a w ,o& CHEMICAL EDUCATION R-&iddSod&g. Report on Activities The membership of the Division remains steady with about 2070 members listed in the 1958 directory. Out of this number, however, only 560 valid votes were cast in the last election for the
chairman-elect. Are three-fourths of the members disinterested in the operation of the Division? Interested or not, the members are continuing to get their money's worth, and the Division OF CBEMICAL EDUCAtreasury is holding steady. The JOURNAL TION continues to have a circulation of around 10,000 copies. begins with this issue. A "new look" in the JOURNAL Although the number of volunteer man hours which goes into the work of the Division committees has not been oalculated, the membership can he happy that they are not asked to pay for it. These committees normally operate on the Saturday and Sunday preceding the ACS national meeting, and thus require the early attendance of all participants at their own expense. The Commitlee on Visiting Seiatists now under the chairmanship of Samuel P. Massie is already considering their proposal for 1959+0. The present committee consists of D. J . Cook, E. C. Fuller, H. F. Lewis, F. B. Dutton, and L. C. King. The Committee has planned for 120 visits, 10 to high schools, 2 1 to junior colleges, and 89 to senior colleges the 1958-59 year. Visits will he made by 36 college teachers and 4 high school teachers. The Ezaminations Committee is still running in high gear and expanding its operations under the chairmanship of Theodore A. Ashford. The committee now has available 20 tests with several mare in the development stage. Sales of test booklets increased from 43,000 in 195647 to over 70,000 in the period August 1, 1957, to July 31, 1958. This increase is primarily attributable to the wider use of the high school test, the sales rising from 6800 to 31,000 test booklets. Perhaps 8. total of 200,000 students were tested. Several new tests were published this year: the General 1958and a serrtmhledversion General 1958-8 were produced under the chairmanship of Donald D. Wright (Brooklyn College); the Organic 1958 Test was developed under the chairmanship of Bernard A. Nelson (Wheaton), and in addition the High Sohool Form N was revised under the chairmanship of Walter E. Heuswald (Sycamore, Illinois, High School). The high school area is under the direct supervision of C. E. Ronneherg, vice-chairman of the committee. At the NSTA meeting in March a new high school suhcommittee was constituted under the chairmanship of Paul Wilkinson. The funotion of this committee is to initiate a new type of test for the high school with emphasis on scientific methods and skills. Si members of the subcommittee are working on new tests. The general chemistry suhcommittee is now initiating a new test to be released in the spring of 1960. This suhcommittee has also undertaken to prepare a qualitative m d y sis supplement for use in general chemistry courses devoting the second semester to that suhjeot. The qualitative analysis suhcommittee under the chairmanship of W. C. Oelke has administered two experimental tests. They are now a t work compiling a new test to he published in the spring of 1959. This test is for a separate course in qualitative analysis. The organic chemistry subcommittee, under the chsirmanship of B. A. Nelson will presently initiate a new one-year organic test. The biochemistry suhcommittee under the chairmanship of H. G. Oddy administered two experimental tests last spring. They are now studying the item anaSysis and compiling a new test to he released next spring. The inorganic suhcommittee under the chairmanship of S. Y. Tyree is working on a. first version of a new test to he given at the senior level. A questionnaire concerning the desirability of a test measuring undergraduate preparation was sent to chairmen of all departments of chemistry, and chemical engineering offering Ph.D. degrees. The response indicated substantial interest in this ares. Arthur Roe (North Carolina) agreed to
accept the chairmanship of this new suhcommittee and to explore the production of a test in this field. Other committee members not previously mentioned are: vice-chairman in charge of suhcommittees, R. L. Van Peursen; vice-chairman in charge of editorial matters, F. D. Martin; vice-chairman in charge of meetings and conferences, C. R. Meloy; suhcommittee chairmen: quantitative analysis, Lester Kieft; physical, E. L. Haeniseh. Committee members whose terms expired in September, 1958, are A. B. Garrett, W. B. Cook, and 0. C. Dermer. The Program Committee with Jack G. Calvert as chairman also includes W. H. Slrthaugh and C. E. Bricker. P. W. West's term expired s t the September meeting. At Chicago in September, 1958, in addition to the general papers, symposia were held on Instruction in Inorganic Chemistry, The Training of Superior Students, The Teaching of Polymer Chemistry. In Boston next spring symposia have been arranged on Some Aspects of Biochemistry of Pertioular Interest to General Chemistry Teachers, Trends in Instruction in Chemistry by Television and Film, and The History of Radiation Chemistry. The Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry is headed by Edward C. Fuller and consists of J. R. Bright, J. A. Campbell, R. H. Carleton, L. B. Clapp, L. H. Calborn, W. B. Cook, Harriet Fillinger, Dorothy Gifford, R. J. Gladieux, E. L. Haenisch, J. F. Hazel, W. G. Kessel, W. S. Lapp, H. F. Lewis, A. H. Livermore, H. M. Louderhack, D. G. Nicholson, B. M. Norton, L. E. Strong, T. C. Van Osdell, E. C. Weaver, and H. V. Wik. The committee heard a report on the Wesleyan Conference by Harry F. Lewia and discussed the next steps to he recommended concerning s conference to continue the work done at Reed and Wesleyan, the status of chemistry s t the junior college level, and plans for a. eanference to study the hasic principles of chemistry which should be included in the four-year undergraduate curriculum. Frank C. Martin, Chairman, &~bcommitteeon Recordingsfor the Blind, reports that there is still an urgent need far technical readers. The headquarters of this organization states that "we have several chemistry books on the shelves waiting for producThe tion, with no qualified readers to undertake the work.. need for readers in chemistrvremains." Anvane who feels he can participate in this project
