New Laboratory Dedicated a t Alliance College T h e desks a r e of t h e Lincoln type, over-size for college work a n d with double-size drawers. This enables t h e laboratories t o b e used for classroom purposes if desired. I n t h e desk sinks n o lead t r a p s are used, the straight lead piping from the sink leading directly and vertically into large tile U-traps a t t a c h e d to t h e b a s e ment ceiling a n d readily cleaned. As is evident from the pictures, t h e desks were made in t w o half-sections, with all piping finished into o n e side, a n d w e r e then assembled w i t h a great saving in labor a n d expense. H o t . and cold water are provided a t each desk, t h e h o t water c o m i n g from a n auxiliary steam coil attached t o t h e m a i n boiler. P r e s sure a n d vacuum a r e derived from t h e same compressor by a. system of valves operated simply b y reversible connections . Members of the section reported a very interesting evening.
T H R E E V I E W S OF LABORATORIES T H E E R I E S E C T I O N of t h e AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
IN T H E N E W BUILDING
held i t s November meeting a t Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, Pa., t h e occasion being t h e d e d i c a t i o n of t h e new laboratories of Alliance Hall. R i c h a r d Edwin L e e , professor of chemistry a n d director of t h e Carnegie Laboratories of Allegheny College, m a d e t h e p r i n c i p a l address, entitled " T h e Significance of Science i n Civilization." Inspection of t h e laboratories followed. T h e laboratories, some views of which are reproduced on t h i s page, consist of twelve rooms, three being main laboratories, t h e others balance rooms, photochemical rooms, stock rooms, a n d offices of the Science D e p a r t m e n t . Unique features are t h e high velocity half-hoods mounted over sinks, ring-stand rods built i n t o desk tops a n d rigidly connected with t h e hoods, an a d v a n t a g e which will c o m m e n d itself where s t u d e n t s m u s t work with noxious fumes. Another feature is t h e n e w t y p e desk receptacles built t o specifications for t h i s building. T h e y consist of jack-plugs with smooth-face, hollow split tubes held in Bakelite a n d enclosed i n a l u m i n u m castings which are raised from t h e desk for t h e sake of cleanliness. N o iron is used.
Allan Winter Rowe (Continued from page 454) h e carried forward a series of distinguished studies in t h e difficult b u t i m p o r t a n t field of t h e ductless glands. Only t h r e e weeks before t h e onset of his fatal illness, he r e a d a p a p e r a t t h e clinical congress of t h e American College of Surgeons in Boston in which h e said t h a t t h e cause of progressive deafness in two-thirds of t h e cases examined a n d t h e cause of childlessness in a large percenta g e of marriages h a d been traced directly t o a failure in t h e norm a l functioning of some of t h e ductless glands. This work h e r e g a r d e d as t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t of his life. Dr. Rowe was a leader in t h e cause of clean a m a t e u r athletics. H e w a s a m e m b e r of t h e American Olympic Committee, a n d a d i r e c t o r of t h e Sportsmanship Brotherhood.
Possibly no more true insight into his life can b e gained from a single source t h a n c a n be found in t h e words of praise which h e once spoke of a friend who, likewise, w a s devoted t o t h e cause of sportmanship. " B y precept a n d example h e inculcated, d e veloped, and exemplified those high ideals of t r u e sportsmanship which are t h e sound basis of h u m a n relations; with far-seeing vision, he conceived and advocated those principles of conduct which today are developing a n d molding the" youth of this country." A V E R Y A. A S H D O W N
LOCAL SECTIONS E L E C T OFFICERS T H E FOLLOWING have been elected t o serve t h e sections indicated for t h e year 1935: In a d d i t i o n to t h e AMERICAN CHEMICAL. SOCIETY, Dr. Rowe was CALIFORNIA. Chairman, Robert E . Swain; Vice Chairman, a m e m b e r of m a n y scientific organizations. These included t h e Ludwig Rosenstein; Secretary-Treasurer, P a u l D . V. Manning; American A c a d e m y of Arts a n d Sciences, t h e American PhysiCouncilors, W . C. Bray, George S. P a r k s , R . R . Rogers, a n d cal Society, t h e Economics Engineering F o u n d a t i o n , t h e Chemical J a m e s H . C. S m i t h . Society of London, t h e Societe C h i m i q u e de F r a n c e , the American C E N T R A L PENNSYLVANIA. Chairman, A. W . Gauger; Vice S o c i e t y of Biological Chemists, a n d t h e Academy of Medicine. Chairmen, A. J . Currier, W . G . Owens, a n d N . J . B r u m b a u g h ; I t m a y be said t h a t D r . Rowe's unselfish devotion to w h a t e v e r Secretary, C. O. Jensen; Treasurer, G. E. Cohen; Councilors, cause h e followed, his sincerity of purpose, and t h e vigor of his personality won for h i m b o t h t h e respect a n d love of all w h o N . W. Taylor a n d H . T. D a r b y . GEORGIA. Chairman, William H . Jones; Vice Chairman, J . h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o know h i m intimately. His d e a t h is Miss Elise Shover; Councilor, m o u r n e d deeply, n o t only b y his personal friends, b u t b y t h e R. Hall; Secretary-Treasurer, Harold B . F r i e d m a n . A M E R I C A N CHEMICAL. S O C I E T Y , a wide circle of physicians a n d biologists, b y t h e Massachusetts I n s t i t u t e of Technology, a n d ST. LOUIS. Chairman, E . S. Weil; Vice Chairman, L . J . b y t h a t great body of citizens of t h e world w h o a r e actively interWood; Secretary, H . A. Carlton; Treasurer9 H. V, Moss; Counested i n t h e development of t h e finest t y p e s of a m a t e u r athletics. cilors, T . S. Carswell, C. W . .Rippie, a n d W. M . Weigel. 455
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F I N A L PROGRAM OF CHEMICAL E N G I N E E R I N G SYMPOSIUM O N D I S T I L L A T I O N
Calendar of Meetings
CAMBRIDGE, MASS., DECEMBER 2 8 AND 29, 1934
I N THE FIRST of a series of symposia t o be held under the auspices of the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, members of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY will gather at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology t o discuss the chemical engineering features of distillation. Experts in this field are coming from various parts of the country to present papers expounding their latest views on the subject. Distillation is a unit operation that is becoming of increasing importance in a wide variety of industries for separating liquids into fractions of desired physical and chemical properties. The commercial production of solvents, gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils, alcohol, glycerol, compressed oxygen, and many other valuable materials has been made possible b y the effective design of distillation apparatus. The m e n responsible for these developments are scattered throughout the country in industry and i n academic pursuits. A gathering of this kind enables them t o exchange information and ideas and advance their general knowledge by informal round-table discussion. The program is well balanced in many respects. Some of the papers deal with the general theory of distillation and rectification design, others describe i t s application to industry and its importance to the practical operating man, while the remainder give detailed experimental data on the separation of complicated mixtures containing three components. The authors have been selected from the petroleum industry, the chemical industry, the manufacturers of distillation equipment, and t h e teaching profession. Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Columbia, Cornell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, and Yale will all be represented on the program by members of their faculties. The meetings of the symposium will b e held in the Eastman Building a t the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday and Saturday, December 28 and 29, under the chairmanship of F. W. Adams. Friday afternoon, starting at 1:00 p. M., will b e devoted to a technical session followed b y a round-table discussion of design methods. T h e balance of the technical program will be presented on Saturday morning, starting at 9:00 A. M. A n informal dinner meeting has been arranged for Friday evening, when Warren K . Lewis will address t h e gathering. A group luncheon on Saturday will complete the social side of the program. A large attendance is expected at this meeting, not only from New England, b u t from all over the country. B y having t h e meeting during t h e Christmas holiday period i t will be possible for students, as well as others interested in distillation, to contact the leaders in this field. The final program is: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 1:00 p. M., TECHNICAL SESSION
W. A. PETERS, J R . The Importance of Theoretical Calculations in Distillation Problems. L. T. WORK. Pressure Temperature Concentration Diagrams of Binary Mixtures. E. W. THIELE. The Graphical Method of Ponchon and Its A p plication to Distillation and Extraction. T. H. CHILTON AND A. P. COLBURN.
Vol. 12, N o . 24
E D I T I O N
A Convenient Design and
Correlation Method for Distillation and Absorption in Packed Columns. D . F. OTHMER. The Application of Azeotropic Distillation to the Dehydration of Acetic Acid. J. S. CAREY. Distillation Operations in Modern Petroleum Refining. 7 : 0 0 P. M., INFORMAL DINNER MEETING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29
American Chemical Society 89TH MEETING. N e w York, N . Y., Hotel Pennsylvania, week of April 22, 1935. 90TH MEETING. San Francisco, Calif., week of August 19, 1935. 91ST MEETING. Kansas City, Mo., spring of 1936. 9 2 N D MEETING.
Pittsburgh, Pa., fall of 1936.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM ON DISTILLATION.
Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., December 28 and 29,1934. Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. SIXTH NATIONAL, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY SYMPOSIUM.
Rochester,
N. Y., December 30, 1935, to January 1, 1936. TWELFTH
COLLOID
SYMPOSIUM,
Cornell University,
Ithaca,
N. Y., June 2 0 t o 22, 1935. LOCAL, SECTIONS
FLORIDA. Gainesville, January 26, 1935. "Recent Trends in Applied Organic Chemistry," by Roger Adams, PresidentElect, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
INDIANA. Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, January 11, 1935. "The Painting Characteristics of Woods," b y F. L. Browne. NORTH JERSEY. Winfield Scott Hotel, Elizabeth, N . J., January 14,1935. Dinner, 6 P . M . ; meeting, 7:30 p. M.,"The Chemical and Colloidal Nature of Drying Oils and Their Uses for Protective Coatings," b y Alexander Schwarcman and "The Chemistry of Synthetic Varnish Resins," b y J. H . Schmidt. ROCHESTER. January 7, 1935. "Ovarian Hormones," G. W. Corner and Willard Allen. v VIRGINIA. January 11, 1935. Dinner, Westmoreland Club, 6:30 p. M.; meeting, Medical College of Virginia, "Heavy Water," by Harold C. Urey.
Other Scientific Societies AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR T H E ADVANCEMENT OP SCIENCE.
Schenley Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa., December 27, 1934, t o January 2, 1935. Annual Meeting. AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY.
Hotel Statler, Buffalo, N . Y . ,
week of February 17, 1935. Joint Meeting with National Brick Manufacturers Research Foundation. AMERICAN
PHARMACEUTICAL
ASSOCIATION.
Portland,
Ore.,
August, 1935. AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY.
Los Angeles, Calif., December 21
and 22, 1934. Pittsburgh, Pa., December 27 to 29, 1934. Annual Meeting. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS.
Detroit, Mich.,
April 10 to 1 3 , 1935. ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, I N C . Hotel Roosevelt, N e w Or-
leans, La., March 21 t o 23, 1935. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OP T H B P U L P AND PAPER INDUSTRY.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, N . Y., February 18 to 2 1 , 1935.
SOUTHERN T O U R OF P R E S I D E N T R O G E R A D A M S
ROGER ADAMS will end the first month of his presidency of t h e AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY with a tour t o eight southern sections, planned for him b y the Secretary of the Group of Local Section Officers. On January 19, he will b e the guest speaker at the meeting of t h e Maryland Section. From there he will go to the Richmond Section where he will lecture o n January 2 1 . Chapel Hill will be the next stop, on t h e 22nd. On the 23rd h e will visit with t h e South Carolina Section at Greenville. T h e Atlanta Section will entertain him on t h e 24th. T h e Gainesville, Fla., Section will b e visited on the 26th, the Knoxville Section o n the 28th, and t h e Lexington, K y . , Section on the 29th.
9 : 0 0 A. M., TECHNICAL SESSION
G. G. BROWN. Methods of Design for Petroleum Fractionating Columns. E. R. GILLILAND. A New Design Calculation for Multicomponent Rectification. C. C. FURNAS. The Distillation of t h e System Normal Butyl Alcohol-Butyl Acetate-Water. H. F. JOHNSTONE AND D . B . KEYES.
Distillation of a Three-
Component System NH3-SO2-H2O. F. H. RHODES. Effect of Entrainment on Plate Efficiency in Rectification. T. K. SHERWOOD AND F . J. JENNY.
Entrainment in Plate
Columns. 1:00 P. M. f GROUP LUNCHEON
N O R T H J E R S E Y SECTION T R I E S G R O U P P L A N
THE INNOVATION of having the regular program followed b y group meetings has been successfully tried by the North Jersey Section. At i t s November meeting t h e Organic and Biological Group, under t h e direction of H. L. Fisher, was addressed b y M. L. Crossley o n "The Chemistry of the Sex Hormones." A t the same time t h e Inorganic Group met under t h e direction of R. B. Sosman t o hear a talk on "Allotropy" b y J. B. Austin. H. C. Urey, w h o had given the main address of the evening, remained t o participate i n the Inorganic Group meeting. Both presentations were greatly enjoyed by t h e large number of members present, and the group plan is t o be continued at t h e January meeting.
