OCTOIIKR 6, 1922] 



SCIENCE 



393 



THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL 

 SOCIETY 



The sixty-fourth gentral meeting of the 

 American Chemical Society was held at the 

 Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 

 Pa., on Tuesday morning, September 5, 1922. 

 Short addresses were given by J. 0. Handy, 

 chairman of the Pittsburgh Section, John G. 

 BoAvman, chancellor of the University of Pitts- 

 burgli, and Thomas S. Baker, acting president 

 of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Dr. 

 Edgar F. Smith responded on behalf of the 

 society. The address of Edward E. Slosson on 

 "The constructive chemist" was the feature of 

 the morning and was heartily enjoyed by all 

 those who had the privilege of hearing it. No 

 business was transacted at tlie general meeting. 



The following addresses were given at the 

 afternoon session in the Carnegie Music Hall : 

 "The chemical control of gaseous detonation 

 with particular reference to the internal com- 

 bustion engine," by Thos. Midgley, Jr., and 

 T. A. Boyd; "The journal literature of chem- 

 istry," by E. J. Crane; "Structural colors in 

 feathers," 'by Wilder D. Bancroft; "How re- 

 search made a potash industry," by John E. 

 Teeple. 



On Tuesday evening a complimentary 

 smoker was given the members as guests of the 

 Pittsburgh Section at the Syria Mosque. There 

 were 1,325 people present. A very interesting 

 program, with songs, local vaudeville entertain- 

 ment, moving pictures, etc., was enjoyed by 

 all. On Wednesday at 2 P.M. a conference on 

 "World Metric Standardization," with Eugene 

 C. Bingham, chairman, was held in the theater 

 of the Fine Arts Building with the following 

 delegates present: 



Americaa Cliemical Society: Eugene C. Biug- 

 ham. 



National Academy of Sciences: T. C. Mondcii- 

 hall. 



American Society of Zoologists: Dr. H. H. 

 Collins. 



American Psychological Association: Professor 

 W. V. Bingham. 



American Institute of Electrical Engineers: 

 N. W. Storer. 



American Metric Association : W. W. Steven- 

 son. 



Optical Society of America: Harry S. Hower. 



United States Bureau of Standards: F. S. 

 Holbrook. 



New York Mineralogic.al Club: Dr. George F. 

 Kunz (Absent). 



American Statistical Association: Professor 

 Eoswell H. Johnson. 



Geological Society of America: Professor Eos- 

 well H. Johnson. 



Association of Seed Analysts: Dr. E. 11. Gres-. 



American Electrochemical Society: E. E. Zim- 

 ]uerman. 



American Pharmaceutical Association: Dean 

 J. A. Koch. 



National Society for the Study of Education: 

 J. Freeman Guy (Absent). 



American Astronomical Society: Professor 

 Herman S. Davis. 



Maryland Academy of Science: Dr. Chiude.H. 

 Hall. 



American Association of University Professors: 

 Professor Alexander Silverman. 



Ecological Society of America : A. E. Ortman 

 (Absent). 



American Institute of Architects: T. E. Bill- 

 quist. 



American Society of Biological Chemists: 

 Howard B. Eewis (Absent). 



American Society of Civil Engineers: R. A, 

 Cummings. 



American Mathematical Society: Professor 

 F. L. Bishop. 



American Medical Association : Dr. Paul N. 

 Leecli. 



American Physiological Association: Dr. C. C. 

 Gutlirie. 



American Public Health Association: Dr. Wads- 

 worth. 



Illuminating Engineering Society: E. J. Ed- 

 wards. 



Mathematical Association of America : Pro- 

 fessor P. L. Bisliop. 



SuUivant Moss Society: Dr. O. E. Jennings. 



The same evening a reception was held and 

 President Edgar F. Smith gave the annual 

 presidential address under the title "Our 

 Science." On Thursday evening a garden 

 party, followed by supper and an out-of-door 

 dramatic entertainment, "The Wonder Hat," 

 was the chief entertainment of the meeting. 

 The party was held at "Oak Manor," which is 

 the University of Pittsburgh faculty and 

 Mellon Institute club house. The weather was 

 ideal. Some 1,500 persons were present and a 

 thoroughlv delightful social evening, including 



