.. THIRTEENTH SUMMER CONFERENCE WITH Donald C. Gregg of the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, and William S. Huber of the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, as co-chairmen, the Thirteenth Summer Conference of the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers met a t the University of Rhnde Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, August 20-25, 1951. President Carl R. Woodward of the University of Rhode Island, who welcomed the conference t o the campus, called attention to the fact that this was the first group to use the new chemistry building. I t was later occupied by classes for the first time during September. The conference was similar to previous ones in the high quality of the speakers, the free and even heated discussion of papers and the relaxed enjoyment of the splendid facilities of the university and surrounding vacation areas. On the other hand, each conference is suficiently different to maintain the interest of members and their families, many of whom return yearafter year. The list of those who have attended all of the 13 Summer Conferences remains unchanged this year:
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Greenl~ood,Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. S. Walter Hoyt, Belmont, Massachusetts. Alfred R. Lincoln, Williamsett, Massachusetts. Evelyn S. Murdock, Stonington, Connecticut. Elsie S. Scott, East Northfield, Massachusetts. John R. Suydam, Southboro, Massachusetts. Elbert C. Weaver, Andover, Massachusetts. Of the 204 registrants, almost exactly one-third were from outside New England. The 129 members attending came from the following areas: Yew England States, 96; New York, 15; Maryland, 6; Pennsylvania, 4; New Jersey, 3; Virginia, 2; and one each from Ohio, Indiana, and Quebec. In addition to the papers presented by individual speakers from many colleges and several industries, two symposia were presented. The first was concerned with the Content of the General Chemistry Course, with Laurence S. Foster, Watertown Arsenal Laboratory, and Dorothy W. Gifford, Lincoln School, discussing the secondary-school course, and with
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John E, Cavelti, Allegheny College, John A. Timm, and Roland M. Whittaker' &ueens Simmons College, discussing various types of courses a t the college freshman level. The second symposium, arranged by Elbert C. Weaver, Andover Academy, took the form of a workshop on Pupil Participation in Classroom Demonstrations' The Depare ment a t the University of Rhode Island graciously opened the stockrooms to provide the teachers with chemicals and equipment for the demonstrations and the conferees performed hotahas demonstrators and as pupil participators. The most ingenious demonstration showed how a "neutron" (a free running half-hack professor) could pass through atoms made up of whirling and rotating "electrons" (lady teachers) surrounding dense "nuclei" (left to the reader's imagination) without colliding with anything most of the time. The Exhibit Committee, headed by George Deckey, Rhode Island School of Design, succeeded in securing numerous interesting collections of books, apparatus and literature. Ralph Di Mattia, Grover Cleveland School, Dorchester, Massachusetts, projected a h e collection of industrial motion pictures. The social hours, following the evening meetings, Iyere enlivened by a demonstration of parlor magic by Dean Woodward of the University of Rhode Island and a showing of colored lantern slides by NEACT President Helen W. Crawley of the Walnut Hill School, taken on a trip to the West Coast. At the social hour on Friday night, the William F. Ehrets of New York University, who had just returned from a year a t the University of Hawaii, entertained the group. Mrs. Ehret and their daughter, Elizabeth, gave two native dances while Professor Ehret took the group on a trip around the Islands (in natural color). The customary Wednesday picnic was a repetition of the successful one last year, featuring Rhode Island quohaug chowder engineered by Clinton S. Johnson and sweet corn grown and cooked by Bernard Jurale. Rhode Island lobsters from nearby Galilee xvere also provided.
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~ r s James . E. Sngue, Professor of Chemietry and Chairman of Department, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Robert E. Sehaffrath, Instructar of Chemistrv, New England College, Hillshoro, New Hampshire. Mo!.ton Jay Zerder, In charge of Science, Walter Herve,v Junior college, 15 w e s t 63rd Street, NewYork23, New York.
New members admitted in connection with the Summer Conference are: Henry H. Baker, Jr., Professor of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Aoademy, Annapolis, Maryland. W. 1,awson Batty, Jr., Sales Representative, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, New York, New York. Mrs. William Rrsuner, 15 Benton Street, Wellesley 81, Massachusetts. John E. Cavelti, Professor of Chemistry and Department Head, Allegheny College, Meadsville, Pennsylvania. , of Scirnce, Bellox\-\-sFnllsHigh Srhwl, Paul F. D a v i ~Department Bellow!: Falls, Vermont. Mrs. Alice H o w , Science Instructor, Concord High School, Concord, Mssmchusetts. George R. Iaurence, Box 863, Chatham, Massachusetts. Harold A. Miner. Science Instruct,or, Northbaro High School, Northhoro, ~assachusetts. W. Donald Pennington, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 6.8. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Theodore M. Peterson, Teacher of Chemistry, Jamest,own High School; Jamestonn, New Ybrk. Ida B. Routh, Teacher of Chemistry, Bryant High School, Lona Inland City :3, New York. Helen A. Sl,et.w. . . . Science Tenchcr, The Beard School, Orange, New Jersey. Angela. M. Trovato, Chemistry and Biology Teacher, Robinson Seminary, Exeter, New Hampshire. Anna Vrtfiildes, Laborato~yAssist,ant in the Physical Sciences and General Science, Long Island City High School, New York. Thelma G. V088, Chemistry Teacher,-Wmdhuiy High Schml, Woodhury, New Jersey.
The Secretary reported that. the organization had a membership of 522 on May 12, 1951, and that now the membership stands a t 533. Upon motion it was voted to extend the thanks of the Association to William S. Huber and Donald C. Gregg for their services as co-chairmen of the 13th MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, Conference, to Clinton S. Johnson and Bernard Jurale AUGUST 22, 1951 for making the picnic a success, and to W. George The meeting adjourned sine die on May 12, 1951, Parks and the University of Rhode Island for faciliwas reopened by the President, Helen W. Crawley, tating the success of the Conference. The President announced that Marco Scheer, Xashua a t 11A.M. The following report of the Treasurer, Carroll B. High School, Nashua, New Hampshire, and William F. Ehret of Kew York University would act as Co-chairGnstafson, was accepted: men of the 14th Summer Conference, to he held a t Balance on hand, 8/11/50 81,126.70 the University of Vermont, the third ~veekin August, Income for the year 1950-51 2,075.30 $3.202.00 1952. Dr. Ehret is to be Chairman of the Program Committee. Expenditures, 195&51 The places and dates for the five division meetings Balance on hand, 8/11/51 for the year 1951-52 mere announced: The secretary reported for the Membership Committee the election of the following new members October 13, 1951, Manchester Central High, Mancheater, Xew Hampshire. since the May meeting: Edith N. Evans, Head of English Department and Teaoher of Chemistry, Oxford School, Hartford, Connecticut.
Decemher 8, 1951, Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. F ~ b r u n r y9, 1952, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Ialand.
660 April 12, 1952, Deedield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts. May 10, 1952, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass* ehus~tts.
Mr. S. Walter Hoyt, Chairman of the Necrology Committee, offered the following resolution on the death of Gorham W. Harris, whichwas voted: WHEREAS:Death ha8 taken Gorham W. HaHar a member of the New England Association of Chemistry ~eacherssince 1921 and an honormymember since 1949. B1: ITRESOLVED: that OW memhemgatheredat their 13th Summer
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION Conference a t the University of Rhode Island do hereby testify to the outstanding character of the work of Professor Harris as a teacher of chemistry at Simmons College, at Radcliffe College, and a t the Haward Summer School, and his work as an incorporator and Executive Committee member of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the sympathy of the Association be tendered to his family, that a copy of these resolutions hesent to his wife and that a oonv of these resolutions he entered uoon therecords of the ~ssociaii&.
LEALLYNB. CLAPP,Secretary
