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Notes  and  News. 
J Am.  Jour,  t  harm. 
I    February,  1906. 
on  Instruction  reported  that  Professor  Lowe  had  suggested  the  name  of  Dr. 
Alfred  Heineberg,  a  graduate  of  the  College,  as  his  assistant ;  whereupon  he 
was  duly  elected.  Committee  on  Examination  reported  the  names  of  Joseph 
C.  Carlin,  Francis  C.  Handwork,  P.D.,  Charles  J.  Heinle,  Merrill  B.  Hile, 
William  H.  King,  John  G.  Roberts  and  Frederick  W.  Steigerwalt,  special  stu- 
dents in  Chemistry,  as  being  entitled  to  the  award  of  the  Certificate  of  Profi- 
ciency in  Chemistry,  they  having  successfully  passed  the  prescribed  examina- 
tions. After  consideration,  the  Board  authorized  the  awarding  of  certificates. 
The  amendments  to  the  By-Laws,  proposed  at  the  meeting  in  May,  relating  to 
entrance  examination,  were  separately  acted  upon  and  adopted.  C.  L.  Bonta 
was  elected  to  active  membership. 
October  2,  1903. — Committee  on  Announcement  read  a  financial  statement 
relating  to  the  issuing  of  the  Eighty-fifth  Annual  Announcement.  Professor 
Moerk  reported  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  Chemical  Laboratory  for 
the  year  ending  August  31,  1905.  Class  instruction  was  given  to  138  second- 
year  students,  124  third-year  students,  individual  instruction  to  86  students  and 
24  special  students  received  instruction.  John  J.  Finney  was  elected  to  active 
membership. 
November  8,  1903. — Committee  on  Library  reported  a  number  of  accessions 
to  the  Library.  Committee  on  Scholarship  reported  the  names  of  seven  stu- 
dents to  whom  scholarships  were  awarded. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D., 
Recording  Secretary. 
NOTES  AND  NEWS. 
The  Chemical  EnCxIneer  is  a  newly  established  monthly  journal  of  prac- 
tical, applied  and  analytical  chemistry.  The  editor  is  Richard  K.  Meade,  with 
editorial  offices  at  Nazareth,  Pa.  A  list  of  special  contributors  together  with 
the  subjects  assigned  to  each  is  also  announced,  as  follows:  W.  H.  Walker, 
"Chemical  Engineering;"  William  M.  Booth,  "Chemical  Engineering;" 
Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  "Industrial  Organic  Chemistry;"  Porter  W.  Shimer, 
"Iron  and  Steel ;  "  Geo.  P.  Maury,  "  Iron  and  Steel ;  "  Robert  Job,  "  Engi- 
neering Chemistry;"  Robert  E.  Divine,  "Soap  and  Glycerin;"  Edward  C. 
Worden,  "Dyes  and  Textile  Chemistry;"  William  H.  Teas,  "Leather  and 
Tanning;"  L.  W.  Wilkinson,  "Sugar;"  William  H.  Easton,  "Electro-chem- 
istry; "  Albert  H.  Welles,  "  Food  and  Food  Analysis;  "  Thorne  Smith,  "Cop- 
per; "  Albert  V.  Bleininger,  "Ceramics." 
The  Journae  of  Bioeogical  Chemistry  has  recently  made  its  appearance, 
with  Drs.  J.  J.  Abel,  of  Baltimore,  and  C.  A.  Herter,  of  New  York,  as  the  re- 
sponsible editors.    The  pages  of  this  journal  are  open 
(1)  To  workers  in  zoology  and  botany  and  the  branches  of  knowledge  in 
which  these  sciences  are  applied,  for  such  of  their  researches  as  are  of  a  chemi- 
cal or  physico-chemical  nature.  (2)  To  workers  on  the  chemical  side  of  the 
experimental  medical  sciences,  as  physiology,  pathology,  pharmacology,  hy- 
giene, physiological  chemistry  and  bacteriology.  (3)  To  those  who  are  engaged 
in  any  branch  of  clinical  medicine,  when  their  researches  are  of  a  chemical 
nature.  (4)  To  the  specialist  in  organic  chemistry,  who  will  find  here  a  fitting 
place  for  the  publication  of  researches  which  have  biological  or  medical  in-, 
terest. 
