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P r o g r a m of t h e Seventy-Fourth Meetisig of the American Chemical Society. Detroit, Mich, Monday, September 5, to Saturday, September 10, 1927 ANNOUNCEMENTS
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INFORMATION BOOTH.—An Information Booth will be found in the depots, at the boat piers, and in the principal hotels. Someone can readily be found to give dependable information regarding places of meetings, trips, and general meetings. PLACES OF MEETINGS.—The meetings will be held in the Hotel Statler, Hotel Tuller across t h e street and just as convenient as headquarters, and Book-Cadillac Hotel, four blocks south on Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. Depot I^ine cars pass t h e door. HEADQUARTERS.—The Statler Hotel on Grand Circus Park, one short block off Woodward Avenue, has been chosen as headquarters. Transfer from Depot Line t o Woodward Avenue cars N o . 2 Line. Taxis are most convenient. For other hotels see page 2, News Edition, June 20. COUNCIL.—The Council will meet in the Statler Hotel, Henry II Room, Monday, September 5, 2.O0 P.M. Council meetings are open only to properly accredited members of the Council. ' After a subscription dinner a t the Statler Hotel, to which all members and registered guests are welcome, the meeting will be continued in the evening if necessary. REGISTRATION
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LOCAL CHAIRMEN AND SECRETARIES.—The Group of Local
Section Chairmen and Secretaries, with Harry N . Holmes, Chairman, and W. J. Kelly, Secretary, will meet a t 4.30 P.M., Wednesday, in Parlor A, Statler Hotel. CHAIRMEN AND SECRETARIES OF D I V I S I O N S . — T h e Group of
Chairmen and Secretaries of Divisions, with K. M. Billings presiding and F . C. Whitmore as Secretary, will meet for luncheon and conference a t the Hotel Tuller a t 12.15 P.M., Thursday, September 8. WOMEN
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arranging a luncheon, Wednesday, September 7, at the Statler Hotel. Tickets can be obtained at Registration Desk. Speaker. C. K. K. Mees. SENATE O F CHEMICAL EDUCATION.—The Senate of Chemical
Education will meet a t 9.00 A.M., Tuesday, in Parlor A, Statler Hotel, and will lunch together at noon the same day.
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luncheons and dinners have been arranged, especially for Wednesday noon and Thursday evening. Details may be obtained at the registration desk. Amy group desiring to arrange luncheons or dinners shoidd address L. W. Rowe, Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich. EXCURSIONS AND TRLF-S.—Please register early for all excursions, plant visits, and ottier special trips. PRESS.—The A. C. S. News Service, Mills Building, Washington, D. C , will conduct a press room at t h e Statler Hotel, Detroit, Mich. ABSTRACTS.—The A. C. S. News Service, Mills Building, Washington, D. C , can supply a limited number of sets of abstracts of papers presented a t t h e Detroit Meeting at $1.00 per set, if ordered at once. T h e abstracts will be as furnished by the authors and will b e mailed almost immediately after the meeting. Remittance m u s t accompany order.
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Bureau will open at 10.00 A.M., Monday morning, in the Statler Hotel. Registration and Information Bureau will be continued throughout the convention. T h e registration fee, required by vote of t h e Council to help meet local expenses, has been fixed a t $3.00 for members and guests other than American chemists; $5.00 for American nonmember chemists. A badge, different for each meeting, is your receipt. I t admits to all sessions. Keep it in sight a t all times. MAIL.—Mail should be sent care of hotel.
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Chemical Abstracts will dine together at 5.45 P.M., Wednesday, September 7, at the Hotel Tuller.
The railroads of the country have granted a reduced rate on round-trip tickets a t one and one-half fare on the identification certificate plan. For details see News Edition for June 20. Bspecially note that to obtain these round-trip rates you must obtain the identification certificate from the Secretary of the Society or t h e Secretary of your I^ocal Section prior to your departure.
Sfpecial Notice The Council has voted *hat t h e policy of our Society regarding attendance and participa-tion i n its general, divisional, and regional meetings shall be a.s follows: (a) Attendance at meetings is limited to registered individuals. (b) All individuals in registering shall state whether or not they are members of the {Society, and if not, whether they are chemists. (c) American chemists non-members of the Society shall assist in the support of th»e facilities which they enjoy by paying a higher registration fee Uhan members and being furnished with a special non-members' b>adge t o differentiate them from members of the Society and from foreign and non-chemist guests. (d) Papers by American chemists not members of the Society shall not appear on the programs unless they are joint papers with a Society member.
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(e) The Secretary shall put no names of companies on the programs of meetings, nor include a paper a s coming from any particular laboratory, o r having other than an individual or individuals as authors. (/) No papers may be presented at the meeting, titles for which are not printed on the final program.
Publication of Papers All papers before general, divisional, or regional meetings, or meetings of local sections., are the property of the American Chemical Society unless released by the Society's editors. N o paper already offered for publication in other journals should be offered for t h e program. If release is desired, address the editor of the appropriate journal—i. e., H. E. Howe, A. B. Lamb, W. D. Bancroft, Neil K. Gordon, or Gerald L. Wendt. The editors will act promptly o n any release requested when the paper is in their hands.
GENERAL PROGRAM M O N D A Y , SEPTEMBER 5 All events in the Statler Hotel 10.00 A.M.—Registration, Lobby of Ball Room. 2.00 P.M.—Council Meeting (continued in evening if necessary). 8.30 P.M.—Informal Reception and Dance. Admission by badge only. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 11.00 A.M.—General Meeting, Statler Hotel Ball Room. Addresses of W e l c o m e : I n the name of the Detroit Section: L. W. ROWE, Chairman, Detroit Section. In the name of the City: MAYOR JOHN S M I T H . Response: GEOElxE D . ROSENGARTEN, President, American Chemical Society* (Members will gather for a group photograph near the Statler Hotel at the close of the General Meeting.) 1.30 P.M.—Ladies' trip to Bonstelle Playhouse. 2.00 P.M.—General Divisional Meetings. Agricultural and Food, Biological, Chemistry of M e dicinal Products, and D y e Divisions—Henry II Room, Statler Hotel. Industrial and Petroleum Divisions, Joint Symposium on "Chemistry's Contribution t o Automotive Transportation"—Ball Room, Statler Hotel. Physical and Inorganic Divisions, Symposium on "Present Status of the Chemistry of Proteins"— Main Banquet Room, Statler Hotel. Organic Division—Small Banquet Room, Statler Hotel. 8.30 P.M.—Boat ride with special entertainment features. Admission by badge only. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 9.30 A.M.—Divisional Meetings. 1.30 P.M.—Ladies' Trip. Luncheon and Bridge at Detroit Boat Club. 2.00 P.M.—Divisional Meetings. 8.00 P.M.—Public Meeting and President's Address—Auditorium of Cass Technical High School. Addresses: GEORGE D . ROSENGARTEN, President, American Chemical Society, "Reflections." CHARLES F. KETTERING, "The Functions of Research." T H U R S D A Y , SEPTEMBER 8 9.30 AM.—Divisional Meetings. 1.30 P.M.—Visits to Manufacturing Plants. Trip (1) Ford, River Rouge; Trip (2) Ford, Highland Park; Trip (3) Sight-seeing. For full details see Local Bulletin. Be sure to get your copy. 2.00 P.M.—Golf Tournament—Oakland Hills Country Club. D o not neglect to register for this. 6.30 P.M.—Group Dinners. Register at Information Desk. 9.00 P.M:.—Special Feature Entertainment. Admission by badge only. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 8.00 AM.—Visits to Manufacturing Plants. Trip (4) Parke, Davis & Co.; Trip (5) U . S. Rubber Co.; Trip (6) Acme White Lead & Color Works. Trips 4, 5, a n d 6 are short, permitting return in time for the A n n Arbor trip, N o . 7. 9.30 A.M.—Divisional Meetings (if scheduled).
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11.00 A.M.—Trip (7) Ann Arbor. (Full details in Local Bulletin.) 2.00 P.M.—-Trip (8) Dodge Brothers M o t o r Car Co.; Trip (9) Packard Motor Car Co.; Trip (10) Cadillac Motor Car Co. S A T U R D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 10 There are many interesting boat, interurban car, bus, auto, or airplane rides for those who have the time and inclination. Information can be obtained a t the desk.
LADIES' PROGRAJM All the ladies who register are expected to participate in the General Program activities, in most cases t h e badge being necessary for admission. The special entertainments are open to all members and guests who register. MONDAY BVBNJNG—Informal Reception a n d Dance. TUESDAY, 1.30 P.M.—Theater Party for ladies a t Bonstelle Playhouse. WEDNESDAY, 1.30 P.M.—Luncheon and Bridge for Ladies at Detroit Boat Club. THURSDAY, 9.00 P.M.—Special Feature Entertainment.
Division of Agricultural a n d Food C h e m i s t r y E . P. KOHMAN, Chairman C. S. BRINTON, Secretary
T u e s d a y , 2.00 P . M . Henry I I Room, Statler H o t e l Joint Session with Biological, D y e , and Medicinal Products Divisions T h u r s d a y , 9.30 A . M . Gothic Room, Tuller Hotel 1. George B . Greenbank and G. E . Holm. Photo-Oxidation of Fats and Oils. (Lantern.) 2. Ellery H . Harvey and H . A. Sciruette. The Sulfur Monochloride Reaction of Fatty Oils. I — A Reinvestigation of Fawsitt's Test. 3. R. H. Carr and Edw. C. Stair. Desiccation Rates of Fruits and Vegetables in Relation t o Their Keeping Qualities and Composition. 4. W. H. Peterson, C. A. Elvehjem, and C. W . Window. The Iron a n d Manganese Content of Food. 5. R. C. Roark and R. T. Cotton. The Insecticidal Action of Some Esters of Halogenated F a t t y Acids in the Vapor Phase. 6. R. T. Cotton and R. C. Roark. Fumigation of Stored Product Insects with Alkyl Formates. T h u r s d a y , 5.00 P . M . The Division will visit the kitchens o f the Leland-Detroit Hotel t o view their special stainless steel equipment.
Division of Biological C h e m i s t r y JOHN R. MTJRLIN, Chairman PAUX, E. H O W E , Secretary
T u e s d a y , 2.00. P . M . Banquet Room, Statler H o t e l Joint Symposium on the " P R E S E N T S T A T U S OF THE CHEMISTRY
OF T H E PROTEINS" with the Divisions of Physical and Inorganic and Leather and Gelatin Chemistry. Henry II Room, Statler Hotel Joint Session with the Agricultural and F o o d , D y e , and Chemistry of Medicinal Products Divisions. W e d n e s d a y , 9*S© A . M . Henry II Room, Statler Hotel 1. L . B. Parsons, B . T. Drake, and W . S. Sturges. A Bacteriological Conductivity-Culture Cell and Some of I t s Applications. (15 min.). 2. Horace T. Herrick and Orville B. M a y . T h e Production of Gluconic Acid b y the Penicillium Luteuni Purporogenum Group. II—Optimum Conditions. 3 . Roger J. Williams and Donald P. Grettie. Adsorption of Various Nitrogenous Compounds on Silica, Alumina, Iron Hydroxide, and Fuller's "Earth. (10 min., Lantern.) 4. W . H. Peterson, P . W. Wilson, and B . B . Fred, T h e Occurrence of Calcium Citrate Qi-ystals in Cultures of Butyric Acid-Forming Bacteria a n d t h e "WaXo* of Crystallization of Calcium Citrate. 5. M . X . Sullivan. T h e ^Hydrolysis o f Protein w,ith Little if A:ny Humin^Fprma|iprij ..,.., 6. John M . 0>rt. THtja-Viblet Liglil:, Hisulin, and Amino Acid Catalysis. (10 m m . , Lantern,)
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Arthur D . Holmes, Edwin T. Wyman, Lawrence W. Smith, and Madeleine G. Pigott. A Comparison of t h e Antirachitic Value of Cod-Liver Oil and of Ultra-Violet Light. Icie G. Macy, Julia Outhouse, and Viola Brekke. A Comparison of the Antirachitic Properties of Human and Cow's Milk. Glen Wakeham. The Separation of the Vitamin B of Sprouted Barley into Two Complementary Components. J. B . Brown and A. L- Rawlins. The Storage of Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Depot Fat of t h e White R a t as a Result of Feeding Whale Oil. Icie G. Macy, Minerva Brown, and Helen Hunscher. Variations in the Composition of Human Milk during a Twenty-Four-Hour Period. (10 min., Lantern.) Business Session.
Division of Cellulose Chemistry B J A R N E JOHNSEN,
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E . C. SHERRARD, Secretary
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Rooms 1300-1304, Statler Hotel W e d n e s d a y , 9.30 A . M . a n d 2.00 P . M . H . LeB. Gray. The Preparation of Standard Cellulose. G. J. Ritter. Determination of Alpha-Cellulose in Wood Pulps and Cotton Linters. George L. Clark. Contribution of X - R a y Science to the Analysis of the Structure of Cellulose. Harold Hibbert. Estimation of Furfural and Its Bearing on the Constitution of Carbohydrates and Polysaccharides. G. Bertrand and Louis E . Wise. Fremy's Vasculose. G. J. Ritter. Composition and Structure of the Cell Wall of Wood. G. J. Ritter and L. C. Fleck. The Effect of Chlorination on Wood. E . C. Sherrard and P. B . Davidson. The Effect of Successive Hydrolyses on Wood. L. F . Hawley and W. Rosen. Relation between Resin Content and Tar in the Destructive Distillation of Wood. J. L. Parsons. Recent Work on Oxidized Cellulose. E . C. Sherrard. Report of the Copper Number Committee. E . K. Carver, Report of Committee on Plasticity and Viscosity.
Division of C h e m i c a l Education B . S. H O P K I N S , Chairman R. A, BAKER, Secretary
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O. E . MADISON, Assistant Secretary Ball Room, Tuller Hotel W e d n e s d a y , 9.30 A . M . Gerald E . Wendt. The Scholastic Standing of Undergraduates. (Lantern.) F . E . Brown. Introducing Beginners in Chemistry to Molecules and Atoms. B . Clifford Hendricks. The High-School Chemistry Library. Norris W. Rakestraw. Objective Examinations in Chemistry. (Lantern.) Alexander Silverman. Intensive Instruction in Chemistry. (Lantern.) H. W. Moseley. Business Aspects of Laboratory Administration. (Lantern.) William H . Adolph. Some Aspects of Education in China. W. A. Noyes. T h e Relation of Shared Electrons, Octets, and Ionization to Valence. W e d n e s d a y , 2.00 P . M . Frank C. Whitmore. The Most General Reaction in Organic Chemistry. J. Samuel Guy. Objectives in Teaching Qualitative Analysis. F. C. Vilbrandt. Overhead Process Piping in a Chemical Laboratory. (Lantern.) J. T . Dobbins and F. C. Vilbrandt. A New Chemical Laboratory Fume Elimination System. (Lantern.) H. M. Elsey. An Interesting Experiment in Electrolysis. (Lantern.) Herbert R. Smith. Efficient Laboratory Instruction in Chemistry. O. E . Madison. A Method to Make Laboratory Work Effective. Lyman J. Wood and Seward E . Owen. Laboratory Unknowns in General Chemistry. (Lantern.) T h u r s d a y , 9.30 A . M . SYMPOSIUM: T H E .POPULARIZATION OF CHEMISTRY
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H. G. Deming. Interviewing Doctor X . G. J. Esselen, Jr. Priming the Industrial Chemist. E . E . Slosson. A n Editor's Outlook.
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The Prize Essay Contest. The Exposition and Kem Sho. Friday, 9.30 A . M . Business Meeting. N O T E : The division will lunch together on Wednesday and again on Thursday with high-school teachers of chemistry in attendance a t the meeting. Place t o be announced.
Division of Colloid Chemistry H. B. WEISER, Chairman F. E. BARTEIX, Secretary
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Henry II Room, Statler Hotel W e d n e s d a y , 2.00 P . M . W. D . Bancroft and R. L. Nugent.' Concentration Changes in Negative Endosmose. E. J. Miller and S. L. Bandemer. Adsorption from Buffer Solutions as a Means of Determining the Iso-Electric Point for Charcoal. (15 min., Lantern.) F. E . Bartell and H. J. Osterhof. Adhesion Tension as a Measure of Wettability. (15 min., Lantern.) F. E . Bartell and H. J. Osterhof. A Comparison of Methods for the Measurement of Pore Diameters. (10 min., Lantern.) Harry B. Weiser and Robert S. Radcliffe. T h e Physical Chemistry of Color Lake Formation. IV—Congo Red Lakes. (10 min., Lantern.) Harry B . Weiser and Edward J. Durham. Adsorption by Cadmium Sulfide and Its Effect on the Estimation of Cadmium. (10 min., Lantern.) R. T . Williams and E. O. Kraemer. Change in Fluidity with Rates of Flow as a Characteristic Property of Nitrocellulose Dispersions. (15 min.)
Division of Dye Chemistry M. L. CROSSLEY, Chairman H. T. HERRICK, Secretary
T u e s d a y , 2.00 P . M . Henry I I Room, Statler Hotel Joint Session with the Agricultural and Food, Biological, and Chemistry of Medicinal Products Divisions. 1. Treat B . Johnson. The Biochemistry of Organic Sulfur. 2. F. E . Denny. Hastening the Life Activities of Plants "by Chemical Treatments. 3. Hugh H. Young. Dyes in t h e Treatment of Infection and Infectious Diseases. T h u r s d a y , 9.30 A . M . Flemish Room, Tuller Hotel 4. E. F . Hitch and Francis H. Smith. Some New Substantive Polyazo Dyes. 5. Ralph N . Lulek. Theories Regarding the Formation of Indanthrone and Flavanthrone from /3-Amino-Antliraquinone. G. D . Palmer, Geraldine K. Walker, A. E. O. Munsell, and E . Emmet Reid. The Influence of Sulfur o n the Color of Dyes. H. W. Post and E. Emmet Reid. The Direct Nitration of Substituted Anilines. 8. J. B . Conant and F . Ewing. Some Theoretical Considerations Concerning the Reduction of Azo D y e s and Mtro Compounds. William J. Hale. Development of Synthetic Phenol from Benzene Halides. 10 Business Meeting.
Division of Fertilizer C h e m i s t r y F. B. CARPENTER, Chairman H. C. MOORE, Secretary
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Bagley Room, Tuller Hotel W e d n e s d a y , 9.30 A . M . a n d 2.00 P . M . E. P. Schoch and H. E . Sellards. Mineable Deposits of Potash Salts in Midland County, Texas. Wm. H. Ross, Albert R. Merz, and Arnont L. Mehring. The Granulation of Fertilizer Materials. (Lantern.) J. Richard Adams, Albert R. Merz, and Win. H. Ross. The Hygroscopicity of Fertilizer Materials. E. J- Pranke. The Logical Interpretation of Cyanainide Experiments. H. R. Kraybill. Plant Metabolism as an Aid in Determining Fertilizer Requirements. L. P. Miller. A Chlorotic Mottling in Tomatoes Grown in Sand Cultures with Alkaline Water Supply Corrected by Manganese Sulfate. {Continued on page 5)
