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doses ;  its  slow  elimination  prolongs  its  hypnotic  action  too  much  and 
tends  to  mask  postoperative  effects,  and  this  second  drawback  serves 
to  contra^indicate  its  use  in  large  doses  and  in  abdominal  operations. 
Its  great  advantage  is  its  solubility,  and  in  spite  of  its  drawbacks 
there  are  fields  for  its  employment  that  may  bring  it  into  use  in  med- 
icine and  surgery. — The  Prescriber,  April,  1921. 
NEWS  ITEMS  AND  PERSONAL  NOTES  . 
Establishment  of  a  Food  Research  Institute. — The  Car- 
negie Corporation  of  New  York  has  entered  into  an  agreement  with 
Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  University,  by  which  a  food  research  institute 
is  to  be  established  at  the  university  for  the  intensive  study  of  the 
problems  of  production,  distribution 'and  consumption  of  food.  The 
corporation  expressed  hope  that  the  new  organization  will  in  time 
be  known  as  the  Hoover  Institute.  The  corporation  will  provide 
$700,000  for  its  support  for  ten  years.  Dr.  C.  L.  Alsberg,  Chief  of 
the  Bureau  of  Chemistry  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 
has  been  elected  the  first  director. 
The  Examination  for  Fairchild  Scholarship. — Candidates 
will  be  examined  in  the  Schools  and  Colleges  of  Pharmacy,  members 
of  the  American  Conference  of  Pharmaceutical  Faculties,  June  n, 
1 92 1.  The  Deans  of  the  respective  institutions  will  have  supervision 
over  the  examinations. 
The  following  recommendation  was  unanimously  adopted  at  the 
New  York  A.  Ph.  A.  meeting  by  the  Section  on  Education  and  Legis- 
lation A.  Ph.  A.,  the  American  Conference  of  Pharmaceutical  Facul- 
ties and  the  National  Association  of  Boards  of  Pharmacy,  in  joint 
session,  and  this  will  serve  as  the  basis  for  award : 
The  Fairchild  Scholarship  is  to  be  awarded  by  a  competi- 
tive examination  to  candidates  who  are  High  School  graduates, 
and  who  have  completed  their  first  year  work  in  a  School  or 
College  of  Pharmacy,  member  of  the  American  Conference  of 
Pharmaceutical  Faculties,  and  each  School  or  College  shall  be 
limited  to  two  candidates. 
One  award  is  made  each  year. 
