ACS NEWS

A $10,000 check from Ε . Κ. Stevens (left) , manager of the Exposition of Chemi­cal Industries, to John H . Nair, chairman of the Planning Committee., is the first gift received in the special gift fund drive, which has not officially started

Special Gifts Add to Fund Coffers Exposition of Chemical Industries makes first non-member contr ibut ion; pledges f rom others fo l low

SiNCE ITS INCEPTION in 1915, it has been the a im of the Exposition of Chemical Industries to promote the progress of t h e chemical process indus­tries by providing a unique method of rapid interchange of technical informa­tion and engineering ideas. The edu­cational values of the Exposition and the AMERICAN C H E M I C A L SOCIETY closely parallel each other, and it is our belief tha t our contribution to the ACS Building Fund will further our mutual interests b y providing expanded facilities for the Society to do a better job in serving its membership and the industry as a whole."

This statement by Ε . Κ. Stevens, manager of t h e Exposition of Chemical Industries, along with a generous check, marks the first "special gift" in

the ACS fund drive for a new head­quarters building in Washington. Even though this phase of the campaign has not yet begun, a number of gifts from other corporations and friends of the Society have also been received, re­veals John H. Nair, chairman of the Planning Committee. Philip Hubbard, president of Reinhold Publishing, which is the advertising management for the ACS publications, has sent a corporate donation in addition to pledges from some of its personnel.

Cyrus S. Fleck, president of Mack Printing, where the publications are printed, has sent his good wishes for success in the fund drive along with the first of a series of contributions from Mack. Independently, the Employees' Association at Mack has sent a generous

gift, which its president, John A. Hart-ranft, states will be repeated in 1959.

Nair also reports that a liberal con­tribution on the new building has been received from the law offices of Elisha Hanson, in Washington, D. C. Hanson has served the Society as counsel for the past 19 years.

Aim: More Chemists More chemistry students today to

meet more challenges tomorrow. This is the aim of the Ninth Annual Under­graduate Chemistry Symposium to be held May 17 at Loyola University, Chicago.

Cash prizes totaling $150 will be awarded to the three participants whose presentation of papers are judged best.

Sponsored by the Chicago Section, ACS, under the auspices of the Loyola University Student Affiliate Chapter, the symposium will be conducted by undergraduate students of the Chicago area. However, high school science teachers and interested high school stu­dents, as well as undergraduate stu­dents, are invited to attend.

Committee Formed for IIR A committee has formed to assist the

National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council in taking par t in the International Institute of Refrigeration. R. C. Jordan, head of the University of Minnesota's department of mechanical engineering and a past president of the American Society of Refrigerating En­gineers, is chairman.

Members of the committee will serve five functions: They will advise the president of NAS on all matters con­cerning U. S. participation in IIR and other international refrigeration activi­ties; promote research in refrigeration in the U. S. with emphasis on those as­pects which call for international co­operation; nominate persons to serve as delegates or representatives to IIR meetings; provide information and guidance for such delegates; and ar­range for scientific meetings and con­gresses in the U. S. Daniel R. Stull of Dow is the ACS observer to participate for a year in the committee meetings.

A brochure describing in detail the aims of the committee and its functions, as well as operations and nature of NAS-NRC, may b e obtained from American Society of Refrigerating En­gineers, 234 Fifth Ave., New York 1, Ν . Υ.

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Kalamazoo Officers, 1958

The roster of officers for the Kalama­zoo Section this year is headed by P. D . Meister of Upjohn. Besides working on several ACS committees and serving as chairman-elect last year, Meister also served as treasurer in 1956. Chairman-elect is David H . Gregg of Upjohn. Secretary is George B. Whit­field, Jr., also of Upjohn; treasurer is Kurt D. Kaufman of Kalamazoo Col­lege. Councilor and alternate councilor are Fred Kagan and Jerome Korman, both of Upjohn.

Seidfel Is Delaware Chairman

George R. Seidel, technical adviser of Du Pont's public relations depart-

ment , is 1958 chairman of the Delaware Section. He has been chairman of t he section's educa­tion committee for five of the past seven years, working closely

with high school teacher and students in the area. H e also served as treasurer in 1955.

This year's chairman-elect is Gilbert P. Monet, also of D u Pont. Secretary is Robert S. Voris of Hercules Powder, and treasurer is Alden R. Adams of American Viscose. Councilors are John T. Maynard and Blaine C . McKusick, both of D u Pont. Alternate councilors are G. Harold Patterson of D u Pont and Herman Skolnik of Hercules.

Matzke Heads Quincy-Keokuk

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Matzke, p lant chemist Electric i n Burlington,

Iowa, is the 1958 chairman of the Quincy - Keokuk Section. Besides be ing chairman-elect last year, Matzke was also section program chairman in 1955 and 1956. Be-

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lege. Secretary-treasurer is Albert J. Gehrt of Moorman Mfg. Councilor is Lee H. Elizer of Hubinger Co., and alternate councilor is W. P. Elmslie of Moorman Mfg.

Smith Is San Gorgonio Chairman R. Nelson Smith, professor of chem­

istry at Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., is 195S chairman of the San Gorgonio Section. He is a former secretary-treasurer of the Colloid Divi­sion and is on the executive committee of that division. Other officers of the San Gorgonio Section are chairman-elect Carieton B. Scott, Union Oil; treasurer William K. Higby, Sunkist Growers; secretary Freeman C. Bovard, Claremont Men's College; councilor Williard E. Baier, Sunkist Growers; and alternate councilor Francis A. Gunther , Citrus Experiment Station.

Eastern New York Celebrates The Eastern New York Section of

the AMERICAN C H E M I C A L SOCIETY is this year celebrating its 50th anniver­sary. In honor of the occasion it has

published a special booklet outlining the Section's history.

Analytical Group Elects The analytical group of the North

Jersey Section has elected William Sea­man of American Cyanamid chairman for 1958. Other officers are Saul Gor­don of Picatinny Arsenal, chairman-elect; Paul Skiba of Esso Research & Engineering, secretary; Jacques Kelly of E. R. Squibb, treasurer.

Pritchard Heads Ν, Ε. Oklahoma Officers of the Northeast Oklahoma

Section for 1958 are James E . Pritchard, Phillips Petroleum, chairman; John P. McCullough, Bu­reau of Mines, chairman - elect; Howard W. Bost, Phillips, secretary; A. M errill Schnit-zer, Phillips, treas­urer; Vernon Jones,

councilor; and H. T . Rall and John Hillyer, alternate councilors.

ν Aiding High School Science Teaching The Science Club of Bridgewater (Va.) College recently presented a copy of the latest edition of the "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics" to each of t h e high schools in Rockingham County as par t of its program for encouraging the study of science in secondary schools. T h e project was undertaken as a result of the discovery that one chemistry teacher was trying to get along with a 1924 edition of the Handbook, a copy her husband had used as a student. Here Clifton Wilson, club president, presents a Handbook to Mrs. Cecil Ikenberry, chemistry teacher of Turner Ashby High School, while Willard Lutz and Edgar Simmons, club officers look on. The club also plans to collect copies of C&EN from ACS members , used college texts, and reference books in science for distribution among high schools in its area.

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