cal chemists about 35%, and inorganic chemists about 10%. Hence, in any democratic discussion of curricula, one could not expect the analytical chem ists to win. As a result, integration of analytical courses into physical or or ganic courses was widely adopted, and the analytical often disappeared en tirely. In situations where analytical courses were allowed to survive at a reduced level, the effect was benefi cial. It forced the teacher of analytical chemistry to be very selective rather than trying to cover "everything." During that period, textbooks in "instrumental analysis" tried to keep up with the rapid changes in instru mentation. (M. G. Mellon liked to say that the buret and balance were "in struments" as far as he could deter mine. In addition, he liked to point out that the analytical balance was ca pable of far higher precision than any other instrument in the laboratory. Therefore, all quantitative methods were "instrumental".) However, most of the "quant" texts were content to stay witb titrimetry and gravimetry— with traces of colorimetry and potentiometric pH titrations (only in water) included. At the advanced level, there was well-rounded activity. Weissberger's multivolume treatise on "Technique of Organic Chemistry", Kolthoff and Elving's "Treatise on Analytical Chemistry", Mitchell's four-volume treatise on organic analysis, and many smaller one- and two-volume treatises on instrumental and chemical ad vances became available including one on the analytical chemistry of the Manhattan Project (atomic energy). It was clearly a time for analytical chemists to adopt a broad approach to the introduction of modern instru ments and modern chemistry to un dergraduates (as well as to graduate students).
Meetings and Associations At the same time that analytical chemistry was having difficulty in academia, it was flourishing in the out side world. The Pittsburgh Confer ence on Analytical Chemistry and Ap plied Spectroscopy, held each year since 1950, continues to be the out standing national analytical meeting. Many new products are introduced each year in the forms of working ex hibits, technical papers, and special seminars for users. Later in the dec ade, chemists active in the Microchemical Society in the New York area joined with other groups to form the
Eastern Analytical Symposium. The emphasis was placed on lengthier re views of subjects rather than short original contributions. Furthermore, a deliberate attempt was made to in vite students as guests. In the Detroit area the Anachem group was formed. Again, although it had academic members, industry was heavily represented. A much less formal group was the Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference—MUACC. It is the writer's impression that this was organized by H. H. Willard's former students who liked to get together once a year to discuss informally their research in progress. In spite of the title of the group, college teachers were welcomed and encouraged to participate. During the 1960's, when the writer was in that group, G. Fred erick Smith was a faithful attendee, and he was reported to be a strong supporter not only in spirit but finan cially. In the late 1960's SEACC (in the Southeast) and SWACC (in the Southwest) were started. The JOURNAL
It is a matter of record that Walter J. Murphy, who was editor of INDUS TRIAL AND E N G I N E E R I N G C H E M I S TRY, ANALYTICAL E D I T I O N (which later became ANALYTICAL CHEMIS TRY) was a very strong supporter of the science of analytical chemistry. To compensate for his lack of expertise in that area, he appointed Larry Hallett as the associate editor during his first year in office (1944). Larry, an analytical chemist from the University of Wisconsin, became science editor nine years later (1953) and in 1956 be came editor. One of the high points of each issue from 1946 to 1968 was the column INSTRUMENTATION by Ralph H. Miiller of New York University and later Los Alamos Scientific Laborato ry. His articles covered electronic components, instruments, tech niques—and philosophy. Those who were interested in new or unusual ideas consulted the feature article on instrumentation before reading any thing else. Finally, there was the friendly but firm hand of the editor, Larry Hallett. He encouraged authors to submit basic and theoretical papers to ANA LYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y rather than to other journals. It is a pleasure, Larry, to have the opportunity to thank you for what you did for ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y , both the science and the -JOURNAL.
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