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committee in 1959. Other officers are Paul R. Stockwell, American Cyanamid Co., chairman-elect; Charles C. Duffield, Union Carbide Plastics, secretary; William G. Ormiston, Union Carbide Metals, treasurer; Harold Givens, Union Carbide Corp., councilor; and Dr. Herschel Grose, Marietta College, alternate councilor.
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Puerto Rico Section Honors Ag Experiment Station Arturo Roque (left), director of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, accepts a testimonial scroll from Leonardo Igaravidez, secretary of the Puerto Rico Section. The scroll was authorized by the ACS Board of Directors to honor the fiftieth anniversary of the experimental station. Established in 1910 as a sugar cane research center, the station has become a modern institution dedicated to solve the complex agricultural, industrial, and economic problems of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Recognition Emblem In response to many requests, the Board of Directors, at its meeting in September, authorized preparation of an ACS emblem of special design to recognize the services of past chairmen of local sections and divisions and to offer these for sale to sections and divisions.
on a gold band across the center. Lapel buttons and pins in 10K rose gold are $4.40 each. This new emblem has been very well received. Orders for almost 300 emblems have already been filled. Many orders have been large, since a number of local sections and one division wished to recognize all living past chairmen. This emblem can be ordered from ACS Headquarters, Membership Secretary, 1155 16th Street, N.W., Washington 6, D.C.
Dr. Ernest Koerner, research chemist at Phelps Dodge Corp., is the 1961 chairman of the Northeastern Indiana Section. Dr. Koerner is a past chairman of the Passaic Valley Section and former editor of the Retort, Northeastern Indiana Section publication. Other officers include Harold Rothschild, Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc., chairman-elect; Francis J. Herber, high school chemistry teacher at Larwell, Ind., secretary; Dr. Harlan E. Fiehler, Indiana University, treasurer; and Paul Brunner, superintendent of Fort Wayne Municipal sewage treatment plant, councilor.
Connecticut Valley Publication To improve communications among members, the Connecticut Valley Section began publishing the Valchemist in April 1960. Editor is Dr. John D.
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Robert J. Cote, project leader, elastomers group, Mobay Chemical Co., is the 1961 chairman of the Upper Ohio Valley Section. Mr. Cote has served the section previously on the program committee, and as chairman of that
Cotman, Jr. The monthly publication, with a print order of 1200 copies per issue, is self-supporting from advertising income alone.
