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may, when invited, visit an institution apply- 

 ing for recognition, the expense of such visita- 

 tion to be borne by the institution concerned. 



5. In making recommendations as to insti- 

 tutions, the committee on standards shall give 

 great weight to the character of the cur- 

 riculum, the efficiency of instruction, the 

 scientific spirit, the standard for regular 

 degrees, conservatism in granting honorary 

 degrees, and the general tone of the institu- 

 tion. 



6. This committee shall further be charged 

 with the duty of correspondence with institu- 

 tions and governments at home and abroad to 

 gain proper recognition of graduates and stu- 

 dents from these recognized institutions, de- 

 partments and individuals. 



Y. The committee on standards shall report 

 further upon standards and classification and 

 shall cooperate as far as possible with a 

 similar committee of the Association of 

 American Universities. 



Publication of Standards and List of In- 

 stitutions. — This association shall publish the 

 standards that have been adopted and, from 

 time to time, the list of institutions adhering 

 to them. 



William Lowe Bryan, 



James H. Baker, 



Edmund J. James, 



George E. MacLean, Chairman, 

 Committee 



THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 

 OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY 

 The American Committee for the Seventh 

 International Congress of Applied Chemistry, 

 which meets in London, from May 27 to June 

 2, 1909, has been completed and a list of the 

 members follows. The fee for membership for 

 men at the approaching meeting is one pound 

 and for women fifteen shillings. It is sug- 

 gested that subscription for membership be 

 sent to the chairman of the American com- 

 mittee or to chairmen of the sub-sections, and 

 that five dollars be sent for men's memberships 

 in order to cover the necessary expense for 

 postage, etc., which has been and will be in- 

 curred. The chairman of the committee or 



the chairmen of the sub-committees will 

 undertake to forward subscriptions to the 

 London committee, or members may send their 

 checks to Mr. Thos. Tyrer, treasurer, 10 Crom- 

 well Crescent, London, S. W., England. In 

 the latter case it is requested that notice be 

 sent to the chairman of the American com- 

 mittee. Titles of papers, together with ab- 

 stracts, should be sent first to the chairman of 

 the section to which the papers belong, and he 

 will transmit them to the chairman of the 

 American committee for entry and transmis- 

 sion to London. H. W. Wiley 



LIST OF MEMBERS FORMING THE AMERICAN 

 COMMITTEE 



Harvey W. Wiley, chairman, American Com- 

 mittee, Washington, D. C. 



Mewibers of the Advisory Committee of Honor 



Dr. John J. Abel, president of the American 

 Society of Biological Chemists, Johns Hopkins 

 University, Baltimore, Md. 



Mr. Edward G. Acheson, president of the Amer- 

 ican Electro-chemical Society, International Ache- 

 son Graphite Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y. 



Dr. M. T. Bogert, president of the American 

 Chemical Society, Columbia University, New York 

 City. 



Dr. C. F. Chandler, former president of the 

 American Chemical Society, head of the chemical 

 department of Columbia University, Columbia 

 University, New York City. 



Dr. Frank W. Clarke, former president of the 

 American Chemical Society, and honorary mem- 

 ber of the English Chemical Society, Geological 

 Survey, Washington, D. C. 



Dr. Wm. H. Nichols, chairman of the General 

 Chemical Company, 25 Broad Street, New York 

 City. 



Dr. Ira Remsen, president of the Johns Hopkins 

 University, former president of the American 

 Chemical Society, Johns Hopkins University, Bal- 

 timore, Md. 



Section 1. Analytical Chemistry 



Chas. Baskerville, chairman, The College of the 

 City of New York, New York City. 



T. L. Briggs, 25 Broad Street, New York City. 



Louis Munroe Dennis, Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 N. Y. 



Parker C. Mcllhiney, 7 East 42d Street, New 

 York City. 



Henry P. Talbot, Massachusetts Institute of 

 Technology, Boston, Mass. 



Fletcher P. Veitch, Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Percy H. Walker, Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Section 2. Inorganic Chemistry 

 J. D. Pennock, chairman. The Solvay Process 

 Company, Syracuse, N. Y. 



