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cott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bos- 

 ton, Mass. 



Chemical Education. — Chairman, H. P. Talbot, 

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 

 Mass. 



A sectional meeting for the special consid- 

 eration of rubber chemistry is also proposed 

 and any one interested is requested to write 

 the secretary at once. 



Members desiring to present papers are re- 

 quested to send title and brief abstract to one 

 of the above named persons, except for the 

 Section of Chemical Education, where a spe- 

 cial program is being arranged, on or before 

 November 15 or to the secretary of the society 

 on or before November 19. Titles of all 

 papers received before November 20 will ap- 

 pear on the preliminary program, which will 

 be sent to all members. The final program 

 will be sent only to those members signifying 

 their intention of being present at the meeting 

 or who make special request for same. No 

 title can be placed on the final program that 

 reaches me later than December 10. In the 

 preparation of papers for presentation a clear 

 and concise statement of results obtained and 

 conclusions reached should alone be given. 

 All unessential and technical details should be 

 reserved for the published paper, as the time 

 that can be allotted is limited and papers given 

 in this manner are always much better re- 

 ceived. Any person requiring more than fif- 

 teen minutes for the delivery of his paper 

 should either abstract it sufficiently to come 

 within this time or obtain a special extension 

 by writing to the chairman of the division 

 previous to the meeting. 



Summer Meeting, 1910 

 The summer meeting of 1910 will be held 

 in San Francisco at a date not yet decided 

 upon. Special notice of this meeting is in- 

 serted here in order that members may be 

 planning some time ahead for this trip to 

 California. The California Section is making 

 special arrangements for our entertainment 

 and attempts will be made to have a special 

 train or at least special cars leaving from some 

 central point for eastern members so that they 

 may go together and obtain additional enjoy- 



ment from the journey. It is possible that 

 side trips may be arranged and it is expected 

 that the date will precede the date of the meet- 

 ing of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science in Honolulu so that 

 members who desire may go to this meeting 

 after the meeting of the American Chemical 

 Society. The secretary hopes that all mem- 

 bers who intend to attend this meeting wiU 

 write him so that a general idea may be ob- 

 tained as to the possibility of special ar- 

 rangements. 



American Chemical Society, 1909 

 The current year has been one of continued 

 growth and success for our society as shown 

 by an unusual enthusiasm among its members 

 and by the large increase in membership. The 

 society is now the largest chemical society in 

 the world and approximates 4,500 members. 



The publications of the society have for two 

 years been issued on time and they have ac- 

 quired a standing which should be a source of 

 pride to every member. Chemical Abstracts 

 continues to be received with acclaim the 

 world over and its influence for the good of 

 the society is continually growing. The new 

 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chem- 

 istry, with its board of thirty-five editors, aU 

 of whom are specialists in the lines they repre- 

 sent, has now nearly completed its first year 

 with results that speak for themselves. It is 

 also worthy of note that the new paper used 

 in the Journal of the American Chemical 

 Society and in Chemical Abstracts, which was 

 adopted on the recommendation of the highest 

 expert advice in America, is adding greatly to 

 the usefulness of these two publications. On 

 account of its lightness, strength and dura- 

 bility, Chemical Abstracts can this year be 

 bound in two volumes instead of in three as 

 heretofore, and the Journal of the American 

 Chemical Society, which had already reached 

 such a size that further binding in a single 

 volume was out of the question, can now be 

 bound as heretofore, making it much more 

 attractive for our library shelves. The re- 

 sultant saving in binding cost of two large 

 volumes will be appreciated by the member- 

 ship. 



