The Award of the Perkin Medal to Dr. Little Source: The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 31, No. 6 (Dec., 1930), pp. 570-571 Published by: American Association for the Advancement of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/15065 . Accessed: 07/05/2014 08:49 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . American Association for the Advancement of Science is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Scientific Monthly. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 169.229.32.136 on Wed, 7 May 2014 08:49:37 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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The Award of the Perkin Medal to Dr. LittleSource: The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 31, No. 6 (Dec., 1930), pp. 570-571Published by: American Association for the Advancement of ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/15065 .
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preciate the worth of this contribution. Zones + 55 to + 64 of the "Astrographie Catalogue" were completed at the Vatican Observatory, under Father Ha- gen's direction. Under the title "Die Verinderlichen Sterne" Father Hagen presented a historical survey of work done in the field of variable stars. Dur- ing the last ten years of his life, he gave much time to the observation of cosmic clouds-especially stressing the 52 ex- tended, di-ffused nebulosities of W. Her-
schel and Barnard's 349 dark objects. A long list of published articles splen- didly evidences his wide interest and untiring zeal in his chosen profession.
Father Hagen was a member of the leading astronomical societies both here and abroad, and served, from the time of its establishment, on-four of the com- missions of the Interinational Astronom- ical Union.
PAUL A. MCNALLY, S.J., Director, Georgetown College Observatory
THE AWARD OF THE PERKIN MEDAL TO DR. LITTLE TLE Perkin Medal for 1931 will be
awarded early in January to Dr. Arthur D. Little, president of the chemical re- search and testing laboratories bearing the same name. This honor is conferred yearly upon a distinguished chemist on the basis of a life-t;ime achievement in chemistry -by the joint action of five chemical societies. The first medal was given to Sir William Perkin in 1906, and last year it was awarded to the late Dr. Herbert H. Dow. The five societies whose representatives select the recipient are: Society of Chemical Industry, American Chemical Society, American Electrical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Societe de C himlie Industrielle.
Dr. Little is past president of the American Chemical Society, of the Ame-rican Institute of Chemical Engi- nieers and of the Society of Chemical Industry. In the latter capacity he presided at the annual general meeting of the society at AManchester, England, in 1929, at which time the University of Manchester conferred on him the hon- orary degree of doctor of science and the Manchester College of Technology made him an holnorary associate.
Dr. Little has worked extensively in the field of the application of chemistry to immdustry. He is the inventor of processes for the muanufacture of chrome- tanned leather, chlorate of potash, cel- lulose acetate, smoke filters, newsprint from Southern woo(ds, as well as others
dealing with the recovery of naval stores from lumbering wastes and vapor-phase cracking of petroleum. He has made a specialty of the chemistry of cellulose fibers and paper-making, and of gas and petroleum.
In 1922, as chairmani of a committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, he made a thorough study of courses of chem-lical engineering in American institutions of learning and prepared an extensive report covering his findings. HIe has at all times main- tained that the training of chemical en- gineers should be broad and cultural, as well as technical, if they are to be fully equipped to reach their highest develop- ment personally as well as professionally.
Dr. Little has been untiring in his en- deavors to place chemistry on a par with the other recognized professions and he has unceasingly urged upon the prac- titioners of chemistry the importance of upholding the profession and of main- taining for themselves a proper place in the community. He is able to translate the findings of chemistry to the layman in a clear and readable style, and he has used this gift unstintingly in the service of chemistry. From the beginning of his career he has been one of the coun- try 's effective exponents of research, and he has helped in no small measure to bring about the better appreciation of the creative power of research which has come in recent years.
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