, he had studied chemistry at the University of Alaska and at Oregon State College, where he received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering in 1928. He continued his work in chemistry at the Universities of Washington and of Wisconsin; at the latter in 1032 he was granted a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry and mathematical physics. He carried on research work at Wisconsin with H. Falkenhagen in the theory of solutions of strong electrolytes. He worked with Farrington Daniels on the kinetics o/ the dissociation of ethyl bromide. Later, with A. S.Coolidge and H.N. James, at Harvard he conducted mathematical studies of the hydrogen molecule, and before his death was extending these methods and calculations to other elements. His teaching experience was likewise varied. He assisted in chemistry at Wisconsin, instructed in chemistry and physics at the People's Junior College in Chicago, and at the time of his death was on the faculty of the Chemistry Department of the City College of New York. He had been awarded membership in Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, and Kappa Kappa Psi. He was formerly a
member of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SO-
the American Mathematical Society, and the Society of Rheology. CIETY,
ANNOUNCE
with regret the death
of the following: John Anderson, formerly chairman of the board and since 1929 executive committee chairman of Charles Pfiser 6 Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., which he had served for 67 years. G. Howard Bruce, retired, Columbus, N. J. Member since 1927. Mary A. Hird, instructor, Beverly High School, Beverly, Mass. Member since 1921. William M. Kerr, long affiliated with the Philadelphia, Penna., office of General Chemical Co., subsidiary of Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., formerly vice president of Moro Phillips Chemical Co. Member since 1914. Perry W. Morgan, Nanticoke, Penna. Member since 1937. Gardner Poole, vice president and director of laboratory, Frosted Foods Co., Inc., Hoboken, N. J. Member since 1936.
