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ment of Alcohols in Aldehydealcoholates," which appeared in the 

 Journal of the American Chemical Society in September, 1916. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. P. Talbot, Chairmari. 

 May 9, 1917. 



Report of the Publication Committee. 



The Committee of Publication submits the following report for the 

 period from April 1, 1916 to April 1, 1917. 



During this period, 1070 pages of the Proceedings have been issued, 

 namely Nos. 11-14 of Vol. 51, and Nos. 1-9, of Vol. 52. 



Several of these numbers, namely 51:12, 52:2, 52:3, 52:9, and part 

 of 51:13, were paid for out of the funds of the Rumford Committee, 

 the total charge against the Rumford Fund being $1324.39. 



The accounts of the Committee of Publication stand as follows: 



Balance on hand April 1, 1916 $1,408.55 



Appropriation for 1916-1917 3,000.00 



Additional appropriation, to cover the cost of 90 pages of 



biographical notices 200 . 00 



Proceeds from the sale of publications 164.05 



Total available funds 4,772 . 60 



Expenses 3,016.31 



Balance on hand April 1, 1917 $1,756.29 



During the present year, authors have ordered "extra" reprints, 

 through the Committee, to the amount of $179.00. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edward V. Huntington, Chairman. 



May 9, 1917. 



Report of the House Committee. 



The House Committee submits the following report for the year 

 1916-17. 

 The Committee had at its disposal at the beginning of the year a 



