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the question of belief in God and of the efficacy 

 of prayer should be freely discussed before stu- 

 dents; that there should be a deepening of the 

 philosophical, ethical and art thought and feeling 

 of the country; and that the foundation work 

 along these lines should be laid at the state uni- 

 versities. 



The example of the establishment of a 

 college of education in the University of 

 Minnesota by the legislature, upon the re- 

 quest of the teachers and normal schools 

 of the state, for the purpose of training 

 teachers for the high schools and the col- 

 leges, and complementing in advanced 

 research work the normal schools, was 

 unanimously approved as a solution of the 

 ciuestion of the relation of the state uni- 

 versities to state normals. 



The other questions before the confer- 

 ence were of local interest chiefly, and 

 would not concern the country at large. 



The national note, inherent in the very 

 constitution of a state university, was 

 struck in the following remarks made by 

 President Northrop at the convocation of 

 the University of Iowa held in honor of 

 the visiting presidents: 



Nothing else in the work of education has so 

 interested me as the magnifieent advance which 

 the south is making in education. Under adverse 

 circumstances, in the face of great difficulties, the 

 educators of the south are showing a zeal and 

 enthusiasm in their work, which can hardly be 

 equaled elsewhere, and the fruits of which are 

 most apparent and satisfactory. If there is any 

 one thing that I especially long for, it is to see 

 the national spirit revived everywhere, and north 

 and south, alike, responding to the national senti- 

 ment, symbolized by our flag, and we can not have 

 this unless we have ideals and purposes and plans 

 somewhat in common. 



And in no' other department in life is it possible 

 for us to have such ideals and purposes in com- 

 mon to so large a degree as in the work of educa- 

 tion. In this, north and south are seeking the 

 same results by like methods and it is possible 

 for us all to have hearty sympathy in our work. 



I appeal to you all, my brethren, representing, 

 as you do, the educational forces in the great 

 valley of the Mississippi, from Ohio to Colorado 



— I appeal to you to assist and cheer and en- 

 courage our brethren of the South in every way 

 you possibly can, in the interest of a truer union, 

 a nobler patriotism, and a larger and more helpful 

 education. 



George B. MacLean 

 The State University of Iowa, 

 Iowa City, 



November 10, 1907 



THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND 

 SECTION C 



The winter meeting of the society will be 

 held at Chicago, 111., December 31 to January 

 3, inclusive. The meeting will be a joint 

 meeting with Section of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science. 



The Society of Biological Chemists will 

 hold joint sessions with our Biological Sec- 

 tion, and President Chittenden will preside 

 over both. 



The following persons have consented to 

 preside over the sections and to aid in the 

 preparations for the meeting: 



W. D. Bigelow: Agricultural and Sanitary 

 Chemistry. 



R. H. Chittenden: Biological Chemistry. 

 William H. Ellis: Industrial Chemistry. 

 A. W. Bro^v^le : Inorganic Chemistry. 

 Julius Stieglitz: Organic Chemistry. 

 Herbert N. McCoy: Physical Chemistry. 



Members desiring to present papers are re- 

 quested to send titles and brief abstracts to 

 one of these persons, or to the secretary of 

 the society. 



Titles of all papers received before Novem- 

 ber 25 will appear on the preliminary pro- 

 gram, which, with announcements, will be 

 sent to all members on November 30. The 

 final program will be sent only to those mem- 

 bers signifying their intention of being 

 present at the meeting. No title can be 

 placed on the final program that is received 

 later than December 15. In the prepara- 

 tion of papers for presentation, a clear and 

 concise statement of results which have been 

 obtained, and of conclusions reached, should 

 alone be given. All essential and technical 

 detail should be reserved for the published 

 paper, as the time that can be allotted is lim- 



