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Society Officials, Committees, and Student Affiliate Chapters Officers HE list of officers of t h e SOCIETY will T times a year (in 1938 see issues of February
a p p e a r in t h e N E W S E D I T I O N t h r e e
10 and M a y 20).
Divisional Officers AGRICULTURAL,
N a t i o n a l Officers a n d D i r e c t o r s PRÉSIDENT. F . C. Whitmore. Pennsylvania State College. State College. Pa. PRESIDENT-ELECT. Charles A. Kraus, Research Laboratory of Chemistry· Brown University, Providence, R. I . SECRETARY
Mansfield Clark, A. C . Fieldner, B. S. Hop kins. A. S. Richardson (1938-40).
AND BUSINESS
MANAGER.
Charles L. Parsons, Mills Bldg., Washington, D. C. Assistant Manager, Alden H . Emery. . TREASURER. Robert T. Baldwin, 50 East 41st St., New York, Ν. Υ. DIRECTORS. Ex-Officio, the President, the President-elect, the most recent past Presi dent (E. R. Weidlein), the Secretary, and the Treasurer. Regional, Arthur J . Hill, E. K. Bolton (1936-38); Townee R. Leigh, R. E . Swain (1937-39); Erie M. Billings, H. H. Willard (1938-40). At-Large, Thomas Midgley, Jr. (1935-38); R . E . Wilson (1936-39) ; Willard H. Dow (1937-40) ; G . J. Esselen (1938-41). COUNSEL. Elisha Hanson.
Editors SOCIETY. Arthur B . Lamb, Chemical Labo ratory, Harvard University, 12 Oxford St., Cambridge, Mass. E . J. Crane, Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio. Assistant Editor, Elmer Hockett. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING
CHEMIS
TRY. H. E . Howe, Mills Bldg., Washington, D. C. Assistant to Editor, Ν . Α Parkinson. PUBLICATION MANAGER. Harvey F. Mack,
20th and Northampton Sts., Easton, Pa. N E W S SERVICE.
Director, H . E . Howe,
Mills Bldg., Washington, D . C. Managing Editor, James T . Grady, 609 Journalism Bldg., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. SCIENTIFIC MONOGRAPHS.
W . A. Noyes,
University of Illinois, Urbana, 111. TECHNOLOGIC MONOGRAPHS.
H . E . Howe,
Mills Bldg., Washington, D. C. CHEMICAL REVIEWS.
FOOD.
Gerald L. Wendt,
Box 516, Grand Central Annex, New York, Ν. Υ. Assistant Editor, Louise Kelley. Published by Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, Md. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY.
S. C.
Lind, School of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Assistant Editor, Louise Kelley. Published by Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, Md.
Members of Council EX-OFFICIO. National Officers, Directors. Editors of the Journal of the American Chemi cal Society, Chemical Abstracts, and Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Past Presidents, Roger Adams, L. H. Baekeland, W. D. Ban croft, Edward Bartow, M. T . Bogert, Moses Gomberg, Arthur B. Lamb, Irving Langmuir, Wm. McPherson, C. E . Munroe, J. F . Norris, W. A Noyes, L. V. Redman, C. L. Reese, E. R. Weidlein, W. R. Whitney. Chairmen of Divisions and Councilors of Local Sections (listed under Divisional and Local Section Officers). Councilors-at-Large. J. B. Conant, Gustav Egloff, John Johnston, R . Norris Shreve (1936-38); W. L. Evans, Edward Mack, Jr., C. E . K. Mees, R. E. Rose (1937-39); Wm.
Chairman,
CHEMICAL· EDUCATION. Chairman, Martin
V. McGill; Secretary, Norris W. Rakestraw, Department of Chemistry, Brown Uni versity, Providence, R. I . COLLOID. Chairman, Lloyd H . Reyerson; Secretary, Arthur M. Buswell, University of minois, Urbana, 111. FERTILIZER. Chairman, Egbert W. Magruder; Secretary, H. B. Siems, Swift & Co., Fertilizer Works, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, HI. GAS AND FUEL. Chairman, Frank H . Reed; Secretary, Gilbert Thiessen, 6625 Woodwell St., Pittsburgh, Pa. HISTORY OP CHEMISTRY.
JOURNAL· OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL
CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS.
AND
Roy C. Newton; Secretary, G. A. Fitzgerald, The Birds Eye Laboratories, 3 Commercial St., Boston» Mass. BIOLOGICAL. Chairman* Joseph J. Pfiffner; Secretary, G . 0. Burr, Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. CELLULOSE. Chairman, George L. Clark; Secretary, William O. Kenyon, Research Laboratory, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.
Chairman, Ten-
ney L. Davis; Secretary, Mildred W. Grafflin, Hercules Experiment Station, Wilmington, Del. INDUSTRIAL
AND ENGINEERING
CHEM
ISTRY. Chairman, W. L, Badger; Secretary, Howard S. Gardner, Department of Engi neering, University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY.
Chairman, Wal
ter H. Hartung; Secretary, Russell J. Foebinder, Maltbie Chemical Co., 250 High St., Newark, N\ J. MICROCHEMISTRY. Chairman, Lawrence T. Hallett: Secretary, George L. Royer, 124 West Cliff St., Somerville, N. J . ORGANIC. Chairman, Werner E . Bachmann; Secretary, Ralph L. Shriner, Depart ment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana. 111. PAINT AND VARNISH.
Chairman,
Wm.
Howlett Gardner; Secretary, G. G. Sward, 2201 New York Ave., N . W., Washington, D. C. PETROLEUM. Chairman, Per K. Frolich; Secretary, Cary R. Wagner, Pure Oil Co., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. PHYSICAL
AND
INORGANIC.
Chairman,
George Scatchard; Secretary, Harold C. Urey, Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University, New York. Ν. Υ . RUBBER. Chairman, A. R. Kemp; Secre tary, H. I. Cramer, Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. SUGAR. Chairman, A. R. Nees; Secretary, Edgar W. Rice, National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey, 129 Front St., New York. Ν. Υ . WATER, SEWAGE, AND SANITATION.
Chair
man, A. P . Black; Secretary, Charles R. Hoover, 8 Pike Place, Middletown, Conn.
Local Section Officers AKRON. Chairman, J . P. Maider; Secre tary, 3. J . Allen, 527 Dorchester Road, Akron, Ohio; Couneilore, A. E . Boss, Harold Gray, H. F . Palmer. ALABAMA. Chairman, A. Richard Bliss, Jr.; Secretary, C. S. Whittet, 710 South 51st
St., Birmingham, Ala.; Councilor, J . N . Carothere. AMES. Chairman, W. B. King; Secretary, J. C . Eck, 306 Chemistry Bldg., Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa; Councilor, R. M. Hizon. CALIFORNIA. Chairman, Wilhelm Hirsch· kind; Secretary, Paul F . Bovard,081 Folsom St., San Francisco, Calif.; Councilors, W. C. Bray, Norman N . Gay, Joel H. Hildebrand, G. S. Parks, Ludwig Rosenstein, J. H . C . Smith. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
Chairman,
N.
W. Taylor; Secretary, Russell C. Miller, Experiment Station Bldg., Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa.; Councilors, N. B. Guerrant, B . J. Miller. CENTRAL TEXAS. Chairman, H. R. Hense;
Secretary, H. L. Lochte, University Station, Austin, Texas; Councilor, W. T . Gooch. CHICAOO. Chairman, Charles D. Hurd; Secretary, James J. Doheny, 4247 West End Ave.» Chicago, HI.; Councilors, Edgar B. Carter, W. V. Evans, B . B . Freud, Arthur Guillaudeu, W. M. Hinman, C. D . Hurd. F . C. Koch, W. C. Johnson. Paul N. Leech. G. L. Parkhurst, H . I . Schlesinger, E. H . Volwiler. C. R. Wagner, R. E. Zinn. CINCINNATI. Chairman, A. W. Broomell; Secretary, R. C. Stillman, 1560 Ambrose Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio; Councilors, Robert F. Reed, Ronald C . Stillman, Procter Thomson. CLEVELAND. Chairman, C. F . Prutton; Secretary, F. C. Smith, The Harehaw Chemi cal Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Councilors, R. E. Burk, L. M. Currie, H . N. Holmes. COLORADO. Chairman, A. C. Nelson; Secretary, Robert T. Phelps, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo.; Councilor, H. W. Dahlberg. COLUMBUS. Chairman, H . L. Johnson; Secretary, M. L. Wolfrom, 168 Fallis Road, Columbus, Ohio; Councilors, W. C. Fernelius, R. C. Williams. CONNECTICUT VALLEY.
Chairman, Ralph
A. Beebe; Secretary, C. Sterling Weber, 64 Gillette Ave., Springfield, Mass.; Councilors, Lewis B. Allyn, Vernon K. Krieble. CORNELL. Chairman, Paul F . Sharp; Secretary, James L. Hoard. Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν. Υ.; Councilor, John R. Johnson. DALLA8-FOBT WORTH.
Chairman, N. C.
Hamner; Secretary, H. M. Bulbrook, Box 185, 8287s Taylor St., Fort Worth, Texas; Councilor, J. L. Whitman. DAYTON. Chairman, Clyde S. Adams; Secretary, Rodger L. Schaefer, Thomas & Hochwalt Laboratories. I n c , Dayton, Ohio; Councilor, Charles A. Thomas. DELAWARE. Chairman, M . A. Dahlen; Secretary, J . B. Nichols, D u Pont Experi mental Station, Wilmington, Del.; Coun cilors, Cole Coolidge, J. W. Hill, E. F . Hitch, G. M. Norman, M . T . Sanders DETROIT. Chairman, A. W. Bull; Secre tary, O. Edward Kurt. Ethyl Gasoline Corp., 723 East Milwaukee Ave., Detroit, Mich.; Councilors, Sidney M. Cadwell, George Calingaert. Joseph J. Jasper. EAST TENNESSEE.
Chairman, Charles 0.
Hill; Secretary, C. A. Buehler, Chemistry Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.; Councilor, Geo. D. Howell. EASTERN N E W YORK.
Chairman,
A. L.
Marshall; Secretary, Ε. Κ. Bacon, Chemical Laboratory, Union College, Schenectady, N. Y.; Councilors, C. B . Hurd, Edna H. Shaver. ERIE. Chairman, J. E. Cavelti; Secre tary, Allison B . Evans, 1519 French St., Erie, Pa.; Councilor, D. T. Jackson. FLORIDA. Chairman, B. J. Otte; Secre tary, J. E . Hawkins, Department of Chem istry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; Councilors, John F . Conn, A. M. Muckenfuss. ' GEORGIA. Chairman, Paul Weber; Seen· tary, John J. McManus, Room 416, Mew Post Office, Atlanta, Ga.; Councilor, Luther B. Lockhart.
HAWAIIAN. Chairman, H. Darwin Kirschman; Secretary, Wm. R. McAllep, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, T. H.; Councilor, John H.Payne. ILLINOIS-IOWA. Chairman, Arthur C. Hanson; Secretary, Richard M. Howlett, 517 24th St., Moline, 111.; Councilor, J. F. Goggin. INDIANA. Chairman, Edward J. Hughes; Secretary, Lawrence Newburn, J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Co., Indianapolis, Ind.; Councilors, Norman J. Harrar, Wm. Higburg, A. A. Ross. IOWA. Chairman, Perry A . Bond; Secre tary, Howard H. Rowley, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Councilor, W. G. Eversole. KANAWHA
VALLEY.
Chairman,
H.
L.
Cox; Secretary, C. M. Blair, 513 Highland Ave., South Charleston, W. Va.; Councilors, B. H. Jacobson, G. A. Perkins. KANSAS
CITY.
Chairman,
Harold
P.
Brown; Secretary, James A. Austin, 110 East 66th St., Kansas City, Mo.; Councilors, G. Harry Clay, Geo. W. Stratum. KANSAS STATE COLLEGE.
Chairman, M.
E. Lash; Secretary, A. T. Perkins, Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kane.; Councilor, H. H. King. LEHIGH VALLEY.
Chairman, Howard M.
Cyr; Secretary, Britton A. Snippy, Residence Park, Palmerton, Pa.; Councilors, E. F. Marsiglio, W. O. Snelling. LEXINGTON. Chairman, Wayne H. Keller; Secretary, Fred W. Oberst, U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Lexington, Ky.; Councilor, Harry R. Allen. LOUISIANA. Chairman, Raymond Freas; Secretary, E . F. Pollard, Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, P. O. Station 20, New Orleans, La.; Councilors, Charles E. Coates, Hal W. Moseley. LOUISVILLE. Chairman, H . E. Carswell; Secretary, Guita Marble, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.; Councilor, A. W. Homberger. MAINE. Chairman, William C. Root; Secretary, Samuel E. Kamerling, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; Councilor, Fred C. Mabee. MARYLAND. Chairman, John C. Krantz, Jr.; Secretary, Edward S. Hopkins, Montebello Filters. Hillen Road, Baltimore. Md.; Councilors, A. H . Corwin, J. C. W. Eraser, F. C. Hettinger. MICHIGAN
STATE
COLLEGE.
Chairman,
D. Τ. Εwing; Secretary, C. D . Ball, Jr., 647 Sunset Lane, East Lansing, Mich.; CouneUor, A. J. Clark. MIDLAND. Chairman, G. H. Coleman; Secretary, Noland Poff en berger, 123 Nelson St., Midland, Mich.; Councilors, E. C. Brit ton, W. R. Veazey. MILWAUKEE. Chairman, John R. Koch; Secretary, Robert R. Austin, 4904 West Vliet St., Milwaukee, Wis.; Councilors, W. W. Bauer, W. M. Higby. MINNESOTA. Chairman, Charles A. Mann; Secretary, H. H. Barber, School of Chemistry, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minn.; Councilors, F. H. MacDougall, L . 8 . Palmer, R . C. Sherwood. MONTANA. Chairman, P . C. Gaines; Secretary, Jessie E. Richardson. Montana State College, Boseman, Mont; CouneUor, O. E. Sheppard. NASHVILLE. Chairman, James M. Breckenridge; Secretary, H. A. Webb, Department of Chemistry, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn.; Councilor, A. W. Ingersoll. NEBRASKA. Chairman, M . D . Weldon; Secretary, E . Roger Washburn, Chemistry Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr.; Councilor, C . S. Hamilton. N E W HAVEN. Chairman, Ε. Β . Kelsey; Secretary, M. C. Moletad, Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.; Councilors, C. C. Furnas, D. T.
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NEW YORK. Chairman, W. W. Winship; Secretary, Cornelia T. Snell, 66 Park Ave.» New York, N . Y.; Councilors, J. J. Beaver, C. O. Beokmann, Robert Calvert· R. H . Grist, J. G. Detwiler, Wanda Farr. R. L. Garman, Thomas Govett, D. H. Killeffer, C. V. King, H. G. Lindwall, L. G. Longsworth, Η. Β. Lowe, C. A. Marlies, F. W. Power, R. J. Quinn, J. J. Ritter, G. H. Walden, Jr., R. R. Williams, L. A. Wooten. NORTH
CAROLINA.
Chairman,
Nevill
Isbell; Secretary, Ivan D . Jones, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, N. C ; Councilors, R. W. Best, D. G. Hill. NORTH JERSEY.
Chairman, R. H . Gerke;
Secretary, Henry J. Wing, 21 Elm Place, Milltown, N. J.; Councilors, J. B. Austin, R. G. Dunning, E . R. Hanson, J. H. Ingmaneon, R. W. McLachlan. L. A. Mikeska, W. T. Read, Raphael Rosen, R. B. Sosman, H. G. Walker. Alphonse Walti, A. J. Weith. NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. Chairman, Louis
J. Figg, Jr.; Secretary, Lester W. A. Meyer, 812 Yadkin, Kingsport, Tenn.; CouneUor, Lester W. A. Meyer. NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN.
Chairman,
D.
Romund Moltzau; Secretary, Peter P. Pritzl, St. Norbert *s College, West De Pere, Wis.; Councilor, A. Lewenetein. NORTHEASTERN. Chairman, Ernest H. Huntress; Secretary, Alberto F. Thomp son, Jr., Eastman Chemical Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.; Councilors, Gardner R. Alden, Avery A. Ashdown, Arthur Blanchard, Thome M. Carpenter, Arthur D. Holmes, Harold A. Iddles, Walter L. Jennings, Mrs. Florence C. Sargent, Wilhelm Segerblom, Raymond S. Stevens.
PURDUE. Chairman, Dean C. B. Jordan; Secretary, C. L. Shrewsbury, Department of Agricultural Chemistry· Purdue Uni versity, Lafayette, Ind.; Councilor, Ed. F. Degering. RHODE ISLAND.
Chairman, Richard B.
Earle; Secretary, W. George Parks, Depart ment of Chemistry, Rhode Island State College, Kingston, R. I.; Councilors, Dana Burks, N. W. Rakestraw ROCHESTER. Chairman, Donald K. Tressler; Secretary, Thomas F. Murray, Jr., Research Laboratory, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N . Y.; Councilors, W. R. Bloor, E. K. Carver, V. J. Chambers, C. J. Staud. SACRAMENTO. Chairman, Max Kleiber; Secretary, G. A. Richardaon, University of California, College of Agriculture, Davis, Calif.; Councilor, Wallace A. Gilkey. ST. JOSEPH VALLEY.
Chairman, George
F. Henni on; Secretary, Andrew J Boyle, Chemistry Hall, Notre Dame, Ind.; Coun cilor, H. B. Froning. ST. LOUIS. Chairman, Jules Bebie; Secretary, H. A. Carlton, 3600 North Second St., St. Louie, Mo.; Councilors, A. E . Gold stein, P. A. Krueger, Fredrich Oleen, R. R. Read. SOUTH CAROLINA. Chairman, Mary New;
Secretary, H. E. Sturgeon, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C ; Councilor, J. E. Mills. SOUTH JERSEY.
Chairman, J. M. Tinker;
Secretary, C. B . Biewell, Woods town, N . J.; Councilor, W. S. Calcott. SOUTHEAST KANSAS. Chairman, J. H. Cal-
beck; Secretary, O. W. Chapman, Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kans.; CouneUor, W. B. Parks.
Chairman,
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. Chairman, J. H.
Gordon A. Bergy; Secretary, T. J. Cochrane, P. O. Box 144, Morgan town, W. Va.; Councilor, Lily Bell Deatriek.
Barnett, Jr.; Secretary, Emerson P. Poste, P. O. Box 51, North Chattanooga Station, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Councilor, Irvine W. Grote.
NORTHERN W E S T VIRGINIA.
NORTHWESTERN UTAH.
Chairman, L. C.
Bryner; Secretary, Albert C. Titus, Depart ment of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Councilor, R. L. Quinn. OKLAHOMA. Chairman, Jerry R. Mar shall; Secretary, J. Austin Burrows, Okla homa A. & M. College, Stillwater, Okla.; Councilors, Fred E . Frey, R. L. Huntington. OMAHA. Chairman, J. P. Maxfield; Secre tary, R. R. Briggs, Nebraska Power Co., Omaha, Nebr.; Councilor, H. A. Senter. OREGON. Chairman, Leo Friedman; Secretary, Glenn C. Ware, Chemistry De partment, Oregon State College, Corvallis, Ore.; Councilor, Charles S. Pease.
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
Chairman, H. B.
Weiser; Secretary, A. J. Hartsook, The Rice Institute, Houston, Texas; CouneUor, H. B. Weiser. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Chairman, W. A.
Bush; Secretary, Harry V. Welch, Western Precipitation Co., 1016 West 9th St., Los Angeles, Calif.; Councilors, P. H. M. P. Brinton, H. N . McCoy, L. C. Pauling, B . A. Stagner, R. B. Stringfield. STRACU8E. Chairman, A. J. King; Secre tary, Gerard M. Edell, 213 Westminster Ave., Syracuse, N . Y.; Councilors, A. L. Elder, R. C. Roberts. TOLEDO. Chairman, Henry R. Krieder; PANHANDLE PLAINS. Chairman, C. A. Secretary, Julian H. Toulouse, OwensPierle; Secretary, W. A. Clark, Jr., The Illinois Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio; Councilor, O. M. Franklin Blackleg Serum Co., 109 Nelson W. Hovey. North Monroe St., Amarillo, Texas; Coun UNIVERSITY OP ILLINOIS. Chairman, M. J. cilor, E . B. Reinbold. Copley; Secretary, Charles C. Price, De PHILADELPHIA. Chairman, Alexander G. partment of Chemistry, University of Keller; Secretary, Lyle L. Jenne, 825 City Illinois, Urbana, HI.; Councilors, Arthur M. Hall Annex, Philadelphia, Pa.; Councilors, Buswell, Ralph L. Shriner. H. J. M. Creighton, S. W. Ferris, Carl UNIVERSITY OP MICHIGAN. Chairman, Haner, J. B. Hill, L. C. Hurd. W. J. Kelly, L. C . Anderson; Secretary, J. O. Halford, H. 8. Lukens, H. C. Porter, O. L. Shinn, 1015 Church St., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Coun Wm. Stericker, L. D . 8tratton. eUor, R. K. McAlpine. PITTSBURGH. Chairman, C G. King; UNIVERSITY OP MISSOURI* Chairman, Secretary, R. W. Bridges, Aluminum Re Sidney Calvert; Secretary, George W. search Laboratories, P. O. Box 772, New Eckert, Room 141, Mumford Hall, Uni Kensington, Pa.; Councilors, H. V. Churchill, versity of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.; Coun G. J. Cox, L. H. Cretcher, J. D . Edwards, cilor, Allen E. Steam. C. G. Fisher, J. C. Warner, W. P. Yant. VIRGINIA. Chairman, J. C. Forbes; PRINCETON. Chairman, John Turkevitch; Secretary, Donald A. Rogers, Solvay Process Secretary, Charles Rosenblum, Frick Chem Co., Hopewell, Va.; Councilors, V. L. istry Laboratory, Princeton University, Bohnson, W. Catesby Jones. Princeton, N. J.; Councilor, Hubert N . VIRGINIA BLUB RIDGE. Chairman, R. E . Alyea. Huseey; Secretary, Frederick F. Morehead, PUGET SOUND. Chairman, Earl G. Thrmp165 High St., Salem, Va.; Councilor, J. W. son; Secretary, Victorian Siverts. Depart Watson· ment of Chemistry, University of Washing WASHINGTON. Chairman, N. L. Drake; ton, Seattle, Wash.; Councilors, H. EL Secretary, F. C. Kracek, Geophysical Labora Benson, W. R. Gailey. tory, Washington, D. C.; Councilors, L. B . Broughton, V. du Vigneaud, R. E. Gibson, H. T. Herrick, G. E . F. Lundell, Β . Η . Nicolet. WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOEDER.
Chairman,
NEWS EDITION
OCTOBER 2 0 . 1 9 3 8 Harry S. Owens; Secretary, James B. Reed. Chemistry Department, University of Idaho. Moscow» Idaho; Councilor, R. P. Cope. WESTERN CONNECTICUT. Chairman, E. J.
Roberts; Secretary, William C. Moore, 42 Chesterfield Road, Shippan Point, Stamford, Conn.; CouncUora, C. R. Downs, Harry L. Fisher. WE8TEBN N E W YORK.
Chairman, A. G.
Scroggie; Secretary, J. F . Walker, Jr., E. I. du Pont de Nemours at Co., Inc., R. & H. Chemical» Department, Niagara Falls, Ν . Υ.; Councilor», C. M. Brown, L. F. Hoyt W. J. Marsh, M. L. Ross, T. H. Vaughn. WICHITA. Chairman, J. Willard Hershey; Secretary, L. A. Enberg, East Plant No. 2, Carey Salt Co., Hutchinson, Kans.; Coun cilor, Lloyd McKinley. WILSON D A M . Chairman, Grady Tarbutton; Secretary, David B. Ardern, Box 1582, Wilson Dam, Ala.; Councilor, R. L. Copson. WISCONSIN. Chairman, O. A. Hougen; Secretary, Wm. E . Roseveare, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.; CouncUora, Farrington Daniels. W. H. Peterson.
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Research: Roger Adams, W. D . Bancroft, A. B. Lamb, E. R. Weidlein, F. C. Whitmore. Development: W. K. Lewis, G. A. Richter, C. M. A . Stine, L. T. Sutherland. Production: G. 0 . Curme, Jr., Bradley Dewey, W. H. Dow, L. C. Jones, M. C. Whitaker. Physiological: G. E . Cullen, Ε. Κ. Marshall, Jr., D . D . Van Slyke, V. du Vigneaud. COUNCIL) POLICY (established 1923).
Ex·
Officio: Chairman, F. C. Whitmore, Pennsyl vania State College, State College, Pa.; Robert T. Baldwin, E. J. Crane, H. E. Howe, Charles A. Kraus, A. B. Lamb, Thomas Midgley, Jr., Charles L. Parsons, E. R. Weidlein. Term expires December, 19S8: W. A. Schmidt. Term expiree December, 19S9: Erie M. Billings. Term expires De· cember, 1940: G. J. Esselen. EXCHANGE (established 1907). Chairman, E . J. Crane, Ohio State University, Colum bus, Ohio; H. E. Howe, A. B. Lamb. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND EXPLOSIVES,
t o Cooperate with National Fire Protection Association Committee on the Same Subject (established 1923). Chairman, G. W. Jones, U. S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa.; F. F. Chapman, A. H. Nuckolls. IMPROVING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDING
OP THE CHEMIST (established 1935). Chair· man, Thomas Midgley, Jr., Worthington, Ohio; M. L. Crossley, Webster N. Jones, Donald B. Keyes, Charles D. Lowry, Wil liam McPheraon, H. L. Trumbull, W. R. Whitney.
Committees (April. 1938, to April, 1939) ACCREDITING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
(established 1936). Chairman, Erie M. Billings, 343 State St.. Rochester, Ν. Υ. Term expiree April SO, 1940: R. E. Swain. Term expiree April SO, 1941' A. W. Hixson. Term expiree April SO, 1948: Roger Adams. ADVISORY TO THE BUREAU OP M I N E S AND BUREAU OP STANDARDS ON NONFERROUS
METALS.
Wm. Β. Price, SOCIETY'S repre
sentative, Scovill Conn.
Mfg. Co., Waterbury,
INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL (established 1921).
Chairman, Martin H. Ittner, Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., Jersey City, N. J.; R. F. Bacon, J. H. Beal. J. G. Davidson, W. H. Dow, E . H . Killheffer, R. H. McKee, H. W. Rhodehamel. MEMBERSHIP (established 1876). Chair man, W. D . Bigelow, National Canners Association, 1739 H St., N. W.. Washington. D. C ; Η. Ε. Howe, Charles L. Parsons. NATIONAL
ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL FATS AND OILS
RESEARCH
COUNCIL
SENTATIVES FROM A. C. S.
REPRÉ-
Terms expire
(established 1926). Chairman, R. C. Mew- July 1, 19S9: G. J. Esselen, F. W. Willard. Terms expire July 1, 1940: F. C. Frary, Geo. ton, Swift & Co., Chicago. 111.; R. W. Bailey. J. E. Doherty, T. C. Law, C. P. Long, Ο. Ε. M. Norman. Terms expire July 1, 1941: May, H. J. Morrison, W. J. Reese, M. L. H. E . Howe, A. M. Patterson. Sheely, L. M. Tolman, H. P. Trevithick, J. J. NOMENCLATURE, SPELLING, AND PRONUNVollertsen. CIATION (established 1894). Chairman, E. J. Crane, Editor. Chemical Abstracts, Ohio ANALYTICAL REAGENTS (established 1917). State University, Columbus, Ohio; Board of Chairman, W. D . Collins, U. S. Geological Editors of the Journal of the American ChemiSurvey, Washington, D . C ; H. V. Fair, J. V. Freeman, E . F. Marsiglio, P. H. Mes- cal Society; Editor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry; L. T. Capell, A. M. singer, R. A. Osborn, Joseph Rosin, Edward Patterson. Wichers, H. H. Willard. PAPER (established 1908). Chairman, B. ANNUAL REPORT ON ATOMIC WEIGHTS (established 1897). G. P. Baxter, Coolidge Memorial Laboratory, Cambridge, Mass. AWARD FOR THE E L I LILLY AND COMPANY PRIZE I N BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (estab
lished 1934). the
Chairman, President-elect of
AMERICAN
CHEMICAL
SOCIETY,
PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OP A LIST OP RING SYSTEMS USED I N ORGANIC CHEM
ISTRY, joint with the National Research Council (established 1922). Chairman, A. M. Patterson, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio; M. T. Bogert, L. T. Capell, W. A. Noyes. T o PREPARE A PAMPHLET FOR THE GUID ANCE OP PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS IN CHEM
ISTRY (established 1938). Chairman, Ed ward S. Hopkins, Montebello Filters, Hillen Road, Baltimore, Md.; H. S. Gardner, Jr., Warren C. Johnson. SOAP AND SOAP PRODUCTS
(established
1935). Chairman, F. W. Smither, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D . C ; R. E. Divine, J. E. Doherty, C. P. Long, E. B. Millard, M. L. Sheely, H. P. Trevithick. STANDARD AIPARATUS (established 1917).
Chairman. W. D . Collins, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D . C ; W. A. Boughton, J. V. Freeman, R. A. Osborn, Edward Wichers, Η. Η. Willard. STANDARD METHODS FOR THE EXAMINA TION OF WATER AND SEWAGE, to Cooperate
with the Committee of the American Public Health Association (established 1920). Chairman, Arthur M. Buswell, University of IUinois, Urbana, HI.; W. D . Collins, C. R. Hoover, F. W. Mohlman, F. G. Straub. STANDARDIZATION OP BIOLOGICAL STAINS
(established 1924). A. C. S. Representative on the Commission: John T. Scanlan, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Washington, D. C. STANDARDIZED METHODS POR VITAMIN R E
SEARCH (established 1921). Chairman, H. C. Sherman, Columbia University, New York, N. Y.; A. D . Emmett, E. V. McCollum, Ε. Μ. Nelson. SUPERVISION OP CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CATALOG (established 1915). Elmer K. Bol ton, Ε. I . du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del. SUPERVISORY ON STANDARD METHODS OP
ANALYSIS (established 1910). Chairman, H. H. Willard, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; B. L. Clarke, I. M. Kolthoff, G. E. F. Lundell, W. W. Skinner. WOMEN'S AWARD I N CHEMISTRY (initiated
by Francis P. Garvan and established 1936). Chairman, Emma P. Carr, Mt. Holyoke Col lege, South Hadley, Mass. Term expires April, 19S9: Emma P. Carr. Terme expire April, 1940: Virginia Bartow, W. A. Hamor. Terms expire April, 1941: Henry Gilman, Lois W. Woodford. WOMEN'S
SERVICE
(established
1927).
Chapters of Student Affiliates
BORDEN C O . AWARD (established 1938).
Chairman, President-elect of the AMERICAN (a) Nominating Com
mittee for Award : Term expires September SO, 19S9: P. A. Levene. Term expires September SO, 1940: Ε. Β. Hart. Term expires September SO, 1941: W. H. Eddy, (o) Committee on Award: Terms expire December SI, 19S9: E . J. Cohn, C. G. King. Terms expire De cember SI, 1940: A. J. Hill, D . B. Jones. Terms expire December SI, 1941: R. A. Gortner, J. H. Northrop.
COOPÉRATION WITH CHEMICAL WARFARE
SERVICE (established 1920). Chairman, H. E. Howe, Mills Bldg.. Washington, D . C.
PATENT AND RELATED LEGISLATION (es
tablished 1899). Chairman, F. W. Sullhan, Jr., Route 1, Augusta, Mich., F. E . Barrows, Carleton Ellis. Henry Howard, J. C. Morrell, C. H. Potter, W. A. Schmidt, O. W. Storey.
Chairman, Lois W. Woodford, 111 Hubbard Ave., Stamford, Conn.; Virginia Bartow. Agnes Fay Morgan, Cornelia T. Snell, May L. Whitsitt. Helen B. Wigman.
(a)
Nominating Committee for Award : Term ex piree April 20, 1939: H. A. Mattill. Term expiree April SO, 1940: Lawrence W. Bass. Term expiree April £0,1941: V. du Vigneaud. Term expiree September SO, 1941: Ben H. Nicolet. (o) Committee on Award: Terms expire December SI, 1938: P. A. Shaffer, D . D . Van Slyke. Terms expire December SI, 19S9: Wm. Mansfield Clark, Glenn E. Cullen. Terms expire December SI, 1940: R. Adams Dutcher, H. B. Lewis. CHEMICAL SOCIETY,
L. Wehmhoff, 119 Aspen St., Chevy Chase, Md.; B. W. Scribner, H. J. Skinner.
Ceurtesy, Skinner Λ Sherman, Inc.
Albright College, Reading, Pa. California Institute of Technology, Pasa dena, Calif. Central College, Fayette, Mo. Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Fort Collins, Colo. Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn. Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. Manhattan College, New York, Ν. Υ. Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, Ν . Υ. Rhode Island State College, Kingston, R. I. Rice Institute, Houston, Texas Union College, Schenectady, Ν. Υ. University of California, Berkeley, Calif. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va.
