Reports from the Board of Directors Meeting December 7, 1963

ACS

NEWS

Reports from the Board of Directors Meeting December 7, 1963 MINUTES The Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society met at ACS headquarters, Washington, D.C., at 10 A.M. on Dec. 7, 1963. Arthur C. Cope, Chairman, presided. The following directors were present: M. H. Arveson, R. W. Cairns, Ralph Connor, Arthur C. Cope, Lawrence T. Eby, Robert C. Elderfield, VV. O. Milligan, Charles G. Overberger, Byron Riegel, Charles L. Thomas, and Frederick T. Wall. The following were present by invitation for part or all of the regular sessions: Dale B. Baker, R. H. Belknap, Gordon H. Bixler, Alden H. Emery, Rodney N. Hader, Arthur B. Hanson, Richard L. Kenyon, Joseph H. Kuney, R. V. Mellefont, James H. Stack, and B. R. Stanerson. Directors met in executive session during a portion of the afternoon. 1. The minutes of the meeting of Sept. 8, 1963, were approved (see C&EN, Nov. 11, 1963, page 6 6 ) . Ad Interim

Actions

2. V O T E D that the report on ad interim actions of the Board of Directors be confirmed. The votes were approval of the draft of minutes of die September meeting and the following: V O T E D that the Board of Directors authorize the employment of Kenneth H. Zabriskie, Jr. as Director of Research and Development of .the Chemical Abstracts Service effective December 16, 1963, at an annual salary agreed upon between the Board of Directors and Kenneth H. Zabriskie, Jr. 3. VOTED that the following ad interim actions of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors be ratified: V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, accept the recommendation of the Council that the 1969 fall meeting be held in New York City, Sept. 7-12. V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, on recommendation of the Pension Committee, confirm the approval of the following sections of Articles IV and IX of the American Chemical Society Employees' Retirement Plan as voted at a special meeting held in New York, N.Y., on Sept. 10, 1963: Article IV, Section ( 1 ) NORMAL RETIREMENT: The normal retirement date of a Participant shall be the first day of the month coincident with or next following

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his 65th birthday. Each Participant who has not retired before his normal retirement date shall be retired at that time. Under special circumstances and on the recommendation of both a retired Participant's supervisor and the executive officer in charge of his department the Board of Directors may engage his services on a temporary basis not to exceed one year per term on mutually satisfactory contract terms, but not beyond age 70 in any circumstance. Each Participant who retires in accordance with this Section ( 1 ) shall thereupon become entitled to receive a normal retirement income· payable in an amount and in a manner as set forth in Article V. Article IV, Section TIREMENT:

(2)

EARLY

RE-

A Participant who has attained at least age 55 and completed at least 20 years of Continuous Employment may be retired early on affirmative vote of the Board of Directors after recommendation by the Pension Committee. H e shall then be entitled to receive a retirement income commencing on the first day of .the month coincident with or next following his early retirement date, determined as for normal retirement in Article V, but reduced by one-quarter of 1% for each complete month by which the date of his early retirement precedes his normal retirement date. Article IX, Section ( 4 ) O T H E R FORMS OF VESTED BENEFITS: In lieu of a deferred vested retirement income to which a Participant is entitled upon retirement, he may be granted a benefit in some other form, if recommended by the Pension Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. On recommendation of the Pension Committee, V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize payment to Barbara A. (Roberts) Doherty of the sum of S409.96, being the amount of her vested interest in the American Chemical Society Employees' Retirement Plan Trust. On recommendation of the Pension Committee, V O T E D that the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Directors, approve the request of Gertrude Gibbons to retire as of Nov. 1, 1963, the retirement benefit to be based on the formula approved by the Internal Revenue Service retroactive to Nov. 1, 1963. On recommendation of the Committee on Publications, V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, appoint Frederick M. Beringer as editor of the American Chemical Society Chemical Monographs effective Nov. 15, 1963. On recommendation of the Committee on Publications, V O T E D that the Ex-

ecutive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, appoint Edward L. King as editor of Inorganic Chemistry effective Jan. 1, 1964. On recommendation of the Pension Committee, V O T E D that the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize payment to Sue Solliday of the sum of $841.63, the amount of her vested interest in the American Chemical Society Employees' Retirement Plan Trust. 4. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Committee on Grants and Fellowships be ratified: On advice of the Committee on Frasch Foundation Awards, V O T E D that the Committee on Grants and Fellowships, acting for the Board of Directors, recommend to the Trustee of the Herman Frasch Foundation that each of the present group of 12 grants for research in agricultural chemistry be continued for the second year, starting July 1, 1963, in the amounts previously approved, as listed in the table on page 136. V O T E D that the Committee on Grants and Fellowships, acting for the Board of Directors, on recommendation of the Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board, approve the allotment of funds for the PRF grants and awards listed in Tables I through IV (see pages 1 3 8 - 3 9 ) . V O T E D that the Committee on Grants and Fellowships, acting for the Board of Directors, on recommendation of the PRF Advisory Board, approve the selection of the named 79 recipients for PRF Grants for Individual Fundamental Research in the Petroleum Field (Type G ) listed in Table V ( see pages 140-41 ). V O T E D that the Committee on Grants and Fellowships, acting for the Board of Directors, endorse the Asia Foundation program for 1964 if a fifth grant is received for purposes and under conditions comparable to those of the previous grants. 5. V O T E D that the following ad interim action of the Committee on Finance be ratified: V O T E D that the Committee on Finance, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize the following changes in imprest accounts : Increase the amount authorized for the ACS, Applied Journals to $25,000. Rescind authorization for Arlene Rowley to sign for the ACS, Journal of Physical Chemistry. Authorize L. O. Morgan and Janet Richardson to sign for the ACS, Journal of Phusical Chemistry. Effective Feb. ' 28, 1964, rescind authorization for Robert W. Parry to sign for the ACS, Inorganic Chemistry. Authorize Edward L. King to sign for the ACS, Inorganic Chemistry. Increase the amount authorized for the ACS, Chemical Abstracts Service to $250,000.

6. VOTED that the following ad interim actions of the Committee on Publications be ratified: V O T E D that the Committee on Publications of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize the Director of the Chemical Abstracts Service to establish an Advisory Board under the terms of Regulation IX, 12. V O T E D that the Committee on Publications of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize the Director of the Chemical Abstracts Service to terminate with the current volume the publication of "Bibliographies of Reviews in Chemistry." V O T E D that the Committee on Publications of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Directors, authorize the sale of advertising space on the second, third, and fourth covers of Chemical Titles and the groupings of sections of Chemical Abstracts at the following rates: 2nd cover, $230; 3rd cover, $205; 4th cover, $230.

Reports 7. VOTED to receive the reports of the President-Elect, Executive Secretary, Treasurer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. 8. V O T E D that the report by editors on advisory boards be received ( see pages 146-47). 9. VOTED that the reports of the following committees, advisory panel, and advisory board be received: Awards and Recognitions; Corporation Associates; Education and Students; Finance; Grants and Fellowships; Public, Professional, and Member Relations; Publications; Chemical Abstracts Housing; Civil Defense; Divisional Problems (joint with Council); International Activities; Investments; Pension; Editors, ACS Journals; Education Liaison and Advisory Panel; Exchanges; and Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board. Those reporting more than progress are printed on pages 141-46.

10. On recommendation of the Committee on Finance, V O T E D to receive the ad interim financial reports distributed with the agenda. Publications 11. On recommendation of the Committees on Finance and on Publications, VOTED that the subscription rates for the following journals remain unchanged in 1965 from 1964: Chemical and Engineering News, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Journal of Chemical Documentation, Chemical Reviews. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, and Chemistry. (This action is subject to Council approval. ) 12. On recommendation of the Com-

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD MEETING Budgets A budget approximating $14.5 million was approved by the Board for 1964. This was an increase of about $1.65 million over the 1963 figure, reflecting the Society's continuing growth and expansion of services. Acting separately on The Petroleum Research Fund budget, the Board authorized $3 million for 1964 grants, awards, and administrative expenses. ( This money is income from a Trust Fund. ) Up to $120,000 of this amount was allotted for not more than 80 so-called starter grants to young scientists.

Chemical Abstracts Service

all ACS journals will remain the same in 1965 as in 1964, if the Board's recommendation is approved by the Council at the spring national meeting in Philadelphia. The

Board

approved

the

appointments

of

Dr.

Frederick M, Beringer of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn as editor of ACS Chemical Monographs and of Dr. Edward L. King of the University of Colorado as editor of Inorganic Chemistry. The editor of The Journal

of Physical

Chemistry

was authorized to publish 200 additional pages in 1963 to reduce the backlog of papers recently received.

Education

CAS has submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation for the support of a computercentered chemical information service. The Board empowered its Executive Committee to take final action on the proposal and authorized the Executive Secretary to accept a grant if one is offered.

An ACS Education Conference will be held in May 1964. The agenda will include a discussion of "chemical technician training," a topic on which a small exploratory conference will be held earlier.

Establishment of an advisory board for CAS was

Members

approved, the members to be appointed by CAS director Dale B. Baker. Sale of advertising space on the second, third, and fourth covers of Chemical Titles and the groupings of sections of Chemical Abstracts was authorized. The Board confirmed the appointment of Kenneth H. Zabriskie, Jr., as director of research and development of CAS, succeeding Dr. G. Malcolm Dyson (C&EN, Jan. 6, page 49).

Publications Except for an increase in the rates for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, subscription rates for

The Society has taken preliminary steps to assist chemists engaged in clinical laboratory practice in Texas, where conflicting opinions have been issued by the Attorney General's office concerning the legal status of such activities. The ACS Committee on Clinical Chemistry and the Board Committee on Public, Professional, and Member Relations have recommended that an official hearing be sought and that a Texas attorney be employed to represent local ACS members doing clinical work. The Board endorsed definitions of a chemist and chemistry, which had been endorsed by the Council in April 1963 and in which minor editorial changes had since been made.

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mittees on Finance and on Publications, V O T E D that the following schedule of subscription rates be fixed for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry for 1965 ( 1964 prices are shown in parentheses; " + " followed by a figure refers to the number of quarterlies supplied ) :

16. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Grants and Fellowships, VOTED to allot not more than $120,000 for not to exceed 80 Petroleum Research Fund Type G grants to be awarded in 1964.

1 Year Member I&EC + 1 I&EC + 2 I&EC + 3

$ (2.50) (4.00) (5.50)

2 Years

3 Years

4.00 7.00 10.00

$ (4.00) (5.50) (7.50)

6.00 10.00 14.00

$ (4.50) (6.00) (8.50)

8.00 13.00 18.00

5.00 8.50 12.00

$ (4.50) (7.00) (9.50)

7.00 11.50 16.00

$ (5.00) (7.50) (10.50)

9.00 14.50 20.00

$(25.50) (27.50) (29.50)

18.00 24.00 30.00

$(38.00) (40.00) (42.00)

23.00 31.00 39.00

$ (3.00)

6.00

Nonmember, U.S. and Canada I&EC + 1 I&EC + 2 I&EC + 3

$ (3.00) (5.00) (7.00)

Nonmember, foreign except Canada I&EC + 1 I&EC + 2 I&EC + 3

$(13.00) (15.00) (17.00)

13.00 17.50 22.00

of accepting a grant if one is forthcom­ ing. 20. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Public, Professional, and Mem­ ber Relations, V O T E D that the Board of Directors endorse the definitions of a chemist and of chemistry, previously endorsed by the Council at its meeting on April 1, 1963, and in which minor editorial changes since have been made. Board of

Directors

21. V O T E D that Arthur C. Cope be elected Chairman of the Board of Di­ rectors for 1964. 22. V O T E D that the following di­ rectors be elected to the Executive Com­ mittee for 1964: M. H. Arveson, Rob­ ert W. Cairns, Ralph Connor, and Charles G. Overberger; the Chairman of the Board is chairman ex officio.

Student, member and nonmember I&EC + 1

Resolutions

( This action is subject to Council approval. ) Budgets 13. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Finance, VOTED to adopt the 1964 budgets as distributed with the De­ cember 1963 Board agenda for operations other than The Petroleum Research Fund, which was acted on separately. (See summary, page 137. ) 14. On recommendation of the Com­ mittees on Finance and on Publications, VOTED to approve the 1964 revised budget for the Sixth Collective Indexas distributed with the agenda for the December 1963 meeting of the Commit­ tees on Finance and on Publications. 15. On recommendation of the Com­ mittees on Grants and Fellowships and on Finance, V O T E D to authorize $3,000,000 for 1964 grants, awards, and administrative expenses against which shall be committed the administrative ex­ penses of 1964 and grants and awards for all years as recommended by the Pe­ troleum Research Fund Advisory Board in November 1963 plus additional re­ commendations by the Advisory Board in 1964 subject only to approval of such recommendations by the Board of Direc­ tors directly or by delegated authority.

17. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Finance, V O T E D to use the same format for reporting the 1964 bud­ get in C&EN as was used in 1963 with appropriate changes in numbers and text. 18. On recommendation of the Com­ mittees on Finance and on Publications, VOTED to authorize the editor of The Journal of Physical Chemistry to pub­ lish in 1963 200 more pages than al­ ready authorized and for this purpose to permit an overexpenditure of the 1963 budget for this journal.

Miscellaneous 19. V O T E D that the terms of a pro­ posal to the National Science Founda­ tion for the support of a computer-cen­ tered chemical information service be re­ viewed by the Executive Committee at a special meeting to which all other mem­ bers of the Board of Directors shall be invited. The Executive Committee is authorized to approve, modify, or dis­ approve the content of the proposal and to authorize the Executive Secretary to execute an agreement for the purpose

23. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Awards and Recognitions, VOTED that, in recognition of services the value of which can be fully realized only by his fellow Board members, the directors of the American Chemical So­ ciety extend to Charles L. Thomas their warm personal appreciation for his en­ thusiastic support and valued counsel, particularly with respect to the strength­ ening of the Society's financial and in­ vestment policies, and for his outstand­ ing contributions to the profession. The directors further wish to record their regret at the departure from the Board of so able, conscientious, and respected a colleague. 24. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Awards and Recognitions, VOTED that the Board of Directors ex­ press to Karl Folkers its warm apprecia­ tion for his many significant contribu­ tions to the American Chemical So­ ciety, especially for those made dur­ ing the three years in which as PrcsidentElect, President, and Past-President, ho met every demand placed upon his time with an earnest desire to serve both the Society and the profession. 25. On recommendation of the Com­ mittee on Awards and Recognitions,

Herman Frasch Foundation Grants for Research in Agricultural Chemistry for the Year Starting July 1, 1963 Investigator A. W. Galston F. P . Zscheile

Institution Yale University University of California, Davis

J a m e s Bonner B. J. Camp and J. W. Doliahite C. Schuerch F. E. Deatherage Gennard Matrone Ε. J. Kinbacher A. W. Naylor

California Institute of Technology A & M College of Texas

Ν. Ε. Tolbert, Η. Μ. Sell, and Ε. Η. Everson M. A. Stahmann W. J. Visek

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Subject

A mount

The Biochemistry of Plant Reproduction The Effect of Environment on the Chemical Constitution of Plants in Relation to Disease and Pest Resistance The Chemical Study of Plant Biology The Chemistry of the Constituents of Poisonous Range Plants

$10,000 10,000 10,000 9,957

State University of New York, Syracuse The Reaction of Ozone with Plant Tissues Ohio State University Biochemical Control Mechanisms Mineral Elements in Animal Nutrition North Carolina State College University of Nebraska Biochemistry of Genetic Resistance to Heat and Drought Biochemistry of Naturally Induced Growth Modulation in Duke University Plants Michigan State University Germination Inhibitors from Dormant Seeds

9,700 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

University of Wisconsin University of Chicago

10,000 7,500

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The Biochemistry of Plant Proteins and Disease Resistance Studies of Urea Hydrolysis in Vivo and in Vitro

10,000

VOTED that, in recognition of his conscientious and cooperative approach to his assignment, his proficiency in his field, and his vision of what a comprehensive journal of inorganic chem-

istry should be, the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society express to Robert W. Parry its gratitude for his significant contributions to the success of Inorganic Chemistry as its first

editor. The Board regrets that he cannot continue this valuable service to the Society and the profession. The meeting adjourned at 5:10 P.M. ALDEN H. EMERY, Secretary

Estimated 1964 Operating Revenue and Expenditure Statements with Explanatory Background for ACS-Managed Activities by Major Categories Basis—Budget Approved Dec. 7, 1963 (in $1000) CATEGORY Membership services (Membership activities; public, professional, and member relations; membership records; and local sections including apportionments) National meetings

REVENUES

EXPENDITURES $1,170

$-150

Funds come from dues revenue available after allocations to C&EN subscriptions and Journals Fund, as required by Constitution and Bylaws.

237

242

—5

Financed by meeting registration fees. Activities planned to be self-supporting.

+215

Investment revenue from the General Fund is made available for use in annual operations (does not include capital gains or losses).

+250

Subscriptions, advertising, and page charges. Manageable deficits when incurred by the fundamental journals are underwritten by the Journals Fund, member dues (see footnote), and the Corporation Associates Fund.

6,721

6,471

Chemical Abstracts Service

Chemical Abstracts

Sixth Collective Index (Cumulative)

Chemical Titles ACS Headquarters Building and Land Fund

SOURCE OF FUNDS AND POLICY

$1,020

investment revenue for General Fund use

Publications (Except Chemical Abstracts Service)

EXCESS OR DEFICIT

Revenue from subscriptions, services, and fees are expected to support each of the Chemical Abstracts Service activities. The Society receives no net revenue from this Service. $5,275

$5,448

$-173

1,800

1,963

—163

170

208

—38

$413

$366

$+47

Net is allocated to (or withdrawn from) the Chemical Abstracts Fund. The Collective Indexes are planned to be self-supporting. Fund provides working capital. Planned to be self-supporting. Rentals maintain and operate building, cover depreciation and interest charges. Net revenues to the fund earmarked to meet future space needs.

ACS Cash and Investment Pool

Invests all available ACS funds and, on request, division and local section funds. Interest and dividends, after costs, flow back to individual funds.

The Petroleum Research Fund (A trusteeship) Revenue For grants and awards, and 1964 administrative expense

NOT available for ACS operations. $2,940 $3,260

Also, $3,175 previously authorized and committed for future years (1964-66).

Disposition of Members1 Dues. The member dues average $15.59—$3.00 allocated (Bylaw) for C&EN subscription; $2.00 to Journals Fund to support deficits (Bylaw) as described above; and $2.66 (av.) to local sections (Constitution); the balance of $7.93 is made available to membership services other than local section apportionments. JAN.

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Table I. Investigator

PRF Grants for Fundamental Research in the Petroleum Field (Type A) Institution

A. Nickon J. K. Costain & K. L. Cook D. W. Fuerstenau K. J. Laidler R. Bonnett J. R. Vallentyne F. W. Crawford

Johns Hopkins University Univ. of Utah Univ. of Calif., Berkeley University of Ottawa Queen Mary College Cornell Univ. Kansas State Univer­ sity University of Texas

H. Steinfink, W. F. Bradley, E. J. Weiss Ε. Τ. Kaiser

Subject Homoenolate Ions Influence of Rocks on Elastic Waves Oil-Water-Solid Interfacial Phenomena Kinetics and Mechanisms of Organic Pyrolyses Aspects of Porphyrin Chemistry Sediment Bands in Cayuga Lake Microstructure of Porous Media Silicate Organic Complexes

University of Chicago

J. H. Brewster

Phosphorus- and Sulfur-Con­ taining Free Radicals Catholic Univ. A Study of Homoallyic Participa­ tion in Solvolytic Reactions University of Mechanisms of Rock Deforma­ Minnesota tion and Failure University of Vermont Structural and Environmental Influences in the Reduction of Ketones by Hydrogen University of Diagenesis of Carbonate Sedi­ Sheffield ments University of Polymer Solution Turbulence Missouri Suppression Purdue Univ. Optically Active Cycloalkylidines

N. Street

University of Illinois

Surface Conductivity

G. B. Butler

University of Florida

J. B. Rogan

University of Nevada

A. Eisenberg R. J. Crawford

U. of Calif., Los Angeles University of Alberta

L. J. Greenfield

University of Miami

A Study of the Mechanism, Stereospecificity, and Scope of the Wittig Reaction Solvolysis of Unsaturated Tosylates Viscoelastic Properties of Some Vinyl Aromatic Polymers The Homogeneous Reduction of Alkynes Calcification of PenicUlus

S. Whitaker

Northwestern Uni­ versity Adelphi Coll.

R. M. Moriarty C. Fairhurst & H. J. Foerster W. N. White G. R. Orme J. L. Zakin

S. Moon K. V. Scherer, Jr. F. Millich

Univ. of Calif., Berkeley Univ. of Kansas City

A. P. Stefani

University of Mississippi

C. D. Gutsche S. Windwer

Washington Univer­ sity Adelphi College

J. R. Shelton

Case Inst, of Tech.

A. G. Walton

Case Inst, of Tech.

S. I. Goldberg

U. of South Carolina

P. M. Maitlis

McMaster University

R. A. Greenkorn

Marquette University

A. D. Allen

University of Toronto

M. J. Joncich & R. D. Reynolds M. Z. Hoffman

Northern 111. Univer­ sity Boston Univ.

R. B. Bates

University of Arizona

D. C. Pepper

Trinity Coll., Univer­ sity of Dublin Indiana University

L. K. Montgomery

The Stability of F o a m s Mechanisms of Film Thinning Reactions of Lead Tetraacetate with Alcohols and Olefins Approaches to the Cyclopropanone Problem The Chemistry of the Polym­ erization of Isocyanides Effects of Structure and Con­ stitution in Free Radical Reac­ tivity New Methods for Carbocyclic Syntheses Studies in Metal Solutions Autoinitiated Retarded Autoxidation Nucleation of Electrolytes Asymmetric Induction via Elimination Reactions of CyclobutadieneMetal Complexes Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media Organosilyl Transition Metal Compounds High-Temperature Organic Chemistry Kinetic Isotope Effects in Mer­ cury-Photosensitized Reac­ tions Diene Studies Reaction Mechanisms of IonPairs Radical Elimination and Re­ arrangement reactions continued

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'

Ï964

$ 10,000

Amount 1965 $ 10,000

1966

Total

$ 10,000

$ 30,000

3,000 (supplement)

3,000

7,000 (19 mo.) 8,400

7,000 8,300

8,300

25,000

2,440 2,440 1,500 (supplement) 7,500

2,440

7,320 1,500 7,500 1,200

1,200 (supplement) 7,980

15,960

7,980

2,500

2,500 (supplement) 11,660 (19 mo.) 10,920 (19 mo.)

8,340

8,100 (19 mo.) 9,200 (19 mo.) 9,240 (19 mo.) 6,240

7,900

7,830 (19 mo.) 13,860 (19 mo.) 9,960 (19 mo.) 7,900 (19 mo.) 9,880 (19 mo.) 9,740 (19 mo.) 1,800

5,040

20,000 5,040

21,000 16,000

5,400

5,400

20,000

5,640

5,640

20,520

5,640 (19 mo.) 5,160

11,880 5,160

18,150 20,800

6,940 5,520

5,520

21,000

4,600

4,600

17,100

6,120

16,000

6,260

16,000 1,800 1,800

1,800 5,040

20,000

9,920 (19 mo.) 1,800

5,040

10,900 (19 mo.) 8,480 (19 mo.) 9,000 (19 mo.) 9,200 (19 mo.) 10,380 (19 mo.) 7,200 (19 mo.) 11,600 (19 mo) 10,000 (19 mo.) 8,880 (19 mo.) 3,500

4,800

4,800

20,500

5,760

5,760

20,000

5,760

5,760

20,520

5,400

5,400

20,000

8,640 (19 mo.) 7,500 (18 mo.) 1,800

5,760

5,760

20,160

5,000

5,000

17,500

1,800

6,000 4,200

16,380 4,200

8,400

15,600 20,000 10,000

5,280

14,160

3,500

7,000

1,800

TABLE I continued

Institution

Investigator J. F. King E. Buncel I. M. Kolthoff E. L. Heric

University of W. Ontario Queen's Univ. (Canada) University of Minnesota University of Georgia

Amount 1965

1964

Subject $

Sulfenes and Oxythiones Isotope Effects in Aromatic Displacements Complex Formation of Copper(II) in Acetonitrile Polyatomic Molecular Solid Solutions

Total, Type A, by years Total, all years

9,080 (19 mo.) 9,090 (17 mo.) 10,600 (19 mo.) 9,720

$326,940

$ 5,000

1966

Total

5,000

$ 19,080

5,850

20,790

$

5,850

10,600 5,640

5,640

$182,670

$110,310

21,000 $619,920

Table II. PRF Grants for Fundamental Research in the Petroleum Field at the Undergraduate Level (Type B) Investigator

Institution

Subject Periodate Oxidation of Unsaturated Com­ pounds Ion-Surface Reactions New Nitrogen Heterocycles

J. Christensen

S. Missionary College

R. W. Maatman J. R. Gaines R. W. Gleason

Dordt College So. Dak. School of Mines & Tech. Middlebury Coll.

R. D. Bocksch

Whitworth Coll.

E. A. Boudreaux

Louisiana St. University Post-Transition Metal Compounds

K. L. Lockwood

Lebanon Valley College

L. G. Savedoff M. Gopala Rao

San Fernando Valley St. Coll. Gonzaga Univ.

A. G. Cook

Valparaiso University

Bicyclic Enamines

I. J. Brink

Hope College

Pure Substances Research

L. K. Brice, Jr.

Va. Polyt. Inst.

Isomerization and Bromination Kinetics

C. E. Wulfman

Coll. of the Pacific

Periodic Properties of Small Molecules

Oxidation of 1,1-Disubstituted Hydrazines Studies with α,α-Dimethylbenzylpotassium

The Chemistry of Compounds Related to a-Pinene Conductance of Polyelectrolytes Cation Exchange Rates

Totals, Type B, bjτ Years Total for all Years

L. P. Eddy K. F. O'Driscoll T. Itoh

$ 2,800 1,920 7,080 (15 mo.) 5,880 (15 mo.) 4,560 (19 mo.) 6,360 (19 mo.) 7,200 (19 mo.) 5,790 (19 mo.) 3,960 (19 mo.) 5,500 (19 mo.) 8,000 (19 mo.) + 7,500 (Equipment) 6,000 (15 mo.) 5,880 (15 mo.) $78,430

1,920 3,840

J. E. Quinlan A. L. Beilby

5,760 10,920

3,120

9,000

3,480

8,040

3,600

9,960

4,080

11,280

3,960

9,750 3,960

3,300

8,800

4,920

20,420

2,400

8,400

2,640

8,520

$39,460

$1, ,920

PRF International Awards in the Petroleum Field (Type D) Institution

Title

Amount 1964

W. Washington State College to Univ. Coll. London Villanova Univ. to Kyoto Univ., Japan Kyoto Univ. to Univ. of Mass.

A Study of Nickel(IV) Complex Compounds

$ 5,550

Ionic Copolymerization of Vinyl Monomers Dynamic Studies of Crystal Orientation and Deformation

8,700 5,600 $19,850

Table IV.

L. E. Cratty, Jr.

5,000

$1 ,920

Total, Type D

Investi gator

Total $

$ 2,200

$119,810

Table III. Investigator

Amoum t 1966 1965

1964

PRF Faculty Awards for Advanced Scientific Study in the Petroleum Field (Type E)

Institution Hamilton Coll. to Mellon In­ stitute Pomona Coll. to U. of Washington Pomona Coll. to U. of 111.

Amount 1964

Title

$ 9,450

Surface Chemistry and Catalysis

6,700 5,170

Chemical Kinetics Electroanalytical Chemistry; Study of the Nature of the Pyrolytic Carbon Electrode

Total, Type Ε

$21,320

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Table V.

PRF Grants for Individual Fundamental Research in the Petroleum Field (Type G) in the Amount of $1500 Awarded in 1963

Principal Investigator

Institution

Subject

P. C. Moews, Jr. D . L. Tuleen J. F. Helling A. Padwa T. V. Van Auken W. L. Magnuson I. V. Nelson

Western Reserve Univ. Vanderbilt Univ. Univ. of Florida Ohio State Univ. Univ. of Texas McMurry College Southern Univ.

D. N. Kevill C. A. Kingsbury L. P. Varga

Northern 111. Univ. Iowa State University Oklahoma State Univ.

C. Wintner C. W. Owens H. B. Mark, Jr.

Yale University Univ. of New Hampshire Univ. of Michigan

R. N. Grimes R. A. Berner R. R. Kuntz B. G. Hobrock J. R. Durig

Univ. of Virginia Univ. of Chicago Univ. of Missouri Utah State Univ. Univ. of South Carolina

D. J. MacDonald A. Fratiello

Univ. of Nevada Los Angeles State College

C. D. Slater D. E. Sands D. P. Young J. M. Anderson J. R. Riter, Jr. J. W. Hausser W. E. Hatfield G. J. Kent S. Cremer I. L. Barnes, Jr.

No. Dak. State Univ. Univ. of Kentucky Maryville College Bryn Mawr College Univ. of Denver Duquesne Univ. Univ. of North Carolina Rider College 111. Inst, of Tech. Univ. of Hawaii

J. E. Baldwin J. B. Jones E. R. Corey

Univ. of Illinois Univ. of Toronto Univ. of Cincinnati

D . C. D. A. W. S. G. G. Ν. Ε. D. A. D. C. D . B.

Berndt Nelson Chilton Lowry Peek Buckingham Dejongh Rorabacher

Western Mich. Univ. Univ. of Wyoming Univ. of Washington Claremont Men's College So. Missionary College Brown Univ. Wayne State Univ. Wayne State Univ.

E. C. Ashby T. W. Koenig P. C. Radlick R. C. Neuman, Jr. J. P. Wightman R. J. Clark J. P. Thomas J. P. Riggs D. D. Powers R. D. Caton, Jr. B. L. Murr D . O. Cowan J. G. Shell

Georgia Institute of Tech. Univ. of Oregon Univ. of Calif., Riverside Univ. of Calif., Riverside Va. Poly. Inst. Florida State Univ. 111. Inst, of Tech. Johns Hopkins Univ. Sterling College Univ. of New Mexico Johns Hopkins Univ. Johns Hopkins Univ. Reed College

J. V. Swisher G. R. Dobson J. I. Brauman R. L. Schowen R. L. Disch, Jr. W. P. Tucker P. M. Treichel, Jr.

Univ. of Detroit Univ. of Georgia Stanford University Univ. of Kansas Columbia Univ. No. Car. State College Univ. of Wisconsin

G. R. Wenzinger M. T. Pope A. L. Van Geet

Univ. of South Florida Georgetown Univ. State U. of N.Y., Buffalo

R. S. Boikess S. J. Strickler D. E. Gwynn J. L. Bear

State U. of N.Y., Stonybrook, L.I. Univ. of Colorado Univ. of Arkansas Univ. of Houston

Preparation and Spectra of Borazine-Aromatic Nitrocompound Complexes Radical Fragmentations Involving Oxygen and Sulfur Properties of Haloferrocenes New Photochemical Method for the Generation of a Divalent Carbon Synthesis of Tricyclo(3.1.0.0 V)hexane Displacement Reactions of 2,2'-Bipyridyl Derivatives of Group VI Β Carbonyls Electrochemical Behavior of U(VI) β-Di-ketone Complexes in Nonaqueous Sol­ vents Electrophilic Assistance to Substitution and Elimination Reactions Salt and Solvent Effects in Base-Catalyzed Reactions Raman Spectroscopy of d° Transition Metal Perchlorate Solutions Using Optical Maser Excitation Autoxidation of Ketones Hot Atom Chemistry in Mixed Crystalline Solids Investigation of the Electro-Oxidation of Hydroquinone and Related Compounds in Concentrated Acid Electrolyte Chemistry of Decaborane (16) Geochemical Study of Authigenic Mineral Formation in Marine Sediments Large Alkyl Radical Reactions Electron Donor Properties of Nitriles and Isonitriles Investigation of the Vibrational Spectra and Structure of Diketene and Diketened6 Reaction Kinetics of d8 Transition Metal Complexes NMR Resonance Study of Ionic Solutions in Pyridine-H 2 0 and Forrnamide-H 2 0 Mixtures Steric Requirements in Conjugative 1,4-Elimination Reactions Low-Temperature Crystallographic Studies of Cyclo-octane The Preparation of Optically Active Phosphine Sulfides Relaxation and Exchange Effects in Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance Coriolis and Fermi Resonance in CH2DX and CHD2X Investigation of Nitrosocyclopropane Mechanism of Spin-Spin Coupling in Binuclear Complexes Study of the Preparation and Reactions of 3-Substituted a-Pyrones Synthesis of "Aromatic" Phosphorus Heterocycles Investigation of the Bulk Gettering Properties of Some Metals at High Tempera­ tures Cope Rearrangement of Strained Hydrocarbons Studies in Enzyme Chemistry Crystal and Molecular Structures of Some Isocyanide Complexes of Transition Metals Study of the Effect of Nonpolar Organic Solvents on Organic Chemical Reactions Photochemistry of Some Simple Aldimines and Ketimines Chemistry of the Heptacyclenes Evaluation of Solubility Parameters and Volumes of Hydrocarbons Ortho Substitution of 2,6-Disubstitution Grignard Reagents Coordination Chemistry of Molybdenum Investigation by Mass Spectrometry of Carbohydrate Derivatives Rate of Rupture of Metal-Dentate Bonds. I. Rupture of the Nickel-Alcoholic Oxygen Bond Determination of the Composition and Structure of Grignard Compounds Reaction of the Succinimidyl Radical with Substituted Toluenes Nonbenzenoid Aromatics from Cyclo-octenes Chemically Reactive Triplet State of Benzyne Characterization of Surface Heterogeneities The Coordination Chemistry of Phosphorus Trifluoride—A Carbonyl-like Ligand Electron Spin Resonance Investigation of Zeolite Lattices Transition to Turbulence in the Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Through Pipes Anodic Oxidation of Zinc Amalgam Electrodes in Anhydrous Pyridine Electrode Potentials in Molten Alkali Metaphosphates Mechanism of the Substitution Reactions of Triarylmethyl Derivatives Preparation, Physical Properties, and Reactions of Substituted Bicyclobutanes Isolation and Structure-Determination of the Components in the Fungus Echinodentium tinctorium Silicon Carbenes Oxygen, Sulfur, and Selenium Complexes of the Group IV-B Metal Carbonyls Special Studies of Carbanions Factors Influencing Kinetic Discrimination Between Optical Antipodes Electro- and Magneto-Optical Studies of Molecular Structure Chemistry of Thiocarboxonium Salts Carboalkylidene Derivatives of Transition Metals and Their Applications to Organic Syntheses Attempted Synthesis of Acetylene Oxides, Oxirines Determination of the Formula and Structure of a "Heteropoly Blue" Separate Proton Spin Relaxation Times of Chemically Different Protons in the Same Molecule Synthesis and Investigation of Bicyclo-(l.l.l)pentyl Systems

J. D. Morrison

Wake Forest College

Fundamental Studies of Excited States of Hydrocarbons and Related Molecules Solvolysis Study of 7-Norbornenyl Areneperoxysulfonates Thermodynamic and Differential Thermal Analysis Study of Some Macromolecules and Their Complexes Stereoselective Hydrogen Transfer Reactions continued

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Institution

W. H . Richardson

San Diego State College

C. Trapp

111. Inst, of Tech.

P. P . Gaspar

Washington Univ.

R. J. Ouellette R. G. Lawton L. A. Paquette

Ohio State Univ. Univ. of Michigan Ohio State Univ.

F. J. Schmitz J. V. Silverton K. O. Gelotte

Univ. of Oklahoma Georgetown Univ. Rensselaer Poly. Inst.

K. A. Bishop

Washington Univ.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Standing Committees Awards and

Recognitions

The Committee met on Dec. 7 in Wash­ ington. It granted the Northeastern Sec­ tion permission to present the first James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, which it sponsors, at the time of the fall meeting ( rather than the spring meeting) in 1965. The section plans a memorial program for Prof. Norris to con­ sist of a symposium to be organized by F. D. Greene, a luncheon, a memorial booklet, and appropriate commemorative action by Prof. Norris' former students. The committee recommended to the Board of Directors that it approve resolu­ tions of appreciation to members Karl Folkers and Charles L. Thomas, who are leaving the Board, and Robert W . Parry who is retiring as editor of Inorganic Chemistry. The matter of conferring awards in absentia was discussed. The committee reaffirmed its earlier conclusion that re­ cipients b e required to appear in person to receive the award whenever possible. Postponement of presentation of award ceremonies through committee approval is the preferred course of action. Presen­ tation of awards in absentia will be made only under extraordinary circumstances. W . O. MILLIGAN,

Corporation

Chairman

Associates

No changes in operation of the corpora­ tion associates program were made in 1963 except to supply a new journal, Chemistry, to those associates requesting it. Enrollment fees were unchanged. Comparative data on Sept. 30 were as follows : 1962 1963 Paid enrollment 415 398 Total dues paid $134,197 $125,517 Less credit to publi­ cations 74,206 75,218 Net to Current Publi­ cations Account, Corporation Asso­ ciates $59,991 $50,299

continued Subject

Kinetics and Mechanism of Hydroperoxide Decomposition by Transition Metal Ions Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Iron Group Transition Metals (Fe, Co, Ni) in a CdCl 2 Matrix Addition of Methylene to Biphenylene, and Valence Tautomerization in the Phenylenetropilidenes Metal Ion Oxidation of Unsaturated Compounds Alkaloid Synthesis : Uleine Conformational Equilibrium and Stereochemistry of Alkylation of Azabicyclic Amides Reactions of Ethylenethioketals : A Possible Synthesis of Thioketones Crystallographic Studies in Metal Complex Chemistry The Reaction of Enamines with Arylsulf onyl Halides—Synthesis of α,/3-Unsaturated Ketones Iterative Statistical Techniques for Model Improvement

The number of paid enrollments has continued to decrease. This year the total amount paid for fees also has de­ creased while the direct credit made to the individual journals to supply these publications at the full nonmember rates has increased. Thus, the net remaining and available to subsidize the publication program of the basic journals has de­ creased. A total of 4489 subscriptions have been supplied, 206 more than last year. Only four corporation associates have not re­ quested any journal; 7 7 % of the enroll­ ments requested more than 10 journals. The committee expresses thanks on b e ­ half of the Society for continued support by the corporation associates. In addition to the review of current op­ erations described here, the future of this program also was considered. M. H. ARVESON,

Chairman

Education and Students The October 1963 issue of "Academic Openings in Chemistry and Chemical En­ gineering," listing 136 openings in 107 institutions, has been distributed to each department of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering in the United States and to the secretaries of all ACS local sections. Additional issues are planned for February and June. The 1963-64 experimental "ACS Grad­ uate School Clearing House" booklet con­ taining the brief resumes of 1092 senior students was distributed in December to

Comments Please Your views on matters reported by Board committees will be welcomed by the respective chairman. Letters addressed to Alden H. Emery, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, will be forwarded promptly.

all graduate departments of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering listed in the 1963 edition of the "ACS Di­ rectory of Graduate Research." This project will be evaluated during the spring of 1964 and the results reported to the committee at its June meeting. Applications from undergraduate chem­ istry and chemical engineering students for listing in the experimental "ACS Summer Employment Clearing House" have been compiled in booklet form. Copies are being mailed to some 200 com­ panies which have indicated an interest in employing students during the sum­ mer. Companies will contact students directly with offers of summer employ­ ment. This project will be evaluated at the close of the summer and recommenda­ tions for continuation or discontinuation considered by the committee. An Advisory Committee to the CSUCA Project ( Higher Education Council of the Central American Universities) has been appointed and met for the first time on Nov. 2 and 3. The Advisory Committee recommended that a chemistry teacher, familiar with the newer approaches to modern chemistry and able to communi­ cate well in Spanish, be employed to spend at least a year in Central America as the project's field specialist. T h e na­ tional office staff is seeking such an in­ dividual. Tentative plans for convening an ACS Education Conference in May 1964 were discussed. Proposed agenda topics in­ clude Continuing Education, Chemical Technician Training, Manpower Needs in Chemistry, Junior College Programs, and Long-Range Planning of ACS Educational Activities. The chairman of the com­ mittee and the Educational Secretary were instructed to develop plans for the conference. The committee recommended that the Educational Secretary organize a small exploratory conference on "chemical tech­ nician training" with invited representa­ tives from such interested organizations as the Manufacturing Chemists' Associa­ tion, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the American Association of Junior Colleges, and the National Science Foundation. T h e results of this meeting should be reported to the ACS Educa­ tion Conference in May. JAN.

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The committee recommended that representatives from the national office staff attend the Fifth Conference on International Education sponsored by the Institute of International Education, to be held in Washington, D.C., F e b . 12-15, 1964. The committee recommended that the Society accept the invitation of the Association on Higher Education to nominate two ACS representatives to the National Conference on Higher Education to be held in Chicago, April 19-22, 1964. It was agreed that this representation should include the Committee on Professional Training and the national office staff. Highly successful regional meetings of student affiliates have been convened in conjunction with the recent spring ACS national meetings in Washington and in Los Angeles; plans for a similar regional student affiliate meeting are being developed for Philadelphia in April. T h e committee recommended that these student affiliate meetings become an official part of the spring national meetings of the Society provided that the students and chapters involved meet the regular requirements of registration and program publication deadlines associated with national meetings. Another topic discussed was the Congressional study of research support. T h e committee expressed interest in following the development of these studies. ROBERT C. ELDERFIELD,

Chairman

Finance

the finances of Applied Journals and to R. W. Cairns on Basic Journals plus the Chemical Abstracts Service. H e is also happy to record his thanks for the fine cooperation h e and the committee have received from members of the ACS staff in working on the many financial aspects of Society activities. CHARLES L. T H O M A S ,

Grants and Fellowships The committee met on Sept. 7 in New York City and on Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C. Committee actions and recommendations presented to the Board of Directors are covered by Minutes 4, 15, and 16. It received a report on the Asia Foundation grant administered by the Society in 1963. Forty-six requests were received for financial aid ( 133 in 1962, and 144 in 1961 ) from chemists and chemical engineers during the fourth year of the program. Evaluation of requests is now complete for 1963. Thirty-one individuals from eight Asiatic countries received grants; of these, nine were resident in the United States at the time of the grant. Twenty-four received aid for individual ACS membership; six received help to attend ACS meetings; 12 received subscriptions to ACS journals; and three received money to purchase chemistry books. One application was withdrawn. During 1963 preference was given to Asian chemists and chemical engineers teaching and conducting research in their native countries. ROBERT C. ELDERFIELD,

Each December the committee has the responsibility of reviewing the final budget proposal for the year ahead followed by recommendations to the Board of Directors. For several years a preliminary budget estimate has been reviewed item by item at a summer conference with the Committee on Publications. An updated version is included with the September Board agenda for directors' information, inquiry, and comment. The final budget proposal for 1964 was little changed from that reviewed in September, and the committee recommended approval to the Board. T h e committee also recommended to the Board that the 1964 budget summary b e published in C&EN in the same form as that used in 1963 (see Minute 1 7 ) . A revision of a handbook for use by directors and staff on the financial aspects of ACS operations is in draft form. It will b e reviewed with staff by the chairman, and it is expected that it will be available for distribution by midyear. Some of the financial report forms prepared routinely for control by directors were found to need more detail in one area and h a d been misinterpreted in another. Staff was instructed to revise these sections of the reports to make them more meaningful when reviewing 1964 performance. T h e chairman is happy to record his gratitude for t h e services of the committee members during 1963 and especially to M. H . Arveson for his work on 142

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Public, Professional, and Member Relations Final plans are being completed for the Society's exhibit in the N e w York City Hall of Science at the World's Fair 196465. T h e advisory committee for the exhibit (C&EN, Oct. 7, 1963, page 7 2 ) , meeting in N e w York on Nov. 22, endorsed the general concept and proposed story presentation for the exhibit. T h e latter will stress the role of t h e chemist and chemical engineer in discovering knowledge for the benefit of mankind, as exemplified by the chemical exploration of the seas. Members of the advisory group have been most helpful in offering suggestions for specific areas of the display and for utilization of space outside the main ACS exhibit theater. The committee recommended that the Board endorse without qualification the definitions of a chemist and of chemistry which were approved b y t h e Council at Los Angeles in April (see Minute 2 0 ) . At its June meeting, t h e Board h a d endorsed the definitions contingent upon clarification of a "grandfather clause" in the definition of a chemist. Since then, both legal counsel and t h e Council Committee on Professional Relations and Status have expressed the view that the clause as written is satisfactory. The Society has taken steps to assist members engaged in clinical laboratory practice in Texas, where apparently con-

flicting opinions have been issued by the Attorney General's office concerning the legal status of such activities. In May 1961, the Attorney General issued a ruling that clinical laboratory practice did not constitute the practice of medicine. In December 1962, a second ruling contradicted this. If the second ruling should be upheld by the courts, clinical chemists in Texas would b e required to work under and report their findings to physicians. Such a situation would represent a serious deterrent to the development of clinical chemistry in t h e United States. An official hearing to clarify the situation is now being sought. At the suggestion of ACS members in Texas and of the Society's attorney, and with the concurrence of the Committee on Clinical Chemistry, this committee recommended that a Texas attorney assist in the preparation of the necessary legal papers and represent local ACS members engaged in clinical work. R. W . CAIRNS,

Chairman

Publications The committee met on Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C. Publications-finance matters were considered in a joint meeting with the Committee on Finance. Sale of CA by Salesmen or Dealers. The possibility of selling subscriptions to Chemical Abstracts through salesmen and/or selected dealers has been investigated by staff in a preliminary fashion and the details reported to the committees. T h e consensus was to discontinue investigation because of the potentially high costs involved and the uncertainty of success. Review of 1964 Budget Proposal for Publishing Activities. T h e committees reviewed the 1964 budgets for the Applied Journals, Chemical Abstracts Service, and the Fundamental Journals. It was noted in all three publishing divisions that there were b u t minor changes in the budgets from those which were tentatively approved at the Summer Conferences (Aug. 1-3). T h e Committee on Publications along with the Committee on Finance voted to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the 1964 budget proposals for ACS publishing activities as distributed with the December Board agenda (see Minute 1 3 ) . Report on CA Sales. Staff reported that subscriptions sold to t h e complete CA in 1963 slightly exceeded estimates. However, there were variations from estimates within categories of subscribers. The number of subscriptions by colleges and universities exceeded those predicted. There were somewhat fewer member subscriptions than estimated. Base rate subscriptions fell about 200 short of the number expected. The sales of the complete CA in 1964 are expected to b e about the same as in 1963. Staff believes it will sell more subscriptions to the CA section groupings and to Chemical Titles in 1964 than were sold in 1963. Subscription Rates, 1965. No preliminary recommendations could b e made for CA subscription rates in 1965 since

staff felt it needed some 1964 experience prior to making such proposals. It was recommended that subscription rates for the basic journals in 1965 remain the same as in 1963 (see Minute 1 1 ) . It was predicted that t h e basic journal rates would remain constant for the foreseeable future. The only changes in subscription rates recommended for t h e applied journals were the increases proposed for 1ÙEC (see Minute 1 2 ) . Review of Sixth Collective Index Budget. T h e director of Chemical Abstracts Service explained the reasons for an increase in expenses in the budget for the Sixth Collective Index. The business consultant to CAS estimated that the income from the index ultimately would equal expenses. T h e committee voted to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the 1964 revised budget for the Sixth Collective Index (see Minute 1 4 ) . T h e assistant director of CAS discussed the possibility of using cold type for the preparation of the Seventh Collective Index. Such an operation would result in substantial savings. The subject index of the Seventh Collective Index is expected alone to equal the entire Sixth Collective Index in size. Extra Pages for 1963 JPC. The director, Fundamental Journals Division, in November asked for authority to overrun the 1963 budget for The Journal of Physical Chemistry, if necessary, in order to print 200 more pages in that journal; this permission was granted (see Minute 1 8 ) . Advisory Board to CAS. After discussion of the need for an advisory board for CAS the committee, acting for the Board of Directors, voted to authorize the director of Chemical Abstracts Service to establish such a board under the terms of Regulation IX, 12. T h e director of CAS was instructed to report at the April meeting his progress in securing members. Communications-Review Journal. Discussions were continued on t h e matter of a publication which would rapidly publish short, current, critical reviews in specialized areas of chemistry. While such material might b e incorporated into Chemical Reviews there was concern about whether t h e material would fit comfortably with the exhaustive reviews of Chemical Reviews. There was also some concern about the speed with which the shorter reviews could b e published. Presuming critical reviews to b e in somewhat short supply, it was concluded that other material would b e needed to fill out such a journal. Sale of Advertising on Covers of CA Sections and CT. There have been some recent inquiries by companies regarding the placing of advertisements on the covers of the CA section groupings and Chemical Titles. Staff requested permission to attempt to sell advertising space on the second, third, and fourth covers of CT and of each of t h e section groupings of CA a n d this was granted (see Minute 6 ) . Request for Approval to Cease Publishing Bibliographies of Reviews in Chemistry. Staff stated that t h e Bihliography of Reviews in Chemistry produced

by CAS had not been a successful publication. Circulation has steadily declined for each annual volume produced. Since BRC apparently never will break even or serve large numbers of chemists, staff asked the committee to approve termination of publication. The committee, acting for the Board of Directors, authorized the director of Chemical Abstracts Service to terminate the publication of Bibliographies of Reviews in Chemistry with the current volume (see Minute 6 ) . Exchange of Translation Rights with the Chemical Society of Japan. Since September 1961 the committee has considered and discussed the possibility of exchanging translation rights to journals with t h e Chemical Society of Japan. Staff, at this meeting, reported on all of the financial details pertinent to such an exchange. After discussion, the committee felt that it was not economically feasible to begin an exchange program of this sort since it does not appear possible to make it self-supporting. CHARLES G. OVERBERGER,

Chairman

Special Committees

Chemical Abstracts Housing Favorable building weather this fall has aided rapid construction progress. T h e steel superstructure was in place in September. The concrete slabs for the basement, four floors, and roof are largely completed. T h e erection of the precast side-wall panels started in December. The on-property entrances, roads, and parking lot have been graded, curbed, and stoned for ready access to the building site during winter months. T h e landscaping plans were brought before the Board for concurrence. The monthly contract analysis and building progress showed that the construction was on, or somewhat ahead of, schedule and the costs are within budget. Some savings in costs have been effected to date through favorable changes. Fill is currently being received in the area east of t h e building site to the Olentangy River. This is being done at no cost except for bulldozing. The location of the Olentangy River Road expressway was settled in October. The final alignment will by-pass ACS* property b y half a mile to the east. The claim by one property owner bordering on the west of the ACS property with regard to rights by "adverse possession" has been under consideration by local counsel. T h e claim, if valid, would b e covered b y title insurance. The plan is to turn t h e present CAS building over to Ohio State University at the end of 1964 or early 1965. Negotiations with the university on this take-over are proceeding satisfactorily. To date 25 organizations have donated $57,350 toward the construction of t h e new CAS building. A letter sent in July and two items in C&EN (July 15, 1963, page 79; July 29, 1963, page 9 3 ) offered opportunity to companies, foundations, and individuals to contribute and sponsor areas in the building. W e hope that further contributions will b e received.

These donations are long-term investments in the Society's general welfare and publications programs. It was proposed that a dedication ceremony for the new building b e planned for June 1965, at which time t h e ACS Boaçd of Directors could meet in Columbus a n d a symposium on scientific documentation information could b e planned. BYRON R I E G E L ,

Chairman

Divisional Problems (joint with Council) For some time there has been a sentiment that divisional problems were being n e glected in the complex of ACS activities. The ad hoc Committee on Divisional Problems, appointed by the Chairman of the Board and the President of t h e Society, was established to study divisional procedures and problems and to make recommendations for administrative actions directed toward establishing as favorable a climate as possible for division operations. Each member of t h e Committee has experience in the division or divisions of his special interest. However, at the first meeting of the Committee it became evident that the group collectively was not sufficiently cognizant about all divisions to make broad recommendations. In order to increase the knowledge and u n derstanding of the Committee, a plan for interviewing the officers of all divisions was evolved. These interviews were held in Atlantic City on September 12 a n d 13, 1962. Rarely has any of us h a d t h e o p portunity to talk to such a distinguished, sincere, dedicated group. Seldom has a committee learned and unlearned so much in so short a time.

Conclusions 1. T h e divisional structure of t h e American Chemical Society is sound and effective. Each division performs its conception of its functions with a proud sense of autonomy and with a high level of loyalty to t h e Society. 2. Most divisions share a need for some help in maintaining contact with their members. Many specific ideas for providing services to divisions were proposed during the interviews. T h e committee recommends that ACS staff study these suggestions, giving consideration to additional ways of assisting divisions in resolving this broad problem, and make positive recommendations to the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities. 3. In order to improve t h e relationship between some divisions and editors of some ACS journals, it is recommended that active liaison b e arranged and maintained between comparable groups where it does not now exist. 4. A study should b e made b y those divisions affected to determine how ACS journals can best serve the divisions. T h e findings should b e presented for discussion and advice at a joint meeting of the two Committees on Publications (Board and Council ) and the Council Committee

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on National Meetings and Divisional Activities. 5. As a result of committee recommendations, Chemical Abstracts has solicited help from individual divisions when their interests are involved. A continuous CA staff liaison with division officers is encouraged. 6. T h e Division of Petroleum Chemistry includes qualified and responsible members who are able and willing to edit a divisional journal. T h e committee recommends that the division's request for aaithorization to publish a journal, previously refused by the Board of Directors, be reconsidered at an early date. 7. At the time of the committee interviews, the Division of Chemical Education was disturbed by the possible future relationship of the Journal of Chemical Education and the magazine Chemistry. Staff has assured the committee that the division is being and will continue to be consulted in working out this problem. The committee recommends that active liaison between these two journals be maintained. These magazines are designed to serve two distinctly different groups of readers; Chemistry is slanted toward upper level students of chemistry or related sciences in the secondary schools; the Journal of Chemical Education serves the teacher of chemistry. 8. There are mild and sympathetic criticisms of the equipment and the facilities for national meetings. 9. T h e Division of the History of Chemistry has facilities for the collection of historical records, but no facilities for storage and retrieval. T h e Society is approaching its first centennial without adequate facilities for preservation of such papers and documents. Consequently, the committee recommends that an appropriate committee be established to consider and make recommendations for the establishment and maintenance of an archive for Society records, including those of divisions. 10. The Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry is the only division having special problems requiring careful and separate study. The division has aggressive, capable, and imaginative leadership. To study these problems, conferences between the officers of the division and the staff in Washington have been held from time to time. From these, specific solutions have been developed and adopted. 11. Improvement along all avenues of communications between Society officers and staff, and the divisional officers should be encouraged. T h e committee recommends that the distribution of the "Summary Report for Councilors," prepared by staff on the activities at national meetings of the Council and its standing committees, and the newsletter entitled "Fundamentals," from the office of the Director of Planning, Fundamental Journals, b e enlarged to include divisional officers. Further, the committee proposes establishment of a newsletter for divisional officers, reporting on Society activities pertinent to divisions. 12. In order further to improve communications and to provide closer liaison, the committee recommends the develop144

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ment and staffing of a department in the national office to work with divisions and their problems. 13. T h e committee is convinced that interviews should be held regularly with divisional officers and recommends that the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities be charged with this responsibility. WILLTAM J. SPARKS,

International

Chairman

Activities

Since its organizational meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 4, 1963, the Committee on International Activities has held two regular meetings (April 1 in Los Angeles and Sept. 9 in New York City). The organizational meeting in January was convened under special budgetary provisions; the April and September meetings were held during the spring and fall national meetings of the Society. The committee currently is organized into three working subcommittees: Cooperation with Other Organizations (Brode, Daniels, Newman, and R o e ) , International Education ( Haenisch, Elderfield, and N e w m a n ) , and International Activities for Local Sections (Grinstead, Elderfield, and N e w m a n ) . Accomplishments to date include the preparation of a first draft of an "Information Booklet on International Scientific Organizations, Services and Programs for Chemists and Chemical Engineers"; the drafting of a proposed "letter of greetings" to foreign sister societies to inform these organizations of the existence of this committee and to invite ideas for cooperative efforts that might be developed between our respective organizations; and joint sponsorship with the N e w York and North Jersey Sections of the Society of hospitality events for foreign chemists and chemical engineers attending the national meeting in New York. The latter project, most capably organized by Dr. Pauline Newman, included a foreign registrants' "hospitality desk" and a highly successful informal reception. Problems and possible areas of direct or indirect activity currently being explored by the committee include encouragement in the provision of hospitality for foreign chemists and chemical engineers visiting the United States, particularly at the local section level; assistance to schools in evaluating the credentials of foreign students desiring to study in this country; stimulation of a lecture tour program for American chemists and chemical engineers traveling abroad; assistance to UNESCO through IUPAC in efforts to advance chemical education in developing countries; and a plan for the distribution of surplus books and journals to libraries in developing countries. At its meeting in New York, the committee recognized the desirability of cooperation with corresponding committees of related organizations and, in particular, the International Relations Committee of the American Institute of Chemical E n gineers. T h e AIChE committee, under the chairmanship of Frank M. Tiller, director of the Office of International Affairs at the University of Houston, organized

an extensive Latin American Symposium as part of the 56th annual AIChE meeting scheduled for Dec. 1-5. During the first year of its existence, the committee has concerned itself largely with an exploration of problems and possible activities. If the committee should continue to develop in the nature of a "working committee" rather than solely as an "advisory committee," it is obvious that the cooperative efforts of other units within the Society as well as additional staff time and budget well may b e required. Recommendations regarding these matters will be included in a future report. W. A. NOYES, J R . , Chairman

Pension The plan for retirement and death benefits developed by the committee and a p proved by t h e Board of Directors with two minor changes has been cleared by the Society's attorney and now is under review by the Pension Trust Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Experience with the new method of funding retirement benefits and providing death benefits on a group basis during the 12-month period ending Oct. 3 1 , 1963, has been favorable to the Society and participating employees. During this period, death benefits aggregating $134,000 were paid to the beneficiaries of deceased employees. Because this amount was paid by insurance, the assets of the trust fund were not disturbed. Under the former method of funding death and retirement benefits, death benefits were paid from the assets in the trust specifically identified with ihe deceased. There is also tangible evidence that the vesting and early retirement provisions in the plan now under review by Internal Revenue will b e mutually beneficial to the Society and to the participants. ALDEN H. E M E R Y ,

Chairman

Other Committees

Editors, ACS Journals There was no formal meeting of this committee during 1963. During the year, however, the matter of membership on the committee was clarified and its restriction to editors publishing ACS meeting papers explained. The pertinent Regulation is repeated here for the record: Requests by authors for release of their papers for publication in other than SOCIETY journals shall b e directed to a Committee of Editors appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Publications of the Board of Directors. It shall include the editors of ACS journals and the Journal of Chemical Education. T h e Committee shall refer requests for release to the proper editor or editors for decision. Under this Regulation, requests for release of papers presented in 1963 or before have been referred to the appropriate editor or editors by the committee secretary. In the majority of cases requests for release have been granted promptly. Centralization of requests for

release has continued to have the added advantage of keeping ACS editors better informed regarding publication plans of both authors and editors, especially in areas where some overlap in subject in­ terest exists. RICHARD L. KENYON,

Chairman

Education Liaison and Advisory Panel The panel receives copies of information sent to the various educational units of the Society. Tentative plans are under way for a meeting of the panel in the spring of 1964. ROBERT L. SILBER,

Secretary

Exchanges Arrangements made by this committee ac­ count for the continued receipt at ACS offices of 20r/c of the chemical literature needed by the Society for its editorial, abstracting, and indexing efforts. T h e acquisition of chemical literature by ex­ change has proved to b e a dependable and economical method. Exchanges are arranged so as to b e mutually advanta­ geous to both partners, and they carry with them an element of friendly co­ operation. This past year has been an active and interesting one, and a year, we believe, that has been profitable for both the Society and the chemical community as a whole. The Society now sends 1195 journals to sister societies, universities, libraries, and other scientific organizations located throughout the world. In return, ACS offices receive 1849 needed and useful journals, some in multiple copies, many via air mail, and a few in corrected pageproof form. Since October 1962, ar­ rangements were concluded that provide the ACS 193 journals in return for 112 of our journals. During this same period we refused 18 exchange proposals and had one of ours refused. W e discon­ tinued sending 24 ACS journals and asked that the mailing b e terminated for 39 journals no longer needed. In addition to the more or less routine duties of the committee such as handling claims for missing issues, processing ad­ dress changes, and adding to and sub­ tracting from existing exchanges, we have been working in several areas worthy of mention: ( 1 ) T h e exchange arrangements that were begun last year with three principal libraries in Mainland China have been ex­ panded to include all important ( from the standpoint of chemistry ) scientific journals

now being published in the Peoples Re­ public of China. ( 2 ) Several existing exchange agree­ ments were renegotiated enabling Chemi­ cal Abstracts Service to receive an addi­ tional 63 important chemical journals via air mail (a number in corrected pageproof form ). ( 3 ) Three journals published in Al­ bania now are being received on ex­ change.. ( 4 ) Extensive arrangements are being negotiated with the Bulgarian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Ten journals, all of interest to the Society, already are being received, and eight more have been requested for checking. ( 5 ) The committee continues to scruti­ nize its lists for economically unsound ex­ change arrangements. Twenty-two such arrangements were discontinued in 1963, and an additional four are under study. This report would b e incomplete with­ out mention of the loss of Allen D . Bliss. Dr. Bliss served the Society in many ca­ pacities, one of which was as an inter­ ested and faithful member of the Com­ mittee on Exchanges from 1947 until his untimely death on March 12, 1963. Frederick D . Greene, editor of The Journal of Organic Chemistry, replaces Dr. Bliss on the committee. The committee believes that the results of its activities during the past year have been consistent with those of past years and continue to b e of value to over-all Society operations. JAMES L. W O O D ,

Chairman

BOARD

Petroleum Research Fund Advisory In Table A are listed the amounts of money encumbered for payment in 1963 by type of PRF grants as of Dec. 1, 1963.

The second column shows the numbers of active grants in each category of grant, the fourth column the percentage of funds approved for each type, and the fifth column the average amount of each grant paid in 1963. The total number of 571 active grants listed for 1963 may b e compared with 462 for 1962, 431 for 1961, 349 for 1960, 224 for 1959, and 154 for 1958. The large increase is primarily the result of the new Type G starter grants. Most of the commitments for 1963 have been paid. When the administrative ex­ penses for 1963, estimated at $238,000, and the amount for publication page charges, estimated at $5000, are added to the amount paid out for grants and awards ($2,991,622), the total disbursed in 1963 will be more than $3,200,000. In December 1962 the Board of Direc­ tors, on recommendation of the PRF Ad­ visory Board, approved the new P R F Grants for Individual Fundamental Re­ search in the Petroleum Field (Type G ) . By Aug. 1, 1963, completed applications had been received from 175 young teach­ ers, of whom 96 were starting to teach in 1963, 52 had taught for one year, 24 had taught for two years, and three for more than two years. By September 20, checks ($1500 each) had been mailed to 50 awardees, of whom 37 were starting to teach, 12 had taught for one year, and one had taught for two years. The qualifications and the research po­ tential of most of the applicants were out­ standing. T h e special committee of the advisory board, empowered to select 50 grantees, further recommended that the advisory board consider an additional group of 29 young academic scientists for Type G grants. This was approved by the advisory board in November and the re­ cipients were sent the money on Nov. 15. All those awarded Type G grants are

Table A. Summary of PRF Grants for Payment in 1963 As of Dec. 1, 1963 Average per Type A Β C D Ε G Special Publication page charges (estimate) Total

Number 274 66 time extensions 102 19 time extensions 17 9 4 79 1 571

Amount Paid $2 ,148,565 0 394,477 0 255,000 46,295 23,805 118,500 4,880

%

Grant

72.0

$7,810

13.1

3,860

8.5 1.5 0.8 3.9 0.2

5,144 5,951 1,500

*

5,000 $2 ,996,622

Paid in installments.

Table B. Summa iry of Action on Proposals Considered at the November 1963 Meeting Type of Grant A Continued and new A Supplements Β Continued and new D New Ε New Totals

Number 92 4 25 5 5 131

Requested Amount $2,445,500 8,700 291,500 37,800 44,000 $2,827,500

Number 39 4 13 3 3 62

Recommended Amount $611,720 8,200 119,810 19,850 21,320 $780,900

Deferred 6 0 0 0 0 6

JAN.

Denied 42 0 12 2 2 58

Withdrawn,

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listed in Table V (see Minute 6 ) . At the present time there is every indication that this new "starter grant" will make a very important contribution to the young scientist starting his academic research in areas of pure science of interest to the petroleum field. At the November 1963 meeting, the advisory board considered 131 requests for $2.8 million. An additional 69 proposals had been received which could not be processed in time for the Nov. 7-8 meeting. The advisory board will meet next on Feb. 13-14, 1964, and again early in May. The requests and recommendations considered by the advisory board at the November 1963 meeting are summarized in Table B. A number of grantees have been visited by representatives, members, and the chairman of the advisory board; by the assistant program administrator; and by the program administrator. Since November 1962 at least 265 reports on these visits have been received. The Seventh Report on Research Under Sponsorship of The Petroleum Research Fund was transmitted to the Chairman of the Board of Directors in June of 1963. This 70-page report covers the year ending Aug. 31, 1962. It includes 82 abstracts, and indices listing all active grants alphabetically by names of principal investigators and by institutions, whether or not an abstract is included in the report. Approximately 5000 copies have been distributed. C. R. WAGNER,

Chairman

REPORT BY EDITORS ON ADVISORY BOARDS Regulation IX, 12 of the American Chemical Society reads as follows: Advisory Boards. Editors of publications published or sponsored by the American Chemical Society are-authorized to appoint such advisory boards or associate editors serving without compensation as advisory boards as they feel necessary for the proper discharge of their editorial responsibilities, provided that such appointees be selected with proper regard to the various interests and fields covered by the publication and that provision be made for periodic rotation of membership on such boards in order that new viewpoints may be represented. All such appointments shall be reported to the Board of Directors, through its Secretary. In accordance therewith, continuing and new appointments are reported in what follows:

BASIC JOURNALS Journal of the American Chemical Society Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1968

Robert A. Alberty (reappointment) John M. Buchanan (reappointment) William N. Lipscomb (reappointment) B. S. Rabinovitch Oskar P. Wintersteiner (reappointment )

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D. Rabinovitch replaces II. S. Johnston whose term expires at the end of 1963. Those who continue in service are Hans B. Jonassen, L. G. Longsworth, F. A. Matsen, F. H. Westheimer, S. Winstein ( 1 9 6 0 - 6 4 ) ; Bryce Crawford, W. S. Johnson, A. L. Oppegard, C. G. Overberger, Cheves Walling ( 1 9 6 1 - 6 5 ) ; Paul Delahay, William H. Hamill, Nelson J. Leonard, Leo Mandelkern, John D. Roberts ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 6 ) ; Virgil Boekelheide, Clayton F. Callis, H. G. Khorana, H. S. Gutowsky, and Charles Tanford ( 1 9 6 3 67).

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1968

C. Kemball (representing The Faraday Society) William Klemperer ( reappointment ) F. A. Long (reappointment) W. J. Moore Bruno Zimm Term:

Jan. 1,1964-Dec. 31, 1964

Lawrence Dahl The terms of D. H. Everett (representing The Faraday Society) and W. H. Stockmayer expire at the end of December 1963. Lawrence Dahl has been appointed to complete the term of R. E. Rundle who died in October. Those who continue in service are A. O. Allen ( 1 9 6 0 - 6 4 ) ; M. B. Wallenstein ( 1 9 6 1 - 6 4 ) ; J. R. Fresco ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 4 ) ; Jacob Bigeleisen, D. D. Eley, J. E. Ricci ( 1 9 6 1 - 6 5 ) ; A. D. Liehr ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 5 ) ; F . S. Dainton, J. P. McCullough, William West ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 6 ) ; C. J. Hochanadel ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 6 ) ; B. P. Dailey, J. L. Margrave, R. G. Parr, George Porter ( 1963-67); and S. C. Lind ( ex officio ).

The Journal of Organic Chemistry Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 31, 1968

Stanley J. Cristol Josef Fried Theodore A. Geissman Frank R. Mayo Irwin J. Pachter A. John Speziale Those whose terms expire are William J. Bailey, Herbert C. Brown, George S. Hammond, and Richard B. Turner. Werner Herz resigned when he became a senior editor of JOC. Those continuing in service are Norman L. Allinger, Martin Stiles ( 1 9 6 0 - 6 4 ) ; Frank C. McGrew, Milton Orchin, Bernhard Witkop ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 4 ) ; Jerome A. Berson, E. J. Corey, Francis A. Hochstein, Stanley Wawzonek, Ernest Wenkert ( 1 9 6 1 - 6 5 ) ; Richard T. Arnold, David Y. Curtin, Ernest L. Eliel, William C. Wildman ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 6 ) ; Henry E. Baumgarten, Ernst Berliner, Hewitt G. Fletcher, Jr., J. Meinwald, William I. Taylor ( 1 9 6 3 67); George H. Coleman, and Herbert O. House (ex officio).

Chemical Reviews Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1966

Norman C. Baenziger Norman Rabjohn David I. Weisblat

These men replace Robert L. Bur well, Paul C. Cross, and Robert G. Parr whose terms expire at the end of 1963. Those who continue in service are Fred Basolo, Alfred T. Blomquist, Dwight Mulford ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 4 ) ; Richard G. Hiskey and Arne N. Langsjoen ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 5 ) .

Biochemistry Term:

July 1, 1961-June 30, 1964

Eric G. Ball Esmond E. Snell Herbert A. Sober Term:

July 1, 1961-June 30, 1965

Herbert E. Carter Rollin Hotchkiss Alton Meister Bert L. Vallée Term:

July 1, 1961-June 30, 1966

Edmond H. Fischer Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat Joseph S. Fruton Henry A. Lardy Merton F. Utter Term:

July 1, 1962-June 30, 1967

Clinton E. Ballou Herman Eisen New appointments or renewal appointments for those whose terms expire June 30, 1964, will be considered at a meeting of the advisory board next spring.

Inorganic Chemistry Term:

July 1, 1961-June 30, 1964

F. Albert Cotton H. Tracy Hall Jacob Kleinberg Earl Muettertics Robert Penneman Term:

July 1, 1961-June 30, 1965

George Cady Term:

July 1, 1961-June 30, 1966

John C. Bailar, Jr. Henry Taube Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-June 30, 1966

Robert W. Parry Most are original appointments made in 1961 when the publication was established. Dr. King, the new editor, has resigned his own appointment (July 1, 1961-June 30, 1964) and appointed the former editor, Dr. Parry, for the term indicated. Eugene O. Brimm (July 1, 1961-June 30, 1966) has resigned due to absence from the country.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Term:

Jan. 1, 1962-Dec. 3 1 , 1964

Julius Axelrod Arnold H. Beckett Bernard Belleau C. C. Stock Term:

Jan. 1, 1962-Dec. 3 1 , 1965

Bernard B. Brodie H. F. Hardman Roy Hertz David Pressman Henry Rapoport

Term:

Jan. 1, 1962-Dec. 3 1 , 1966

John J. Burns E. E. Campaigne Jackson P. English Edward E. Smissman E. C. Taylor Ex officio:

C. K. Cain

All but the ex officio designation are original appointments made in 1961 when ACS acquired this publication.

APPLIED JOURNALS

Alfred B. Garrett Walter R. Guyer Charles F. Jelinek Those whose terms expire are Donald L. Katz, Ralph Landau, Blaine C. McKusick, Robert I. Stirton, and Max Tishler. Those who continue in service are Richard T. Arnold, Milton Harris, Hans B. Jonassen, Franklin A. Long, Hugo Riemer ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 4 ) ; Robert L. Burwell, Jr., James H. Gardner, Joseph J. Jacobs, Robert B. Semple, and E. G. Somogyi (1963-65).

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (General Monthly and Quarterlies) Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 31, 1965

Chemistry Term:

Jan. 1-Dec. 3 1 , 1964

A. R. Rescorla Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 31, 1966

F. G. Ciapetta J. J. Fischer Brage Gokling Albert A. Jonke Joseph Stewart Those whose terms expire are Frank Chrencik, Vladimir Haensel, Donna Price, C. M. Sliepcevich, and C. E. Stevenson. Those who continue in service are H. Carl Bauman, Fred W. Bull, Toseph R. Mares, W. David Seyfried, C . ' R . Wilke ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 4 ) ; Thomas Baron, Edward C. Bobalek, John Happel, Louis H. Howland, B. H. Sage, and Theodore J. Williams ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 5 ) .

Chemical and Engineering News Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1966

Raymond F. Baddour Walter M. Carlson

James V. DeRose Saul L. Geffner Lawrence Lessing William T. Lippincott Howard A. Neidig Joseph S. Schmuckler Leo Schubert Luke E. Steiner Moddie D. Taylor Richard M. Whitney All are original appointments made for 1964 after ACS acquired this publication.

Analytical Chemistry Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1966

Gerald A. Harlow Manley W. Mallett F. W. McLafferty George H. Morrison J. C. White Those whose terms expire are Edward C. Dunlop, Howard V. Malmstadt, M. L. Moss, L. B. Rogers, and Sidney Siggia.

Correction

New Local Section Officers

In "Gulf Coast Sections Collect B a b y Teeth" (C&EN, Dec. 23, 1963, page 5 4 ) , t h e L o u i s i a n a Section w i t h h e a d q u a r t e r s in N e w Orleans w a s erroneously referred to as t h e N e w Orleans Section.

MILWAUKEE. Dr. Stephen E. Freeman, president of Freeman Chemical Corp., is the 1964 chairman of the Milwaukee Section. Other officers serving with Dr. Freeman are Clarence F. Peterman, chairmanelect; Kenneth E. Miller, secretary; and Fred G. Portz, Jr., treasurer.

New Publication Editors T h e following are n e w editors of local section p u b l i c a t i o n s : • D r . J a m e s T. Kofron, Jr., is t h e editor of Genesee Valley Chemunications, Rochester, N.Y., Section. • R i c h a r d D . A s h m o r e n o w edits Southwest Retort, D a l l a s - F o r t W o r t h Section. • E d m u n d L. S a r g e n t is t h e editor of The Retort, N o r t h e a s t e r n I n d i a n a Section.

ORANGE COUNTY. Dr. Sol W. Weller, manager, chemistry and materials, Philco Research Laboratory, is the 1964 chairman of the Orange C o u n t y Section. Other officers are Vernon E. Stiles, chairmanelect; Dr. David W. English, secretary; a n d D r . Robert Mixer, treasurer.

Those who continue in service are James E. Barney, II, J. Calvin Giddings, Robert F. Goddu, Jacob D. Neuss, Irving Shain ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 4 ) ; Ralph N. Adams, Gilbert H. Ayres, Paul B. Hamilton, William H. Reinmuth, and John K. Taylor (1963-65).

Advances in Chemistry Series Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1966

Fred Basolo Amel R. Menotti Leo H. Sommer Those whose terms expire are Calvin L. Stevens, Calvin VanderWerf, and George W. Watt. Those who continue in service are John H. Fletcher, Wayne W. Hilty, Walter C. Saeman ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 4 ) ; Raymond F. Boyer, Jack Halpern, and George W. Irving (1963-65).

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Term:

Jan. 1, 1964-Dec. 3 1 , 1966

W . E. Baier -B. F. Daubert L. B. Hein Travis P. Hignett Those whose terms expire are G. L. Bridger, W. H. Garman, H. E. O. Heineman, Paul E. Johnson, and Emil Mrak. Those who continue in service are D. M. Doty, M. B. Gillis, Julius E. Johnson, Stacy B. Randle, Samuel L. Tisdale ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 4 ) ; Parke C. Brinkley, G. R. Ferguson, E. E. Howe, and Milton S. Schechter ( 1 9 6 3 - 6 5 ) .

GEORGIA. Dr. Henry M. Neumann, professor in the school of chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology, is the new chairman of t h e Georgia Section. Serving with him are Dr. Ivy M. Parker, chairmanelect; Dr. Henry L. Edwards, secretary; a n d J a m e s P. Kinney, Jr., treas-

NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. Lawrence L. Motiff, chairman of the chemistry department at St. Norbert College, is the 1964 chairman of the Northeast Wisconsin Section. Other officers are Dr. Dale G. Williams, chairman-elect, and Robert M. Moyerman, treasurer. JAN.

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SAN GORGONIO. Willard E. Baier, manager of the research and development department at Sunkist Growers, Inc., is the new chairman of the San Gorgonio Section. Other officers are Dr. George Matsuyama, chairmanelect; Dr. Harry W. Johnson, Jr., secretary; and Charles O. Van Camp, treasurer.

WASHINGTON. Dr. Leo Schubert, chairman of the chemistry department at American University, is the 1964 chairman of the Washington Section. Serving with Dr. Schubert are Dr. William A. Zisman, chairmanelect; Dr. Gerhard M. Brauer, secretary; and Dr. Lloyd N. Ferguson, treasurer.

NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. Rail,

Harry T.

supervisory

chemist (analytical) with U.S. Bureau of Mines Petroleum Research Center, is the new chairman of the Northeast Oklahoma Section. Other officers are Dr. Robert P. Zelinski, vice-chairman; Charles S. Allbright, secretary; and Roy A. Gray, treasurer.

NORTHEASTERN.

Dr. Lawrence J.

Heidt, engaged in teaching general and physical chemistry and in research on solar energy conversion at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the new chairman of the Northeastern Section. Other officers are Dr. Fred W. McLafferty, chairman-elect; Dr. Robert D. Eddy, secretary; and Dr. David M. Howell, treasurer.

SALT LAKE. Dr. Grant Gill Smith, professor of chemistry at Utah State University, is the 1964 chairman of the Salt Lake Section. Serving with Dr. Smith are Dr. Reed M. Izatt, Brigham Young University, chairman-elect; and John W. Holmes, secretary-treasurer.

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March 1 Is Cutoff Date It will b e necessary for all A C S m e m b e r s to r e m i t for d u e s a n d subscriptions prior to M a r c h 1 if n a m e s a r e to b e r e t a i n e d on t h e 1 9 6 4 m a i l i n g lists. T h e M a r c h 1 cutoff is m a d e in a c c o r d a n c e with Bylaw IV, Section 4, a n d no exceptions can b e m a d e . All m e m b e r s w h o h a v e n o t y e t sent in 1 9 6 4 p a y m e n t s a r e u r g e d to d o so i m m e d i a t e l y in o r d e r to avoid d e l a y in receipt of journals.

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. Dr. Manning A. Smith, professor of chemistry at Bucknell University, is the 1964 chairman of the Susquehanna Valley Section. Serving with Dr. Smith are Dr. John A. Radspinner, chairman-elect; Fred Kocher, secretary; and E d Hoover, treasurer.

VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE. Ray C. Jackson, plant superintendent of the Pulaski Works, General Chemical Division, Allied Chemical Corp., is the new chairman of the Virginia Blue Ridge Section. Other officers are Fred W. Davis, vice-chairman; Dr. Edward F. Furtsch, secretary; and Hugh C. Crafton, treasurer.

CENTRAL OHIO VALLEY. Kenneth P. Fuller, in charge of the dispersions laboratory at Standard Ultramarine & Color Co., is the 1964 chairman of the Central Ohio Valley Section. Other officers are J. F. Bartlett, vice-chairman; Stuart H. Morgan, secretary; and Paul W. Miller, treasurer.

COASTAL EMPIRE. Dr. Seldon Page Todd, chief chemist at the Savannah plant of American Cyanamid, is the 1964 chairman of the Coastal Empire Section. T h e other officers are Edgar E. Sellers, chairman-elect, and Irma B. Vaughan, secretary-treasurer.

AMES. Dr. Orville L. Chapman, associate professor of chemistry at Iowa State University of Science and Technology, is the chairman of the Ames Section for 1964. Other officers are Dr. Robert E. McCarley, chairman-elect, and Dr. Harry Svec, secretary-treasurer.

EAST TENNESSEE. Dr. Eugene John Barber, chemist in charge of inorganic chemistry section, chemical development department, technical division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion plant of Union Carbide Nuclear, is the 1964 chairman of the East Tennessee Section. Serving with him are Dr. Charles W. Keenan, chairman-elect; Samuel T. Benton, secretary; and Dr. Richard M. Rush, treasurer.

PHILADELPHIA.

Dr. Adalbert Farkas,

assistant director of research and head of the organic research section at Houdry Process & Chemical Co., is the 1964 chairman of the Philadelphia Section. Serving with him are Dr. B. S. Garvey, Jr., chairman - elect; Marian F . Fegley, secretary; and Dr. William P. Ratchford, treasurer.

ROCHESTER. Dr. John R. Thirtle, research associate in the color photography division of Kodak Research Laboratories, is the new chairman of the Rochester Section. Other officers are Dr. Carl J. Claus, vice - c h a i r m a n ; Richard L. Bent, secretary; and Wilma F . Kujawski, treasurer.

DAYTON. Ralph V. Montello, head of the materials analysis department, technical services division of research and development at National Cash Register Co., is the new chairman of the Dayton Section. Other officers are Dr. Lerroy V. Jones, chairmanelect; William C. Jenkin, secretary; and Dr. Joseph A. Pappalardo, treasurer.

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MONSANTO, St. Louis, Missouri

Monsanto

63166

Please send me a sample of new Monsanto technical grade lactic acid as specified below, and a copy of your new literature "Technical Grade Lactic A c i d . " Q Name

50% concentration

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Title

CompanyAddress— City

State-

WYOMING. Howard Β. Jensen, project leader at the Laramie Petroleum Re­ search Center, is the new chairman of the Wyoming Section. Other officers are Dr. Rebecca Raulins, chairman - elect; Dr. R. Owen Asplund, secretary; and Dr. Andrew W. Decora, treas-

PENSACOLA. Dr. Karl A. Kubitz, group leader in analytical research with Heyden Newport Chemical, is the 1964 chairman of the Pensacola Sec­ tion. Serving with Dr. Kubitz are Dr. Edwin E. Roy­ als, vice-chairman; Jerry G. Morrison, Jr., secretary; and Dr. Donald E. Danly, treasurer.

DELAWARE. Robert H. Varland, senior project leader in polymer field devel­ opment with the chemical division of Atlas Chemical Industries, is the 1964 chairman of the Delaware Sec­ tion. Other offi­ cers are Dr. Arthur H. Hale, chairmanelect; Dr. Eugene E. Magat, secre­ tary; and Dr. Patrick M. Henry, treas­ urer.

MOBILE. Dr. Elias Klein, manager of the research department at Courtalds North America, Inc., is the new chairman of the Mobile Section. Serving with Dr. Klein are Dr. William J. Rimes, chairman - elect; Dr. John Bech, secretary; and Richard P. Gideon, Jr., treasurer.

FLORIDA. Dr. Harry P. Schultz, pro­ fessor of chemistry at the University of Miami, is the 1964 chairman of the Florida Sec­ tion. Other officers serving with Dr. Schultz are Ray V. Lawrence, chair­ man-elect, and Isidor M. Chamelin, secretary-treasurer.

PUGET

SOUND.

CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

Eklon L.

Christensen, staff member with the Uni­ of Cali­ versity fornia's Los Alamos Scientific Labora­ tory, is the 1964 chairman of the Central New Mexico Section. Other officers are Dr. Joseph A. Schufle, chairmanelect; Dr. A] Zerwekh, secretary; and Dr. Larned B. Asprey, treasurer.

Dr. Norman W.

Gregory, professor at the University of Washington, is the 1964 chairman of the Pu get Sound Dr. Section. Otto Goldschmid is chairman-elect; Dr. Diptiman Chakravarti is sec­ retary; and G. Rob­ ert McKamey is treasurer.

MAINE. Dr. Gordon L. Hiebert, profes­ sor at Bowdoin College, is the 1964 chair­ man of the Maine Section. Other of­ ficers serving with Dr. Hiebert are Dr. Robert D. Dunlap, chairman-elect; Dr. Dana W. Mayo, secretary; and Dr. Frederick H. Radke, treasurer.

KANSAS CITY. Dr. Myron L. Wagner of the department of chemistry at the University of Mis­ souri at Kansas City is the 1964 chairman of the Kansas City Sec­ tion. Other offi­ cers are Dr. Don­ ald M. Coyne, chairman - elect; Charles M. Stroker, secretary; and Laurence W . Breed, treasurer.

RICHLAND. Dr. Wilbert E. Keder, senior chemist with General Electric Co.'s Hanford Labora­ tories, is the new chairman of the Richland Section. Serving with Dr. Keder are Dr. Frederick A. Scott, chairman - elect; Milton H. Camp­ bell, secretary; and Lane Allan Bray, treasurer.

ST. LOUIS. Dr. Samuel M. Tuthill, di­ rector of quality control at Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, is the 1964 chairman of the St. Louis Section. Serving with Dr. Tuthill are Thomas P. Lawton, Jr., chairman-elect; Dr. Henry D. Barnstorif, secretary; and Dr. David B. Guthrie, treasurer.

MIDLAND. Dr. Carleton W . Roberts, senior research chemist with Dow Chem­ ical Co., is the 1964 chairman of the Midland Sec­ tion. Serving with Dr. Roberts are Robert M. Wheaton, chair­ man-elect; Dr. Donald R. Weyenberg, secretary; and Dr. Douglas A. Rausch, treasurer.

NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. Dr. NEW HAVEN. Dr. Orville J. Sweeting, staff assistant to the director of research, chemicals division, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., is the 1964 chairman of the New Haven Section. Other of­ ficers are Dr. Walter Lwowski, chairman-elect ; Herbert C. Kauf­ man, secretary; and Dr. John Philip Faust, treasurer.

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Wayne

R.

Sorenson, research group leader in the re­ search and devel­ opment department of Continental Oil Co., is the 1964 chairman of the North Central Oklahoma Section. Other officers are W. D. Leslie, chairman - elect; Preston L. Grant, secretary; and Oliver C. Kerfoot, treasurer.

WICHITA. Dale L. Noel, of the depart­ ment of chemistry at Friends University, Wichita, Kan., is the 1964 chairman of the Wichita Section. Hugh McCranie is the new chairmanelect. Dr. Sieg­ fried Penner is the secretary-treasurer.