Recent Developments in the Chemistry of the Nonmetals Sixth Annual Symposium, Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Columbus, Ohio,
December
2 9 to 31, 1941 EXHIBITS. Several exhibits carrying out the general subject of the symposium are being arranged. These will be on display at the headquarters hotel throughout the meeting.
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HE Sixth Annual Symposium of the Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry will be held in the Hotel Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, December 29 to 31. The subject of the symposium is "Recent Developments in the Chemistry of the Nonmetals".
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Public Hearing on Ice Cream Standards
Program Sunday, December 28 2:00 to 6:00 P, M.—Registration, Hotel Fort Hayes, main floor lobby, for those not registered by mail. Monday, December 29
8:00 A. M.—Registration continued. 9:30 A. M.—Gold Room, Hotel Fort Hayes. 1. W. C. FERNBLIUS. General Intro duction to the Symposium. 2. H. F. JOHNSTONE. Sulfur Dioxide as a Raw Material. 3. J. R. BRIGHT. Reactions in Liquid Sulfur Dioxide. 4. A. W. HIXSON AND A. H. TENNBY.
Salt Cake and Chlorine from Salt and Sulfur. 2:00 P. M.—Gold Room, Hotel Fort Hayes. 5. M. E. CUPERT AND W. E. GORDON.
Sulfamic Acid—an Industrial Re view.
6. C. R. MCCROSKT.
Recent De
velopments in Chemistry of Se lenium and Tellurium.
7. G. R. WAITKINS AND R. S. SHUTT.
Industrial Utilization of Selenium and Tellurium. 8. A. L. MOXON. The Selenium Prob lem in the Great Plains. 8:00 F. M.—Social evening, refreshments, and entertainment. Tuesday, December 30 9:00 A. M.—Gold Room, Hotel Fort Hayes. 9. E. P. PARTRIDGE.
Molecularly
Dehydrated Phosphates. 10. H. ADLER. Some Phosphate Com plexes. 11. L. F. ATJDRIETH. Nitrogen Com pounds of Phosphorus. 12. C.F. FLOE. Nitriding of Steel. 1:30 P. M.—Inspection trip to Battelle Memorial institute and to the labora tories of Ohio State University. 7:00 p. M.—Banquet, Hotel Fort Hayes. Wednesday, December 31 9:00 A. M.—Gold Room, Hotel Fort Hayes. 13. P. M. MCKBNNA. Hard Metal Carbides. 14. W. C. SCHUMB. Halides and Oxy-
halides of Silicon.
15. A. W. LAUBBNOATER AND Α. Ε.
NBWKIRK. Progress in the Prepa ration and Determination of Prop erties of Boron.
16. H. S. BOOTH AND D. MARTIN. Co
ordinating Power of Boron Trifluoride. 2:00 P. M.—Gold Room, Hotel Fort Hayes. 17. J. L. HOARD. Structures of Com-
Fluorides. JG.lex . F. WHITE, M. C. TAYLOR, AND P. VINCENT. Chemistry of Chlorites.
19. G. F. SMITH. Chemistry of Per-
chlorates.
Headquarters Hotel ROOMS. The Hotel Fort Hayes, located on Spring Street near High Street in down town Columbus, is convenient to all trans portation lines. For those who travel by automobile there is a parking lot accom modating 500 cars directly across the street from the hotel as well as a pick-upand-delivery garage connection, both at nominal prices. The coffee shop of the Hotel Fort Hayes is recommended by Duncan Hines and features delicious breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners at most reasonable prices. Tne Hotel Fort Hayes has 350 outside rooms, all with private baths. Special holiday rates for those attending the symposium include: Single rooms Double bedrooms Twin bedrooms Dormitory rooms
$2.50 and up $4.00 and up $4.50 and up $1.25 per person per day.
Write in advance for reservations to Esther B. Quinn, Sales Manager, Hotel Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, to ensure the type of room desired. REGISTRATION. It is requested that registration be completed in advance to save time at the meeting and to facilitate the work of the committee. Advance registration may be accomplished when requesting rooms by stating address and business connection and enclosing a $3.00 check made out to A. B. Garrett. This payment covers tickets to the entertain ment Monday evening and the banquet on Tuesday evening. The corresponding fee for chemists and chemical engineers
TPHE Federal Security Agency will hold a public hearing on December 1 to receive evidence upon the basis of which regulations may be promulgated fixing and establishing definitions and standards of identity under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for ice cream, frozen custard, sherbet, water ices, and related foods. The hearing will begin at 10:00 A. M. and will be held in Boom 1039, South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D. C. All interested persons are invited to attend. Relevant evidence may be presented in person, by representative, or by affidavit. Complete information is published in the Federal Register of November 1. Copies may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C , at 10 cents each.
National Safety Council Officers r^ppiCERS of the Chemical Section, National Safety Council, elected for 1941-42 include: general chairman, F. W. Dennis, Hooker Electrochemical Co.; vice chairman in charge of program, James J. Duggan, Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp.; secretary, S. W. Gurney, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; committee chairman: News Letter, R. C. Stratton, Travelers Insurance Co.; Engineering, H. F. Gilbert, American Cyanamid Co.; Data Sheet, R. O. Keefer, Aluminum Co. of America; Health, Leonard Greenburg, New York State Department of Labor; Membership, C. E. Sevrens, Monsanto Chemical Co.; Poster, H. R. Butler, Union Carbide and Carbon Corp.; Publicity, S. D. Kirkpatrick, Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering; Safety Instruction Card, R. S. Mackie, General Electric Co.; Statistics and Contest, Allen L. Cobb, Eastman Kodak Co.
who are not members of the AMERICAN
CHBMICAL· SOCIETY is $4.00. Student regis tration fee, not including evening events, is $1.00. All preregistrants will secure badge and tickets uçon arrival at Hotel Fort Hayes. Registration will be open Sunday, December 28, 2:00 to 6:00 p. M., and Monday beginning at 8:00 A. M., in the Hotel Fort Hayes.
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Robert M. Schafmer, who received his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, has resigned his position as instructor there to join the Process Design Section of the Research Department, Standard Oil Co. (Ind.), Whiting, Ind.
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