UNIVERSITY NEWS
I t is Mr. Reilly's hope that his gift will enable Notre D a m e to take its place among the leaders of the world in chemistry.
Notre Dame Given Science Fund Peter C. Keilly, president of the Reilly Tar and Chemical Corp., of Indianapolis, has made a. gift of one million dollars t o the University of Notre Dame. The largest im the history of the university, this gift i s to be known as the P. C . Reilly Science Fund. T h e income from t h e endowment, is to be used only in t h e field o f chemistry and chemical engineering, in the followingmanner:
Conference on X-Ray and Electron Diffraction The University of Pittsburgh will sponsor the second annual research conference o n x-ray and électron diffraction on Friday and Saturday, N o v . 2 and 3, a t the Mellon Institute for Industrial Research, Pittsburgh. Maurice L. Huggins of the Eastman Kodak Co. will present a paper titled "The Use of Fourier Syntheses in Crystal Structure Analysis" and représentatives of the diffraction laboratories in the Pittsburgh district will also present papers. A testimonial dinner will be given in honor of Wheeler P. D a v e y of the Pennsylvania State College on Friday evening. Inquiries should .be addressed t o S. S. Sidhu, department of physics, University of Pittsburgh.
Correction The Michigan College of Mining and Technology regrets and wishes to correct a statement in its announcement of its médical technology curriculum, published in the July 10 issue of CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING N E W S , p.
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Veterans* Refresher Courses in Metal Industry Returning veterans who entered the service from the met al industry are offered an extensive program of f ree refresher courses by the American Society for Metals. This service will be free and availabie to all veterans returning t o the metal industry. Requests may be addressed to W. H. Eisenman, Xational Secretary, American Society for Mcta-ls, 7301 Euclid Ave., Cleveland3, Ohio.
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One annual fe>llowship of $1,000 awarded t o the outstanding lay member o f t h e graduating c l a s s in chemistry or chemical engineering departments of the University of Notre Dajne. Pour annual graduate nonteaching fellowships in chemistry or chemical engineering of SI ,000 each for graduâtes of chemistry or chemical engineering from Notre D a m e or schools other than Notre Dame. An annual honorarium of $5,000 to a n outstanding che>mist or chemical cngineer for a one-sernoster series of lectures at t h e university. At t h e end o f 8 years, the number of annual graduate nonteaching fellowships is to b e increased as the income from t h e fund increases. I n the 50th year of t h e fund, the i n c o m e from t h e accumulated capital fund will be divided equally, 5 0 % t o be used for fellowships and lectures and 5 0 % t o be a d d e d t o the capital fund. The terms o f the gift further provide t h a t when the capital fund reaches five million dollars, the university shall have full use of the income, unqualified, e x cept that i t be u s e d in the field of chemist r y and other sciences. Mr. Heilly, a member of Notre D a m e ' s board of i a y trustees sin ce 1934, has long been a pioneer i n the development of coaltar products. S e has sought to increase t h e prestige of America in the field o f science, particularly chemical engineering.
The statement needing revision says that satisfactory completion of the 4-year curriculum "and passage of an examination set by tlie American Society of Clinical Pathologists gives the student not only her degrec b u t authority to practice her profession anywhere in the United States and i t s territories , \ T h e college's attention has been called to the fact that some states of the union require, for admission to practice, the passage of examinatioras set by state agencies. The original statement was of course made in good faith and on the basis of information supposcdly reliable. I t is nonetheless erroaeous. The college welcomes this opportanity t o rectify it and to express the hope t h a t no inconvenience or harm lias rosultcd from its publication.
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