366 Dinner of the Biochemical Association [Dec 



332-339 the Secretary's reports of the proceedings of the Associa- 

 First annuai dinner ^ion's second annual meeting in June and its first 

 of the Biochemical annual dinner in December. The scientific meet- 

 Association jj^gg Qf |-j^g Association have been profitable and 



pleasant for all concerned and promise to grow into important pub- 

 lic functions. The first annual dinner was a revelation. One 

 hundred and tzventy people present and all delighted! The pro- 

 fessionally cohesive force of such a happy event, the opportunities 

 afforded for the renewal of old friendships and the formation of 

 new ones, the stimulating effects upon the activities of the younger 

 workers, and the democratic influences on the Imagination and con- 

 duct of all concerned, cannot be overestimated. The following 

 comment, in a note from one of the youngest members of the asso- 

 ciation, gives the substance of many similar significant expressions : 

 " At this time I also wish to express my appreciation of the Bio- 

 chemical Association dinner a short time ago. It is a great thing 

 for US younger fellows to see and hear and speak with those who 

 are well on in the race and who have ' made good.' Such a meeting 

 is an Inspiration in itself. I am looking forward already to the 

 next one." 



A crying need of botany in America today is deeper interest 

 and greater activity in the applications of chemistry to its multi- 

 farious problems. All phases of botanical research are important, 

 Chemical work in the chemical no less than the others. Where are 

 Botany the young botanists who fully appreciate the 



golden treasures that the biochemical mine contains ? What is lack- 

 ing in the present Situation — training, or inclination, or understand- 

 ing, or inspiration? Surely not facilities! What is the matter? 

 The Biochemical Bulletin opens its pages to phytochemical 

 papers and comment, and invites the interest and Cooperation of 

 botanists in its journalistic efforts as a missionary in this important 

 field. 



The discovery of the marked physiological actions of the supra- 

 renal gland ; the gradual isolation of the blood-pressure-raising prin- 



