June, 191j
T H E J O G R N A L OF I N D C S T R I A L A N D ENGINEERING C H E M I S T R Y
PERSONAL NOTES The Franklin Xedal, the highest recognition in the gift of The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, has recently been awarded to Heike Kamerlingh Onnes for his low-temperature research, and to Thomas Alva Edison for his “numerous basic inventions and discoveries forming the foundation of world-wide industries, signally contributing to the well-being, comfort and pleasure of the human race.” The Medal Fund was founded on January I , 1914, by Samuel Insull. Awards of the medal are to be made annually t o those workers in physical science or technology, without regard t o country, whose efforts, in the opinion of the Institute, have done most to advance a knowledge of physical science or its applications. The medal awarded to Prof. Onnes was received on his behalf by His Excellency, Chevalier van Rappard Minister from the Royal Netherlands Government, a t the stated meeting of the Institute on the evening of Wednesday, May 19th, and a t this meeting hir. Edison was the guest of the Institute and received his award in person. Following the presentations, an address entitled “Electricity and Modern Industrial Growth” was delivered by Mr. Insull.
M . Louis Xoissan, son of the late Professor Moissan, and assistant a t the &ole supkrieure de Pharmacie a t Paris, who died on the field of battle on August Ioth, left to his school, in addition t o the scientific books and apparatus of his father, the capital sum of 200,ooo francs for the foundation of two prizes -one for chemistry (prix Moissan), and one for pharmacy (prix Lugan), in memory respectively of his father and his mother, d e Lugan. Dr. Frank K. Cameron spoke on “The Utilization of Natural Resources for Fertilizers,” before the Rochester Section of the A. C. S., on May 3rd. Dr. Cameron also lectured on the “Cement Industry as a Source of Fertilizer Material,” a t the Spring Meeting of the Lehigh Valley Section of the A. C. S., held a t the Country Club of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on May 12th. Franklin Guiterman, General Manager of the Colorado Department of the American Smelting and Refining Company, and one of the leading metallurgists of the country, died of pneumonia a t the age of 5 2 years a t his residence in New York City, on May 9th. He was educated in this country and studied mining engineering a t the University of Freiburg, Germany, which has honored him for his discoveries of improvements in the processes of extracting gold, silver, copper and lead. Mr. Guiterman was also President of the Chesapeake Coal and Coke Company and of the X e w River Collieries Combany. The program of the June 11th meeting of the New York Section of the A. C. S. is as follows: “Studies on Amylase VIII-XII,” by H. C. Sherman, M .D. Schlesinger, A. W. Thomas, A . P. Tanberg and P. W. Punnett, all of Columbia University; “Nephelometry (Photometric Analysis), History of Method and Demonstration of Instruments,” by P. A. Kober and S. A. Graves, Harriman Research Laboratory; “On the Rate of Evaporation of Ether from Oils and I t s Application in Oil-Ether Anesthesia,” by Charles Baskerville, College of the City of New York. ‘4 joint excursion of the Pittsburgh Sections of the American Electrochemical Societies and the A. C. S. was made to the plant of the American Zinc and Chemical Company a t Langelogh, Pa., on Saturday afternoon, May zznd.
The Maryland Section of the A. C. S. made an inspection trip by motor of the water system of the Baltimore County Water and Electric Supply Company, on May 15th.
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A meeting of the Maine Section of the A. C. S.was held in Auburn and Lewiston on May 1st; the program included the following papers: “Recent Progress in Synthetic Dyestuffs,” Air. W. N. Watson, Instructor in Chemistry, Bates College; “A City’s Milk Supply,” Mr. H . F. Ryder, Bacteriologist to the Turner Center Dairying Association; “Coal Specifications, Sampling and Analysis,” Mr. P. Barker, Fuel Engineering Dept. of A. D. Little, Inc., Boston; “Sodium Silicate in the Paper h,Zill,” Mr. J. N. Stephenson, Instructor in Chemistry, University of Maine; “Preparation of Monochloracetic Acid,” Mr. C. H. Higgins, .Bates College. Three excursions were conducted, one to the Bleachery, another to a shoe-shop and the Turner Center Creamery, and the third t o the Tourmaline mines a t M t . Apatite. A Technical Section has been organized within the American Paper and Pulp Association for the interchange of ideas among its members, the encouragement of original research, and to stimulate interest in the science of pulp and paper making. Henry E. Fletcher, of the Fletcher Paper Company, Alpena. Mich., is chairman of the section, and Thomas J. Keenan, F. C. S., editor of P a p e r , New York, is secretary-treasurer. The Iowa Section of the A. C. S. has elected the following officers: President, J. N. Pearce; Vice-President, J. A. Coss; Councillor, W. S. Hendrixson; Secretary-Treasurer, P . 9.Bond. The Spring Meeting of the Section was held on May Ist, in connection with the meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science a t Iowa City. Secretary Olsen of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers extends a n invitation to the members of the 4 . C. S. to participate in t h e Institute’s trip to the Pacific coast and their subsequent meetings. Copies of this program may be obtained from John C. Olsen, Cooper Union, X e w York City. The 28th General Meeting of the American ISlectrochemical Society will be held in San Francisco, September 16, 1 7 and 18, 1915. The American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the American Institute of Mining Engineers expect to hold their meetings a t the same time and arrangements are under way for joint sessions with some of these societies. Dr. Otto N. Witt, professor of chemical technology in the Technical High School a t Charlottenburg, Germany, died on March 23rd, aged sixty-four years. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announce that Mrs. Russell Sage has given $IOO,OOO t o the school, and Mr. Alfred T. White of Brooklyn, a graduate, $50,000. The money is to be used in the erection of dormitories and a dining hall.
A new publication called the I l l i n o i s Chemist made its appearance a t the University of Illinois in May. Four chemistry organizations cooperate with the chemistry department in issuing this new quarterly. It will publish among other things, information in regard to research work, results of experiments and notes on the work of alumni in the science. Handsomely engraved invitations have been issued by the Trustees and Faculty of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, for the celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the Institute, t o be held in Worcester, Massachusetts, June 6th t o 10th inclusive. A program consisting of the annual Commencement exercises and speeches by men of international reputation, has been arranged. President Wilson, who was the Commencement orator twenty-five years ago, has expressed a desire to be present a t this anniversary, and he will probably be in Worcester on the ninth of June. General George W. Goethals has already accepted a n invitation t o be present.
