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PR&S Committee Studies Code of Ethics Calls for members' comments on Dayton Section's code of ethics for chemists Foremost on the agenda for the open meeting of the Council Committee on Professional Relations and Status in Chicago next month will be discussion of a code of ethics which should be of interest to all ACS members. Specifically, the committee is interested in opinions on "The Chemist's Code of Ethics," a statement recently called to its attention. If reactions are favorable, the committee may recommend
the statement to the Council for official adoption by the Society. Though new to the committee, the code was ofiicially adopted by the Dayton Section in 1949. It was instigated by Dr. P. K. Rothemund, a proponent of registration for chemists, after World War II. Subsequently, the document was refined by the late Dr. Austin M. Patterson prior to adoption by the section. Dr. Patterson was
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THE CHEMIST'S CODE OF ETHICS . »
I HAVE A DUTY: 1.
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To myself, to maintain my integrity as an individual, to hold the highest ideals of personal honor, to keep abreast of my profession, and to live an active, well rounded and useful life,
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To my employer, to serve him undividedly and zealously on the basis of a clear, mutual understanding of otrr respective interests, guarding his concerns and, when parting comes, leaving behind me respect and regret.
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To my clients, to be a faithful and incorruptible agent, respecting confidences, advising honestly and charging fairly.
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To my employees, to treat them as associates, giving them the utmost encouragement and as much freedom as the proper conduct of the work permits.
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To my students, to be a fellow learner with them, to be infinitely patient, and to lose no opportunity in stimulating them to carry on the great tradition.
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To my profession, to uphold its dignity as a foremost branch of learning and practice, to enrich it by my own contributions, to exchange ideas and information through its societies and publications, to promote fair play among chemists, to refrain from undue advertising, and to give generous recognition to the work of others.
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To the public, to help in disseminating a correct knowledge of chemistry, with avoidance of premature, false or exaggerated statements, to discourage enterprises which are questionable or not in the public interest, and to share with other citizens a responsibility for the right and beneficent use of scientific discoveries.
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1964
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