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to the very latest possible moment on account of 

 the keen interest aroused. It is quite noteworthy 

 that the mantle of secrecy which has enveloped so 

 many of the chemical industries and industrial 

 chemists in the past appears to be falling away 

 under this enthusiasm and both the industries and 

 the industrial chemists themselves find that they 

 gain more than they lose thereby. In this connec- 

 tion it might be added that a considerable number 

 of chemical corporations are joining the society 

 as such and are heartily entering into the spirit 

 of progress with which the society is so thor- 

 oughly imbued. 



The Section of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, which 

 held its first meeting in Baltimore, was sur- 

 prisingly well attended at Detroit with repre- 

 sentative pharmaceutical chemists from various 

 sections of the country. The chief matter of im- 

 portance before the section was the question of 

 the advisability of forming a Division of Pharma- 

 ceutical Chemistry. After the matter was dis- 

 cussed by almost every one present and many 

 letters were read from pharmaceutical chemists, 

 it was unanimously voted to request the council 

 to establish such a division and a strong organiza- 

 tion was formed with Professor A. B. Stevens, of 

 Ann Arbor, as chairman; B. L. Murray, secretary; 

 J. P. Remington, Edw. Kremers and J. M. Francis, 

 executive committee. 



The social features of the meeting were many. 

 A complimentary smoker was given by the Society 

 of Detroit Chemists to the visiting chemists on 

 Tuesday evening and a banquet on Thursday 

 night. On Wednesday afternoon the chemists were 

 the guests of Parke, Davis & Co., and visited the 

 works of this well-known firm, were entertained 

 there at dinner and were given an evening boat 

 ride on the Detroit River and Lake St. Claire be- 

 fore returning. Thursday was spent in Ann Arbor 

 as the guests of the regents of the University of 

 Michigan and three papers of general interest 

 were there presented in general session. The rest 

 of the day was turned over to the Section of 

 Chemical Education, where papers dealing with 

 methods of instruction were read. During the 

 day the members visited the new laboratories of 

 the University of Michigan and were entertained 

 at luncheon through the courtesy of the regents. 



Many manufacturing works and chemical es- 

 tablishments were opened to the visitors in De- 

 troit, among which may perhaps be especially 

 mentioned Acme White Lead and Color Works, 

 Detroit Salt Company, Hiram Walker & Sons, 

 Hoskins Manufacturing Company and the various 



automobile factories which have so greatly added 

 to the industrial life of Detroit. 



A steadily ' increasing number of members of 

 the society are making it a point to attend the 

 meetings and it is interesting to note that more 

 and more chemical corporations are appreciating 

 the value of these meetings to their chemists and 

 are insisting upon their attendance, in most cases 

 bearing all the expenses of the trip. 



Charles L. Parsons, 



Secretary 



SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES 



THE NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



The eighth annual meeting of the North Caro- 

 lina Academy of Science was held at Trinity Col- 

 lege, Durham, N. C, on Friday and Saturday, 

 April 30 and May 1, 1909, with twenty-seven 

 members in attendance. Friday afternoon and the 

 whole of Saturday were devoted to the reading of 

 papers. This meeting was the most successful in 

 the history of the academy, both in the matter of 

 attendance (55 per cent, of the members being 

 present) and with regard to the number of papers 

 read. 



On Friday night Dean W. P. Few welcomed the 

 academy to Trinity College, and retiring presi- 

 dent T. Gilbert Pearson responded on behalf of 

 the academy. Then Mr. Pearson, who is secretary 

 of the National Association of Audubon Societies, 

 delivered a lecture, illustrated by stereopticon 

 slides made from photographs taken by himself, 

 on " The Work of the Audubon Society in Pre- 

 serving Rare Forms of Bird Life." Following this 

 a reception was tendered the members of the 

 academy by the faculty of Trinity College. 



In the business meeting on Saturday morning, 

 the report of the secretary-treasurer showed that 

 the academy was in excellent condition both from 

 the standpoint of finance and of activity and en- 

 thusiasm of its membership. Six new members 

 were elected. 



The ofiicers elected for the ensuing year are: 



President — W. C. Coker, University of North 

 Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 



Vice-President — W. H. Pegram, Trinity College, 

 Durham, N. C. 



Secretary-Treasurer — E. W. Gudger, State Nor- 

 mal College, Greensboro, N. C. 



Executive Committee — H. H. Brimley, State 

 Museum, Raleigh, N. C; C. W. Edwards, I'rinity 

 College, Durham, N. C; W. S. Rankin, Wake 

 Forest College, Wake Forest, N. C. 



The following papers were presented: 



