AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY OFFICIAL REPORTS

136th National Meeting Atlantic City, Sept. 13-18 , 1959

Board of Directors Minutes

Board of Directors Minutes

[ Reports of Commit tees. .

| Council Policy Commit tee

ι Minutes

Reports of Subcommittees

1 Council Minutes

Reports of Commit tees. .

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A HI; Board of Directors of t h e American Chemical Society met at t he Hotel Dennis , Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 10:00 A . M . on September 13, 1951). Ar thur C. Cope , Chairman, presided. The following Direc­tors were present f o r all or par t of the meet ing: M. 11. Arveson, John C. Bailar, Jr., Wallace R. Brocle, Ralph Connor , Ar­thur C. Cope, Albert L. Elder, \V. Couard Fernelius, Louis Ρ, 1 îammett . Randolph T . Maior. Cliflord F. Rassweiler, Byron Riegel, William J. Sparks, a n d William G. Young. The following were present b y invitation for part or all of the regular sessions: Richard H. Belknap, Alden H. Emery , Elisha Hanson, C. R . Larrahee. Robert V. Mellefont, and Walter J. Murphy .

1. The minutes o f the meeting of June 6, 1959, were approved [C&EX, 37 , 6 9 - 7 0 (July 20, 1959)].

Ad Interim Actions

2. V O T E D that t l i e report on ad interim actions of the Board of Directors he re-

Tliis involved only approval of the 1959,

ceived draft of the minutes of the J u n e 6, meeting.

3. V O T F D that t h e following ad interim actions of the Committee on Finance h e ratified :

The Committee o n Finance of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Direc­tors, V O T E D that t h e resolutions authoriz­ing two-signature hank accounts in the First National City Bank of New York and the Riggs National Bank of Washington , D. C , he amended by deletion of "Assist­ant Secretary" and addition of "Director of Membership Affairs," "Business M a n a g e r " and "Assistant Treasurer" in those resolu­tions where these titles do not now appear .

4. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Committee on Grants and Fellowships b e ratified:

V O T E D that t h e Committee on Gran ts and Fellowships of tbe Board of Directors , acting for the Board of Directors, on recom­mendation of THe Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board, approve the follow­ing allotment of funds for a new A C S - P R F Grant for Fundamental Research in th Petroleum Field Level (Type B):

Investigator

Sister Eleanor Marie

at the U n d e r g r a d u a t e

Institution

Chestnut Hil l College

V O T E D that the Commit tee on Grants and Fellowships of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Directors, on recom­mendat ion of The Petroleum Research F u n d Advisory Board, author ize travel grants for staff members of nonprofit re­search and educational institutions for the purpose of a t tending the Second Interna­tional Congress on Catalysis in Paris, Julv 4 - 9 , 1960, to a total not to exceed S 10,000 and that it empower the Program Admin­istrator to make allocations to individuals on the basis of criteria and condit ions out­lined in proposal PRE ~ 507-1).

5. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Commit tee on Publications he ratified:

V O T E D that the Commit tee on Publica­tions of the Board of Directors, ac t ing for the Board of Directors, authorize the Direc­tor of the Chemical Abstracts Service to produce for I960 and thereafter, semian­nual author, subject, formula, and pa ten t indexes to annual abst ract volumes of Chemical Abstracts.

V O T E D that the Commit tee on Publica­tions of t h / Board of Directors, act ing for the Board of Directors, author ize the Di­rector of the Chemical Abstracts Service to include within the coverage of Chemi­cal Abstracts such abstracts from " U . S. Government Research Repor t s" as the editors of Chemical Abstracts deem suit­ab le and necessary for completeness .

V O T E D that the Commit tee on Publica­tions of the Board of Directors, act ing for t h e Board of Directors, approve, subject to condit ions that will fully protect the Chemical Abstracts Service, reproduct ion of current material from Chemical Ab­stracts for limited distr ibution according to the schedule of charges following:

Right to use abst racts-S750 Reprint ing charge—S3.()0 per 1,000 ab­

stract-impressions, obta ined b y mult iply­ing number of abstracts b y print order.

V O T E D that the Commit tee on Publi­cations of the Board of Directors, acting for the Board of Directors, approve, subject to condit ions that will fully protect the C h e m ­ical Abstracts Service, reproduct ion of non-currcnt material from Chemical Abstracts for limited distribution according to the schedule of charges following:

Right to use ahst racts-S300 Reprint ing c h a r g e - $ 2 . 0 0 per 1,000 a b ­

stract-impressions, obta ined b y mult iply­ing n u m b e r of abstracts by print order.

Amount 1959

$1,233

Subject

Inorganic Ion Chromatography

V O T E D that the Commit tees on Finance a n d on Publications of t he Board of Di rec ­tors, ac t ing for the Board of Directors , au­thorize continuation for one year of t h e in­vestigation of the application of the Photon electro-mechanical typeset t ing mach ine to t h e publ icat ions p rogram of the Society.

V O T E D that the Commit tee on Publ i ­cat ions of the Board of Directors, ac t ing for the Board of Directors, accept the fol­lowing restatement by the Commi t t ee of Edi tors of its policy toward prior publ ica­tion of papers oHerctl to ACS journals for publ ica t ion:

It is the opinion of the Commi t t ee of Edi tors that appea rance of a paper in any m e d i u m usually abstracted by Chemical Abstracts, or in any publicat ion readily-avai lable from recognized sources ( such as various Government agencies) or its wide distr ibution by other means before :t is offered to an ACS journal, consti tutes prior publicat ion. It is the policy of the edi tors not to consider such a paper for publication in an ACS journal. This s ta tement does not represent any change in policy b y t h e editors and is m a d e for clarification at the1

request of the Commi t t ee on Publications.

V O T E D that the Commi t t ee on Publ i ­cations of the Board of Directors, ac t ing for t h e Board of Directors, grant pe rmis ­sion to the Commit tee on Spectral Absorp­tion Data of the National Research Coun­cil to reprint infrared spectra from the Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Ana­lytical Chemistry provided that the copy­right of each infrared spect rum so repro­duced is protected by acknowledgment and notice.

Reports

6. V O T E D that the ad interim repor ts of t h e Executive Secretary, Controller, Treasurer , and Chairman of t h e Commi t ­tee on Investments be received.

7. V O T E D that the reports of t h e fol­lowing committees and board report ing to the Board of Directors b e received : Awards and Recognitions, Educa t ion and Students, Finance, Grants and Fel low­ships, Publications, Building, Pension, Planning for the Building F u n d Campaign , Advisory to Cont inental Classroom—Mod­ern Chemistry, Civil Defense, Exchanges , and T h e Petroleum Research F u n d Advi­sory Board. ( Those report ing more than progress are pr inted on pages 67 -76 . )

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HIGH LIGHTS OF OFFICIAL REPORTS

Board Minutes

The Board authorized the Director of the Chemical Abstracts Service to produce for 1960 and there­after, semiannual author, subject, formula, and patent indexes to annual volumes of Chemical Ab­stracts. The director also was authorized to include in Chemical Abstracts such abstracts from "U. S. Government Research Reports" as CA editors deem suitable. Additional funds were provided to ex­pedite preparation of pre-1960 annual indexes to CA.

Reproduction of materia! frosrs Okemica! Abstracts for limited distribution, under conditions that will fully protect the Chemical Abstracts Service, was authorised at the following schedule: $750 for right to use current abstracts, with a reprinting charge of $3.00 per 10O0 abstract-impressions; $300 for right to use abstracts of noncurront material, with reprint­ing charge of S2.0O per 1000 abstract-impressions.

A new periodical is authorized to serve the field of chemical literature; selection of an editor is in progress.

The Board accepted a restatement by the Com­mittee of Editors of the American Chemical Society of its long-time policy toward prior publication, which states in part that appearance of a paper in any publication readily available from recognized sources, including Government agencies, or its wide distribution by other means, constitutes prior pub­lication and invalidates the paper for consideration in an ACS journal.

Registration fees for 1960 ACS meetings are fixed at $15 for members and foreign visitors, $22 for chemists or chemical engineers residing in the U. S. who are not members, $2.00 for student affiliates and student members, S5.0O for other students, $5.00 for member of a family ( not a chemist or a chemical engineer) of a registrant and for certain noncom­missioned personnel of the Armed Services. Ad­mittance to technical sessions for a half day only will be $5.00. Registrants may purchase mixer tickets for their guests at $3.00 each. A limited num­ber of guest registrations of nonmember speakers invited to address symposia were authorized.

Sale of subscriptions to Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry in group lots will be permitted a t reduced rates to companies for their personnel.

The Board authorized reorganization to provide more effective service in public, professional, and member relations. ( See C&EN, Oct. 26, page 100. )

The ACS wil l accept administrative responsibility for the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry, for the ACS Award in Chromatography and Electro­phoresis sponsored by Labline, Inc., and for the ACS Award in Instrumentation sponsored by Ε. Η. Sar­gent &Co.

Council Minutes

The Council voted to charter the Permian Basin Sec­tion with headquarters a t Midland, Tex., and the Wichita Falls-Duncan Section with headquarters at Wichita Falls, Tex.

The Council approved changing the name of the Division of Water, Sewage, and Sanitation Chem­istry to the Division of Water and Waste Chemistry, and the name of the Kansas State College Section to the Kansas State University Section.

The ACS staff and directors were asked to investi­g a t e the feasibility of including academic degrees of members in the next ACS Directory of Members. This followed a vote by t h e Council to rescind its ac­tion of a year ago to recommend to the Board of Directors an editorial policy of providing suitable indication of the highest academic degree possessed by each author of a technical"paper, communica­tion, or note published in any of the journals of the Society.

C o m m i t t e e Reports

Nominees for Society posts filled by vote of the members will be given the opportunity of present­ing brief statements describing their views on So­ciety matters according to a policy adopted on an experimental basis for two years by the Committee on Nominations and Elections.

A draft of a code of ethics is now in preparation by the Committee on Professional Relations and Status. "Getting a position in the chemical profession," is the first chapter of a professional handbook nearing com­pletion.

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S. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Finance, V O T E D that the following distribution of 1959 nonrecurring expenses he authorized:

basis a limited nuitiber of guest registra­tions (no fee cha_xged) of noninember speakers invited to address symposia.

14. On recomme-ndation of the Com­mittee on Finance, V O T E D that the Board of Directors amend the ACS retirement

Item Contingencies Addition to self-administered retire­

ment plan Incidentals Study of office mechanization Grant to National Federat ion of

Science Abstracting and Index­ing Services

Bad debts , advertising

Study of possible new journal Research, graphic arts studies

Amount Charge $25,000 Office of the Executive Secretary

S,000 General Administrative Expense

2,000 General Administrative Expense 22,000 General Administrative Expense

500 Chemical Abstracts

5,000 Applied Publications (Reduction of advertising i-xicome )

5,000 Applied Publications 13,650 Publicat ions Research and Develop­

ment Expense

9. V O T E D that the properties originally identified as part lot 16 and lot 68 both in square 197 carried on the hooks at $210,-000 he transferred to a new real estate ac­count, and that the reserve for deprecia­tion for these properties in the amount of $106,000 he transferred to the general sur­plus of the Society, the entries to he made with the closing of the books on December 3 1 , 1959.

10. V O T E D that the properties identi­fied as lots 823, 825 . 63, 824R. and 73. all in square 197, and the cost of razing the improvements on t he site used for the new headquarters building he transferred to a new real estate account at cost ( $484.-925 .13) . the entries to he made with the closing of the hooks on December 3 1 . 1959. and that this amount be repaid into the general funds of the Society as income to a new real estate account permits.

11. V O T E D that the Building Fund ac­counts he transferred to the new real estate account ( name to b e determined later Κ the entries to he- made with the close of the books on December 31 , 1959.

12. On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Finance. VOTED that the Board of Directors fix the registration fees for 1960 national meetings at $15.00 for a member; $15.00 for a foreign chemist or chemical engineer visiting in the United States; $22.00 for a chemist or chemical engineer residing in the United States who is not a member of the ACS; $2.00 for a student member entitled to the discount in dues and for a student affiliate; $5.00 for a regularly matriculated undergraduate or graduate student who is neither a member nor a student affiliate of the ACS; $5.00 for a nonehemist or nonchemical engineer member of the family of a registrant; $15.00 for other nonehemist or nonchemi­cal engineer visitors; $5.00 for noncom­missioned personnel in the Armed Services who were either members of the ACS or regularly matriculated undergraduate or graduate students just prior to induction or enlistment; and $5.00 for admittance to technical sessions for a half day only; and that registrants b e permitted to purchase mixer tickets for their guests for $3.00 each.

13. On recommendation of the Com­mit ter on Finance, VOTED that the Board of Directors authorize on an experimental

plan to include vested interest rights of employees after 5 years of participation at 25 f , of cash surrender value of policies taken out on the niiployee, such rights in­creasing 5 r ; cadi year thereafter until 100'/ is vested aft* *r 20 years of participa­tion.

15. On recommandation of the Com­mittee on Grants and Fellowships and with the coneurren-cx· of t h e Committee on Finance. VOTED that t h e Board of Di­rectors authorize a.m addition t o the 1959 budget of The Petroleum Research Fund of a sum not to erveeed S250.O00 to pro­vide a total budget of S2.O00,OO0.

Finance-Publications

16. On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Finance. VOTED that the Board of Directors authorize an addition to the 1959 budget of Chemical Abstracts of a sum not to exceed $85.000 to expedite preparation of annual indexes.

17. On reconnrfeendiition of the Com­mittees on Financ-e and on Puhlieations. VOTED that th<* Hoard of Directors authorize a serial x>nhlieation to serve the field of chemical literature and request prompt selection «of an editor in accord­ance with eNiablistifu procédures.

IS. On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Puhlicaliions. V O T E D tha t the Board of Directors authorize an increase in the advertisin g rates for Analytical Chemistry, effecti-ve January 1. 1960. in accordance with tHe schedule in Rate Card No. 5, dated July 2 7 , 1959.

19. On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Publications. V O T E D tha t the Board of Directors authorize the schedule of advertising rates» for Industrial and Engi­neering. Chcmis\ny, domestic and inter­national editions, effective January 1, 1960, as recorded in R-iite Card Xo . 16, dated February 20. 195Θ.

20. On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Publications. VOTED tha t the Board of Direct» xs authorize an increase in the advertising: rates for Chemical and Engineering Xcic.s·. effective January 1, 1960. in accordance with the schedule in Rate Card No. 19.

2 1 . On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Publications, VOTED tha t the

Board of Directors permit sales of sub­scriptions to Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry in group lots at reduced rates t o companies for their personnel for one-, two-, o r three-year terms.

22. On recommendation c t h e Com­mittee on Publications, λ Ό » ^ D that the Board of Directors approve the extension for two years of one-year subis options to Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry sold in g roup lots at reduced rates to companies for their per­sonnel provided that the extension shall be at a rate no less than the original offer and that the renewal he submit ted as a group by the company.

Public, Professional, and Member Relations

23. V O T E D tha t the Board of Directors authorize the organization within t h e Office of the Executive Secretary of a Division of Public, Professional, and Member Relations of which the nucleus shall h e the prestmt News Service a n d certain aspects of the work designated "Professional Affairs" now within the Division of Membership Affairs and that the name of the Division of Membership Affairs be changed to Divi­sion of Membership Activities, these changes to be effected as promptly as pos­sible, and that t h e appropriate administra­tors be authorized and instructed t o imple­ment the foregoing as expeditiously a s is feasible.

24. V O T E D that the Board of Directors authorize the title, "Director of Public, Professional, and Member Relations."

25. V O T E D that the Board of Directors approve the appoin tment of James II. Stack as Director of Public, Professional, and Member Relations.

26. V O T E D that the Board of Directors amend an action of Decemher 7—8, 1957, by substitution of "Activities" for "Affairs" after which the title of B. R. Stanc?rson will be Director of Membership Activities and that all prior actions referring b y title to Director of Membership Affairs he amended to confonn to the foregoing.

Awards

27. On recommendation of t h e Com­mittee on Awards and Recognitions, VOTED that t h e ACS accept administra­tive responsibility for the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry a n d the ac­companying rules and regulations therefor.

28. On recommendation of t h e Com­mittee on Awards and Recognitions, V O T E D that t h e ACS accept administra­tive responsibility for the American Chemi­cal Society Award in Chromatography and Electrophoresis sponsored b y Labline, Inc. provided that t h e general conditions ap­plicable to awards administered by the ACS are accepted by the donor and pro­vided the rides and other details are ac­ceptable to the donor and the Committee on Awards and Recognitions.

29. On recommendation of the Com­mittee on Awards and Recognitions, V O T E D that t h e ACS accept aclministra-

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tive responsibility for the American Chemi­cal Society Award in Instrumentation sponsored by K . H. Sargent & C o . pro­vided that t h e general conditions applicable to awards administered bv t he ACS are accepted b y t h e donor and provided the rules and other details are acceptable to the donor and the Commi t tee on Awards and Recognit ions.

Miscellaneous

30. V O T E D that the Board of Oirectors receive wi th thanks the resolutions of the Kalamazoo Section intended to improve and strengthen the Society and that the Executive Secretary be instructed to ex­press to t b e Section t h e appreciation of the Board of Directors for the interest shown and for tbe objective viewpoint ap­plied and that be assure the Section that the resolutions will be given thoughtful consideration b y the appropr ia te com­mittees of the Board a n d Council.

31 . The Board of Directors reviewed five specific· proposals for a survey of ACS member op in ion on t he role of the So­ciety in improving professional status. It appeared that cost restrictions previously imposed wou ld not finance a meaningful survey. \Te\v proposals will be presented to tbe Board in December.

32. V O T E D that the Board of Directors accept an invitation for t be American Chemical Society to be represented on the United States National Commission for UNESCO if o n e is extended and that the President m a k e the necessary appointment.

33. V O T E D that the Executive Secre­tary b e authorized to p rov ide exbihits in the new headquar te rs bu i ld ing designed to appeal to members of t h e Society and to the genera l public, especially high school students.

34. V O T E D that the Board of Directors transmit a comnu.nication to the Council Policy Committee, the Counci l Committee on Publ icat ions, and t h e Committee on Professional Relations and Status which describes currently the thinking of the Board of Directors with respect t o the use of academic degrees with authors* names in American Chemical Society publications.

35. V O T E D that t he Executive Secre­tary be authorized to accept administrât} e responsibility for a grant of $2,500 from The Asia Foundat ion to be used t o enable distinguished o r promising Asian chemists, or scientists in closely re la ted fields, tem­porarily in the United States to a t tend na­tional or regional meetings of the Society, to finance membership in t b e Society for periods of three years t o qualifying Asian chemists or scientists in closely related fields, a n d to provide to Asian chemists appropria te a id which, in t b e opinion of those administering and financing the pro­gram, is in the best interests of these people a n d the countries they represent.

36. V O T E D that t h e amendment to Bylaw VII to b e considered b y the Council on September 15 b e confirmed cont ingent upon favorable action by tae Council. [This amendment , adopted as submit ted , is printed as Council Minute 14 ( see page 80) . ]

3 7 . V O T E D that the American Chemi­cal Society suppor t a proposal that the U. S. Post Office Department issue in 1961 a commemorat ive stamp for the cen­tennial anniversary of recognition of schol­arly achievement in this country as symbo­lized by the first conferral of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by a United States university (Yale) .

3 8 . V O T E D that the Board of Directors hold its 1960 Spring Meeting on Friday, April 8.

T h e meet ing adjourned at 6:30 P .M. following a brief executive session.

ALDEN I I . E M E R Y , Secretary

BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

Standing Committees

Awards and Recognitions

T h e committee met in Atlantic City on Sept. 13. Proposals for three new awards were received and discussed.

T h e committee recommended that the ACS accept administrative responsihility for the American Chemical Society Award in Chemical Instrumentation sponsored by E. H . Sargent 6c Company. In making this recommendation, the committee recog­nized the importance and desirability of

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continuing in t he ACS award program recognition for development in the field of chemical instrumentation. This award will replace the Beckman Award in Chem­ical Instrumentation which was discon­tinued after its fifth presentation in 1959.

Acceptance of administrative responsi­hility for the American Chemical Society Award in Chromatography and Electro­phoresis sponsored by Labline, Inc., was recommended. Candidates for this award will he solicited for the 1961 campaign provided rules of eligibility and other de ­tails applying to awards administered b y the Society are promptly outlined by t he sponsor and approved by the committee1.

The Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry, established to recognize and encourage outs tanding contributions to re ­search in organic chemistry, is financed b y Organic Syntheses, Inc. , and Organic Re­actions, Inc., and is sponsored by these organizations and the ACS Division of Or­ganic Chemistry. T h e award, to b e pre­sented a t the Biennial National Organic

Chemistry Symposium of trie ACS, con­sists of a gold medal, a silver repl ica of the medal, and a prize of $5000. The first award was presented on June 16. 1959. to Prof. ID. H . R. Barton of "imperial Col­lege, London, during the division's sym­posium in Seattle, Wash . T h e first medal and replica struck were presented to Dr. Roger Adams for whom the award is named. The ACS has accepted adminis­trative responsibility for this award which will he m a d e biennially starting in 1961.

The deadl ine for receipt of nomina­tions for the Priestley Medal has been established as June 1 (effective in 1960). In past years, this date has been Oct. 15. T h e new deadline is t h e same a s that for other awards administered b y t h e Society. It will furnish additional t ime for screening the nominations, selecting the recipient, a n d provide more time for the medalis t to prepare his address to b e presented before the general meeting of the ACS in the spring.

The committee considered the matter of recognition emblems for retiring local sec­t ion and division officers and others who have rendered meritorious service to the Society. Recent suggestions from mem­bers have indicated that local sections w'onkl buy, and present to their retiring officers at a suitable ceremony, such recog­nition emblems if they were available at a moderate1 cost. T h e commit tee has di­rected that the staff ascertain loeal section sentiment in this matter .

YV. CONARD FERNELIUS, Chairman

Finance

Nearly three years ago, a t the December 1956 Board meeting, it was stated that the Committee on Finance planned t o instigate long-range studies of ACS financing. A special meeting of the committee to plan th is program was held in February 1957. \Tot much progress was made t h a t year.

However, in 1958 the activities began to snowball and culminated in a series of actions by the Board and recommendations to the Council . These were described in t h e committee report to t h e Board elated March 15, 1959, and in a report by the Board t o the Council at t h e 1959 spring meeting.

One major task still faces the committee before this basic project can he said to be substantially complete. This task has a number of facets, but the central core of it has t o do with the questions o r problems outlined in the following paragraph.

Assume that all of the financial report forms received by the Board a n d released for publication are cancelled in view of the extensive changes that have been made,-

1. Wha t reports should w e on the Board a n d its committees receive in order that we can do our various jobs effectively?

2. Wha t should the nature of the en­abling motion be at the December budget meeting?

Work was done on this a n d related topics at the July and September meetings. Some recommendat ions for specific action were made at the Board mee t ing on Sept. 1 3 . I t is hoped tha t this project as a

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whole can be p r e t t y well cleaned u p a t the budget mee t ing of the Board in D e ­cember .

Now to review this m a t t e r in somewhat more detail . As a result of the efforts t o da te , w e have a s i tuat ion as follows:

T h e activities m a n a g e d b y the American Chemical Society a t t he national level r e ­ceive funds from nine major, dist inct sources which require for one reason o r another separate account ing and / o r ex­planat ion to those supplying the funds. W h e n coupled w i t h pol icy requi rements , bo th external and internal , this necessitates that 11 separate major categories b e r e ­por ted externally. ( I t ' s almost as t h o u g h w e were running 11 separa te businesses.) Th i s appears to b e t h e irreducible mini­m u m for a d e q u a t e external explanation a n d also the min imum number of separa te major categories w h i c h the Board of D i ­rectors and its commi t t ees must follow, unders tand , and explain to others.

T h e following table shows t h e relat ion­ship be tween the 11 major categories a n d t h e nine ( eight p resen t plus one con tem­pla ted ) sources of funds.

Now. to review w h a t has been done and t o outline t he remain ing work to be done :

Phase I. Study facts, organize them, de­cide on recommendations and present to the Board for action.

( A ) Forecast income and expense for cer tain key categories.

( D ) Rearrange present accounts into the m i n i m u m n u m b e r of major categories re­qu i red for external a n d internal explana­t ion wi th special emphasis on t h e sources of revenue for each.

( C ) Present b u d g e t and forecasts and r e c o m m e n d necessary changes in ac­count ing , rates, e tc . , to the Board for action wi th the v iew to ba lanc ing our budge t .

Action on key items—new and newly defined major categories, GAE and pro­cedure , registrat ion fees 1959, dues in­crease in 1961 and new budge t ing t ime­table—were conc luded at the 195S De­cember Board meet ing . ( D ) Addit ional changes and refinements

in the category system and registration fees for 1960 a re being r ecommended this year.

Phase / / . Present recommendations to Council and others and follow tJi rough.

Prepare and explain to the Council ( and

the membersh ip , as r equ i red ) the crXianjïes requested of the Council , including^ those* requir ing ratification by t h e membership . Cont inue to explain financial statxis e x ­ternally.

( A ) Report to the Council with xeeom-mendat ions and suggestions in three- areas :

Bylaw IX—Allocation of dues t o pub­lications: Council has ac ted .

Registration F e e Bylaw change a n d request for r ecommenda t ions : Counc i l and its Commi t t ee on Nat ional Meeting:* and Divisional Affairs have acted.

Increase m e m b e r s h i p dues ΛΙΚΙ r e ­bates: Commi t t ees working. ( β ) Report to the Board of Directors

on the "Financial Aspects of ACS Opera­tions, including a Ten-Year Plan &c Fore­cast" by the F inance Committee (done March 15) m a d e avai lable to the Counci l commit tees for background .

( C ) Joint Board-Counci l Committee o n Proposed Increase in D u e s : Has m e t sev ­eral times and is following through.

( D ) Report to corporat ion associates: D o n e and issued.

(E) F i n a n c e scries in C & E N : ΓΝΟΙ y e t s tar ted.

( F ) Repor t format for Budget a n d A n ­nual Report in C&EN: H a d first discus­sion in July 1959.

MAJOR CATEGORIES CY THE PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND

(A Trusteeship) Entirely separate

CASH & INVESTMENT POOL Invests Reserves of all kinds * Maximum Investmervt

BUILDING FUND Provide.maintain and rent bu i Iding

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE Β reak. even I he Journals: JACS,JPC,JOC *P %9 Moderate def ic i ts

Annua l General Fund A c c o u n t s APPLIED PUBLICATIONS ] MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS 1 NATIONAL MEETINGS LOCAL SECTION ALLOCATIONS PROFESSIONAL , MEMBER. 6,

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INCOME FROM I N V E S T M E N T S

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Should be self supporting

Balance de-fcerrnined by residual dues available

(Annual General Fund Net Balance) GF net surplus should provide reserves requ'i red with growth

All major categories share General Administrative Expense. Four publi­cation categories share Publications Research and Development Expense.

• Indicates fund sources for each major category. 3 . Remaining dues available for Professional, Memt"fc>er, and Public Affairs.

1. Deficit shared equal ly by Journals F u n d ( m e m b e r s ' dues ) 4 F r o m . . f r e e f u n d s » f o r A n n u a j G e n e r a l F u n d p u r l ) t > s e s a n d Corpora t ion Associate Fund.

2. Payments m a d e accord ing to const i tut ional requi rements *. Other income from investments flows directly to t r i e various

invested earmarked funds.

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Phase III. Align regular ^ report in g-to-Board" formats with changes and im­prove them; budget control.

( Λ \ 0^.. . .; ς„ Hit»'] fTf-.i· pv;Hn":;sfi' : ] « ; ] v · ; ' ~~-port, and interim status formats to conf(>rm with and preserve t h e 11-category system so the Board may b e familiar with and he constantly in a position to talk externally in terms unde r s t andab le by those who sup­ply, or have suppl ied , the funds to operate the Society-managed activities.

Since internal adminis t ra t ive control of expendi tures differs in a number of im­portant respects from the 11-category system, t he Board in its top management role must also speak the language of the administrators. T h e format must allow for this.

Had one-half day full g roup discussion of first draft in July, another in September.

(B) For the budge t approval action in December 1959 it is desirable to define a n d / o r identify the minimum number of "control points" which the Board wishes to impose on t he adminis t ra tors . Prelim­inary discussion he ld in July and more in Atlantic City.

Comments on Phase III It is hoped that 1>> very careful design

of layout and con ten t new Board members (wi th a new f o r m a t ) will be able to learn more easily and all may maintain effective contact with their responsibilities and in­terests with less el lort than in the past—but, most important ly , w e should have t he key facts on tap to de fend and take action.

In designing these forms, it is extremely impor tant that t he Bo;«rd members be given, as an integral part thereof and with­out reference to o the r sources, the key background information. The various Board member s and the chief administra­tors and senior staff have interests which differ in emphasis o n e from the other. It is hoped the b u d g e t estimates and annual and interim status reports can follow a basically common format so that t he con­tent a n d / o r definition of each value, or numeral , appear ing in the report can have identical meanings t o all. This s tandardi­zation should minimize substantially the amount of t ime devo ted in meetings to clarifying known a n d unknown differences in unders tanding.

In the report ing form suggested as a point of depar ture a t the July meeting, the number of items to h e followed collectively b y all Board m e m b e r s , each with his varied interests, was r educed to 27 items associ­ated wi th the 11 major categories and 77 ite*'is associated wi th other details involved in Society opera t ion . This list is to be blue-pencil led.

There are a number of other i tems of ACS activity, not covered by this picture, which a re character ized by very small cash Hows and can he handled adequate ly in connect ion wi th the1 presentation of an an­nual balance sheet.

The commit tee hopes the new format for the "Interim Status Report to the Board" can he d is t r ibuted to the Board for the ba lance of the year (a long with present forms ) so w e can get Board and commit tee reaction on which to base the final formats for 1960.

Actions recommended to the Board at the September meet ing inc lude :

( 1 ) Consolidate all facets of Building & Land ( DC ) in o n e major category.

( 2 ) Authorize a new "Publication Re­search & Deve lopment Expense" cost center

and policy for it, and delegate to com­mittees further detailed actions required.

( 3 ) Revise the budge t for 1959 to in­corporate certain miscellaneous so-called nonrecurr ing expense items in the i i major categories.

( 4 ) Set registration fees for 1960.

T h e committee's formal agenda for its Summer Conference were, and for subse­quent meetings will be. mailed to all di­rectors. This is be ing done so that those not members of the committee may be in­formed of our activities and the back­ground studies.

Von will note tha t the Finance Com­mit tee has devoted meet ing time to such topics as:

Major matters affecting 1960 budget Reduction of expenses New journals Backbone subscriptions Foreign subscriptions Revolving F u n d Craphic arts research Mechanization

M. II. AHVESOX, Chairman

Grants and Fellowships T h e committee has considered The

Petroleum Research Fund budgets for fu­ture years. In general it believes that the unexpended funds paid to the ACS by The Petroleum Research Fund, plus the expected but unpaid income from The Petroleum Research Fund for the year, should be sufficient to cover all commit­ments for giants to be paid in any speci­fied year.

It was recommended that the program administrator and the chairman of the PR F Advisory Board work with the Com­mittee on Finance to determine a sound annual budget for the next five years on the basis of est imated annua l income.

After a thorough discussion, it was de­cided not to pursue further the idea of making institutional grants for fundamen­tal research in the pe t ro leum field whereby the final allocation and administration of funds would be left to the grantee insti­tution.

Favorable sentiment was expressed to having the PR F Advisory Board consider liberalizing its policy on requests for per­manent equipment required by an indi­vidual or group of individuals for funda­mental investigations in the petroleum field.

W I L L I A M G. YOUNG, Chairman

Member and Public Relations T h e report of t h e committee has been

rewrit ten as an extended news story. It has appeared in C&EN, Oct. 26, pages 100-2.

C. F. RASSWEILER, Chairman

Publications This report summarizes work of the

commit tee since J u n e 5 including business transacted at the Summer Conference and at the meeting in Atlantic City, Sept. 12. Ad interim actions by the committee and actions of the Board of Directors taken on recommendation of the committee are"

printed in Minutes ο and 17—22, pages 64 and 66 , and are ment ioned only briefly here.

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The circulation promotion manager, a p ­plied journals, repor ted t he results oi an experiment to sell subscriptions to IbKC and. AC to company personnel in group lots at reduced rates. Kach individual paid one half of t h e subscription price and t h e company the other half. Results have been strikingly successful and sales costs amazingly low. On recommendation of the commit tee , the Board took two actions to permit continuation of the group sub­scription program on a regular basis and to provide for acceptance of renewal sub­scriptions at the special rate set for t h e introductory oiler.

Progress Report on Possible New Jour­nals. T h e commit tee continued its study of the need for new journals. Evidence strongly indicates tha t publishing outlets in three fields of chemistry should be pro­vided. On recommendat ion of the Com­mittees on f inance and on Publications, the Board of Directors voted to authorize a serial publication to serve the field of chemical literature and to select an editor promptly.

Frequency of issue of CA and Possi­bility of Division by Sections. Current issues of CA are so large as to present problems of production and distribution; smaller weekly issues can be produced and distributed more easily. A weekly copy deadl ine woidd oiler certain editorial ad­vantages including more even flow of edi­torial work. Weekly issues would speed distribution of material t o users. An ef­fort will be m a d e to increase the frequency of issues by 1962 or 1963.

Subscription to individual sections of CA has certain major disadvantages, in spite of its apparent attractiveness and continuing demand for this service. T h e committee viewed favorably the practice of al ternat ing CA sections by issues. Sub­scriptions for every other issue" would satisfy those who recpiest less material and perhaps would permit lower subscription VU.M.«> ii) i l iosi ' i a K i n g o i n y pai t in iiic

volume. Circulation might be increased. The director of t h e Chemical Abstracts Service and the editor of CA were re­quested to work toward the separation of sections by alternate issues.

Report on Indexing Schedule and Semiannual Indexes to CA. An overtime program to speed production of annual in­dexes to CA has proved highly effective. It will b e continued to the end of 1959, at which time it will b e re-evaluated.

Publication of indexes to CA twice each year was recommended. Disadvantages appear to b e significantly outweighed b> advantages; addit ional cost is nominal. T h e committee voted t o authorize t he direc­tor of the Chemical Abstracts Service to produce for I960 and thereafter, semi­annual author, subject, formula, and patent indexes to annual abstract volumes of Chcm ical Abstracts.

CA Research Report. The research di­rector of t h e Chemical Abstracts Service reported in detail upon five projects to be undertaken as soon as possible. They

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were discussed. These projects have been clesciibed briefly in C&EN (37 , Se*pt. 7 , 1959, pages 12S-31) .

r/k Gove raae of U : S= Geyernment Re­sea rch Repor ts . *'U. S. Government Re­search Reports" is a monthly publication which includes reports emanating from the agencies of the U. S. Government and from U. S. G o \ eminent-sponsored research. Such reports and abstracts of reports ap­pearing in this journal have been held to constitute legal publication. They meet the criteria of suitability for abstracting in CA. Some of the material is worthy of .such coverage. The committee voted to authorize the director of the Chemical Ab­stracts Service to include within the cov­erage of Chemical Abstract* such material from "U. S. Government Research Re­ports" as the editors of Chemical Abstracts deem suitable and necessary for complete­ness.

Increasing Subscript ions Sales and Circulation Promotion Practices. Ways in which circulation of CA could be in-v creased were considered. Discussion was inconclusive and opinion divided. Eilorts -will b e made to test the effectiveness of various methods.

Unauthorized Reproduction of Copy­righted Material. Recently a panel estab­lished by the Register of Copyrights has been considering proposed amendments to the Copyright Law. One of the subjects under discussion is the reproduction of scientific literature. Recently, however, certain groups have worked outside the panel, apparently in an eflort to make available all published scientific literature to anyone who wishes to appropriate it , irrespective of existing copyright laws.

There is a need for a mechanism which permits reproduction of copyrighted mate­rial at the* location of use. However, copy­right proprietors must b e reimbursed for use of their material. Consideration was given to a method by which the ACS could satisfy the needs of users of ACS publications while gaining income from this service; several courses of action arc being studied.

The pricing for i\\v service which per­mits reproduction of material from CA for a fee has been adjusted by the committee1

to conform with the increase in CA sub­scription rates ( see the third and fourth actions in Board Minute 5, page 64) .

Prior Publication. Λ communication from the executive director of The Ohio State University Research Foundation to editors of ACS journals was considered. He inquired as to the position of ACS edi­tors toward acceptance for publication of reports of research done under contracts of Department of Defense agencies which state in part that the Government "may duplicate, use, and disclose in any man­ner and for any purpose whatsoever, and have others so do, all data first acquired under the contract and delivered to the Government in connection therewith, whether in report form or otherwise." Specifically he inquired if ACS editors would publish papers which the Office of Technical Services ( OTS ) may sell to the public under this provision.

Mention also was made of an inquiry as

to whether ACS editors would publish research reports of scientists in agencies which, on directive, must first publish in t he agencies' bulletins. Editors of ACS journals have had a long standing policy concerning rejection of submitted papers because of prior publication. The Com­mittee of Editors was instructed to draft a restatement of this policy for dissemina­tion; it appears in the Board minutes as an ad interim action of the committee.

The matter of compelling scientists to publish in an outlet designated b y their employers is being referred to the* Com­mittee on Professional Relations and Status for study.

Changes in the Basic Patterns of Scien­tific Literature. Since World W a r II there have been major changes in the basic patterns of scientific literature» which have created problems for the scientific publisher. So many problems are devel­oping simultaneously that scientific pub­lishing may b e approaching a crisis. Serious attention was given to the effects of these perplexing questions upon the ACS publishing program. Some of the problems discussed were:

( 1 ) Rapidly accelerating growth in sci­entific literature

(2 ) Increase i n number of journals pub­lished

(3) Trend toward specialized journals (4) Marked decline in browsing by

scientists ( δ ) Alteration in reading habits be­

cause of rapid growth of service oflered b y company libraries

(6) Demand for faster publication (7) Decline i n personal subscriptions (8) Increasing publication costs (9) Need for further increases in ad­

vertising revenue a n d / o r subscription revenue to support increased costs of pub­lishing

Major time w a s devoted to developing fully the dimensions of the changes and the problems they pose for the ACS. No effort was made to provide definitive solu­tions. These will he developed step-by-step as problems introduced and crystal­lized here are dealt with separately at later meetings. The central problem facing the AGS is the continually decreasing fraction of member subscribers which results in loss of support for the Society's publish­ing program.

Some ways in which the ACS might fid-fill the needs and demands of readers were discussed; they are as follows:

( 1 ) Speed publication ( 2 ) Facilitate browsing ( 3 ) Provide fringe interest material to

the specialist ( 4 ) Use condensed material (5 ) Publish more reviews ( 6 ) Eliminate or alter the referee sys­

tem ( 7 ) Provide repositories (8 ) Publish microfilm editions of jour­

nals (9 ) Establish some system to make re­

production of material from ACS journals legal and easy while providing income to the ACS

Considerable interest was expressed by participants in certain innovations devel­

oped for IÙEC which incorporate many features designed to cope in an evolution­ary way with a number of the publishing problems outl ined above. Results of the lu EC experiments wiii iiiiiueiice iuture thinking.

The scope of the Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data also was discussed. More material from the basic journals is to he diverted to JC&ED. Coverage will be extended but the outer limits have not yet been set.

Advances in Chemistry Series. It was proposed that t h e editors of the Advances in Chemistry Series establish a more or less formal arrangement with ACS divi­sions whereby each might organize an­nually a symposium suitable for publica­tion as an issue in the series. Some divi­sions already have done this.

The commit tee agrees that this should be done but , a t least in the beginning, only upon request from the divisions. The program is not to b e developed beyond the point where preparation of each vol­ume can b e done promptly and well.

Translation o f Russian Journals. The committee has discussed repeatedly the need for translation by t h e ACS of Rus­sian scientific journals. N o decision has been reached since t h e extent of the need or the degree to which t h e need is being met is not clear.

The ACS will participate with other societies and t h e National Science Foun­dation in a joint meeting in November to determine the need for translations and to evaluate t he results of the translation pro­gram thus far undertaken by the NSF.

The Society is considering a survey to determine the need among its membership for translated Russian journals and to un­cover ways in which best to produce and sell translations if financial help can be found for this purpose . T h e Society also is considering t h e feasibility of preparation by the ACS of review articles in English of fields of Russian chemistry.

Backbone and Foreign Subscribers to ACS Publications. Detailed studies of backbone subscribers (subscribers to five or more ACS publications who logically might be eonside 1 as potential subscrib­ers to n e w journals) a n d foreign sub­scribers were submitted for information. These studies demonstrate clearly the de­pendence of the Society's rnihlication pro­gram upon norimember subscribers and upon foreign subscribers to ACS publica­tions. Nonmember subscribers account for nearly two thirds of total subscription income. Foreign subscribers in 1958 ac­counted for nearly half of total subscrip­tion income.

Photon—Graphic Arts Research. The investigators repor ted upon the results of the first year of operation of the Photon electro-mechanical typesett ing machine. Progress has no t been as great as antici­pated, b u t much has been learned and the groundwork laid for securing the defini­tive information needed. The Committees on Finance and on Publications voted to authorize continuation for one year of the investigation of the application of the Photon electro-mechanical typesetting ma-

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1 36 th ACS MEETING

chine to the publications program of the Society.

Mechanization. T h e headquarters mechanization program, while designed primarily iu improve routine operating pro­cedures, has the capacity to develop an infinite variety of special services. Com­mittee members were advised as to what machines are or will be available a n d what each will do , the types of data normally to be available, and the services to be rou­tinely performed mechanically.

As t h e result of two years of studies, headquar ters now is converting manual op­erations to mechanical operations. A con­sultant has reported that the ACS is ready for mechanization, that the procedures de­veloped are practicable, and that substan­tial savings annually might b e anticipated.

Request to Publish Infrared Spectra. T h e Commit tee on Spectral Absorption Data of the National Research Council, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Standards, publishes infrared da t a and absorption spectra on a nonprofit basis. This commit tee has requested permission to reproduce infrared spectra published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, The Journal of Pliysical Chemistry, a n d Ana­lytical Chemistry. The request was ap­proved provided that the copyright of each infrared spectrum so reproduced is pro­tected by acknowledgment and notice.

Special CA Price for Public Libraries. Public libraries, in response to the an-nouncei.ient of price increases for CA, have writ ten to request that they be granted the college and university rate, a means by which the ACS aids institutions that train chemists, chemical engineers, and other closely allied professionals. They support this plea by stating ( 1 ) that they are as educational in nature as are colleges and universities, ( 2 ) that they are non­profit organizations and therefore funds are limited, and ( 3 ) that they serve chem­istry and chemical engineering and stu­dents of these subjects.

If publ ic libraries are1 granted the col­lege and university rate then all nonprofit educational institutions logically could re­quest the same concession. These or­ganizations comprise a substantial portion of CA circulation. The committee is sym­pathet ic to the plight of the public libraries b u t recognizes the serious financial and ad­ministrative problems which woidd result if an exception were made for this cate­gory of subscribers. T h e committee there­fore decided to make no rate change at this time.

The headquarters staff will write to the libraries giving the name (if the chairman of the ACS local section in that area with the suggestion that the section be ap­proached for support. The local section chairmen also will be contacted from head­quarters explaining t he problem. The names of appropriate industrial organiza­tions in each library's area will b e supplied to the librarians if this seems useful.

Miscellaneous. T h e committee took certain other ad interim actions which are reported in the minutes of the Board.

Louis P. H A M M E T T , Chairman

Special Committees

Building

rectors at its meeting on June 6, the com­mittee has been concerned primarily with routine construction problems.

The terms and conditions for building management as approved by this com­mittee have been transmitted to counsel for the ACS and for t h e II. G. Smithy Company to be put in contract form. The management company has contacted the National Academy of Sciences and has their letter of intent to rent approximately 30,000 square feet of office space in the new headquarters bui lding upon its com­pletion.

The partition plans for the area to be occupied by the Society were completed in July, and a concerted effort is being made to get the floor layouts for the academy in time to include working drawings from the mechanical engineer for use by the sub­contractor for the heat ing and ventilating.

The color samples and the building ma­terials selected and approved by the archi­tect and the interior planner have been examined and cleared for the committee. The special floor and wall treatments and furniture for the Society have been de­veloped by the architect and the interior planner in accordance with the statement of principles recommended by this com­mittee and adopted by the Board of Di­rectors when the building was in the plan­ning stage.

The construction of the building is mov­ing along well ahead of schedule and prompt decisions in many areas have been required to fulfill the Society's responsi­bilities under the construction contract.

Construction is proceeding so rapidly that we may be able to celebrate New-Year's Day in the new building.

W A L L A C E R. BHODK, Chairman

Planning, Building Fund Campaign

Most of the active ca.mrïui<Tns f^r fund»; for the new ACS headquarters building are concluded although receipt of new con­tributions from members and industry con­tinues. In the larger cities and in certain local sections, the results of unsuccessful campaigns are being analyzed to ascertain if a new appeal is justified.

Five sections have reached their quotas since the spring meeting in Boston. These have been added to the list of those having achieved 100 r r , bringing the total to 51 or about one third of t h e sections. In the industrial campaign, four out of 20 cate­gories have reached or exceeded the quotas assigned, and the total of industrial contri­butions currently is close to the amount pledged by individual donors.

The "Distillate" has been used during the summer months to keep campaign workers currently informed of the progress of this appeal for funds and to stimulate local activity.

A meeting with several of the industrial campaign workers was held in New York on Aug. 10, and the Planning Commitee

met in Atlantic City at the time of the fail meeting of the Society.

JOHN H. NAIK, Chairman

Other Committees

Advisory to Continental Classroom—Modern Chemistry

The committee held a two-day meeting in the National Broadcasting Company offices on May 25 and 26. All except three* members of the committee were present. Also in attendance were Prof. John F . Baxter, who will present the lectures, and Dr. L. E. Steiner, whose primary respon­sibility is the preparation of text materials-Informal discussions and recommendations centered around the choice of subject matter content, the selection of supporting personnel for Dr. Baxter and the prepara­tion of text materials.

At the request of the American Associa­tion of Colleges for Teacher Education a letter was sent on June 4 to chairmen of departments of chemistry, calling their at­tention to the program and urging their participation in it.

W I L L I A M F. KIEFFEII, CFwirman

Civil Defense

1. T h e committee is very appreciative of the Board's support in transmitting cer­tain additional recommendations and r e ­quests to the director of OCDM. One of these asked the director of OCDM to press for declassification of needed information on BYV and CW.

Our liaison from the ΑΜΑ Committee o n Civil Defense carried information of that action to the Council on National Defense, American Medical Association. T h e Coun­cil then drew up a resolution requesting!; declassification of BW and CW information to make possible effective information pro­grams; it was transmitted to the director of OCDM.

We are aware that representations have been made by government agencies ques­tioning the need for declassification of much of the information relative to B W and C W .

2. T h e reply of the OCDM Director to the Board's most recent letter stressed two points:

(A) OCDM is going forward Avith t h e production studies on the civilian mask (CD-V 805) during fiscal yea r I960. This is entirely contingent, apparently, upon the approval of a budget item of $600,000 in the fiscal 1960 budget.

(B) OCDM has plans for initiating a n intensive BW and C W education program to coincide with the availability of t h e mask.

These reactions are veiry encouraging. However, the plans cannot be put into efleet during I960 unless Congress makes the funds available. The building of B W and C W defenses will have a severe set­back if the necessary funds are not p ro ­vided. The budget ' for OCDM has no t been passed.

The reluctance of Congress t o provide O C D M with the necessary hinds for CBR research and defense would seem to b e

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another aspect of the pub l ic apa thy toward all matters pertaining to civil defence and ;]„. f̂ ,f. , ,f -.--.iihnc*-*-- of tVîe nation f°r w.ir

3. As a nation we "cannot ignore, v.e cannot look the other w a y , w e cannot es­cape the possibility t h a t some day our country may b e a t t acked" 0 . Lame-scale war means the very p robah le use of nu­clear. B\V. and C\V weapons . T h e tend­ency for the use of these weapons in­evitably increases as the ease of dispersal increases, whether by ICTBM's or aerosol clouds, and as the relative cost of this kind of warfare cont inues to decrease as compared with the costs of conventional warfare.

It is noteworthy t h a t the1 nations of Europe have paid much greater attention to building nonmilitary defenses than the United States. This is reflected in the ratios of the civil defence budget to total military expenditures for these nations. The following figures a r e illustrative:

N 'AS-NRC. t he Commit tee on E w h a n g e s will soon be able to draft ACS policy in regard to the relation of our exchange activities and those of the N A S - N H C .

The Society has been approached again by various libraries of Communist China for a scientific literature exchange. Our commit tee has not been active in this area. Beginning in 1958. the Institute1 of Scien­tific Information of the Academia Sinica in Peking initiated the publication Science Abstracts of China. This new. English-language abstract MT\ ice appea r s bi­monthly in five different series. The- insti­tu te has solicited exchanges to r this new publicat ion.

D. B. BAKF.H. Chairmtin

Joint Board-Council Commi t t ee

Proposed Increase in Dues

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This ratio for the Soviets is not known. But it is known that t l i e Soviets have a very active civil de fense program, which includes instruction in personal and collec­tive defense against C B R agents , the use of the gas mask, the bu i ld ing of shelters, etc. It is reported that 110 million persons took the Soviet course in civil defense in 1956.

4. Active steps h a v e been taken by OCDM in planning for a ba lanced and complete CBR defense program. These steps include revised loasic planning as­sumptions, provision for needed research and development, design of an efficient and cheap gas mask, plans for large-scale gas mask production "with provision for eventual sale through commercia l channels, commitments for a shelter program, etc. But active and ready CBR defenses will never be achieved unt i l the publ ic is aware of the need for them.

T h e committee started to study this larger problem at its Atlant ic City meet­ing.

CONRAD K. ROZSNEBERG, Chairman

Exchanges

T h e activities of the commit tee continue to progress in a normal manner. The com­mittee is evaluating over a score of new exchanges requested during the past quarter.

T h e special a t tent ion of the committee has been directed toward t he recent entry of the National Academy of Sciences—Na­tional Research Counc i l into the field of scientific l i terature exchange with the U.S.S.R. It is hoped that with a fuller unders tanding of exchange plans of the

Comparison to Γ . S.

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BOARD

The Petroleum Research Fund Advisory

No meet ing has been hehl since the June report was made; however , two grants

for fundamental research at the under­graduate level were recommended by mail ballot. These wore approved by the Committee on (.rants ami Fellowships m June, br inging t h e total of the number of B-Type grants to 38 and add ing $5604 to commitments for this category of grants for the period c-nding Aug. 3 1 , 1960. Cur­rently t h e Advisory Board is balloting on three more proposals wh ich will complete the work for 195V).

Inquiries abou t the P R E program and new proposals a r e being received at a steadily increasing rate. As of Aug. 1, 1959. 21 now proposals reques t ing about $200.000 for research to start in 1960 a re on hand. The program is being widely publicised b y distribution of the Third Annual Report on Research u n d e r spon­sorship of T h e Petroleum Research Fund. Approximately 4 500 copies were mailed during June and July. i n addit ion, in­formation about the P R E grants and awards has been supplied in writing or through personal appearances to a number of summer institutes of college science teachers.

The next meeting of the Advisory Hoard will ho hehl in Chicago on Nov. 5 and 6; Sept. 15 was t h e deadl ine for receipt of proposals to be considered at that meeting. T h e winter meeting will bo hehl during the latter par t of January with Dec . 15 as the deadl ine tor receipt of material .

C. R. WAC.NFH, Chairman

Council Policy Committee Minutes

** Hon. C. Holifield, Chairman, Special House-Senate Commit tee o n Atomic En­ergy, before 1959 Annual Meet ing of the United States Conference of Mayors.

X HE Council Policy Commit tee of the American Chemical Society met in the St. Denis Room, Hotel Dennis . At lant ic City, New Jersev, at 2 :00 P . M . on Sep tember 14, 1959." John C. Bailar, Jr. , President of the American Chemical Society a n d Cha i rman of the Commit tee , presided. T h e follow­ing voting members w e r e p resen t : John C . Bailar. Jr., Herman S. Bloeh, E inmet t S. Carmichael , Albert L. Elder , Alden H. Emery , Frank T. d i c k e r . Louis P . Ham-mett , Désirée S. leBeau, Charles C». Over-berger , J. Harold Perrine. Norris YV. Rake-straw, Lloyd H. Reyerson, Calvin L. Ste­vens, William von Fischer, and John Π. Yoe. The following chai rmen of elected and s tanding committees, nonvoting mem­bers of the CPC, a t tended: Robert F. Marscbner, W. O. Milligan. Charles C. Price, Bruce L. Ritz, Sherman S. Shaffer, Bernard M. Sturgis, John K. Taylor, and George \V. Wat t . Present by invitation were Elisha Hanson, Counsel ; E d w a r d R. Atkinson, Chairman-Designate of the Council Commit tee on Publicat ions; Fred­erick C. Nachod , Chai rman-Des igna te of the Commit tee on Professional Relations and Status; Gardner \V. Stacy, Cha i rman-Designate of the Committee on Chemical Educat ion; and B. R. Stanerson, Director of Membersh ip Affairs.

1. T h e minutes of the meet ing of April f>, 1959, were approved [see G&EN, 37 , page b 2 (May 2 5 , 1959)] .

2. V O T E D that the ad interim actions of the Gmtiri l Policy Commit tee be con­firmed. These include the approval of drafts of minu te s of the CPC meeting on April 6, lvj.59, ami of the Council meeting on April 7 . 1959, and ad interim actions for the Council recorded in Council Min­u t e 2, page 79.

Reports The Chai rman of t he Committee on

Nominat ions a n d Elections discussed sev­eral new procedures to b e used in connec­tion with the forthcoming election of na­tional officers ( see Connni t tee report, page 8 1 ) . There was considerable debate on the desirability of having nominees submit for publicat ion, even on an optional basis, s tatements on matters of concern to the Society. The following action was taken:

3. V O T E D that the Council Policy Com­mit tee not concur with tha t portion of the report of the Commit tee on Nominations and Elections which recommends that each nominee for ACS national office be given an opportuni ty during t h e next two years t o submit for publication a brief statement

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of his views on Society mat ters , each such s tatement received t o b e mailed to mem­be r s with their ballots.

By individual action, the C P C endorsed var ious recommenda t ions to be made to t h e Council by standing committees and the resolutions to b e submit ted by the C P C Subcommittee on Resolutions. These a p p e a r in the record of the Counci l meet­ing at Minutes 14-27 and 30, pages 8 0 - 1 .

T h e Subcommit tee on Non-ACS Awards reported orally on candida tes being pre ­sen ted for the Ten Outs t and ing Young M e n of 1959. T h e s e awards are sponsored b y the Junior C h a m b e r of Commerce of t he Uni ted States.

4 . V O T E D tha t t he reports of the Com­mi t t ee on Nominations and Elect ions ( see p a g e 8 1 ) , of a l l s tanding committees (see p a g e s 81—3), a n d of all CPC subcommit­tees ( see be low and page 78 ) be received.

5. V O T E D tha t t h e Council Policy Com­m i t t e e thank t h e Kalamazoo Section for its thought fu l a n d const ruct ive report on m e a n s for improving and strengthening the Society. It has been referred to appropri­a t e commit tees a n d subcommit tees for s tudy .

Meet ings

6. On recommendat ion of the Commit­t ee on Na t iona l Meet ings a n d Divisional Activit ies, V O T E D tha t the Counci l Policy C o m m i t t e e recommend to the Board of Di­rectors t h e following schedule for the busi­ness sessions in Cleveland in Apri l 1960:

Board of Directors—at its convenience ( T h e Board previously voted to meet on Fr iday , April 8 )

Counci l Policy Committee—Saturday af ternoon, April 9

Council—Sunday afternoon, April 10 S tanding commit tees , open sessions—to

b e set b y the commit tees S tanding committees , executive sessions—

t o b e set by t h e committees b u t at least one session t o be comple ted pr ior to the start of t he C P C mee t ing on Saturday

7. On recommendat ion of the Commit­t e e on Nat ional Meet ings a n d Divisional Activit ies, V O T E D that The Council Policy C o m m i t t e e request the Council to recom­m e n d to the Board of Directors that dates for the 1963 meeting in N e w York be e i t he r August 25—30 o r September 8 - 1 3 , t h e choice to b e made on the basis of feasi­bi l i ty .

T h e desirabili ty of schedul ing business sessions of t h e Society later in the week of one-week national meetings was dis­cussed again. The Cha i rman of the Com­mi t t ee o n National Meetings and Divisional Activit ies reported that a poll of counci­lors m a d e by the Commi t tee indicated a sl ight preference for the Counci l to mee t Tuesday morning. T h e Commit tee there­fore recommended no change at this t ime. A motion to hold the Council mee t ing in N e w York o n Wednesday morning as a t r ia l was defeated.

Miscellaneous

8. In accordance wi th t h e provisions of Bylaw I I I , Sec. 1 ( a ) ( 2 ) , V O T E D that t he

divisor for the de te rmina t ion of the num­ber of councilors for each local section in 1960 b e 360.

9. V O T E D tha t t h e Council Policy Com­mittee recommend to the counci l tha t it rescind Minute 24 of its Sep tember 1958 meeting ( see Counci l Minute 2 8 ) .

10. V O T E D tha t the Council Policy Committee approve t h e agenda for the Council mee t ing as t ransmi t ted .

T h e meeting adjourned at 5:35 P . M . A L D E N H . E M E R Y , Secretary

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

Improving Communications

T h e subcommit tee held its first mee t ing on June 15 in Phi lade lphia with all mem­bers present. I t me t again in Atlant ic City on Sept. 16.

Whi le s u b c o m m i t t e e members feel that complaints about t h e lack of communica­tion between the m e m b e r s and the Coun­cil come from a minori ty of ACS members , all believe that the Society is facing a real problem and that posit ive steps should be taken to improve t h e situation.

Communica t ions from the Kalamazoo Section and from a m e m b e r of anotlier sec­tion were received shortly before t h e At­lantic City meet ing . T h e y were considered by t h e subcommit tee and will receive fur­ther attention prior to o r at the spring meeting in Cleve land .

T h e following suggestions and recom­mendations resul ted from discussions at the first meeting of t he subcommittee.

Suggestions of α General Nature

1. Complaints h a v e been received that ACS news is not p r e sen t ed as fully, attrac­tively, or conspicuously as cer ta in other sections of Chemical and Engineering Neics. Changes be l ieved to he helpful have been proposed by t h e editor and are in t h e process of b e i n g implemented .

2 . The proposal t ha t an open meet ing of the Council be held was con Nid «.-red imprac­ticable.

3 . The idea of scheduling the Council meeting later in the week was discussed. Whi le there were those who favored this, the need for such a change would be less important if it were agreed that the major­ity of matters b r o u g h t up in open meet ings of s tanding commi t t ees would he held for Council action at t h e next nat ional meet­ing in order to p rov ide ample opportunity for general discussion.

4 . It was sugges ted that the chairmen of standing commit tees consider the possibil­ity of prepar ing a speech about t h e Amer­ican Chemical Society, particularly the op­eration of s t and ing commit tees , a n d offer their services as tour ing speakers.

5 . The i m p o r t a n c e of hav ing more councilors active in ACS committees was considered at l eng th . Increasing the size of commit tees to realize this objective was suggested. A n o t h e r proposal w a s tha t councilors from u n r e p r e s e n t e d sections be appointed as observers t o s tanding com­mittees so t ha t t h e s e sections would be­

come bet ter informed about the work of these commit tees . A compromise sugges­tion was to encourage those sections h a v ­ing no representat ion on s tanding commit­tees to ^cnti their councilor» to open meet­ings of these commit tees to make thei r views known on mat ters under considera­tion.

6 . Also discussed was authorizat ion of spectators at Counci l meet ings . Since it is physically impossible to make such ar­rangements at certain meetings, this sug­gestion was dropped .

7 . It was proposed that t h e agenda for Council meetings be on display at nat ional meet ings for those who are interested in seeing the magni tude of prepara tory work for these meetings.

8. I t was suggested that open meet ings of this subcommittee would give an indi­cation of interest in the subject unde r con­sideration. O n e was held in Atlantic City. At tendance was low bu t since there were many conflicts the subcommit tee dec ided to hold another open meet ing in Cleveland next April.

Suggestions on Which Action Is Proposed

1. T h e r e was great concern about the need for providing an oppor tuni ty for members and councilors to contact s tand ing commit tees when proposals on which they have opinions are being formulated. Un­de r t h e present system, it was felt that subjects unde r consideration are not b r o u g h t into the open far enough in ad­vance for councilors and members to m a k e their opinions known and thereby a fleet recommendat ions . Usually a commit tee proposal is near ing final form before the Counci l is informed. T h e subcommit tee feels that a Bylaw revision is desirable and proposes that it include the fol lowing:

(a) Publication of agenda of bo th ex­ecutive and open meetings of s tand­ing commit tees about a month be­fore each Council meet ing.

( h ) Provision for members to express their opinions to appropr ia te per­sons on items scheduled for discus­sion.

( c ) In general , agenda of open meet ­ings shall include items which may be presented to the Council at fu­ture meet ings.

(d) With defined exceptions, agenda of executive meetings shall not inc lude items on which the Council may take action unless the mat ter pre­viously has been on the agenda of an open meet ing.

2. The subcommit tee r e c o m m e n d e d a program, the details to be worked out later, of obtaining suggestions from local sections on t h e most appropriate ass ignment of councilors to various s tanding commit tees .

3. In view of the fact that the American Chemical Society is a large organizat ion a n d cont inuing to grow at a hea l thy rate and in view of the fact tha t communica ­tions become more difficult as the size of an organization increases, the subcommit tee urges that t he Joint Board-Counci l C o m ­mi t t ee on Proposed Increase in Dues pro­vide adequa t e funds for t h e improvemen t

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of communicat ions ( including personal vis­itations to local sections ) in its plans for in-ί Tea since chics.

J. H A R O L D P E R R I N E , Chairman

Solicitation of Funds This subcommit tee , authorized at Chi­

cago in 1958 and appoin ted early in 1959, recommends that no action relating to its assignment b e taken at this t ime and recommends that the committee be placed in a stand-by status.

W e have the following reasons for our recommendat ion:

1. W e know of no recent serious prob­lems result ing from the solicitation of funds by local sections or divisions of the Society.

2. T h e amount of money solicited ap­pears to be modest and for accepted pur­poses.

3 . Some sections have indicated to the

Council Minutes JL HE Counci l of the American Chemical

Society met in Borton Hall , Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 9 :30 A . M . , on September 15, 1959, with President John C. Bailar, Jr . , presiding. T h e following councilors, a l ternate councilors, and ac­credited representatives were present:

Ex Officio. Roger Adams, Μ. Η. Arve-son, John C. Bailar, Jr., Wal lace R. Brode, Ralph Connor , Arthur C. Cope, Farrington Daniels, Albert L. Elder , Alden H . Emery, W. Conard Fernelius, Per K. Frolich, N. Howell Furman, Louis P. Hammet t , Joel H. Hi ldebrand, Randolph T. Major, Carl S. Marvel, W . Albert Noyes, Jr., C . F. Rassweiler, Byron Riegel, William J. Sparks, William G. Young.

Divisions» Agricultural and Food, John C. Sy lves te r 0 0 . Analytical R. P. Chap­man, W . Donald Cooke. Biological, Carl Ci. Baker, Richard H. Barnes. Carbo­hydrate, Sidney M. Cantor . Cellulose, El win E. Harris, Richard O. Steele 0 . Chemical Education, Alfred B. Garrett. Chemical Literature, Hanna Friedenstein, Madel ine B. Hende r son 0 . Chemical Λ/r/r-keting and Economics, Hal G. Johnson, Malcolm M. Renfrew0 . Colloid, Victor R. Deitz, Elroy J. Miller. Fertilizer and Soil, David R. Boylan, Jr., Lawrence B. Hein. Gas and Fuel, H o w a r d R. Batche lder 0 , Harlan W. Nelson. History, E d u a r d Farber , Martin M. Levey. Industrial and Engineering, James M. Church . Inorganic, Russell L. Jenkins. Medicinal, Wil l iam A. Lott. Organic, Frank C. McGrew, John D. Roberts . Paint, Plastics, and Printing Ink, E . E. McSweeney, John K. Wise. Pe­troleum, Albert C. Patterson, Bruce L. Ritz. Physical Robert L . Burwell, Jr., Richard W. D o d s o n 0 . Polymer, Frank R. Mayo. Rubber, Wesley S. Coe. Water and Waste, Robert S. Ingo l s 0 , T. E . Larson.

° Al ternate Councilor . ° ° Tempora ry Substi tute Counci lor .

Committee on Local Sectional Activities that their solicitations would b e reduced or no Ionizer necessary depending upon the outcome of the proposed increase in alloca­tion to the sections from the contemplated national dues increase.

4 . Proposed guiding principles on the solicitation of funds by sections have been prepared by the Commit tee on Local Sec­tional Activities and proposed guiding prin­ciples for divisions have been p repared by the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities. Copies of these will he made available if desired. If there is an occasion, the two sets of principles could be issued as one communicat ion as each committee is fully aware of the other 's efforts.

5 . A stand-by commit tee could he acti­vated readily if its services are needed sometime in t h e future.

J. HAROLD P K R R I X E , Chairman

Local Sec t ions . Akron, Elber t E . Grubcr, Arthur E. Juve, Maur ice Morton. Alabama, Davis H . Thompson . Auburn, Julius D . Capps. Baton Rouge, Frank B . Johnson. Binghamton, Pau l H. See-hausen**. Brazosport, R. Bruce LeBlanc** . California, H . W a r d Alter, Paul M . Craven 0 , Leonard E. Miller, Kenneth S. Pitzer, John R. T h o m a s 0 , W . G. Toland*. Carolina-Piedmont, Peter S. Gilchrist, Jr.*. Central Massachusetts, O. L . B a r i l 0 0 . Central Ohio Valley, F r ank Η. Ν loser. Central Pennsylvania, Ar thur Rose. Cen­tral Texas, George W. W a t t . Chicago, Herman S. Bloch, LeRoy W . Clémence. Lloyd M. Cooke, James J. Doheny , Jr. , Bernard S. Friedman, W a l t e r S. Guth-m a n n ° , Dale YV. Johnson 0 , F . Leo Kauff-man, Herman Kerst°, R a y m o n d P. Mari-ella, Robert F. Marschner, J. Frederick \ \ T ; ! 1 . <* τ"» l x u i l - • - ' . · . . „ r . , . , „J.Z \v likes , iDeiiiiirci wtmniK. ^ i u t u n i « u , Glenn H. B r o w n 0 , John H. Buckingham. Cleveland, Harry J. Dietrick, Robert L . Savage, William von Fischer, T . J. Walsh . Coastal Empire, C. Verne Bowen. Colo­rado, Stanley J. Cristol. Columbus, Maynard M. Baldwin, Richard D. Hanks**, Kurt L. Loening*. Connecticut Valley, Harold W. Mohrman, John W. Sease. Cornell, William T. Miller, J r . Corning,, Alan P. Michels 0 . Dallas-Fort Worth, Price Truit t . Dayton. James F. Corwin, Ross W . Moshier. Delaware, El izabeth Dyer, John T. Maynard, Blaine C . Mc-Kusiek, Gilbert P . Monet, W . A. Mosher, J. W. Reynard, Harold M. Spurlin, Albert V. Willett, Jr. Detroit, George H. Cole­m a n 0 , Margaret E. Griffing, Calvin L . Stevens. Eastern New York, John B. Cloke, Frederick C. Nachod , Donald E . Sargent. Eastern North Carolina, Clifford K. Sloan. Erie, Charles A. Burkhard*. Florida, J. Allen Brent, E d w a r d J. Deszyck, John H. Gross. Georgia, W . Monroe Spicer. Hampton Roads, Samuel F. Thornton. Hawaiian, Willis A. Gortner . Idaho, Robert B. Regie r 0 0 . Illinois-Ioiva,

Arthur X. Johnson. Indiana, H . E. Fai th , Hairy E. Whi tmore 0 . Indiana-Kentucky Border, Robert H. Uioth*°. Iowa, John K. Sti l le~~. joiict, James xi. Carnett . Καίο-mazoo, Fred Kagan. Kanawha V alley, Lloyd H. W a r t m a n 0 0 . Kansas City, Louis PL Goodson. Kansas State University, T h o m a s D. O'Brien. Lake Superior, Moses Passer. Lehigh Valley, Franklin S. Eisen-hauer , Earl J. Serf ass. Lexington, Lyle R. Dawson . Louisiana, Mary L . Nelson. Louisville, Stuart L. Adams, Hamilton \V. P u t n a m . Maryland, Giles B. Cooke. Memphis, M. T. Giach ino 0 0 . MicJiigan State University, Robert M. Herbst. Mid-Hudson, Charles E. Moser. Midland, Ezra M o n r o e 0 0 . Milwaukee, Harley C. Loeffler0. Minnesota, Mat thew W. Miller, Wi l l i am E. Parham° , Lloyd H . Reyerson. Mississippi, Lyell C. Behr° \ Mohilc-Pcn-saeola, Reid H. Leonard. ^Mohave Desert, Arnold Adicoff00 . Monmouth County (N. }.), Virgil F. Payne. Montana, Charles N . C a u g b l a n 0 0 . Nashville, Ferris U. Foster . Nebraska, Henry F. Holtzclaw, J r . New York, Ernest I. Becker, Hazel Bishop , Karl J. Brunings, Emmet t S. Car-michael , E d w a r d J. Durham, S. Fislier Caffin, Henry B. Hass, Karl M. Herstein 0 , Fred J . Hope, Donald B. Key es, Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, John IL Nair, Charles G. Overl>crgor, Warren M. Sperry, T . Ivan Taylor , Alvan H. Tenney, Na than Weiner 0 , D o n a l d D . Wright. North Alabama, Carlyle J. S tehman 0 . North Carolina, John H. Savior. North Central Oklahoma, C*eor«*c C. Fe ighner 0 0 . North Jersey, Roger E. Beyler, Cecil L. Brown, Ellis V. Brown, Lawrence T. Eby, H. Herber t Fox, Rober t E. Jones, Julian J. Leavitt, Julian R. Little, John L. Lundberg, Marvin S. Richards, Wm. Rienian III, George L. Royer, Dorothy C. Schroeder, Leonard F. Van Eek, Harry L. Yale, Otto H. York. Northeast Oklahoma, Harry T. Rail0 . Northeast Tennessee, Douglas G. Nichol­son. Northeast Wiseonsin, Kyle Ward , Jr. Northeastern, Edward R. Atkinson, Elkan R. Blout, John A. Timmt. Northeastern Indiana, Ernest C. Koerner*. Northeast-em Ohio, Frank B. S lcz^k 0 0 . Northern West Virginia, John J. S. Sebastian0 . Oklahoma, Otis C. Dernier . Oregon, Har­old YV. Zeh. Panhandle Plains, Andries Y o e t 0 0 . Penn-York, Malcolm R. Rankin. Peoria, James M. Van Lanen . Philadel­phia 9 Allan R. Day, Adalber t Farkas 0 , John F. G a l l \ Joseph YV. E . Harrisson, J. Haro ld Perrine, William L. Porter0 , Charles C. Price, Wil l iam Rogers, Jr., 0. Davis Shreve, Floyd T. Tyson, Glenn E. Ullyot. Pittsburgh, J. Raynor Churchill, Tobias H. Dunkelberger, Max A. Lauffer0, Frederick D. Rossini, Gilbert Thiessen. Puget Sound, A. G. Anderson, L. H . Bock. Purdue, Edward L. Haenisch. Quincy-Keokuk, L ee H. Elizer. Rhode Island, YV. George Parks. Richland, Orville F. Hill Rochester, David W . Stewart. St. Joseph Valley, Alfred H . Free . St. Louis, Charles O. Gerfen, Désirée S. leBeau, Barret t L. Scallet*, F . B. Zienty. Salt Lake, Carl. J. Christensen. San Antonio, Louis Koenig. San Diego, Norris W. Rakestraw. Savan­nah River, Clark H. Ice . Sioux Valley, Derry F ishe l 0 * . South Carolina, Baynard R. Whaley* . South Jersey, Alfred W.

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Francis, Bernard M. Sturgis. South Texas, Darrell M. Jones**. Southeastern Texas, Clyde S. Brooks, \V. O . Milligan, Sherman S. Shaffer. Southern California, Anton B . Burg, Karol J. Mysels**. Southern Indiana, Frank T. d i c k e r . Susquehanna Valley, Harry H. Dooley, Jr. Syracuse, Lee C . Cheney, Henry E . VVirth. Texas AirM— Baylor, J. M. Prescott0 . Toledo, Thomas R. Santelli. Trenton, Franklin 0. Dav i s 0 . Tulsa, W a y n e K. White. University of Illinois, R. C. Fuson, Frederick T . Wall. University of Kansas, Will iam E . McEwen. University of Michigan, Robert C. Elder-field. University of Missouri, Norman Rabjohn*. Upper Ohio Valley, Don R. Clippinger. Virginia, Edward S. Harlow, John H. Yoe. Virginia Blue Ridge, John W. Watson. Wabash Valley, Jerome L. Martin. Washington, Howard W. Bond, Samuel B. Detwiler, J r . ° , George \V. 'Irving, Jr.°, Charles R. Naeser, Nelson K. Richtmyer 0 , Bourdon F. Serihner, John K. Taylor. Washington-Idaho Border, Gardner W . Stacy. Western Carolinas, A. Louise Agnew. Western Connecticut. John H. Fletcher, Harvey R. Russell0 . Western Maryland, Linus M. I l e m i n g 0 0 . Western Michigan, Gerrit \Tan Zyl. Wcsf-em Sew York, Gordon M. Harris, Howard Tieckelman0 . Western Vermont, Grant H. Harnest*. Wisconsin, loseph O. Hirschfelder0 0 . Wooster (Ohio), William F. Kieffer. Wyoming, John S. Ball.

Nonvoting Councilors. Dale B . Baker, Carroll B. Larrabee, Robert V. Mellefont, Walter J. Murphy.

Staff and Special (nonvot ing) . Edgar S. Brinker (pho tographer ) , Belty Chase, Robert F . Gould, Elisha Hanson. Richard L. Kenyon, J. IL Kuncy, D . A. H. Roethel, Frances S. Salisbury, James IL Stack, B. R. Stanerson, R. M. Warren.

1. The minutes of the meeting of April 7, 1959, were approved [see C&EX, 37 , pages 6 3 - 7 0 (May 2 5 , 1 9 5 9 ) ] .

The President's introductory remarks dealt largely with the problem of member communications encountered by large so­cieties. He emphasized tha t ACS officers and staff are concerned and working bard to improve communications. Attention was directed to member responsibilities in making these efforts effective. H e asked that each councilor assume the responsi­bility of reporting fully and accurately to his local s c 'Jon. Fur thermore, President Bailar urged that local sections and divi­sions elect councilors with care, selecting those who will carry out their assignments conscientiously, that section councilors be informed of local a t t i tudes on important matters, that sections require a report from each councilor, and that those w h o serve effectively be re-elected.

2. V O T E D that the following ad interim actions of the Council Policy Committee he confirmed:

Approved the drafts of minutes of the CPC meeting on April 6, 1959, a n d of the Council meet ing on April 7, 1959.

On recommendation of t he Committee on Chemical Education, V O T E D that the Council Policy Commit tee , acting ad interim for the Council, charter chapters of s tudent affiliates in t h e following in­stitutions:

T h e Arkansas Sta te Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas

Central Missouri State College, Warrens-burg, Missouri

Howard Univcrsitv. Washington, Π. C. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,

Louisiana Stonehill College, North Easton, Massa­

chusetts Texas Southern University, Houston,

Texas

O n recommendation of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, VOTED that the Council Policy Committee, acting ad interim for the Council, approve the amendments to Articles No. 5 and No. 8 of the bylaws of the Kanawha Valley Sec­tion, as transmitted on November 26, 1958, to the Executive Secretary.

Reports

T h e Executive Secretary called attention to his ad interim report entitled "A Period of Transition" which had been distributed as part of the agenda . He then presented the following membership statistics which compared figures for August 31, 1959, with those of a year earlier:

3 . VOTED that the ad interim report of the Executive Secretary be received.

4 . VOTED that t he report of the Coun­cil Policy Commit tee be received ( see minutes, pages 76—7).

The Chairman of the Committee on Nominations and Elections and the chair­man of each s tanding committee presented oral reports supplementing the written ma­terial included in the agenda. These re­flected the work of the committees in Atlantic City.

5 . VOTED that the reports of the Com­mittee on Nominations and Elections, the Joint Board-Council Committee on Pro­posed Increase in Dues, and the following standing committees be received: Chemi­cal Education, Constitution and Bylaws, Local Sectional Activities, Membership Af­fairs, National Meetings and Divisional Activities, Professional Relations and Status, and Publications (see pages 8 1 - 3 ) . Several standing committees laid matters before t he Council for action. These are reported under appropriate headings in the minutes that follow.

The Chairman of the Planning Com­mittee, Building F u n d Campaign reported the following progress ( figures approxi­mate) : Subscriptions

Total $2,216,000 Members 1,058,000 Industry 1,091,000 Others 67,000

51 local sections have equalled or exceeded quotas

13 areas have equalled or exceeded quotas 50 local sections have not completed their

campaigns About 12,000 members have been added

to Society rolls since the bui ld ing campaign started. Letters asking them for contribu­tions, coordinated with local section cam­paign programs, will be sent to each as soon ai ieasibie.

6. V O T E D that the report of the Plan­ning Committee, Building Fund Campaign be received.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr . Arthur C. Cope, commented briefly on ACS financial matters, a topic which was reported extensively at the April meeting of the Council. He th en announced the establishment of a new staff Division of Public, Professional, and Member Relations in the Office of the Executive Secretary. His concluding remarks deal t with various aspects of The Chemical Abstracts Service. Fur ther details on these topics have ap ­peared in C&EX (37, page 128, Sept. 7, 1959) and will appear in the near future.

7. V O T E D that the repor t of the Board of Directors he received.

Nominations and Elections The Chairman of the Committee on

Nominations and Elections reported plans to allow each nominee for national office

Increase 1958 No. <fc

S5,359 2,938 3.4 5,967 - 6 7 2 —11.3 2,374 - 59 — 2.6

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" during the next two years to describe in 150 words or less bis opinions on Society matters, each such statement received to b e mailed to members with their ballots. H e askeel for comments and there was con-

L siderablc discussion. T h e President asked for a show of hands which indicated that

I the number of councilors in favor of such a practice was approximately equal to the number who opposed it.

ι 8. In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw II I , Sec. 3 ( a ) ( 3 ) , the Committee on Nominations and Elections presented the following nominations for membership on the Council Policy Committee for the

ζ term I960 62 to succeed Herman S. Bloch, Louis P. Hammett, Désirée S. leBeau, and

, William von Fischer, whose terms expire - at the vm\ of 1959: Herman S. Bloch, 1 Elkan R. Blout, Ellis V. Brown, William 1 G. Dauben, Hans Boegh Jonassen, Désirée

S. leBeau, Sherman S. Shaffer, and William > von Fischer. By written ballot the Council

elected Herman S. Bloch, Désiré'e S. le­Beau, Sherman S. Shaffer, and William von Fischer.

9. In accordance with the provisions of 1 Bylaw III, Sec. 3 ( b ) ( 3 ) , the Council

Policy Committee presented the following nominations for membership on the Com­mittee on Nominations and Elections for the term 1960-62 to succeed Robert C. Elderheld, Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, and Charles C. Price, whose terms expire at the end of 1959: Robert L. Burwell, Jr.,

1 W. Joe Frierson, Sidney D . Kirkpatrick, Robert F . Marscbner, Char les C. Price, and

5 John M. Stewart. By written ballot the r Council elected Robert L . Burwell, Jr.,

Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, and Charles C. 1 Price.

Total New Unpaid Pe r cent of membership unpaid

1959 8S,297 5,295 2,315

2.62

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10. I n accordance with the provisions o f Bylaw V, See. 1 ( a ) , the Commit tee on NCominations and Elections presented the fcdiiowing names as proposed nominees îor President-Elect for 1960: Arthur C. Cope, Paul Magnus Gross, Charles D . H u r d , and W . 0. Milligan. By written hallot t h e Council nominated Arthur C. Cope and W. 0. Milligan.

11. I n accordance with the provisions o f Bylaw V, Sec. 2 ( a ) , the Commit tee on XOminations and Elections announced the following nominat ions for Director-at-Large for t h e tenu 1960—63 to succeed V1. II. Arveson, whose present term ex­pires a t the end of 1959: M. H. Arveson a n d Charles L. Thomas. Election will h e l>y mail ballot of the Council.

12. I n accordance with the provisions of H&ylaw V, Sec . 3 ( a ) , the Commit tee on N»omiriations and Elections presented t he fcallowing names as proposed nominees for Dircr tor from the First District ( Maine, NJew Hampshire , Vermont, Massachusetts , dana t l a , Alaska. Michigan, and Ohio) for t ï i e term 1960-62 to succeed Arthur C . Cope, whose present term will expire a t t l i e end of 1959 and who is not eligible for r o d i v t i o n : Robert C. Elderfield, Oeorge Ir r. Rii|?ar, Raymond Stevens, and X. Bev-e~rley Tucke r . By written ballot the Coun­c i l nominated Robert C. Elderfield and Raymond Stevens.

13. In accordance with the p n . , .sions c^f Bylaw V, Sec. 3 ( a ) , the Commit tee on ^Nominations and Elections presented t he Following names as proposed nominees for Oirector from the Third District ( New Jersey and Pennsylvania ) for the term 1960-Θ2 to succeed \Y. Conard Fernelius, "whose present term will expire at t he end «of 19.59 a n d who is not eligible for r e ­-election: Paul J. Flory, Emil Ott, J. Harold Perrine, and Max Tishler. By "written ballot the Council nominated Paid J . Flory and Max Tishler.

amendment , ACS Bylaws

14. On recommendation of the Com-xnittee on Constitution and Bylaws and -with t h e endorsement of the C P C , V O T E D "iiy more than a two-thirds majority to a p -jprove amendment of ACS Bylaw VII b y fibe addition of a new Sec. 13 as follows:

A Local Section may incorporate under "fche laws of the appropriate state or com­monwealth. Articles of incorporation shall Ibeeome pa r t of the bylaws of the Local Section and shall b e subject to the a p ­proval of t h e Council of the Society a n d xiot inconsistent with the Char te r , Con­stitution, or Bylaws of the Society. Articles o f incorporation shall be submit ted to the -Council through the Executive Secretary £or review- and approval in accordance -with procedures for consideration of Local Section bylaws.

The foregoing amendment has been con­firmed by the Board of Directors and is now effective.

Local Sections

15. On recommendat ion of the Commit­tee on Local Sectional Activities a n d with

t he endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D to charter a new local section wit η headquar­ters at Midland, Texas, to b e known as the

comprising the Counties of Andrews, Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard , Martin, Midland, Scurry, Sterling, Tom Greene, Ward , and Winkler in the State of Texas and Lea County in the State of New Mexico.

16. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Local Sectional Activities and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D to charter a new local section with headquar­ters at Wichi ta Falls, Texas, to be known as the Wichi ta Fal ls-Duncan Section, and with territory comprising t he Counties of Comanche , Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, and Tillman in the State of Oklahoma and Archer, Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichi ta , and Wilbarger in the State of Texas. T h e Oklahoma Coun­ties were released by the Oklahoma Section of which they were a part .

17. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Local Sectional Activities and with the endorsement of the CPC. V O T E D to change the name of the Kansas State Col­lege Section to the Kansas State Univer­sity Section.

IS. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D to approve the bylaws of the Kentucky Lake Section.

19. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D to approve amendments to the bylaws of the Chicago, Dallas-Fort Wor th , Florida, Kan­sas City, Kansas State University, Minne­sota, Philadelphia, and Syracuse Sections.

20. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D that amendments to the bylaws of the Erie Sec­tion be declared approved when the sec­ond sentence of Bylaw VIII , Section 4 has been deleted. This sentence illegally pro­hibits members, junior grade, from serving as chairmen of appointed committees.

21 . On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D that amendments to the bylaws of the Lexing­ton Section be declared approved when the words "and corporation members" have been deleted from the list of membership grades in Bylaw IV, Section 1.

22. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D that amendments to the bylaws of the Pitts­burgh Section be declared approved when the words "and Associates" have been de­leted from the first sentence of Bylaw V, Section 2. This section then will conform to the Society requirement that a local sec­tion associate may retain his associate sta­tus only so long as his dues are paid.

23. On recommendation of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D to approve amendments to Bylaws II, V Sec­tion 1, VI, VII , and XII of the bylaws of the Southeastern Texas Section, and that the amended Bylaw V, Section 2 be de­

clared approved when t h e phrase "in ac­cordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of the Society" has been a d d e d at t h e end of the £r-t srWorscr. Thi^ will assure that the dues of local section associates b e fixed in conformity with Society requirements .

Divisions

24. On recommendat ion of t h e Commit­tee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities and with the endorsement of the CPC, V O T E D to approve changing the name of the Division of Water , Sewage, and Sanitation Chemistry t o the Division of Water and Waste Chemistry.

25. On recommendat ion of t h e Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the C P C , V O T E D to approve amendments to t h e by laws of the Divisions of Analytical Chemistry, of Car­bohydrate Chemistry, a n d of Petroleum Chemistry.

26. On recommendat ion of the Commit­tee on Constitution and Bylaws and with the endorsement of the C P C , V O T E D that amendments to the bylaws of the Division of Rubber Chemistry be declared approved when the following changes have been in­corporated :

Bylaw II , (b)—delete t h e sixth sentence, which reads:

Associate participation is automatically ter­minated if the* current yearly dues are not paid by April 15.

Bylaw II, (c)—change the title to "Members in Emeritus S t a tus" and make the necessary minor changes in this para­graph so that it reads:

A Member of t he Division shall auto­matically become a Member in emeritus status upon notification to t h e Treasurer that he has reached age 6 5 . A Member in emeritus status shall enjoy all the rights of membership without p a y m e n t of dues so long as he remains a m e m b e r of the So­ciety, except that he shall not receive "Rubber Chemistry and Technology" nor the Bibliography. A M e m b e r in emeritus status shall have the privilege of remainin0-

an active Member upon payment of dues.

Bylaw V—change the word "appoint" to "elect" in the first sentence of the fifth paragraph.

Bylaw XII , (a )—change the second sentence to read:

In addition to the provision of that section it "shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to determine whether the nom­inees are members , senior grade, in good standing, of the American Chemical So­ciety and Members of t h e Division, and to determine whether the nominees are will­ing to accept office, if elected.

Bylaw XIII—change t h e second sentence of the second paragraph to read :

Any Member who is a member , senior grade, of the Society is eligible for election to this Committee.

National Meetings

27. On recommendat ion of the Com­mittee on National Meetings and Divisional

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Activities and with the endorsement of t he CPC, VOTED t h a t t h e Council recom­mend to the Board of Directors tha t dates for t h e 1963 meeting in New York h e either August 25—30 or September 8 - 1 3 , the choice t o be made on the basis of feasibility.

Use of Academic Degrees

At the meeting of t h e Council on Sep­tember 9, 1958, t he following action was taken :

24. On recommenda t ion of the Com­mit tee on Professional Relat ions and Status and with t h e endorsement of t h e CPC, V O T E D that the Council of the American Chemical Society recommend to t he Board of Directors that i t adopt an editorial policy providing f o r suitable indication of the highest academic degree possessed by each author of a technical paper , communica­tion, or no te publ ished in any of the journals of the Society; and further, that the editors of its applied publications be urged, wherever possible, to use academic titles in mentioning m e m b e r s in personal news items and with s ignatures in letters to the editors, if used by the writers of such letters in signing their names thereto.

This action was considered by t he Board of Directors and referred back to the Council for further s tudy and considera­tion by appropriate committees.

Recently the Editor of Chemical and Engineering Xcir.s has been using academic degrees with signatures to "Letters to the Edi to r" when such information is provided and the designation "Or . " or "Mr." in news stories according to information available. Thus , only t h e first part of the motion (con­cerning an editorial policy providing for use of academic degrees with the names of authors of technical articles ) remains un­resolved.

T h e two committees concerned ( Pro­fessional Relations and Status, and Publi­cations ) were not in agreement on the proper disposition of this matter. Debate by the Council Policy Committee and by the Council indicated wide divergence of opinion. After considerable deliberation the following action w a s taken:

28 . On recommendat ion of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D to rescind Minute 24 of the Council meeting of Sep­tember 9, 195S (see a b o v e ) .

There w a s a brief discussion of the use of academic degrees in ways not men­tioned in the rescinded Council minute. The following action resul ted:

29 . VOTED that ACS staff and Di­rectors explore, and implement if practi­cable , a policy of including academic de­grees of members in t h e American Chemi­cal Society Directory of Members.

Appreciation

30. On recommendat ion of the Council Policy Committee, V O T E D that t he Coun­cil of the American Chemica l Society ap­prove the following resolutions:

RESOLVED, that the Council of the American Chemical Society express to John C. Bailar, Jr., i ts deep appreciation

for t he effective manne r in which he has served the Society in 1959 as President, for his leadership in s t rengthening the organi­zation and render ing it m o r e effective, and

he has pres ided over the Council .

R E S O L V E D , that the Counci l extend its commendation and thanks for many years of outs tanding service to t h e Society to t h e retiring chai rmen of three Council Stand­ing Commit tees : D r . Sherman S. Shaffer of t he Commit tee on Chemical Educat ion, Dr. Robert F. Marschner of the Commit tee on Publicat ions, and Dr. John K. Taylor of the Commit tee on Professional Relations and Status.

R E S O L V E D , tha t the Council of the American Chemical Society express its a p ­preciation and thanks to t h e Delaware Sec­tion which provided the Lad ies ' Enter ta in­ment and Public Relations Committees for the meeting, the hotels wh ich have par­ticipated in t h e meeting, t h e Atlantic City Convention Bureau , and all others who cooperated so splendidly to assure the suc­cess of t h e 136th National Meeting, for the outstanding m a n n e r in which they per­formed their functions.

T h e mee t ing adjourned at 12:25 P .M. A L D E X H. EMK.HY, Secretary

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

Elected Committees

Council Policy

See Minutes , pages 76—7.

Nominations and Elections

Slates of proposed nominees for Presi­dent-Elect and regional directors of t he First and Third Districts, of nominees for director-at-largt\ a n d for members of the Council Policy Commit tee were completed and submit ted to t h e Council. T h e results are reported in t h e Council minutes and will he reflected in the bal lots distr ibuted this fall.

A plan for el iminating t h e possible alpha­betical preference factor in membership ballots will b e instituted in the fail elec­tions.

A quest ionnaire soliciting opinion of local section officers nn the inclusion of "platforms" for nominees subject to elec­tion by the membersh ip guided t h e com­mittee to recommend tha t such a practice be initiated on an experimental basis for a two-year period. Nominees would be given t he option of prepar ing a brief state­ment of 150 words or less describing their view* on Society mat ters . This would be included with standard biographical infor­mation about the nominee when ballots are mailed to members .

The same quest ionnaire requested infor­mation on t he desirabil i ty of identifying candidates nominated by petition. From results obta ined, t h e committee feels that such designation is not appropr ia te and it will not appear on the ballots.

From t ime to t ime t h e suggestion has been m a d e tha t a s t amped return envelope be included with the ballot for the con­venience of those who wish to vote. The committee s tudied this ma t t e r extensively

and opposes the suggestion strongly and unanimously.

C H A R L E S C. P R I C E , Chairman

Standing Committees

Chemical Education

By ad interim action of CPC, six chap­ters of s tudent affiliates were char tered ( see Counci l Minute 2 ) .

A repor t of the Joint Subcommit tee on Teacher Affiliate Classification, under t he chairmanship of the Rev. B. A. Fiekers, recoin mended t h e establishment of such a classification and formulation of a Bylaw to initiate this action. T h e report also requested that the joint subcommit tee b e discharged. T h e Commit tee on Chemical Kdueation voted to accept these recom­mendat ions. X o proposal has been m a d e to t h e Council, because the Commit tee on Membership Affairs did not concur.

During the past year, on a trial basis, the repor ts of chapters of student affiliates were reviewed by members of the com­mittee. A letter making appropr ia te com­ments was written to each faculty sponsor. It is felt that ibis was useful and impor­tant and it was voted to continue the prac­tice.

Data publ ished by the Research Division of t h e National Educat ion Association on the shor tage of qualified science teachers were reviewed. A subcommit tee , A. B. Garrett, cha i rman, was formed to study this information and make appropr ia te recommendat ions.

A report was received from the Subcom­mittee on Possible Changes in Require­ments for Student Affiliation, C. W . Stacy, chairman. Based on results of a question­naire addressed to faculty sponsors, it was voted to accept the1 recommendat ion that no change in requi rements be made .

In response to a recommendat ion m a d e to this commit tee by the ACS Kdueation Conference, a subcommittee will be ap­pointed t o prepare a "C.uide" to assist in evaluating," high school courses on the basis of t h e intellectual challenge they ofTer. A second recommendation was that faculty sponsors of s tudent affiliate chapters be commended for their outs tanding contribu­tions to th is program. The commit tee con­curred unanimously with this recommen­dation.

John H . Buckingham was re-elected sec­retary of the commit tee .

S H E R M A N S. S I I A F F F R , Chairman

Constitution and Bylaws

T h e commit tee reviewed a proposed amendment t o Bylaw VII and recom­mended favorable action (see Council Min­ute 14) .

Bylaws and amendments to bylaws of several divisions and local sections were re­viewed. Approval of the following was recommended :

Division of Analytical Chemistry Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry Division of Petroleum Chemistrv Chicago—Articles II , IV, V, and X Dallas-Fort W o r t h - A r t i c l e XII

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F l o r i d a - B y l a w s VI, VI I , V I I I , IX, a n d X Kansas City—Article I I Kansas State University—Section 8 Kentuckv Lake Minneso ta -Ar t ic les IV and VIII Philadelphia—Article IV Syracuse—Articles VIII and XI

T h e commit tee recommended that ap­proval of a m e n d m e n t s to bylaws of other sections and divisions be voted cont ingent on certain changes to make them conform to t h e governing documents of the Society. These are recorded in Council Minutes 20— 23 and 26.

Review of affiliations of local sections with local technical organizations contin­ues. In the committee 's opinion, the fol­lowing recently have met Society require­ments for such affiliation:

Central Massachusetts—Worcester Engi­neer ing Society

Cincinnati—Technical and Scientific Socie­ties Council of Cincinnati

Dal las-For t Worth—Council of Scientific Societies, Da l las -For t W o r t h Area

B H U C E L. R I T Z , Chairman

Local Sectional Activit ies

T w o petit ions for new local sections and one petition for a change in the n a m e of a local section were reviewed by the com­mittee. Its recommendat ions are recorded in Council Minutes 15, 16. and 17.

The commit tee has concluded its review of annual reports of local sections and a summary of this review and of statistics has been prepared and distr ibuted.

The nominations for the Local Section Public Relations Award were discussed in some detail. While it is felt that these are being made on a fair and equi table basis, the committee will make sure that all nominating documents in the future are exactly comparable .

The commit tee has been considering a new award for local sections for member relations activities. It is felt that recogni­tion should b e given to local sections which •sponsor programs of benefit to ACS mem­bers hut which have little connect ion with public relations. A subcommit tee has m a d e a proposal for such an award . The Commit tee on Local Sectional Activities will recommend to the Board Commi t t ee on Awards and Recognitions that this new award be establ ished.

Equ i tab le councilor representa t ion of local sections has been unde r study. The commit tee is not yet r eady to make a recommendat ion; it will cont inue its study and report at future ACS meet ings.

T h e collection of information with the idea of uncovering means to effect econo­mies in the operat ion of local sections con­tinues.

A subcommit tee was active d u r i n g the summer s tudying t h e need for an increase in allocation to local sections coincident with a proposed increase in ACS member­ship dues. T h e majority of the facts ob­tained in a variety of ways indicates that an increase in allotments to local sections, above the m i n i m u m amount needed to off­set inflation, can b e used advantageously . Specific recommendat ions were m a d e by

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the committee· to the Jo in t Board-Council Commi t tee o n the Proposed Increase in D u e s which will report the results of rec­ommendat ions from ViixiiniS committees.

T h e Commit tee on Local Sectional Ac­tivities has he-en authorized to increase its membership from 12 t o 15. These three member s have been «appointed effective Jan . 1, 1960; an appointment to fill the unexpired term of John L. Malcolm, who resigned from the committee, also has been made .

B.NE- STURGIS, Chairman

Membership AfFaii*s

T h e committee for some time has been s tudying the possible modification of the Bylaws relating to locul section and divi­sion associates:. Open liearings on the sub­ject and considerable cor respondence indi­ca te strong opposition to a change in the present ByLi\v~s. The commi t tee concluded tha t a modification now- is unwi.se.

The comn-fcittee studied the proposed teacher affiliate classification and after careful consideration recommended that such a classification not he established.

T h e eonimi ttee has <zi\en some consider­ation to the Bylaws £z;o\ erning the rein­s ta tement of members who have been d ropped becauise of n o n p a y m e n t of dues. It is felt that it may "He possible to effect changes which will eliminate certain sources of irritation.

The committee is undertaking a detailed study of the Bylaws re la t ing to standards for membership in the American Chemical Society. There is some feeling in the com­mittee in favor of more» vigorous standards for membership. Tîiis will h e studied jointly with t l ie Admissions Commit tee and the Comniitt-ee on Professional Relations and Status.

The committee devoted considerable at­tention to the.1 propose1·d increase in mem­bership dues. After studying various re­ports and considering discussions in open meetings, thi* committee will make a rec­ommenda t ion to the Joint Board-Council v>(*iiiiViittre o n t*ie 1 TOposcil Increase m Dues.

GEOHGE Λν. W A T T , Chairman

National Meetings and Divisional Activities

The commit tee lias studied extensively the most convenient t ime for Council meet­ings. D u r i n g the sum. nier all voting Coun­cilors were asked to express their opinions. T h e survey indicated a slight preference for a Tuesday morning session at a one-week nat ional ACS meet ing . Therefore, t he commit tee does riot expect to recom­mend a change in the present procedure at this time.

Since the Cleveland meeting next spring is a so-called "extended" meet ing, the schedule for the Council meeting ( and other business sessions) was more easily agreed upon. The committee's recom­mendation : s recorded in CPC Minute 6, page 77.

The possibility of selecting a different da te for the fall meeting of the Society in

1963 was considered; the recommendat ion of the commit tee is included in Council Minute 27 , page 80.

T h e commit tee concurred in t h e ap­proval of the change of name of the Divi­sion of Wate r , Sewage, and Sanitation Chemistry to the Division of W a t e r and Was te Chemistry.

Various suheommittees are active on a numher of matters relating t o national meetings and divisional activities. A Sub-commit tec on New Types of Meetings has heen appointed. As recommendat ions of these suheommittees become available, they will he considered b y the committee and appropr ia te recommendat ions m a d e to the Council .

W. O. MILLIGAN", Chairman

Professional Relations and Status To inform the ACS membersh ip , the

commit tee decided to prepare and distr ib­ute a summary of its activities during its 12 years of existence.

A draft of a code of ethics is now in an advanced stage of preparation and will be referred to Counsel of the Society for re­view as a preliminary step to its submission to the Council for consideration. It is composed of four principal sections: Pro­fessional Obligations, Professional Rela­tions, Employment Relations, and Relations with Clients. I t is ant icipated tha t the numerous specific mat te rs listed will be abstracted to form a basic set of approxi­mately 10 principles of professional con­duct .

The first chapter of a professional hand­book will be entitled "Gett ing a Position in the Chemical Profession." It is near ing complet ion and is being sent to experts in this field for comment .

The commit tee sponsored a symposium on W e d n e s d a y morning, Sept. 16, a n d the Philadelphia Section sponsored a luncheon immediately following. T h e subject. "The Development of Professional Atti tudes," was well received by a large audience.

The commit tee studied the problem of

fui consideration, reaffirmed its earlier position as reported in Minute 24 of the Council Meet ing of Sept. 9 , 1958.

A Subcommit tee on Unions has b e e n ap­pointed to study this mat ter as it relates to professional scientists a n d engineers. It m a d e a preliminary report in Atlant ic City and expects to continue i ts studies further before making recommendations to the commit tee .

The Florida Section has passed t w o reso­lutions and asked that they he called to the attention of the Council and t h e Board of Directors. T h e y are as follows:

Resolved: T h a t authors' names in Ameri­can Chemical Society publications h e per­mitted to carry their highest academic de­gree.

Resolved: T h a t the U. S. Civil Service classification of scientists b e revised so that the various grades more closely represent the requi red educational and other qualifi­cations. And that the practice of appoint­ing candidates with low educational quali­fications to the higher grades he discon-

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tdnued; this m a y require an u p w a r d revi­sion o f salaries o r a system of cost of living increases.

W i t h regard to t h e Hirst resolution, the commit tee is p leased to acknowledge this expression of interest by a local section on a mat ter affecting the profession.

T h e second resolution requires a more thorough investigation before any action can h e recommended.

In view of t h e usefulness of the starting salary surveys conducted by t h e headquar ­t e r s staff in recent years, t h e commit tee has requested that these he cont inued annuaPy w i t h o u t interruption subject t o committee r e v i e w . Consideration is also be ing given t o a more comprehensive economic survey o f ACS members covering various special­t ies, academic training, z\nd l eng th of ex­per ience .

Joiiisr K. T A Y L O R , Chairman

Publications Among the many segments of the Society

ooncerned with its publications, this Coun­c i l committee occupies a peculiarly central posi t ion. I t is charged with the responsi­bil i ty of s tudy ing publication needs ; in this capaci ty , i t m a y work with members either individual ly or in such official groups as divisions o r even local sections. Because t h e publicat ion program is a costly opera­t ion, and t h e finances of t h e Society7 are the responsibil i ty of t h e Board of Directors, m a n a g e m e n t of publications is distinctly a B o a r d function. Thus t h e commit tee acts £is an intermediary between t h e Board and t h e Counci l in certain financial and admin­is trat ive mat te r s . However, it also works d i rec t ly with t h e editors, who report to the B o a r d , in certain editorial matters, the scope of which depends upon whether the journa ls concerned comprise fundamental o r applied chemistry or secondary publica­t ion. Because the publication program pervades m a n y other major Society activi­t ies, coordination with other commit tees of t h e Counci l is essential. Fur thermore , a m e m b e r of the Society may hold a different

* viewpoint as a reader of a. journal from that w h i c h he ho lds as a n author of a paper or 'when he i s assisting an edi tor in reviewing Ά manuscript. For all these reasons, many commit tee activities consist of resolving v iewpoints , a n d many o f its problems are ones of communication.

At the end of 1959, t h e Commi t t ee on Publicat ions will close a n era. Four mem­bers , including the chairman a n d secretary, Arvill retire and three of these will no longer b e councilors o f the Society. Three more probably will retire froim the commit tee at

the end of 1960. Accordingly, as many matters as possible have been pressed toward termination this year.

Activities of several subcommittees have been largely completed. A fundamental study o n costs of publication in terms of the costs of research will be augmented b y a survey of government laboratories and, if possible, published. A guide to authors will be revised to accommodate changes in the pattern of Society journals and, if possible, published. A study of publica­tions practice in handl ing mathematical papers has emphasized the necessity of defining symbols to reduce the level of "mathmanship" in the journals of the So­ciety; t h e results will he incorporated in a memorandum and called to the attention of editors. The Society will provide better for the growing needs of undergraduate chemists by closer coordination between the staff of the Society and the editor of t he Journal of Chemical Education. From the experience and shifts of 12 years, the com­mittee has proposed a sharpening of the description of its duties in Bylaw III, Sec. 3 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( E ) .

The problem of use of academic degrees in the journals of the Society also should be approaching solution. In essence, t he Council in September 1958 voted that t h e Board adopt a policy of indicating the d e ­grees of authors and that the editors of applied publications be urged to use d e ­grees in news items and letters. Without urging on the part of the Board, the editor of Chemical and Engineering News, t h e major applied journal involved, has used titles in letters since last November, and i n news items since August. This committee believes that the decision of whether or not to print authors' degrees is also the pre­rogative of the editor of each journal and therefore opposes instructing editors on t he subject.

Other topics have not reached the ter­minal stage. A subcommittee has been established to study further the review system, which the committee always has endorsed strongly. The committee also is concerned in new journal matters. îî lias been asked to recommend an editor for a publication in the area of chemical docu­mentation. It has long felt that the So­ciety through defaidt has allowed private agencies to start journals that will act to the detriment of the Society's publication program. The Board of Directors has been discussing the initiation of new funda­mental journals. If this is done, the com­mittee foresees a greatly expanded future for the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

During the pas t year, t h e Council Com­mit tee on Publications better than ever be­fore has played its rather intricate role among the members, who act a s authors, reviewers, and readers of papers , the Board, the Council, a n d the editors of pure, applied, and secondary journals. I t has learned to settle much of i ts business "out of court,** as it were, and probably will cont inue to do so .

The future of the publications of the Society is somewhat hazy. The committee is beginning to study the pros a n d eons of federal assistance, which is already enter­ing the program in little ways. Communi­cation with other scientific societies about publications ha.s proved helpful and should h e increased so tha t we can help each other more . Some publication prob­lems arise so directly from sheer hulk that a trend toward greater selectivity is in­evitable.

R O B E R T F. \I.-\HSC:IINER, Chairman

Joint Board-Council Committee

P r o p o s e d I n c r e a s e in Dues

Both directors and councilors are mem­bers of this committee. I t is not assuming any of the present responsibilities of exist­ing Council or Board committees. I t was created to catalyze a n d coordinate the work of others in der iving t h e best possible recommendat ion for an increase in ACS dues.

The responsibilities of t h e various com­mittees are as follows :

(a) Council Committee on Membership Affairs—recommend magni tude of dues in­crease and the me thod of effecting it.

( h ) Council Committee on Local Sec­tional Activities—recommend amoun t of local section allotments and justification for an increase in them.

( c ) Council Committee on Constitution and Bylaws—implement Constitution and Bylaw changes a t the appropriate time.

(d) Board Committee on F i n a n c e -justify the need for a dues increase.

The Commit tee on Finance suppl ied the Council committees with copies of its re­port "Financial Aspects of ACS Operations Including a Ten-Year Flan and Forecast." The Committees on Membership Affairs and on Local Sectional Activities have completed their studies and m a d e their recommendations. The Committee on Constitution a n d Bylaws is now carrying out its assignment.

M. r I . ARVESON, Chairman

Copies of the American Chemical Society Official Reports from the 136th National Meeting are available on request to the office of the Executive Secretary.

Coming Official Reports: Report of December Board of Directors meeting in the Jan. 1 8, 1 9 6 0 , issue and t+ie annual report of American Chemical Society operations for 1 959 in the JAarch 7, 1 9 6 0 , issue.

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