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cessful ever held, a success that was due largely to the efficiency and 

 hospitality of the Local Committee. 



III. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS: 

 TENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



P. A. Shaffer, Secretary 



The tenth annual meeting of the Biochem. Soc. was held in 

 Boston, Mass., on Dec. 26-29, 191 5, in the laboratories and lecttire 

 rooms of Harvard Med. Seh. Two scientific sessions were held in 

 conjunction with the other members of the Fed. Four independent 

 sessions were held. The following papers and titles were presented 

 at the independent sessions. 



Scientific program. First session. Monday^ Dec. 27, 2.00 

 p. m. Walter Jones: Presidential address, Methods in biochem- 

 istry. 



W. R. Bloor: Assimilation of fat. — V. H. Mottram: Fat Infil- 

 tration of cat kidney. — R. F. Ruttan and M. J. MarshaU: Composi- 

 tion of adipocere. — 0. R. Kline, C. C. Foiuler, M. E. Rehfuss and 

 P. B. Hazuk: Cholesterol content of blood serum and its diagnostic 

 significance. — P. 'A. Levene and C. J. West: Kephalin. — A. B. 

 Macalliim: Inorganic composition of cerebro-spinal fluid. — A. B. 

 Macalluni and /. B. Collip: Secretion of hydrochloric acid in the 

 peptic tubules. — L. J. Henderson: On voltime. — G. H. A. Cloives: 

 Analogous antagonistic effects exerted by salts of sodium, potas- 

 sium, calcium and magnesium on physical and biological Systems. — 

 A. E. Taylor and C. W. Miller: Bence- Jones protein.— ^. E. Austin: 

 Significance of the presence of bile in the fasting stomach. — A''. W. 

 Janney: Protein synthesis and metabolic diseases. 



Second SESSION. TuESDAY, Dcc. 28, 9.00 a. m. P. A. Kober 

 and 5. 5". Graves: Proteins and their digestion: (I) Spontaneous 

 digestion of casein and edestin. — H. C. Bradley: Mechanism Con- 

 trolling autolysis. — Max Morse: Hydrogen-ion concentration in 

 autolysis.— //. H. Bunzel: Mode of action of oxidases.— F. /. 

 Harding and R. M. MacLean: Estimation of the course of protein 

 hydrolysis; a comparision of the Sörensen, Van Slyke and colori- 

 metric methods.— M. X. Sidlivan and Carl Voegtlin: Occurrence 



