American Chemical S©clety Official Reports 109th Meeting, Atlantic City9 N* Je

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JL HE Board of Directors 01 the. AMKKICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY m e t in the West Room, Hotel Claridge, Atlantic City, N. J., a t 8:25 P.M., April 7, 1946. Roger Adams, Chairman of the Board, presided. T h e following Directors were present: Robert T . Baldwin, Lawrence W. Bass, Bradley Dewey, Willard H . Dow, Alden H. Emery, S. C. Lind, C. S. Marvel, W. Albert Noyes, Jr . , Charles L . Parsons, Walter A. Schmidt, Charles A. Thomas, Ernest II . Volwiler, and Edward R. Wcidlein. Elisha Hanson, Counsel of the SOCIETY, and John Hancock, Claude Robinson, and A. T. Kearney of the committee studying S O ­CIETY problems and organization were present by invitation.

The minutes of the meeting of Decem­ber 10, 1945, previously distributed to each Director and published in CHEMICAL AND E N G I N E E R I N G N E W S , were approved.

In February, the committee of the Chi­cago Section arranging for the September meeting of the SOCIETY reported the un­willingness of hotels to provide adequate accommodations on terms suitable to the SOCIETY. By mail vote, the Board of Directors and the Council Policy Commit­tee voted to cancel the meeting. Subse­quently, the two major difficulties were overcome. Therefore, it was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the ad interim mail vote be not approved and tha t plan­ning for the Chicago meeting be continued.

It was moved, seconded, and carried t ha t Roger Adams be re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

It was moved, seconded, and carried t ha t Roger Adams (Chairman of the Board), Bradley Dewey (President), W. Albert Noyes, J r . (President-Elect), C. S. Marvel (immediate Past-President) , Alden H . Emery (Secretary), Robert T. Baldwin (Treasurer), and Charles A. Thomas be elected as the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried t h a t the President-Elect and Secretary of t he AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY be ap­pointed ex officio to represent the SOCIETY on the Chemical Warfare Service Advisory Board, the present President-Elect not t o assume this function until after he has

severed his connection with the Govern­ment o n or about July 1.

I t w a s moved, seconded, and carried t ha t the ad interim repor t of the Secretary be received and filed.

I t w a s moved, seconded, and carried t ha t t h e report of the Finance Committee be received and filed.

I t wets moved, seconded, and carried tha t the Treasurer present at each meeting of the Boa rd of Directors a balance sheet showing: assets, liabilities, unrealized de­preciation, reserve accounts, the nature of the reserves, and transactions, sales, and purchases since the last report.

The "Finance Committee submit ted a report o n the Employees Retirement Plan. After discussion, it was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the report be received, placed o n file, and made available to the Hancocli Committee; tha t the Finance Committee continue its s tudy of the sub­ject, giving consideration to the plans now in effect in other organizations, and report back to the Board at its next meeting.

I t w a s further moved, seconded, and carried -that all employees 25 years of age or older after one year of satisfactory serv­ice be m a d e eligible for any plan tha t is finally adopted ; and tha t the Finance Committee obtain and present a t the next Board mee t ing data in respect of maximum monthly annuities in various amounts based o n the average salary of the last 5 years o f service and the average salary of the last 10 years of service prior to retire­ment.

I t W£is moved, seconded, and carried that a resolution of the Board of Directors adopted January 7, 1938, known as R-29 be and i s hereby amended by striking out "Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co., New York, Ν . Υ., Account No . 2, $10,000.00; Irving T r u s t Co., New York, Ν . Υ., Ac­count N o . 2, $10,000.00; Nat ional City Bank' of New York, N e w York, Ν . Υ., Accoun-tNo. 2, $5,000.00 and Account No . 3, $20,000.00" and substi tuting therefor "Corn JExchange Bank Trust Co., New York, IS . Y., Account No. 2, $20,000.00; Nat ional C i ty Bank of New York, New York, Ν . Υ., Account No. 2, $10,000.00 and Account No. 3, $40,000.00".

I t wets moved, seconded, and carried

tha t a resolution of t h e Board of Directors adopted January 7, 1938, known as R-36 as to bonding b e and is hereby amended by striking out "$50,000.00 for the Treas­urer" and substituting therefor "$75,-000.00 for the Treasurer' ' , and further­more, that a resolution of t h e Board of Directors adopted December 4, 1943, as to bonding be and i s hereby amended by striking out "to cause t he bonding of the Assistant Treasurer in the sum of $50,-000.00" and subst i tut ing therefor " t o cause the bonding of the Assistant Treas­urer in the sum of $75,000.00".

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t t he proper officers b e and are hereby authorized and instructed to execute all papers and do all things necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes set forth in the two resolutions next preceding.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that a resolution of the Board of Direc­tors adopted December 4, 1943, dealing with Pe t ty Cash Impres t accounts and known as R-30a be and is hereby amended by striking out "not to exceed two thou­sand dollars ($2,000) for the person who is Secretary and Business Manager" and sub­sti tuting therefor "not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) for the person who is Secretary and Business Manager".

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the report of t he Committee to Study Inconsistencies in the Constitution and Bylaws of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL S O ­CIETY be received a n d filed and that the committee be discharged with the thanks of the Board for its services.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that the Counsel's draft of a revised Con­stitution and Bylaws be received, filed, and made available to t h e Hancock Com­mittee and tha t no act ion be taken on it prior to the Hancock Committee's report .

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that the report to the Chairman of the Board by Messrs. Brayman, Champlin, and Wright on ACS public relations be re­ceived and submitted to t h e Hancock Committee.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that the Chairman of t h e Board appoint a committee of five to evaluate projects t ransmitted to the United States Trus t Co.* of New York, Trus tee of the Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research and to recommend recipients of grants for research in agricultural chemistry, pro­vided that no individual shall serve on this committee whose employer ha s submitted a project for consideration and tha t t h e

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names of the committee members shall not be announced until the g ran t s have been made .

The commit tee studying the proposal t h a t the AC'S finance the publication of Annual Tables of Physical Constants a n d Numerical Data reported. It was moved, seconded, and carried that no contribu­tion be made to this project a t this time.

There was discussion of the cessation of publication of Beilstein and Gmelin be­cause of the war. I t was the unanimous opinion of the Board t h a t this is a serious loss to t he scient ific world and that the un­availabili ty of these publications is a deter­ren t to scientific research in our universi­ties and industries. The Chairman in­formed the Board that significant progress has been made in Holland in the publica­t ion in English of a new encyclopedia similar to Beilstein. After the discussion, i t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t t he Chairman of the Board be authorized t o encourage such action as he deems logi­cal and practical to expedite completion a n d distr ibution of Gmelin and Beilstein or its D u t c h equivalent.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried t h a t t he Chairman of the Board 'HÎ authorized to appoint a chemist to ser e as a liaison between the AMERICAN CHE*. -CAL SOCIETY and the Dutch publishers of the new encyclopedia. JK. H . Huntress of Massachuset ts Inst i tute of Technology was appointed.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried t h a t a sum not t o exceed $10,000 be a n d is hereby authorized to meet expenses of the Atlantic Ci ty meeting in excess of what can be paid from registration fees and other collections and that the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized and instructed to make the necessary expenditures from funds not otherwise appropria ted.

The following: motion was adopted:

Resolved that an account in the name of this SOCIETY be opened with T h e Hoard-walk National Bank, Atlantic City, N . J., for the deposit in said bank, to the credit of this SOCIETY from t ime t o t ime of any and all moneys, checks, drafts, notes, ac­ceptances, or other evidences of indebted­ness, whether belonging to this SOCIETY or otherwise, which may be or hereafter come into its possession and tha t the said bank be and is hereby authorized to make pa3 rment from the funds on deposit with it and according to the checks, drafts, notes, or acceptances of this SOCIETY signed by Aiden H . Emery, Secretary, o r William Muehlhause, Office Manager, including checks drawn t o his or their own order.

I t was moved, seconded, a n d carried t h a t t he Business Manager b e a n d is hereby authorized to increase if necessary t he budge t for each journal and for p r in t ­ing advert is ing hy an amount not t o ex­ceed 1 0 % of approved 1946 budget esti­mates , such increases to be charged against t he $50,000 allotment for "Extraordinary Publ icat ion Activity Caused b y E n d of

W a r " approved by the Hoard on I )ecem-her 10, 1945.

I t was moved, seconded, and carr ied that the London Daily Express and the* Associated Merchandising Corp. be a l ­lowed t o build duplicates of t h e AC'S E x ­hibit on Atomic Energy a t their own ex­pense, provided credit equal to that on t h e original display is given t o the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

I t was moved, seconded, and carr ied that a sum not t o exceed $4,000 be and i s hereby authorized to cover the cost of booklets and miscellaneous expenses con­nected with the use of the Atomic Energry Exhibit during 1946 and tha t the Treas ­urer be and is hereby authorized and i n ­structed to make the necessary expendi­tures from funds not otherwise appro­priated.

After discussion of the conditions which exist in war-torn countries, it was moved , seconded, and carried t h a t the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY continue its present policies and procedures for distribution of its publications abroad.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried th* ·.' such part of New Haven C o u n t y ,

·.. . ., as is not now included in t h e terri­tory of the New Haven Section, b e added thereto, the Connecticut Valley Section having waived jurisdiction over t h a t p a r t within its terri tory.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t Henry County, Va., be added to t h e terr i tory of the Virginia Blue Ridge Sec­tion.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried t h a t t h e Business Manager call upon t h e Guaran ty T rus t Co. t o reimburse t h e AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY out of a n y

funds that may be available for expenses incurred by it in connection with t h e crea­tion of the Petroleum Research Fund .

The meeting recessed a t 12:10 A.M., April 8, and reconvened a t 9:30 A.M. wi th all those present on the previous d a y in a t ­tendance.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the Board of Directors express to Wal ter A. Schmidt its sincere thanks for his 26 years of service on the Committee on Pa ten t and Related Legislation, six of them as its chairman, i ts deep apprec ia ­tion for the policies which he has helped to formulate, and its indebtedness for t h e generous contribution of time, t h o u g h t , and energy which he has devoted to t h i s undertaking.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried t h a t before locating a Regional E m p l o y ­ment Clearing House in t he K e n t u c k y -Ohio—Western Pennsylvania area, t h e larger sections in tha t region be canvassed in order to identify all those which would like t o serve as host and t h a t the Secre ta ry b e given power to select the site.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried t h a t the Secretary be authorized to r e c ­

ommend a competent chemist to represent t he AMERICAN C H E M I C A L SOCIETY on a

five-man committee to be appointed for full-time service by the Office of Educa t ion for the purpose of locating surplus prop­er ty , part icularly scientific equipment , which can he used by colleges and universi-ties and of recommending simple pro­cedures for its orderly distribution. . J . Sam Guy of Emory University was se­lected.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the request of Wal te r J . Murphy to discuss editorial policies of ACS publica­t ions be taken u p a t t he next meeting of the Board of Direc tors a n d t h a t M r . M u r p h y be invi ted t o part icipate therein.

It was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the paper b y Rober t W. French, " T h e Changing Economic S ta tus of Chemis ts" , be released for presentation at t h e Sym­posium on Some Questions of Professional and Economic S t a t u s .

After discussion, t h e following resolution concerning legislation for governmental support of science was adopted :

T h e A M E R I C A N C H E M I C A L SOCIETY fav­ors legislation in the suppor t of funda­menta l science a n d the educat ion of scien-t i s t s . The SOCIETY is on record to this effect before the committee of t h e Senate which has been considering the various measures for such suppor t now pending in Congress.

T h e SOCIETY has s t a t e d t h a t i t does not believe there is any necessity to include in such iegislat ion any special p a t e n t clauses over and above those which now pertain to all government-financed research car­ried on today under existing s ta tutes .

T h e SOCIETY does no t believe tha t the administrat ion of funds t o support re­search in t h e n a t u r a l and social sciences should both be adminis tered by one single agency. Research in these t w o fields should be separa ted , supported by sepa­ra t e appropriat ions from the Congress, and administered by agencies expert in the respective fields.

T h e SOCIETY has expressed i ts belief t l i a t the adminis t ra t ion of government suppor t of science should and could be be t te r carried out by an adminis t ra t ive s e t u p different from t h a t now provided for in Senate Bill 1850. But i t regards t h a t bill as an approach to sound legisla­t ion in the suppor t of science and it hopes t h a t in the ensuing consideration of this measure by the Senate and the House , the legislation result ing therefrom will be such as t o meet wi th the full approval of the SOCIETY'S membersh ip .

The issue of legislation in suppor t of science is too i m p o r t a n t a t th i s moment to permit differences of opinion to defeat legislation in t h e field. We support those w h o are working unselfishly for p rompt legislation i n s u p p o r t of science.

This suppor t is no t inconsistent with our advocacy of improvement of the bill in i ts course th rough t h e Congress or our belief that there is still room for great improvement dur ing th is process.

I n accordance with Section, 9 of Article X of the Cons t i tu t ion , t h e Chicago Sec­t ion requested the Board of Directors to t r ansmi t t o t he proper au thor i t ies a resolu-

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tion adopted by the Chicago Section on March 15, 1946, as follows:

BK IT RESOLVED, that the Chicago Section of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SO­CIETY, composed of 2,800 members, strongly recommends to the President and Senate of the United States the passage of an atomic energy control bill in which supervision of atomic energy research and development is firmly in the hands of a civilian commission.

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the Chicago Section be granted per­mission to transmit, this resolution to the proper authorities.

After discussion, the following resolu­tion concerning atomic energy legislation was adopted:

The AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is cognizant of the agreed Declaration of November 15, 1945, issued by the Presi­dent of the United States and the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Canada calling for international control of atomic energy when proper means and safeguards have been established for the over-all protection of the peoples of the world.

We concur that once a workable plan has been evolved and genuinely embraced by the nations, therein will lie our greatest promise of bringing «,bout international understanding and comity of nations, thus permitting the benefits of this new science to revert to the betterment of mankind. When such a plan can be put into effect there will be no necessity for "secrets'' and again science will be free and unfet­tered.

We are aware of some of the proposals for international control but our Council and Board feel it is too early to comment on some of them. However, we do un­qualifiedly feel that the report on the in­ternational control of atomic energy is­sued under date of March 16 by the State Department warrants the best thought of the United States as we move toward a broad policy.

In the meantime, however, national legislation is pending and may be enacted before the international problem is re­solved. The AMERICAN CHBMICAL SO­CIETY strongly recommends that the over­all supervision of atomic energy research and development provided for in such leg­islation shall be placed in the hands of a civilian commission. The members of this commission should be carefully chosen for integrity and statesmanship. Our na­tion's best qualified scientists should bo included in the commission. The commis­sion should carry with it such dignity and be of such a nature as properly to attract the strongest men of our nation.

We believe in maximum dissemination of scientific knowledge but recognize that premature publication of certain phases of a strictly military nature might jeopard­ize our national security. We think it wisdom to keep the military informed by and have it serve in a consulting capacity to the commission. We believe that the chemists and chemical engineers who have contributed so much to the development of atomic science recognize their obliga­tions and responsibilities.

The meeting adjourned at 12:30 P.M. ALDEN H. EMJERY

Secretary

Minutes of Council Policy Commit tee The Council Policy Committee of the

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY met in Room 1908, Hotel Claridge, Atlantic City, N. J., at 8:30 P.M., April 5, 1946. Bradley Dewey, President of the SOCIETY, presided. The following committee mem­bers were present: Robert T. Baldwin, E. J. Crane, Alden H. Emery, G. J. Esselen, A. B. Lamb, C. S. Marvel, Walter J. Murphy, W. Albert Noyes, Jr., and Walter A. Schmidt. Elisha Hanson, Counsel of the SOCIETY, and John Han­cock, chairman of the committee studying the SOCIETY, were present by invitation.

The minutes of the meeting of Septem­ber 23, 1945, previously published, were approved.

In February, the committee of the Chicago Section arranging for the Septem­ber meeting of the SOCIETY reported the unwillingness of hotels to provide ade­quate accommodations on terms suitable to the SOCIETY. By mail vote, the Coun­cil Policy Committee and the Board of Directors voted to cancel the meeting. Subsequently, the two major difficulties were overcome. Therefore, it was moved, seconded, and carried that the ad interim mail vote Lvj not approved and that plan­ning for the Chicago meeting be con­tinued.

It was moved, seconded, and carried that T. R. Hogness and Robert C. Swain be recommended as the AMERICAN CHEMI­CAL SOCIETY representatives on the Divi­sion of Chemistry and Chemical Tech­nology of the National Research Council for the period July 1, 1946, to June 30, 1949.

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the report of the Committee to Study Inconsistencies in the Constitution and Bylaws of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SO­CIETY be received and filed and that the committee be discharged with the thanks of the Council Policy Committee for its services.

It was moved, seconded, and carried that all awards administered by the AMERICAN CHEMICAL. SOCIETY be pre­sented at the fall meeting of the SOCIETY ; that only published work be considered by the Award Committees and that qual­ity and not volume be the major con­sideration in making the selection; and that, should the same individual be chosen by ballot in any one year for two or more awards administered by the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, the President and the President-Elect in consultation with such members of the SOCIETY as they may choose shall be empowered to decide which award or awards shall be given to this individual, and in the event that one or more awards are withheld, to designate as

the recipient the second choice of the committee for the award concerned, if such a step appears advisable.

The President announced that he would welcome suggestions of members' names, particularly of young men, who should be appointed to commititees.

The agenda for the Council meeting was reviewed and discussed, but no recom­mendations to the Council were made.

ALDEN H. EMERY Secretary

Council Minutes The Council of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL

SOCIETY met in the Cambridge Room, Hotel Claridge, Atlantic City, X. J., at 10:40 A.M., April 6, 1946, with President Dewey presiding. The· following Counci­lors and members designated by their local section as substitutes were present:

Councilors and Substitutes Ex Officio. Roger Adams, Robert T.

Baldwin Edward Bartow, Marston T. Bogert, Thomas H. Chilton, E. J. Crane, Geoffrey E. Cunningham, Éd. F. Deger-ing, Bradley Dewey, A. C Elm Alden H. Emery G. J. Esselen, Per K. Frolich, Harry N. Holmes, Arthur Knudson, Stew­art S. Kurtz Jr. Arthur- B. Lamb, Samuel C. Lind, C. S. Marvel, Walter J. Murphy, W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Charles L. Parsons, Clifford 3 . Purves, L. L. Quill, Walter A. Schmidt, Charles A. Thomas, Ernest H. Volwiler, Edward R. Weidlein, Thomas F. Young;.

Councilors-At-Large. L. W. Bass, Harry L. Fisher, Henry B. Hass D. B. Keyes, G. E. F. Lundell, Ralph L. Shriner, Harry B. Weiser.

Local Sections. Akron, J. H. Bach-mann, J. D'Ianni, A. J. Gracia, E. G. Haas, Ε. P. Partridge (subs.), H. L. Trum­bull, W. D. Wolfe. Alabama, W. A. La­zier. Ames, F. E. Brown, R. M. Hixon. Baton Rouge M. C. Fuqua, J. P . McKen-zie, C. T. Steele. Binghamton, Lee C. Hensley (subs.). California, M. Calvin, P. C. Condit, K. D. Detling, K. R. Ed-lund, N. N. Gay, J. W. McBain (subs.), John Morrisroe, A. C. Nixon, K. S. Pitzer, J. R. Weaver. Carolina-Piedmont, Charles Holtzclaw (subs.). Central Pennsylvania, J. G. Aston, R. A. Dutcher (subs.). Chi-cago, M. H. Arveson, George W. Ayers, Jr. (subs.), H. S. Bloch S. M. Cantor, Harry Clémence (subs.), V. Conquest, R. N. DuPuis, F. T. Gucker, Jr., M. J. Hall, L. M. Henderson, E. W. Hopkins (subs.), C. D. Hurd, W. C. Johnson, R. F. March-ner (subs.), C. S. Miner, Sr., Ε. Ε. Moore (subs.), R. C. Newton, J. D. Porsche, H. E. Robinson, Oscar Scherr (subs.), H. I. Schlesinger, A. E: Sidwell, Jr R. K. Summerbell, D. L. Tabern, C. L. Thomas, W. M. Urbain, H. D. Young. Cincinnati, J. S. Brod, H. S. Greene, R. A. Harris, F. W. Oberst. Cleveland, M. J. Bahnsen, W. J. Bartlett, H. S. Booth, F. B. Dutton (subs.), C. E. Greider (subs.), M. R. Hat­field, G. M. Juxedine. Colorado, L. C. Atchison (subs.), H. B. Van Valkenburgh. Columbus, F. C. Croxton, R. C. Williams. Connecticut Valley, P. S. Barnhart M. G. Burford (subs.), E. R. Kline, I. L. Newell. Cornell, John R. Johnson. Dallas-Fort Worth, D. R. Carmody, A. G. Oblad. Day­ton, C. A. Hochwalt, P. W. K. Rothemund.

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Delaware, J. Barsha (subs.), A. O. Brad­ley, R. W. Cairns (subs.), H. W. Gray, A. H. Hale, C. J. Krister (subs.), N. J. Letang, W. A. Mosher, R. Η. Sawyer, R. F. Schultz, P. B. Welldon. Detroit, H. C. Brown, George Calingaert, C. G. Duncombe, C. M. Gam brill, M. J. Mulli­gan, E. W. Tillitson T. H. Vaughan. East Tennessee, A. L. Myers, R. T. Over­man, H. A. Smith, J.' H. Weed. Eastern New York, H. L. Hanson (subs.), L. E. Hoogstoel (subs.), A. L. Marshall, C. M. Suter. Erie, J. C. Tongren. Florida, J. E. Hawkins, F. H. Heath. Georgia, J. S. Guy, O. R. Quayle. Illinois-Iowa, G. T. Peckham, Jr. (subs.). Indiana, J. W. Fer­guson, Wm. Higburg, Wayne W. Hilty, Wm. B. Johnson, Asa N. Stevens. Iowa, G. H. Coleman. Joliet, Max Metziger. Kalamazoo, R. H. Levin, Gerald Osborn. Kanawha Valley, S. D. Douglas, S . C . Gray, J. N. Wickert. Kansas City, Carl M. Marberg (subs.), Philip E. Pratt (subs.). Lehigh Valley, H. M. Cyr, A. C. Elm (subs.), Wm. E. Hanford, J. T. Little. Lexington, S. H. Wender. Louisiana, A. W. Chapman, R. V. Lawrence, H. A. Schuyten (subs.). Maine, LB. Douglas. Maryland, A. H. Corwin, Duncan Mac-Rae, Belle Otto, Ε. Ε. Reid. Memphis, Riley McGaughran (subs.), D. F. Nealon. Michigan State College, E. J. Miller. Mid-Hudson, E. A. McMillan, E. A. Rodman. Midland, E. C. Britton, J. J. Grebe. Mil­waukee, E. Leon Foreman (subs.), H. L. Gerhart. Minnesota, A. G. Hovey (subs.), W. M. Lauer, R. E. Montonna, L. H. Reyerson (subs.). Monmouth County (N. J.),V. F. Payne (subs.). Nashville, J. K. Witt. Nebraska C. S. Hamilton (subs.). New Haven, B. J. Humphrey. New York, W. P. Anslow, W. J. Baeza Ross A. Baker (subs.), V. V. Bogert, Erwm BranjL G. B. Brown, R. M. Burns, Robert Calvert, J. M. Ohurch, B. L. Clarke (subs.), W. W. Decker, E. J. Durham (subs.), L. N. Ellis, L. H. Flett, S. F. Gaffin, A. E. Gessler, P. P. Gray, A. F. Guiteras, A. B. Kemper, R. E. Kirk (subs.), H. G. Lindwall, E. M. Livingston, H. B. Lowe (subs.), H. B. McClure, D. B. Melville, G. E. Miller, J. B. Muenzen, J. H. Nair, B. L. Oser, R. Pasternack, Donald Price, C. F. Rass-weiler, C. T. Snell (subs.), F. D. Snell (subs.), W. M. Sperry, A. L. Taylor. North Carolina, P. M. Gross (subs.). North Jersey, E. R. Allen, Ivey Allen, Jr., Harry Burrell, J. B. Callaway, F. G. Clark, T. R. Donlan, C. J. Frosch, C. S. Fuller, I. D. Garard, P. D. Hammond, J. Keller (subs.), H. T. Lacev, S. B. Lippincott, J. R. Little, F. R. Mayo, J. G. McNab, R. J. · Moore, R. P. Parker, Η Ε. Riley, W. J. Sparks, I. G. Stevenson, G. N. Vacca, H. F. Wakefield, Byron L. West J. S. Whitaker (subs.), Charles G. Winfrey (subs.). Northeast Tennessee, Wm. M. Gearhart (subs.), James A. Mitchell (subs.). North­east Wisconsin, P. F. Cundy (subs.), Η. Η. Rowley (subs.). Northeastern,- C. M. Alter (subs.), A. A. Ashdown, P. H. Bates, A. D . Bliss, Elsie M. Coughlin R. D. Eddy, Stuart B. Foster (subs.), Helen S. French, R. J. Gettens, Ε. Η. Huntress (subs.), H. A. Iddles, Florence Sargent (subs.), R. Stevens, J. A. Timm (subs.). Northeastern Ohio. Ο L. Campbell. North­western Utah. E. F. Joy. Oklahoma, Grant C. Bailey (subs.). Omaha, C. L. Kenny. Oregon, J. S. McGrath. Pan­handle Plains, Charles F. Fryling (subs.). Pennsylvania-Νew York Western Border, H. A. Krantz. Peoria, J. C. Cowan. Philadelphia, H. A. Alsentzer, W. C. Ault, W. G. Batt, R. L. Brown R. A. Connor, E. H. Cox, C. H. Fisher, E. L. Haenisch, L. P. Hansen, J. W. E. Harrisson (subs.), H. S. Lukens, J. M. Mcllvain, R. J. My­

ers, Florence Seibert, Wm. Stericker, F. T Tyson, G. Ullyot. Pittsburgh, H. F. Bee-ghly, T. H. lJunkelberger, J. P. Fugassi, W. A. Gruse, E. P. Partridge, E. E. Stahly (subs.), Jack Swiss (subs.), Ε. Κ. Wallace, J. C. Warner R. N. Wenzel (subs.), Helen B. Wigman H. K. Work. Purdue, R. N. Shreve. Rhode Island, W. G. Parks. Rochester, R. W. Helmkamp, K. C. D. Hickman, H. C. Hodge. Sacramento, A. R. Ebberts. St. Louis, R. A. Burdett, Ken­neth Craver (subs.), H. L. Dahm, P. A. Krueger, C. W. Rodewald, L. A. Watt. South Carolina, J. E. Mills, J. R. Sampey. South Jersey, W. S. Calcott, W. E. Kirst, Ε. Μ. Nygaard, A. A. O'Kelly. South Texas, S. B. Jeffries, Jr. Southeastern Texas, P. L. Brandt (subs.), W. O. Milligan (subs.), Η. Ε. Morris, A. R. Pad­gett (subs.). Southern California, W. E. Baier, A. B. Burg, Thomas L. Jacobs (subs.), S. Winstein (subs.X W. G. Young. Syracuse. A. S. Brown, K. J. Frederick, R. C. Roberts. Toledo, C. S. Martin, H. G. Oddy. University of Illinois, H. F. Johnstone. University of Michigan, F. E. Bartell, R. K. McAlpine. Virginia^. W. Cole, Mary E. Kapp (subs.), W. E. Trout, I. A. Updike. Virginia Blue Ridge. H. I. Johnson, J. W. Watson. Wabash Valley, J. L. Martin, R. K. Strong. Washington, N. BekkedahL N. L. Drake, W. L. Hall, H. S. Isbell, E. R. Smith, M. X. Sullivan, W. J. Svirbely J. K. Wolfe. Western Connecticut, R. P. Chapman (subs.), J. H. Clark, E. M. Marshall, E. J. Roberts, P. Stamberger. Western Maryland, T. E. McGoury, L. J. Murphy. Western New York, T. J. Brown, Robert M. Fowler (subs.), H. G. Hewitt M. C. Swisher, Albert E. Jennings. Western Vermont, P. C. Voter. Wilson Dam Grady Tar-button. Wisconsin, M. L. Holt. Wooster (Ohio), Roy I. Grady.

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the minutes of the New York meeting be approved as published.

There was discussion of the legality of substitute Councilors. Counsel of the SOCIETY pointed out that alternates, prox­ies, or substitutes are not provided for in the Constitution of the SOCIETY. The President ruled that votes of regular and of substitute Councilors would be counted aepu-kateiy and he hoped the legal ballots would give the same results as the total vote. A motion to accept votes of alter­nates was ruled out of order on the grounds of altering the Constitution in an illegal manner. An appeal from the decision of the chair was defeated.

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the minutes of the Council Policy Committee meetings of April 16 and Sep­tember 23, 1945, be approved as published.

The following list of members of whose death the SOCIETY has been notified since the meeting of the Council Policy Com­mittee on September 23 was read and the Council stood for a minute in.tribute to the memory of their deceased colleagues:

Pierre A. Cady J. F. Caius Herbert O. Calvery John S. Carr, Jr. Charles S. Cathcart L. H. Chamberlain L. V. Chaney Oscar A. Cherry Clarence B. Cluff Charles F. Crowley Emile Darte R. G. Dunwody Walter S. Dyer Richard B.. Earle** E. D. Eastman Gadient Engi Harry H. Fetter Charles V. Firth Henry Fisher Harry W. Glenn A. B. Gordee Arthur Gunn M. E. Haas Robert B. Harper Rodney B. Harvey Raymond Haskell Frank M. Hayson V. E. Henderson Hermann W. Herz Herman Herzog, Jr. H. Chester Holden William R. Holland Leslie N. Hood, Jr. Kenneth J. Howe Nat L. Howell William W. Ingle Louis C. Jones Herbert » J. Kauf-

mann Frank J. Kelley Virginia M. Kelly Friedrich P. Kersch-

baum Franklin Kotick Kenneth E. Lad wig Robert D. Landrum N. Arthur Laury Eugene, H. Laws** Theodore R. Lem-

anski Gilbert N. Lewis J. Frank Lewis Verne Keyes Loop

••Emeritus members

Frank W. Love joy D. F. J. Lynch Ralph V. McGrew George D. McLaugh­

lin L. R. Marsh M. Edgar Mason Merle R. Meacham Claude C. Messinger Paul R. Mi lus Frank X. Moerk Romund Moltzau F. S. Mortimer Robert J. Neumeier Philip G. Nieder** Charles R. Oberfell Herman M. Part­

ridge Ernest N. Pattee E. L. Redfern** Henry Reinhoid Harold L. Reynolds Oliver O. Rieser Carl E. Rimmele H. Rimpel A. V. Ritchie George L. Roberts Frederic W. Robin­

son Milton F. Schaak George O. Smith C. H. Swanger U. C. Tainton J. H. Thickens Curt Tjorn Olin F. Tower** Harold J. Turner Homer G. Turner F. E. Twining Walter W. Vogl-

Weisenfeld

Richard Von Oesen Francis J. Watson Orlando F. Weber William R. Werther Homer J. Wheeler** Theodore S. Wilkin­

son John S. Yates Ludwig A. Zohe

Missing in Action Robert R. Baster

E. F. Bainbridge J. H. Beal** Ernst Berl John A. J. Bilder-

back Eugene C* Bingham

George E. Boiling** Manson J. Bradley Hamilton Bradshaw Mortimer J. Brown Kenneth E. Burgess Fred E. Busby

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the Council express its thanks to the Secretary for the extensive and carefully prepared agenda distributed in advance of the meeting.

The President announced that he would not make the customary formal statement incumbent upon him because what he had to say was incorporated in the address which he would present before the general meeting on Monday. He called attention to the importance of the present Council meeting and the absence from the rostrum for the first time in many years of Charles L. Parsons. The President pointed out the service rendered by SOCIETY commit­tees and asked for suggestions as to men, especially young men, who should be added to them. It was announced that the Coun­cil Policy Committee, although it had dis­cussed the agenda, would bring in no rec­ommendations except upon a few routine matters in order to encourage free debate and avoid any semblance of dictation by a

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small group. Perhaps the most important project initiated by the Board of Directors in recent years was t he authorization of the .survey of SOCIETY functions, organiza­tion, and operations. The President in­troduced Charles A. Thomas, Chairman of the Board Commit tee which made the arrangements.

Mr. Thomas explained the purpose of the survey. He emphasized the values of outside investigators who could approach the problem with no preconceived ideas or prejudices and whose conclusions would not create cleavages within the SOCIETY. It was announced tha t six of the men working on the project were present at the meeting to absorb ideas. They were avail­able for personal conference on request. Mr. Thomas then introduced John Han­cock, who is in charge of the study, and he in turn presented his associates.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that the Chairman appoint a committee of three to draw up a resolution expressing the thanks of the Council to Charles L. Parsons for his long a n d mili tant leader­ship and the regrets of the body that he is no longer its leader.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that the members of the Hancock Com­mittee be invited to sit with the Council and observe its deliberations.

It was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the Council express its confidence in the Hancock Commit tee .

It was moved, seconded, and carried that the names of compounds in ACS pub­lications conform to chemical usage as closely as is feasible.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the reports of committees be received and placed on file.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the Commit tee on Standardized Methods for Vitamin Research be dis­charged with the thanks of the Council for its service.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t C. E. Marshall of the University of Missouri and David R. Briggs of the Uni­versity of Minnesota be elected as associ­ate editors of the Journal of Physical Chemistry for a term of two years begin­ning January 1, 1946.

On a writ ten ballot, H. E. Riley was elected a member of t he Council Policy Committee for a term of three years be­ginning January 1, 1946.

On a written ballot, L. W. Bass was elected a director from Distr ict 2 to fill out the term of W. Albert Noyes, Jr., expiring December 31, 1946.

On a writ ten ballot, A. L. Marshall was elected a Councilor-at-large to fill out the term of L. W. Bass expiring December 31. 1948.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t a local section be chartered with head­quarters at Laramie, Wyo. , and territory comprising t h e counties of Albany, Car­

bon, and Laramie, in t he State of Wyo­ming, to be known as t h e Wyoming Sec­tion.

I t was moved, seconded, a n d carried tha t a local section be chartered with head­quarters at Houghton, Mich., and territory comprising the counties of Baraga, Geo-frebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Mar­quette, and Ontonagon, in the State of Michigan, to bo known as the Upper Peninsula Section.

I t was moved, seconded, a n d carried tha t a local section be chartered with head­quarters a t Shreveport, La . , and territory comprising the counties of Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, IMiller, Nevada, Ouachita, and Union, in the S t a t e of Ar­kansas; the counties of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Sotr>, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sa­bine, Union, Webster, a n d Winn, in the Sta te of Louisiana : and the counties of Bowie, Camp, Cass, GrejiK, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, and Upshur in t h e State of Texas, to be known as the Ark-La-Tex Section.

The meeting recessed a t 12:30 and re­convened a t 2:05.

It was moved, seconded, a n d carried that consideration of p lans for future na­tional meetings be postponed.

It was moved, seconded, a n d carried tha t allotments to local sections be dis­cussed informally before voting on the proposed amendments t o the Constitu­tion.

There were extended discussion, and informal votes on various details. The meeting recessed a t 5:5S P.M. and recon­vened at 8:40 P.M.

I t was moved, seconded, a n d carried tha t the following revision of t h e Chicago amendment, approved b y a majority of the sponsors, be adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED that Article XI I of the Consti tution of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is amended as follows:

Strike out all of subparagraphs (6), (<?), (d), (e), and (/) of Section 1 of said Article X I I and substi tute therefor the following:

(6) Each section, irrespective of size, shall receive an a l lo tmen t of $80.00 per year.

(c) Each section having not less than 20 members nor more t h a n 300 members, in addition to the said allotment of $80.00 per year shall receive- $2.00 per member for each member enrolled therein.

(d) Each section having more than 300 members, in addition t o the said allot­ment of $80.00 per year slxall receive $2.00 per member for each member enrolled therein not to exceed 300 members and $1.50 per member for each, member enrolled therein in excess of 300 members.

Subparagraphs (g) and (Λ) shall be re­numbered subparagraphs (c )and( f ) .

Strike ou t all of subparagraph (i) of Section 1 of said Article XII and substi­tu te therefor the following, renumbering it subparagraph (g):

(g) Funds allotted to* Local Sections shall be used only in the payment of neces­

sary operating expenses incident to the fulfillment of the fc'ociin χ Ό objects as spe­cified in Article I I of this Constitution.

Amend subparagraph (J) of said Section 1 of said Article X I I renumbering it sub­paragraph (Λ) so tha t it will read as fol­lows :

(Λ) As of December 1 each year the treasurer of each Local Section shall t rans­mit to the Secretary of the SOCIETY for sub­mission to the Finance Committee an itemized s ta tement of the expenditure of the funds received from the SOCIETY during. tha t fiscal year. Should any Local Section not expend the whole of any allotment made t o it during any one financial year any balance remaining unexpended may be carried over for expenditure in the fol­lowing year ; provided, t ha t the provisions of this subsection shall not be used to build up the reserve funds of any Local Section and any abuse thereof shall be disposed of by the Board of Directors by appropriate action.

Subparagraph (k) shall be renumbered (i).

I t was moved, seconded, and carried that the Eas t Tennessee amendment be rejected. Subsequently, that proposal was withdrawn by its sponsors.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t if the sponsors of the East Tennessee proposal approve of the amendment adopted by the Council, it be known as the Eas t Tennessee-Chicago amendment .

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the proposals for changes in the Coun­cil be discussed informally.

After extended discussion, the meeting recessed at 11:10 P .M, and reconvened a t 2:35 P.M. April 7, at which time debate on the functions and constitution of the Council was continued. At the conclusion thereof, the Kalamazoo Section and the Committee on Local Section Councilor Representation withdrew their proposed amendments because of the possibility t h a t in the near future the Hancock Committee would propose changes in organization which would affect the Council.

I t was moved , seconded, and carried tha t Bylaw 19 (c) be reworded to read ae follows :

Any regularly matriculated student , graduate or undergraduate, majoring in chemistry o r chemical engineering may be elected to t h a t grade of membership for which he is qualified and, so long as the head of the depar tment in his college or university certifies t h a t he is registered for a t least six credit hours per week or i ts equivalent, shall be entitled to a discount of one third of h is membership dues, pro­vided he subscribes t o one or more of the SOCIETY'S three journals and provided tha t t he total n u m b e r of years for which such discount is allowed shall not exceed seven, of which no more than four years may be allotted t o postgraduate study.

I t was moved , seconded, and carried tha t Bylaw 14 b e no t amended and t h a t dues remain as a t present.

I t was moved , seconded, and carried t h a t t h e report to t h e Chairman of the Board of Messrs . Brayman, Champlin,

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and Wright on ACS public relations be received and submit ted to the Hancock Commit tee.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t t he Council recommend to the Committee on Professional and Economic Status tha t i t :

(1) Determine whether or not the mem­bers of the SOCIETY

(a) Believe tha t a national certi­fication plan would aid them in com­petition with the inadequately trained individual calling himself a chemist, and (o) Believe tha t the SOCIETY should take action in the direction of put­ting such a plan into operation.

(2) Make informal inquiries of the of­ficers of other scientific societies dealing with professional chemists to get their re­action to such a plan.

(3) Report the results of (1) and (2) to this Council at its 1946 fall meeting.

It was moved, seconded, and carried t ha t the following resolution be adopted:

Whereas, in 1936 the Council of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY authorized the appointment of a Commit tee on Ac­crediting Educational Insti tutions, the name of which committee subsequently was changed to the Commit tee on the Professional Training of Chemists ; and

Whereas, this committee as originally authorized consisted of four members, one to be appointed each year for a term of four years ; and

Whereas, in order to obtain wider rep­resentation of various academic interests and to facilitate the transaction of the committee's business,

BE I T RESOLVED, T h a t 1. The name of the Commit tee be

changed to read Committee on Profes­sional Training.

2. The membership of the Commit tee on Professional Training be increased from four to seven, t he seventh member being the committee 's Executive Secre­tary, ex-officio.

3. The terms of the members thereof shall be three years ; provided, however, tha t the three members of the committee— namely, W. G. Young, H. B . Weiser, and W. A. Noyes, Jr . , whose terms have not expired, shall serve the remainder of their terms and t h a t t he President of the S O ­CIETY in making his initial appointments of the three members to be appointed in accordance with this resolution shall des­ignate one to serve for a term of one year, another for a te rm of two years, and the third for a term of three years. The term of t he Executive Secretary shall be until his successor is chosen.

4. The committee shall choose one of its members to serve as chairman thereof.

5. The committee shall also appoint an Executive Secretary who shall be an ex-officio member of the committee.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the Council request the Board of Directors to concern itself 'with legislation which affects chemists or scientists as a whole and tha t , in so far as possible, i t take a s tand for t h e AMERICAN CHEMICAL S O ­CIETY only with the advice of the Council, bu t when it is no t feasible to obtain such guidance, t h a t t he Board of Directors be authorized to speak for the SOCIETY.

I t was moved, seconded, and carried tha t the policy of t h e SOCIETY in respect of legislation dealing with government sup­port of science, as exemplified inS. 1850 and S. 1777, be placed a t t h e discretion of the Board of Directors and any subcommit tee which the Hoard m a y appoin t .

There was a discussion of a tomic energy legislation, but no action thereon wa* taken .

The meeting: adjourned at G- 30 iwi.

ALDEN H. K.MERY Srcreta ry

State of the Society Ad Interim Report of the Secretary

J.Ν SOME respects the ACS today is like an adolescent boy, who grows so rapidly tha t his clothes never fit, his viewpoints change, and more is expected of him as he assumes an adult 's s ta ture . Yet , so rapid are the changes t h a t often demands from outside outstr ip in ternal readjustments . Occasionally the p a r e n t s ge t worried and consult the doctor, who usually does little more than prescribe vitamin pills. One does not need to sketch the corre­sponding ACS s i tua t ion—most of you know it, and some of what follows is supporting evidence. We even have consulted t he "phys ic ian"—the Hancock Committee—and i t is hoped t h a t i t will find tha t "vi tamin pi l ls" of some kind will cure the "pa t ien t" .

U p to April 1, 3,997 new members have been added t o t he rolls—470 more than on April 1, 1945. Th is rapid growth is reflected in the request of three groups for formation of local sections. These peti­tions will be considered tit t h e Council meeting.

Total membership on April 1 is 45,799 (41,586 a year ago) and only 2,699 (5.89%) have not paid 1946 dues. Almost 9 3 % of the 1945 members have met their 1946 obligations, the s a m e percentage a s on April 1 of last year . It is gratifying to observe an increase in s tudent members and s tudent affiliates—a reflection of the return to more nearly normal college en­rollments.

Members continue t o move about . In the first three m o n t h s of 1945, 3,804 addresses were changed; /or the same period in 1946, 4,775 alterations were made.

Between Jan. 1 and March 15, 50,186 copies of old ACS publications were dis­tributed—34,235 more t han in the same period last year, an increase of about 2 1 5 % . At the same t ime, t h e subscription de­par tments (member and nonmember) ordered 91,002 copies of 1946 issues al­ready printed, ma i led t o those whose names were being added to t he mailing list to receive fu ture issues. Th i s is 33,325 more t h a n in 1945, an increase of 5 8 % . T h e over-all increase in journals sent out on special order in this period was 90%, which explains one cause of the delays about which some members have complained.

Paid subscriptions to the Journal of the American Che~aical Socidy are 15,724, an increase of 1,732 (12 .4%); comparable figures for Chemical Ah&tracts are 17,165 and 1,757 (11.4%); for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 31,304 and 2,924 (10.3%) ; and for C H E M I C A L AND E N G I ­N E E R I N G N E W S 48,828 and 4,742 (10.7%). The pr in t order for C H E M I C A L AND E N G I ­N E E R I N G N E W S passed 50,000 with the March 10 issue.

T h e most striking change in our publi­cations has been removal of advertising from t h e front covers of C H E M I C A L AND E N G I N E E R I N G N E W S and Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. This has elicited much favorable comment. New typog­raphy, new depar tmen t headings, changes in content , and other al terat ions made gradually are likely to escape the at tent ion of t he regular reader. Therefore, i t is gratifying to receive compliments from returning veterans, who haven ' t seen ACS publications for several years , on the great improvements which have occurred during thei r absence. I t might be healthy for ail of us t o compare a current issue with one of a few years r„go, thereby drawing at tent ion forcibly to t h e cumu­lative progress t h a t h a s been made un­obtrusively.

T h e paper s i tuat ion continues to be critical. Although restrict ions on con­sumption were removed in la te 1945, March deliveries were t h e first which reached the 1942 level. Dur ing the war, economies in use were effected, but , at the end of 1945, there were 25,315 more journal subscriptions on our books t han in 1942. There has been a t remendous increase in mater ia l available for publica­tion, a n d much of it is of great impor­tance. Even with cont inuat ion of all war t ime conservation measures except restrictions on pages published and num­ber of subscribers, pape r available through our normal channels of supply is inade­quate . Odd lots have been purchased in the open marke t ; all employees serve as scouts. We have appealed to our corpora­tion m e m b e r s in t h e paper industry. With a n expectation of early improvement in supply, we have borrowed. Never­theless, before an issue of our larger journals can be laid ou t , i t is necessary to

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