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Revision of t h e List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts E. J. C R A N E
CHEMISTRY
News Edition
Among Chemists
Editor of Chemical Abstracts
Extraordinary demand for reprints of the official "List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts" has made un avoidable the conclusion t h a t this list, with its accompanying information (including official abbreviations, names and ad dresses of publishers, and d a t a showing which of 170 libraries have files of each of the publications) is a very useful compilation Accordingly the issuance of a revised edition is planned. The library information is being assembled again by the Re search Information Service of the National Research Council, of which Dr. Clarence J. West is Director. Dr. West did this work before and his continued enthusiastic interest and belief in it as an unusual opportunity for service to chemistry have been more than justified by results. There is being sent to about 225 of the representative libraries, chemically, in t h e United States and Canada, a list of over 1300 journals to be checked against their files to determine which ones they currently re ceive. Librarians receive many requests for help and while they are ever ready to be of service t o investigators they may not all fully understand the utility in conducting this checking. Some failed to cooperate the last time that such a check was re quested. The purpose of this note is to express the belief that chemists will find it to their advantage to tell their librarians of the real service which they will render if they will make this check and do it as thoroughly and accurately as possible. After our last list appeared one chemist wrote to ask why the library a t his institution was not included. When we replied that the library had been asked to cooperate b u t had failed to do so, he said: "Please let me know when a n o t h e r canvass is made. I want to impress our librarian with the importance of getting in on this. If on reading an abstract in Chemical Abstracts I decide t h a t I want the whole paper it will be a great help to me to be able to turn to the List of Periodicals Abstracted' and determine at a glance whether or not our library can supply it. If the paper is not in our library this same glance will tell me where it is. Your list, particularly since the library location data have been added, makes it much easier to get original papers t h a n it used to be The fact t h a t many libraries now have a photostating service, as shown in your list, also helps greatly." We believe t h a t you will agree with him. Please speak or write to your librarian emphasizing the usefulness of the list.
President Norris' Itinerary Dr. James F. Norris, President of the American Chemical Society, is on one of his "swings around the circuit." The dates and places of meeting with local sections of the Society, which he will address are given below: Date Place Date Place Nov. 17 Toledo Nov. 28 (A. M.) Lexington Nov. 18 (noon) Ann Arbor Nov. 28 (evening) Lexington Nov. 18 (evening) Detroit Nov. 30 Louisville Nov. 19 South Bend Dec. 1 Nashville Nov. 20 Chicago Dec. 2 Birmingham Nov. 21 Moline Dec. 3 Atlanta Nov 23 Urbana Dec. 4 Savannah Nov. 24 St. Louis Dec. 7 Gainesville Nov. 25-26 Indianapolis Dec. 14 Raleigh Nov. 27 Cincinnati Dec. 15 Richmond
Chandler Memorial Meeting The American Chemical Society joined with other organiza tions in honoring one of its founders, t h e late Prof. Charles Frederick Chandler, at a memorial meeting held in Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University, M o n d a y evening, November 15. President Nicholas M u r r a y Butler of Columbia presided. Elihu Root delivered an address on "Chandler: The Man and the Public Servant." Prof. Michael I. Pupin of Columbia dis cussed "Chandler: The Teacher and t h e Chemist." Dean George B . Pegram, of the Schools of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry, spoke on "Chandler and t h e School of Mines." A telegram was received a t t h e meeting from W. S Duvall of San Francisco, California, who is the only survivor of the Class of 1867 which was t h e first class of the School of Mines or ganized by Prof. Chandler. T h e meeting was arranged under the joint auspices of Columbia University, t h e Chemists' Club of New York City, the New York Section of t h e American Chemical Society, a n d the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry. I t was held in the room where Prof. Chandler lectured for many years.
A. I Andrews, formerly professor of ceramic engineering at Alfred University, Alfred, N. Y., is now assistant professor of ceramic engineering at the University of Illinois. Harold J. Barrett h a s been elected t o an assistant professor ship in the chemistry department at t h e South D a k o t a State College. Brookings, S. D, F o r the past three years he has been instructing in general chemistry a t the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. W . F . Barrett, president of the Linde Air Products Co., and of the Prestolite Co., h a s recently been elected president of the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corporation, New York. This company operates a plant i n South Charleston, West Virginia, for the manufacture of chemical p r o d u c t s of acetylene and other hydrocarbons. D . D. Berolzheimer, formerly librarian of t h e American Chemical Society is located at 50 East 41st Street, New York City, where he is prepared to give service in furnishing bibliog raphies, translations, p a t e n t and literature searches, library service in all branches of chemistry and technology, a n d in check ing and revising manuscripts. Harry T. Brodersen has left Chicago to accept a position as chief chemist of the W h i t u r t h P r o d u c t s Corporation, Harper, Oregon. Henry T. Chandler has been appointed assistant to t h e presi dent of the Vanadium Corporation of America. Mr. Chandler has been associated with the Vanadium Corporation organization since J a n u a r y 1, 1923 in t h e capacity of metallurgical engineer, with headquarters in Detroit. Lyle A. Clough, formerly research chemist for tho Brown Company, Berlin, Ν. Η . , is now assistant chemist with the Colum bian Rope Company, A u b u r n , Ν. Υ . Robert Frye a n d H. D. Hinton have been engaged as instruc tors in general chemistry in the Michigan State Agricultural College. Elmer A. Harrington, formerly professor of physics a n d head of the Department of Physics at t h e Massachusetts Agricultural College and during t h e past year special investigator on X-ray methods a t Harvard "University, has been appointed research associate on the Portland Cement Association fellowship staff a t the Bureau of Standards to conduct research on the applica tion of X-ray methods to problems on Portland cement. Harold Hibbert, of Yale University, has been appointed to the chair of cellulose chemistry in McGill University, Montreal. T h e foundation of the Chair is based on the bequest of the late M r s . E Β. Eddy, of O t t a w a , of $200,000, for the Chemical De partment of McGill University. Charles P . Holdt h a s resigned h i s position as head of the re search department of Devoe & Reynolds Co., Inc., New York, Χ. Υ After taking a vacation a n d rest in Colorado, he returned to New York about November 1. Arthur D . Holmes recently gave three lectures in Chicago "Modern Cod-Liver Oil" before t h e students of the College of Pharmacy of the University of Illinois, " W h a t a Medical Stu dent Should Know about Cod-Liver Oil" before the students of the Medical School of the University of Illinois, a n d "Informa tion Concerning Cod-Liver Oil of I n t e r e s t to P h a r m a c i s t s " before the Chicago Section of the American Pharmaceutical Association. John L. Parsons, for the past t w o years t h e recipient of the Hammermill Paper Company fellowship in chemistry a t Yale University, has returned to the technical staff of the company in the capacity of research chemist. B. S. Proper, sales manager for t h e E a ' o n Dikeman Company manufacturers of filter paper for funnel, filter press, or filtering machine, spoke on "Filter Paper and I t s Use" before the class in laboratory management, in t h e Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, o n November 14. H . L. Publow has been promoted from assistant to associate professor in chemistry at t h e Michigan State Agricultural Col lege. Dr. R . C. Huston w a s m a d e Professor of Organic and Biological Chemistry. E . Schwarz has taken charge of the research d e p a r t m e n t of Congoleum Nairn, Inc., a n d will b e located a t the Kearny, New Jersey, plant. Adrian T h o m a s has resigned h i s position a s research chemist with Parke, Davis & Company t o accept a position with the H u r o n Milling Company of Harbor Beach, Michigan. Chas. H . Wright h a s left the chemistry d e p a r t m e n t of the University of British Columbia t o join the staff of the Consoli dated Mining a n d Smelting Co. of Canada, and is located a t Trail. B. C.
