THE INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FOUNDED 1877 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,1885 Patron H.M. THE KING JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS PART 11: 1943 Issucci under the supervision of the Publications Committee RICH-ARD B. I’ILCHER, Registrar and Secwtaity 30, RCSSBLLSQUARE,Losuox, FY.C.1 April, I943 Publications Committee, 1943-44 F. P. Dunn (Chairman),' L. Eynori, Alexander Findlay (Presin'cizt),J. J. Fox, A. L. Bacharach, H. Baines, F. C.hallenger, J. W.Ccjoli,D. Jordan-Lloyd, H. Moore and Garfield Thomas. In order to facilitate identification, Fellows and Associates are asked to give their full initials on comxqunicatiorrs addressed to the Institute. In the prevailing circumstances, they are also asked not invariably to expect formal 2cknoT;r-ledgments of communications addressed to ;he Institute, unless replies are necessary.Correspondence should mrmnlZy be addressed to 30, Russell Square,London, W.C.1; b!it should Members, Registered Students or other correspondents find difficulty in communicating with the Institute, urgent enquiries may he ad&-essed to the Registrar, at 9, Westbur:,. Road, Woodside Park, Finc?ilcy, London, N. 12. Telephone number : Hillside 1859.a APPOINTMENTS REGISTER A Register of Fellows and Associates who are available for appoint- ments, or are desirous of extending their opportunities, is kept at the offices of the Institute. For full information, inquiries should be addressed to the Registrar. Fellows and Associates are reminded to notify the Institute of suitable vacancies for qualified chemists.Institute of Chemistry Benevolent Fund Founded in 1920 as a memQrial to Fellows, Associates and Students who died in the service of their country, 1914-18. Fellows and Associates, including Annual Subscribers, who have not yet forwarded their contributions for 1943,are reminded that they maybe sent to the Honorary Treasurer, 30, Russell Square, London, W.C.1. Forms for Deeds of Covenant and Form's of Bequest may be obtained from the Registrar. Co-operation Fellows and Associates who wish to participate in the scheme under which they can acquire, for a reduced subscription, joint membership of the Chemical Society and the Society of Chemical Industry and substantial privileges as to publications, can obtain particulars from the Conjoint Chemical Office, 6, Burlington Gardens, Piccadilly, London, W.I. Officers and Members of Council, 1943-44 PRESIDENT: ALEXANDER FINDLAY, M.A., PH.D.,DSc.VICE-PRESIDENTS : FREDERICK PERCY DUNN, B.Sc., A.R.C.S. JOHN JACOB FOX, C.B., O.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S. IAN MORRIS HEILBRON, D.S.O., D.Sc., F.R.S. DOROTHY JORDAN-LLOYD, M.A., D.Sc. LESLIE HERBERT LAMPITT, D.Sc., M.I.CHEM.E. WILLIAM HENRY ROBERTS, M.Sc. HON. TREASURER: JOHN CHRISTISON WHITE, M.C., O.B.E., A.K.C. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL: ROBERT WILLIAM ANCRUM : Newcastle upon Tyne and North-East Coast. JOHN ANDREWS, B.Sc.: Irish Free State. EDWARD FRANKLAND ARMSTRONG, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S.: London. ERNEST EDWARD AYLING, M.Sc., A.K.C. : Swansea. ALFRED LOUIS BACHARACH, M.A. : London. .HARRY BAINES, D.Sc. : London. GEORGE NORMAN BURKHA4RDT, MSc., PH.D. : Manchester. SYDNEY RAYMOND CARTER, D.Sc. : Birmingham.FREDERICK CHALLENGER, PH.D., D.Sc. : Leeds. GEORGE ROGER CLEMO, D.PHIL., D.Sc., F.R.S. : Newcastle upon Tyne.LESLIE VICTOR COCKS : Liverpool and North- West Coast. JAMES WILFRED COOK, PH.D., D.Sc., F.R.S. : GZusgow and West of Scotland. JOHN WILLIAM CORRAN, B.Sc., PH.D. : Norwich. NICHOLAS MICHAEL CULLINANE, D.Sc.: Wales and the County of Monmouth. WILLIAM CULLEN, LL.D., M.I.CHEM.E. : London. GEORGE JAMES DENBIGH, M.Sc.: Yorkshire. DONALD ALFORD DERRETT-SMITH, B.Sc., A.C.G.F.C. : Northern Ireland. GILBERT ELLIOT DODDS, A.H.-W.C.: Edinburgh and East of Scotland. GEORGE DRING, M.A., B.Sc. : Birmingham.NORMAN EVERS, B.Sc. : London. LEWIS EYNON, B.Sc. : London. JAMES BRIERLEY FIRTH, D.Sc., M.I.CHEM.E. : Preston. DAVID MICHAEL FREELAND : London and South-Eastern Counties. GEORGE FREDERICK HALL, M.B.E., B.Sc. :East Midlands and South Yorkshire. ROBERT DOWNS HAWORTH, PH.D., D.Sc. : Shefield. EDMUND LANGLEY HIRST, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. : Bristol. HERBERT HENRY HODGSON, M.A., B.Sc., PH.D. : Huddersfield. EDWIN BURNHOPE HUGHES, D.Sc. : London. SYDNEY JAMES JOHNSTONE, O.B.E., B.Sc. : London. OSMAN JONES : Bristol and South- Western Counties. LOUIS ARNOLD JORDAN, DSc., A.R.C.S.: London. JAMES GRIEVE KING, PH.D., D.Sc. : London. FREDERICK MEASHAM LEA, D.Sc.: London. JOHY ARNOLD LOVERN, PH.D., D.Sc.: Aberdeen and North of Scotland. FREDERICK GEORGE MANN, Sc.D. : Cambridge.JAMES IRVINE ORME MASSON, M.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.: Shefield. HAROLD MOORE, C.B.E., PH.D., D.Sc., F.INsT.P.: London. ALFRED JOHN PRINCE, M.Sc., M.I.CHEM.E. : Billingham.HAROLD STEVENSON: Manchester and District. GARFIELD THOMAS, M.Sc. : Birmingham and Midlands. FORSYTH JAMES WILSON, PH.D., D.Sc. : Glasgow. A vacancy for a District Member of Council for the Overseas Dominionsand elsewhere Abroad to be filled by the Council. c 63 1 DATES OF COUNCIL 'MEETINGS : I'RIDAYS, ~GTHAPRIL "1ST MAY 1 8 ~ JUNE 23 JULY~ 22ND OCTOBER 1 9 NOVEMBER,~ ~ ~~ 1 ~~ ~~7 DECEMBER, 1943: 21ST JANUkRY, 4th and 1 8 FEBRUAR?, 1944.~~ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : MONDAY, 15 MARCH, 1944. CENSORS : 1943-44 THE PRESIDENT Ex OPPICIO JOHN JACOB FdX C B 0 B'E DSc F.R.S. GERALD ROCHE iYNCH. 0.B.s.. M.S.. B.S. SIR ROBERT PICKARD DSC F'RS ' SIR ROBERT ROBIN SO^. M.A'., D.SC:, F.R.S. COMMITTEES : 1943-44 Chairman* EMERGENCY COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT,* THE VICE-PRESIDENTS, AND THE HONORARY TREASURER. FINANCE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT, WITH N. EVERS, L. EYNON, J. J. FOX, H. H. HODGSON, S. J. JOHNSTONE,L. A. JORDAN, D. JORDAN-LLOYD, L. H. LAMPITT AND J. C. WHITE.* LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT,* WITH E. F. ARMSTRONG, A. L. BACHARACH, W. CULLEN, F. P. DU". J. B. FIRTH, I. M. HEILBRON, J. G. KING, L. H. LAMPITT, H. MOORE AND W. H. ROBERTS.NOMINATIONS, EXAMINATIONS AND INSTITUTIONSCOMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT*; I. M. HEILBRON (VICE-CHAIRMAN) ; THE COUNCIL IN COMMITTEE. PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT, WITH A. L. BACHARACH, H. BAINES, F. CHALLENGER, J. W. COOK, F. P. DU",* L. EYNON, D. JORDAN-LLOYD, H. MOORE AND G. THOMAS. SPECIAL COMMITTEES :1943-44 APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT WITH H BAINES J W COOK G DRING N EVERS R D HAWORTH E. L. HIRST, L. A.' JORDAN, D. JOKDAN:LLOYI~,*'J. G. KI'NG, F. G. MA"; J. R. NICH~LLS, w. H. ROBERTS, R. E. SLADE, H. A. TEMPANY AND W. WARDLAW. BENEVOLENT FUND COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT, WITH J. C. WHITE (HoN. TREASURER),* THEFINANCE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE, E. M. HAWKINS AND G. RUDD THOMPSON. PEDLER FUND COMMITTEE (proceedings suspended).POLICY COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT,. WITH E. E. AYLING, F. CHALLENGER, J. W. COOK, J. W. CORRAN, G. E. DODDS, N. EVERS, J. J. FOX, D. M. FREELAND, I. M. HEILBRON, E. M. JOINER, SIR ROBERT PICKARD AND J. C. WHITE. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE : A. L. BACHARACH,* WITH H. BAINES, J. W. CORRAN, W. CULLEN, G. E. DODDS, t.EYNON. S. J. JOHNSTONE, J. G. KING, E. Q. LAWS AND A. J. PRINCE. SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER COMMITTEE (proceedings suspended). TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY : H. V. A BRISCOE * WITH R R BUTLER W CULLEN T J DRAKELEY J KENYON A. J. KIERAN, J. G.'KING, H.'MOORE, H. U;. MOSS, H. B. ISB BET, E. A. RUDGE AND R. E. SLADE. NATIONAL CERTIFICATES IN CHEMISTRY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INSTITUTE ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE WITH (a) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (ENGLAND AND WALES): THEPRESIDENT, WITH F.CHALLENGER, L. EYNON, L. A. JORDAN AND F. G. MANN. (b) THE SCOTTISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT : THEPRESIDENT, WITH R. BRUCE, J. W. COOK, W. M. CUMMING, G. E. DODDS, P. F. GORDON, 1;. D. MILES, J. WEIR* AND F. J. WILSON. (c) THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (NORTHERN IRELAND) ; THEPRESIDENT, WITH D. A. DERRETT-SMITH. REPRESENTATIVE ON THE POISONS BOARD (PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933) : G. ROCHE LYNCH. REPRESENTATIVES ON THE CHEMICAL COUNCIL : A. L. BACHARACH, A. E. DUNSTAN, A. FINDLAY AND J. C. WHITE. REPRESENTATIVES ON THE JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE : A. L. BACHARACH, H. V. A. BRISCOE, H. W. CREMER AND E. VANSTONE. r 641 JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE INSTITUTE AND THE SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND OTHER ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS--RE MINISTRY OF HEALTH Institute: THE PRESIDENT, WITH E.B. ANDERSON, A. L. BACHARACH, F. H. CARR,' E. HINKS G. ROCHE LYNCH AND W. H. ROBERTS. Soczety of Public Analysts: S. E. MELLING (PRESIDENT), F. W. F. ARNAUD, H. E. Cox AND E. v. SUCKLING. REPRESENTATIVES ON THE JOINT COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS ; A. FINDLAY, J. J. FOX, G. ROCHE LYNCH, H. MOORE, SIR ROBERT PICKARD" AND THE REGISTRAR. REPRESENTATIVES ON THE PARLIAMENTARY AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE : THEPRESIDENT, WITH A. L. BACHARACH AND THE REGISTRAR. * Chairman BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR THE ASSOCIATESHIP~ND FELLOWSHIP, 1943-44 Chairman : THE PRESIDENT. Representatives ofthe Nominations Examinations and Institdions Committee :J. J. FOX, R. D. HAWORTH, E.B. HUGHES, AND F. G. MANN. Examiners for the Associateship : JOSEPH KENYON, DSc. (LoND.), F.R.S., WILLIAM WARDLAW DSc. (DUNELM). Examiners for the Fellowship : Branch A.-INORGANIC CHEMISTRY: WILLIAM WARDLAW, DSc. (DUNELM). Branch B.-PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: RONALD GEORGE WREYFORD NORRISH, Sc.D. (CANTAB.), F.R.S. Branch C.-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: JOSEPH KENYON, D.Sc. (LoND.), F.R.S. Branch D.-BIOCHEMISTRY: HAROLD RAISTRICK, B.A., Sc.D. (CANTAB.), D.Sc. (LEEDS), F.R.S. Branch E.-CHEMISTRY (including MicroscoGy) of Food and Drugs, and of Water: HENRY EDWARD COX D Sc. (LOND) THERAPEUTICS PHARMACOLOGY AND MICROSCOPY: CHA~LES HERBERT HAMPSHIRE,' M.B., B.s., B.S~(LoND.), M.R.c.s.,L. R.C. P. Branch F.-AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY: ERNEST VANSTONE, DSc. (BIRM.).Branch G.-INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY (General Chemical Technology): HERBERT WILLIAM CREMER, M.Sc. (LoND.). Examiners in the special sections of Branch G will be appointed as required. Branch H.-GENERAL ANALYTICAL H. N. WILSON. CHEMISTRY: bxaminers for Oral Examinations :H. V. A. BRISCOE, DSc (LoND.), J. R. NICHOLLS, DSc. (LoND.). HON. AUDITORS, 1943-44 : CLAUDE LEOPOLD CLAREMONT, BSc. (LoND.), AND JOHN GAIUS ASHWELL GRIFFITHS, B.A., PH.D. (CANTAB.). AUDITORS, 1943-44 : MESSRS.J. Y. FINLAY, PEARSON & CO., Chartered Accountants. SOLICITORS : MESSRS. MARKBY, STEWART 8: WADESONS, 5, Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2. BANKERS : THE WESTMINSTER BANK, LTD., Bloomsbury Branch, 214, High Holborn, London, W.C.l. REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY : RICHARD BERTRAM PILCHER, O.B.E., Chartered Sccretary.ASSISTANT SECRETARY: RONALD LESLIE COLLETT, M.A. (CANTAB.),F.I.C. Proceedings of the Council Council Meeting, 19th February, 1943.-Professor Alexander Findlay was appointed as a representative of the Institute on the Chemical Council, in the place of Dr. J. J. Fox, who had completed his term of office in that capacity. Mr. F. Courtney Harwood was appointed to represent the Institute on a Committee set up in the Mechanical Section of the British Standards Institution to establish standard methods for the sampling and analysis of boiler waters. A letter was received from Dr. J. Vargas Eyre, Fellow, directing attention to a manifesto signed by over 150 chemists, which had been published in Chemistry and Industry and other journals.The manifesto referred to the services already rendered to chemistry and chemists by the Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry, the Institute, the Bureau of Chemical Abstracts, and the Chemical Council, and the belief was expressed that the results so far achieved were no cause for complacency and that there was yet a long way to gobefore chemists attained the unity necessary to enable them to take their fitting place in advancing the good of the community. It was suggested that the majority of chemists desired their profession to be united in purpose and in organisation, and that a Federal Body should te formed to deal with publications, scientific meetings , libraries, qualification and registration, publicity, social security and legal interests, and social functions. The signatories envisaged a common secretariat , a central house and close co-operation in all centres, between all bodies concerned, and called upon the Councils of the three Chartered Bodies to ask the Chemical Council for an immediate report as to how to expedite the action advocated and to advise whether the agreement constituting the Chemical Council could be amended and extended to enable that Council to function with greater effect as a central organisation for co-ordinating all the services now performed for chemistry and for chemists by various bodies.In the event of the Chemical Council being found to be so constituted as to make impossible its adequate remodelling, it was desired to take immediate steps to set up some new Federal Body with a constitution suited to the purpose in view.The manifesto concluded with an expression of confidence that the overwhelming majority of chemists realised the necessity for putting their house in order and that the present time afforded them a golden opportunity of remodelling their organisation to meet the needs of the future. After discussion, it was resolved “that the Chemical Council be asked to report on the possibility of extending its activities in order to co-ordinate the services now performed for chemistry and chemists by various separate organisations, distinguishing such extensions between those which (a) are possible under the present agreement between the three Chartered Bodies; (b) require a further agreement; and (c) are repugnant to the Charter of the Institute of Chemistry.” The Finance and House Committee reported on the basis on which grants are made to Local Sections, recommending that when a Section is desirous of holding a special meeting or celebration, the Finance and c 66 1 House Committee should be consulted in advance in order that the neces- sary expenditure may be authorised. Reports were received from the Publications Committee and the Nominations, Examinations and Institutions Committee.The Council confirmed the appointment of the Board of Examiners, and reappointed the Honorary Corresponding Secretaries and the Executive Officers for the ensuing year.The President expressed the thanks of the Council to the retiring Members for their services. Council Meeting, 26th March,1943.-The President welcomed the new Members of Council. Correspondence was submitted from the British Standards Institution thanking the Institute for a contribution to the funds and submitting for information and opinions Draft Specifica- tions (a)for methods for the polarographic and spectrographic determina- tion of the impurities in high purity zinc and zinc alloys for die castings, and (b) for titanium white for paints, which received attention. The Council concurred in the suggestion that representation on the Chemical Council should date from 1st January in each year instead of 1st October.A report was received, from the Joint Committee of the Institute and the Society of Public Analysts and Other Analytical Chemists, recom- mending the establishment of a special examination for the Fellowship in the subjects of water and water supplies, sewage and sewage disposal. . The Ministry of Labour and National Service invited representatives of the Institute to a Conference on Industrial Health to be held in London from gth-~~th April.A letter was received from a Fellow pressing for further consideration of the suggestion to create a third grade of membership with a title such as “Junior Associate,” a subject on which the Policy Committee (JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS, Part V, p. 193)formed the opinion that the creation of such a grade was not practicable, although it seemed desirable that some form of association with the Institute-not implying membership- should be provided between Studentship and Associateship for persons possessing certain qualifications, a suggestion which is being further considered. A resolution was received from the Huddersfield Section urging that the Charter be modified to allow for the provision of grants from the general account of the Institute to the Benevolent Fund, a matter for consideration when the Charter is under revision; and a resolution from the Committee of the London and South Eastern Counties Section to the effect that it was glad that the Council had taken action on the letter appearing in the ’issue of Chemistry and Industry, dated 13th February, signed by 150 chemists, and trusting that all necessary steps would be taken to bring the matter to fruition with the minimum of delay.A report was received from the Nominations, Examinations and Institutions Committee recommending the election of new members and accepting applications from candidates for examinations ; also recom- mending the recognition of the Chesterfield Technical College. The Council agreed to accept “physics with radio” as complying with the Institute’s requirements in respect of compulsory physics, or as an optional subject. [ 67 1 The Committees and their Chairmen for 1943-1944 were appointed and the dates of Council Meetings were fixed. Streatfeild Memorial Lecture.-hfr. Russell G.Pelly’s lecture entitled “Some Notes on Water Treatment ” is being published with this Part of the JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS. Sixty-Fifth Annual General Meeting MONDAY, 1st MARCH, 1943 The Sixty-fifth Annual General Meeting of the Institute was held at 30, Russell Square, London, W.C.1, on Monday, 1st March, 1943,at 3 p.m.,-Dr. J. J. Fox, President, in the Chair. MINUTES The Notice convening the Meeting and the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting were taken as read. The Minutes were signed. ANNUALACCOUNTS The PRESIDENTcalled upon the Honorary Treasurer to present the Annual Accounts. Mr. JOHN C. WHITE (Hon. Treasurer): “As the accounts have been published, and as there is a reference to the finances in the Report of the Council, I do not propose to say anything in amplification of what has been published, but I shall be pleased to answer any questions.” The PRESIDENT: “If there are no questions in connexion with the Accounts I will ask the Treasurer to move their receipt and adoption.” Mr.JOHN C. WHITE (Hon. Treasurer): “I have pleasure in moving the receipt and adoption of the accounts, as published.” Dr. F. H. CARR, in seconding the motion: “I wish it were also my duty to propose a vote of thanks to the Treasurer-though I hope someone else will do so-because, having worked with him for some years, I have come to the conclusion that we are most fortunate in our Treasurer. second the adoption of the Accounts, and ask you to accord a vote of thanks to the Auditors, Mr.C. L. Claremont and Dr. J. G. A. Griffiths, and to the professional Auditors, Messrs. J. Y. Finlay, Pearson & Co., for their services.” The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. C. L. CLAREMONT:“In these days it is difficult to get the auditing done in time for the Annual Meeting, and I would suggest that, if these difficulties are likely to arise ip future, either the Annual Meeting should be postponed so that the auditing can be done with a reasonable margin of time or, alternatively, that the Accounts should be taken on some future occasion. The accountant who usually does the work was called up, so that his principals were in some difficulty, and the time available for the audit so far as the Honorary Auditors were concerned was rather less than usual; yet the audit was completed in time for the Finance Committee.” Dr.GRIFFITHS: “I should like to support Mr. ClareInont’s remarks. The auditors are required to produce their Report five weeks before [ 68 1 the Annual General Meeting, which allowed them only three weeks from the 1st of January. The By-laws allow the Annual General Meeting to take place as late as 15th March. That would give the auditors another fortnight in which to do their work. I would go even further and suggest, for consideration later by those who may be concerned with the revision of the By-laws, that the Accounts be closed at some date in the autumn, so that the office staff would be able to deal with the audit before Christ- mas, and not in January when the heavy work of receipting subscriptions is at the peak.” The PRESIDENT:“That is a suggestion which will be noted.” REPORTOF THE COUNCIL The PRESIDENT, in moving the receipt and adoption of the Report of the Council: “I propose to make a few comments on the work of the year and on matters of general interest.“The Institute has been prepared at all times to assist in the war effort and has dealt with a number of matters arising in that connexion. The members themselves have continued to render valuable service to the State. “During the past year we have lost, by death, several notable chemists. George Gerald Henderson was one of the most successful teachers of chemistry of our day.Many of his students have passed into our yro-fession, and among them there are many well-known men who had a real affection for him and readily acknowledge the debt of gratitude which they owe him. The Institute pays him tribute for his wise guidance during his period of Presidency from 1924-27, and also for his devotion to its interests in many capacities. “John Norman Collie, a man of most charming personality, is dear to the memory of many of his old students of University College, London. He was distinguished not only as a teacher of organic chemistry but as a fearless mountaineer and as a collector of Oriental art treasures. “Other teachers whose loss we deplore are: George Senter, Principal of the Birkbeck College; Charles Robert Darling, of the Royal Military Academy and Finsbury Technical College ; Alfred Greeves, of Wands- worth; Ernest Brooks Naylor, of Wigan, and Reece Henry Vallance, of the Central Technical College, Birmingham.“Both Henderson and Collie were over 80 years of age; we have lost five other remarkable octogenarians during the year: A. C. Abraham, of Liverpool; John Hargreaves, a founder of the Society of Chemical Industry; F. W. Harbord, whose name is so closely associated with the metallurgy of iron and steel; Walter Odling, a brewing chemist, cousin of our Past President, William Odling, and William Selby Simpson, a pioneer in the dyestuffs industry, and one for whom we shall always have grateful remembrance because he left -@,ooo to the Benevolent Fund.“Among industrial chemists of note who have passed away are Frank Sturdy Sinnatt, whom I knew very well, and Charles Smart Roy, an old friend of mine. Among my own colleagues in Government service are David Allan Gracey, John Lilburne, Francis Henry George Tate and Thomas John Underhill, and among other friends, Sydney Andrew Mann, biochemist, and Francis William Clarke, an able chemical engineer, who lost his life through enemy action at sea. r 69 1 “Since the publication of the Report, the membership Roll has been increased by those who were successful in the January Examinations, and by those admitted in February; thus the total to-day stands at over 8,250 Fellows and Associates, and the remarkable number of over 950 Students.“Although chernists are fully employed and are engaged in such large numbers, many have joined the armed forces or have gone into other occupations for the time being, so that it is unavoidable that some have temporarily lost touch with the Institute, but we hope that we may hear from them soon, and also from those in the Far East about whose safety we have some anxiety. “We have found it desirable to join with the Institute of Physics in forming a Joint Council with representatives of other sciences to watch the common interests of professional scientists and to give expression to their opinion as occasion arises. The Joint Council has already had under consideration the problem of the position of scientists after the war and is in touch with the appropriate authorities in that connexion. For some time to come the Joint Council will have very useful work to do both for scientists and for the country.“The Honorary Treasurer has submitted the Accounts, and I feel that our cordial thanks and gratitude are due to him, and to his Committee, for their administration of the general finances and of the Benevolent Fund. We are pleased that it has been possible to create a reserve for the Benevolent Fund, but we must do our best to increase it until it is in such a sound position that it will be able to meet the possibly increased demands of the future. In spite of the Beveridge Report there may be a great deal to do at the end of the war in helping people over temporary difficulties.I would appeal to my fellow members of the Institute who have not yet contributed to the Fund to do what they can to help- through their Local Sections if that is more convenient. “The record of proceedings of the Sections is highly commendable. The Committees and Honorary Secretaries deserve our gratitude for all they have done for the Institute in their respective centres. This is no mere matter of form but something about which I feel very strongly. I have enjoyed my visits to the Local Sections and have appreciated the kindness and courtesy which has been extended to me. I cannot speak too highly of their enthusiasm and activity. “The Report shows that the responsible work falling on the Nomina- tions, Examinations and Institutions Committee continues to be heavy, and the work of its Sub-committee, under the chairmanship of Professor Briscoe, has also been as heavy as in previous years.The Publications Committee, under the able chairmanship of Mr. F. P. Dunn, has not only continued the production of the JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS,but is also to be congratulated on the monographs issued under its direction. The lectures of Mr. E. J. Vaughan, Dr. W. H. Hatfield and Dr. A. E. Dunstan are not only fine pieces of work in themselves, for which we are deeply grateful to the authors, but they have also been remarkably well produced. The publication of these lectures has been much appreciated, not only by members of the Institute, but also by other organisations. “Our Special Committees have been concerned with matters which have been discussed in the Institute and among chemists generally in [ 70 1 recent times. We have had free and friendly discussions, both at head- quarters and in the Local Sections, on the policy of the Institute, and have received comments and questions.“At the end of three years’ close acquaintance with the work of the Institute I can say that it does for its members as much as, or even more than, any other chartered professional body. The student is advised as to his training; the new Associate is given recognition in his profession, and very often is introduced to his first appointment. He has the opportunity of attending many meetings and lectures, not only of the Institute, but of other bodies; he has the advantage of contact with other chemists and of forming valuable friendships.He is also afforded library facilities and receives the publications of the Institute. The fees and subscriptions are as low as, or even lower than, those for membership of any other professional body. The new member looks to the Institute for information and advice and, in case of difficulty, for counsel. The Institute’s JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGScontains records of the meetings of the Council, reports received from Local Sections, summaries of lectures given before Sections, examination papers-which are of interest to students and teachers-notes on matters of professional interest, notices of coming events and much other information.“Recently we obtained and published remuneration statistics in order that members might see the present position regarding chemists. The returns show a steady improvement since we first obtained them in 1921. These statistics enable members to ascertain whether their positions compare favourably with the majority of those in the same age in various grades. Given due consideration, these figures should be useful to members and to employers, and they are the only figures pub- lished which give anything approaching reliable information on the whole matter. We are greatly indebted to those who kindly supplied informa- tion; as it was received from nearly 5,400members, these statistics were fairly representative of the present remuneration of our members.“I have found the office of President of the Institute stimulating indeed, and a spur to further effort. But it is an office which imposes on the occupant a certain restraint on frank speech. I hope that in the freer atmosphere of Vice-Presidency I shall have a little more liberty in that direction and, therefore, being about to relinquish the Chair, propose to allow myself a little latitude. “On several occasions I have been asked what the Institute does for its members apart from conferring on them the distinction of membership. I say emphatically that that is only one aspect of the matter, and that it is just as important to know what the members of the Institute, as such, are doing for the general interests of chemistry and chemists.should like to repeat a statement made by Professor Henderson in his Presidential Address in 1927, because it states the position so clearly. He said: ‘I have been amazed at the number and variety of subjects dealt with in the correspondence, and also with the careful way in which inquiries of all kinds have been answered. Within my knowledgeenquiries have related to books and journals, Government papers and reports, the purchase and disposal of apparatus and instruments, con- tracts of service and partnership, professional fees, income tax, laboratory accommodation, hotel and boarding house accommodation, historical subjects, the loan of lantern slides, photographs and prints, conditioiis of [ 71 I life and professional prospects in various industries and in various parts of the Empire and elsewhere abroad; introductions to fellow members and other persons; licences for stills, and for the recovery of spirits; the names of specialists in various branches of work and in different parts of the country; the interpretation of various Acts of Parliament, and patents.Among enquiries which one would hardly have expected to receive, have been requests that the Registrar should act as a reference for tenancies, insurance and fidelity guarantees, should recommend medical consultants and dentists, schools, hotels and boarding houses and should obtain tickets for the Zoo! ’ All those enquiries come to the Institute to-day-with the possible exception of obtaining tickets for the Zoo ! “The executive officers, with a depleted staff, are even busier to-day because they have to deal with numerous enquiries which do not arise in peace-time.They are also in close contact with Government departments. “We have been told that the Institute concerns itself mainly with, for instance, the interests of public analysts and consultants, or academic interests, or employers’ and employees’ interests and so forth. These divergent statements show in themselves that the Institute has at heart the interests of all its members and not a particular section of members only. Some of the misconceptions arise from the fact that while the Institute makes generally known the action it has taken in matters of public interest, it cannot give particulars of the far more numerous occasions on which it deals with the private concerns of individual members, or has carried on some rather delicate discussions with public authorities. I hope that this policy will continue despite the apparent prestige ’ which might accrue from seeking publicity regarding action in individual cases.Not many qualified chemists would be induced to join the Institute by this kind of notoriety. At all events, this is my view; and it must not be forgotten that the Institute is making a fair contribu- tion to the joint efforts of the three chartered chemical bodies, though I hope that even more will be done in that direction in the future. “The Institute, of course, is academic in the sense that it is an educa- tional body-there are over 900 students-and I, personally, am glad that that is so.But it has extended its functions far beyond this, and, incidentally, that is the reason why the Commissioners of Inland Revenue have ruled that dividends on the Institute’s investments must be subject to tax from which charities are exempt. The range of the Institute’s interests is demonstrated by the membership of the Council for 1942-43. It is composed of 25 chemists from industry, 13 professors and teachers, 10 chemists who are or have been officially employed and z consultants. I hope that what I have said will dispose of any further suggestion that the Institute is one-sided. “The constitution of the Council, however, must not be confused with the policy of the Institute, although there are some matters which relate to both.For example, there have been some discussions recently as to whether Associates should be eligible for service on the Council. I, personally, sympathise with the proposal. To the member who fulfils his obligation as a-member of the Council, the office is by no means a sinecure, but it must also be remembered that membership of the Council and Censorship are the only privileges, if they may be so described, which are reserved to Fellowship. Yet both Fellows and Associates are members, and perhaps means could be provided, if not for I721 actual representation by Associates, at least for representation of Local Sections by both Fellows and Associates who could attend meetings of Council with opportunities for expressing their views and those of their Sections.“There are several different viewpoints regarding the proposal that Associates should be eligible for the Council, and I should like to mention a few of them. There is the question of whether those who are elected to the Council should have equal voting power in the Council on matters such as applications for election to Fellowship. Again, there is the question whether an Associate who is a candidate for election to the Council should be required to have been an Associate for a certain mini- mum period, say, five, ten or fifteen years. It has frequently been suggested that an Associate who is eligible to serve on the Council should himself be eligible for Fellowship.On that point the question has been raised whether an Associate, who while a member of Council, applies for election to Fellowship and is elected, should cease to be a member of Council. All these matters are of some importance. Some assert that the admission fee prevents many Associate members from proceeding to Fellowship. I do not think that this obtains now, and I hope to see the number of Fellows steadily increase. “At present any member can submit, personally or through any member of Council, any representation he may wish to make with the assurance that he will get a fair hearing, but I am in favour of the proposal that Associates should be eligible for the Council being considered further. It is a matter of great regret to me that some chemists of the highest standing remain outside the Institute.In many instances, in my view, this arises from the rather unfortunate nature of our forms of application for admission. Speaking as a Fellow, I feel that it should not be difficult to find for these distinguished chemists a method of admission that indicates how cordially we would welcome them. “On the question of policy may I remind you of the aims of the Institute: (I) To promote the education and training of professional chemists ; to hold examinations and grant certificates of competency; to organise and register chemists who are competent within the meaning of the Charter and Regulations. (2) To render every possible assistance to the Government, to industry and to cpmmerce by encouraging the employment of chemists and the utilisation of chemical talent in affairs affecting public welfare.(3) To do all that is possible within the terms of the Constitution to advance the prestige and interests of the profession of chemistry. (4) To be ready to co-operate with other bodies in furthering the interests of chemistry and chemists, and to participate in discussions concerning the profession. “The Council has power also to apply the Institute’s funds to extend and improve the library, to give prizes and found professorships, lecture- ships and scholarships, to print and publish any reports, documents or papers of any kind, to establish and conduct classes for instruction in chemistry and allied sciences, and otherwise to promote the objects of the Institute.Therefore, it seems to me that the Institute has the power to do almost anything in the interests of chemistry and chemists. Within its powers, it could do a great deal more than it is doing at present. It could, for instance, promote more publicity for the chemist and for his services to industry and to the country. The public may become I73 1 tired of hearing about scientists and may say that the present state of affairs is due to scientists. Perhaps there is not sufficient general publicity for new chemical discoveries; indeed, it has been suggested that industry unduly restricts the publication of recent discoveries in applied chemistry. The Institute might well encourage refresher courses.Could not the University staffs be induced to take more, and closer, interest in the organisation of the Institute on the ground that it is the Chartered body which is representative of the profession for which their students are being trained? I hope you will realise from these remarks that the Council believes itself to be representative of a professional body and has been considering these matters. Could we not-perhaps in closer association with our younger members-do rather more to encourage individuality and self- reliance in those who are to take our places in the future? And could we not do something to bring to the fore those who are fit to lead, as both scientists and men of affairs? That surely should be one of the objects of the Joint Council of Professional Scientists as well as of the professional inst i t Utes themselves.The Institute does not seek to interfere with other organisations, nor does it desire in any way to influence its members to refrain from joining any organisation which they consider is devoted to their particular science or profession. I feel sure that every Fellow and Associate wishes the Institute to maintain its position and standard as a professionalqualifying body, qnd that those who support the Institute and its work are acting in the interests not only of the profession, but of the country and the Empire. “Co-operation has been offered under the scheme formulated by the Chemical Council, which provides definite advantages besides joint member- ship of the Chemical Society, the Institute, and the Society of Chemical Industry, and approximately 1,650 members are already participating in the scheme.This number does not include those who were alreadymembers of all three bodies and who retain their privileges as such, but, in spite of that number, I am rather disappointed that more Fellows and Associates have not joined in the scheme. The number has remained almost stationary since its inception in January, 1941. Some have not completed their applications for membership of the Societies; some have withdrawn after one year and have been replaced only by an equal number. The privileges of joint membership and the special facilities for the supply of publications should make the scheme attractive.Unless more chemists participate in the scheme, a great deal more work will have to be done to effect any form of closer federation. “The Chemical Council has been successful in raising substantial funds, but it is restricted, by its Constitution, to the administration of those funds for specific purposes, namely, publications and, the chemical library. It is regarded as a charity in respect of taxation and therefore cannot act outside these functions. “The Conjoint Chemical Office is getting into proper working order, and if all those wishing to come into the scheme of co-operation would take a certain amount of care in the preparation of the forms supplied, there should be no difficulty regarding its smooth working.The supply of journals of the Societies must necessarily be controlled by prompt payment; but the relation of a professional qualifying body to its c 74 1 individual members is a rather more personal matter. They renew their certificates by paying their subscriptions ; their vote is invalidated unless they have done so; but they are not liable to lose their membership or their privileges unless they are twelve months in arrear, or transgress the By-laws relating to professional conduct. These are matters between the Council and individual members. “Such points also arise in considering the scheme of federation and amalgamation. If the Institute is brought into such a scheme, the diffi- culty will have to be overcome that the professional Institute must preserve its professional character although its Charter may permit it to embark on wider activities.Any changes we make should, I submit, be in the interests, or at least not contrary to, the interests of our members, and that I feel sure can be achieved by closer association. “While preparing notes for to-day, having reviewed the matters with which I have so far dealt, I subscribed to a manifesto which has been published in the technical press and which has been received by the Councils of the three Chartered bodies. The Councils have been called upon to ask the Chemical Council for a report on how to expedite the formation of a federal body to represent chemists and chemistry, and also to advise the three Chartered bodies whether the Agreement which constitutes the Chemical Council can be amended and extended to enable that Council to function with greater effect as a central organisa- tion for co-ordinating the services now performed by various bodies for chemists and chemistry.If the Chemical Council be not so constituted, then the signatories desire that immediate steps be taken to set up a federal body for the purpose in view. I have tried to visualise such a new federal body. I assume that it would include all the societies devoted to pure and applied chemistry, with possibly a section devoted to adminis- tration, management and commercial interests, and a qualifying registering professional body-which naturally suggests the inclusion of the Institute.I must deal with the position of the Institute in this matter because I appreciate that there are strong feelings of independence and marked loyalties for the maintenance of such independence in the various chemical bodies. “As representing the section concerned with the registration of professional qualified chemists, we have to realise at the outset that there can be no compulsion to join the Institute, or indeed any other society; there can be no lowering of the standard for admission to the Fellowship or Associateship. It will be necessary for each person who wishes to be included in those sections to abide by the decision of the Council in the future, as in the past, as to whether he should be admitted as a Fellow or an Associate, or admitted to an examination, or required to fulfil some other condition.Subject to that proviso, I am naturally in full agreement with the request for investigation of the proposals outlined in the manifesto which I signed. It willrest with the Institute as a whole to accept, or not, any scheme put forward by the Chemical Council. “Before I close, I should like to say how proud I have been to have held the office of President of the Institute, and how grateful I am to those who have worked with me during the past three years. I shall retain many happy memories of those three years, particularly of my visits to Local Sections. [ 75 1 “I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to our Past President, Sir Robert Pickard, who has been in regular attendance at our meetings and who has been a tower of strength to us.He has been ready at all times to give us the benefit of his advice and wide experience. Among other Vice-presidents and members of Council who retire from office to-day and deserve our thanks are Professor Briscoe and Dr. Nicholls, who have scarcely missed a meeting of our sub-committee for oral examinations. Professor Findlay, in spite of long and tedious railway journeys, has regularly attended and given us the benefit of his counsel. Dr. Roche Lynch has frequently presided over the Nominations, Examinations, and Institutions Committee, and has given excellent service on other committees, and Dr. Tempany has been most helpful as Chairman of the Appointments Committee.“Of other. members, four have been deservedly nominated for election as Vice-presidents, and their services will thus still be available. They are, Mr. Dunn, Chairman of the Publications Committee, Professor Heilbron, Miss D. Jordan-Lloyd and Professor Roberts. Of the remainder of those who retire from the Council it would be invidious to mention any particular names because we have been so well served by all of them; but I should like particularly to mention the District Members of Council who have rendered very great service in bringing forward the views of the various sections. “I have pleasure in moving that the Report of the Council for the year 1942-43 be received and adopted.” Dr. F.G. MANN,in seconding: “There is just one point which I should like to raise. The President, in his Address, gave a short summary, not only of the activities of the Institute during the past year, but also of the very great progress which it has made. That activity and progress would have been remarkable even in a peace-time year, but in war-time they are even more remarkable having regard to restrictions. I feel, however, that the President has omitted one point-a point which all members of Council must have appreciated during the year-namely, that the extent of the progress made by the Institute has depended on the industry, vigour and ability with which the President himself has carried out his duties. It is remarkable that a person such as Dr. Fox, occupying a very important position, should be able in war-time to undertake this immense burden of additional work.The Institute has been extraordinarily fortunate in having such a President. Furthermore, Dr. Fox’s Address is of peculiar value at the present time, not only because it contains his considered opinion on many subjects, but also because it is the first occasion on which he has felt able to express himself freely. It would be of great value if this Address could be published, and therefore I not only second that the Report be received and adopted but also move that Dr. Fox be requested to allow it to be printed in the JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS.” (Applause.)The PRESIDENT:“I should like to thank Dr.Mann for his kind remarks though I must confess that I do not recognise the picture of myself being quite so overwhelmed with work as he suggested.” Mr. McD. MACKEY: “There is just one point I should like to bring forward. I have had some correspondence with Mr. Pilcher on the question of publicity. In the Provinces it is surprising how little the public knows about the Institute, and when I say the public I include a [ 76 1 great many manufacturers. I have now retired, but I carried on a consultant’s practice in Leeds for about 50 years. When I started there there were comparatively few manufacturers employing chemists. I had had three appointments in industry before I started my own practice,and I was the only chemist employed in each instance.Now manu- facturing concerns employ a number of chemists, with the consequence that it is much more difficult to start a consulting practice. I feel that we do not do enough towards informing the public that members of the Institute exist and have passed certain examinations. Practisingmembers are not so much interested in advancing the theory of chemistry as in ministering to the public and giving them the advantage of what is known in chemistry and showing them how that knowledge can be applied to their needs. I think we should do more to bring our profession in touch with the public, and, as our President has said, we should do more to make them men of affairs, that is to say, men who are not simply laboratory workers.I should like to see the profession in a much stronger position than it is.” Dr. WILLIAM CULLEN: “I should like to express, on behalf of my fellow members of the Institute, our sincere thanks to the President for the tremendous work which he has done during the past three years, and to add that we all have a great feeling of affection for him.” The Report was adopted. REPORTOF THE SCRUTINEERS The REGISTRAR read the following Report of the Scrutineers : The number of valid voting papers received for the election of Officers was 1368. The following were elected :-President : A. Findlay. Vice-presidents: F. P. Dunn, J. J. Fox, I. M. Heilbron, D. Jordan-Lloyd, L. H. Lampitt, W. H. Roberts. Honorary Treasurer : J. C. White. The number of valid votes cast for General Members of Council was 1364.The following were elected :-A. L. Bacharach, William Cullen, Frederick Challenger, R. D. Haworth, E. F. Armstrong, H. Baines, J. B. Firth, H. H. Hodgson, E. L. Hirst, F. J. Wilson, J. G. King, Norman Evers, J. W. Corran, E. B. Hughes, Harold Moore, J. I. 0. Masson, 6.. R. Clemo, L. A. Jordan, S. J. Johnstone, F. G. Mann, George Dring, A. J. Prince, E. E. Ayling, S. R. Carter, L. Eynon, E. M. Lea, G. N. Burkhardt. The number of valid voting papers received for the election of Censors was 1279. The following were elected:-J. J. Fox, G. Roche Lynch, Sir Robert Robinson, Sir Robert Pickard. The following voting papers were disallowed :-131 from Fellows and Associates whose subscriptions were in arrear; 2 unsigned ; 5 received after the closeof the poll: 6 others irregular.The total number of papers received was 1506. The PRESIDENT:“You have heard the results of the ballot and it is now my duty to declare those members whose names have been read, duly elected to their respective offices.” On the motion of Mr. MACKEY,seconded by Mrs. TRITTON, a vote of thanks was unaminously accorded to the Scrutineers. AUDITORS Mr. C. L. Claremont and Dr. J. G. A. Grifi-iths were reappointed Honorary Auditors, and accepted office. On the proposition of the HON. TREASURER,seconded by Mr. A. L. BACHARACH,Messrs. J. Y. Finlay, Pearson & Co., Chartered Accountants, were re-appointed Auditors at a fee of fifty guineas. c 77 J RETIRING OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF COIJNCIL Mr.BACHARACH: “I wish to propose a vote of thanks to the officers and members of Council who cease to serve after this meeting. It is customary to refer to the large amount of work done by members of Council but it is not quite so customary to insist upon the fact that it is really enjoyable. Not only does one form new friendships, but one learns a great deal. Therefore I feel sure that those who will not be with us during the coming twelve months are also suffering from mixed feelings, just as I, in moving this vote of thanks, partly envy them and partly commiserate with them. “I should like to refer once more to the very considerable loss the Council has suffered this year through the simultaneous retirement of four Vice-presidents.Fortunately, one vacancy will be filled by the retiring President. Our thanks to Professor Findlay for his services on the Council are coupled with the certain knowledge that he is about to face successfully one of the most difficult tasks in the world, namely, that of succeeding Dr. Fox. I should like to say a word, too, about Dr. Roche Lynch. I shall always have recollections of him as a kind of St. Peter of the Institute of Chemistry. Fortunately he has a large body of minor saints present in the form of the Nominations, Examinations and Institu- tions Committee, but he has stood guard for some years over the golden gates through which there passes continually a gratifying number of candidates. With Dr.Roche Lynch in the chair, with his firmness and tact, only those who should have passed through the golden gates have done so. The President has already referred to Professor Briscoe’s services. He has been prevented from attending many Council meetings, but as Chairman of the Sub-committee for oral examinations his services have been invaluable. I have very great pleasure in moving a hearty vote of thanks to those officers and members of the Council who now cease to hold office.” Mr. GEORGE DRING: “I have very great pleasure in seconding this vote of thanks. Membership of the various bodies governing the activi- ties of the Institute involves heavy work ior those who undertake it. They have considerable responsibilities, responsibilities to the members of the Institute, to the whole body of the chemical profession, and to the general body of the public who come into touch with chemical matters.It is with a very great feeling of gratitude, therefore, that we thank every one-the President, Vice-presidents, Officers and members of the Council, and particularly those who put in hard work on the Committees.” The motion was carried with acclamation. INDUCTIONTHE NEW PRESIDENTOF The PRESIDENT:“It is now my pleasure-and it is a sincere pleasure -to ask Professor Alexander Findlay to take my place. I do so in full confidence that the guidance of the affairs of the Institute will be in safe hands. Professor Findlay had a distinguished career as a student at Aberdeen, Leipzig and London, and as a teacher at Birmingham and Aberystwyth, before he became Professor of Chemistry in the University of Aberdeen, which position he still holds; but I would emphasize rather his services to the Institute; for since 1915 he has been a very active member of the Council for four complete periods of three years each, and for one year as a T’ice-President, and this notwithstanding the fact that throughout that time he has had to travel long distances. He 1781 previously acted for four years as Examiner in Physical Chemistry for the Associateship, and his published papers and books are well known.I am sure you will accord him a hearty welcome, and that the Council and all Fellows and Associates will support him to the utmost in his endeavours on behalf of the profession and the Institute.” Dr.Fox then vacated the Chaiy, which was taken, amid applause, by the new President, Professor A. Findlay. The PRESIDENT:“I wish in the first place to offer my very warm thanks to Dr. Fox for the far too kind words which he used in inducting me into the Chair. I wish also to thank the Fellows and Associates of the Institute very warmly for the great honour which they have done me in electing me to this high ofice. I appreciate greatly this mark of your confidence and trust and, standing as I do, just at the threshold of my period of office, there is little that I can do but express the hope that I may be found not altogether unworthy of the trust which you are now reposing in me.I realise that it is impossible for me to fulfil satis- factorily the duties and responsibilities of this office and at the same time carry on my work as a Professor in Aberdeen, and I have therefore decided that I shall take the earliest opportunity of asking the University authorities in Aberdeen to release me from my duties there, and to allow me to retire from my Chair at the end of this academic year. I hope,therefore, that by next winter I may be able to take up residence some- where in this area, and so be able to devote myself with greater freedom and time and energy to the promotion of the welfare of the Institute and of the profession of chemistry. I accordingly make the promise that I shall make every endeavour to do all that is within my power to further the aims and objects of the Institute.” The proceedings then terminated. Local Sections (The Instit&e is not responsible for the views expressed in papers read or in speeches delivered during discussions).Belfast and District.-A meeting of the Section was held in the Physics Lecture Room of the Royal Academical Institution on 5th March, when Dr. A. G. G. Leonard read a paper entitled “Atmospheric Pol- lution”. A summary will be published in Part 111. Birmingham and Midlands.-At a meeting held on 17th February, a lecture entitled “Blood” was delivered by Mr. Garfield Thomas. Dr. W. H. Cant, of the Ministry of Health Regional Plasma Labora- tories, was present and contributed a short account of the Blood Trans- fusion Service.Bristol and South-Western Counties.-A meeting of the Section was held jointly with the Local Sections of the Society of Chemical Industry and the Chemical Society on 11th February. The Chair was taken by Dr. F. W. Rixon, in the unavoidable absence of Dr. E. B. Maxted, Local Representative of the Chemical Society. The following papers were given:-“The Mills-Nixon Effect and its Bearing on the Benzene Valency Problem,” by Dr. H. D. Springall; and “Hydroxy By-products in Nitration (part 11)” by Professor G. M. Bennett. Summaries will be given in Part 111. c 79 1 The Annual General Meeting of the Section was held on 11th March, in the Chemical Department of Bristol University, Dr. A. C. Monkhouse,Chairman of the Section, presiding.The Report of the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer was read and adopted and Mr. W. J. Carter and Mr. H. S. Howes were elected as Hon. Auditors for the ensuing Session. The Chairman announced that Dr. A. C. Monkhouse and Mr. C. Harris had been elected to fill the vacancies on the Committee andMr. F. P. Hornby had been re-elected Hon. Secretary and Treasurer; so that the full Committee now stands as follows:-Dr. H. T. S. Britton, Mr. I. Dembrey, Mr. Osman Jones, Dr. E. B. Maxted, Dr. A. C. Monkhouse, Mr. C. Harris, Dr. E. L. Hirst (ex-officio as Council Member). Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. F. P. Hornby. A vote of thanks was accorded to the University for facilities rendered during the past session. Following the Annual General Meeting, a joint meeting with the Local Sections of the Society of Chemical Industry and of the Chemical Society was held, when Mr.A. Sanders, Chairman of the Bristol Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, took the Chair, and Dr. T. H. Mead read a paper on “High Vacuum and Molecular Distillation” illustrated by lantern slides. East Midlands.-Two meetings of the Section have been held. On 25th January, in the Lecture Theatre of Loughborough College, a lecture by Dr. T. J. Drakeley on “Training for the Chemical Industry ” elicited much discussion among those present. On 25th February,at a joint meeting with the Nottingham Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, held at the Welbeck Hotel, Nottingham, Dr.L. J. Harris gave a lecture on “Vitamins and the War.” Mr. G. F. Hall presided at both meetings. The Honorary Secretary of the Section has reported that a post-graduate course in Textile Chemistry is provided at University College, Nottingham, and that a course of a post-graduate character in Chemical Engineering (which can be extended to enable students to qualify for the examination of the Institution of Chemical Engineers) is provided at the Technical College, Derby, where also a course in Fuels and Com- bustion is given for power-station and boiler-house chemists and engineers. Edinburgh and €ast of Scotland.-The Section has held two meetings jointly with the Local Sections of the Society of Chemical Industry and of the Chemical Society.On 18th February, Professor A. R. Todd, F.R.S., spoke on “The Chemistry of Hashish,” and on 19th March, Dr. H. W. Webb, on “Science and Ceramies.” Both meetings were well at tended and provided lively discussions. Glasgow and West of Scotland.-Joint meetings of the Section with the Chemical Society and the local Section of the Society of Chemical Industry were held in the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, as follows :-On 4th December, 1942,a lecture entitled “An X-Ray study of Coalification and Carbonisation” was delivered by Professor H. L. Riley.On 29th January, 1943, a lecture entitled “Dermatitis in Industry” was given by Dr. A. N. Currie, H.M. Medical Inspector of Factories (Pa 83). i so 1 On 5th February, Dr. George Gee, of the British Rubber Producers’ Research Association delivered a lecture entitled “The Factors governing, the Absorption of Oil by Rubber.’’ .On 19th February, a lecture, illustrated by slides, entitled “The Chemistry of Hashish” was delivered by Professor A. R. Todd, F.R.S. The lecturer gave an account of the ingredients of this material, its formation and a survey of research on the constituents. On 5th March, a lecture, illustrated by films,and entitled “Shellac, its uses in Modern Industry and in War-time,” was given by Mr. A. J. Gibson, of the Shellac Research Bureau. Hudder sfield .-The Twenty-third Annual General Meeting of the Section was held on 16th March in Fields Caf6, Dr. J.W. Whitaker presiding. The reports of the Hon. Secretary and the Hon.Treasurer were received and adopted. Messrs. C. Lumb and H. S. Peacocke were elected to the Committee in place of Dr. J. W. Whitaker and Dr. R. J. Connor, who retired by rule. Messrs. H. S. Pink and C. E. Randolph were re- elected Hon. Auditors. Dr. A. E. Everest gave a brief talk on the Benevolent Fund and read a letter from the Registrar giving some details of the principles on which the Fund is operated and asking all Fellows and Associates to consider the matter and to give whatever they could afford to the Fund. Dr. Everest gave his views on the policy adopted towards the Fund, indicating that he considered that the collection of small amounts to build up a memorial to those who fell in the last war should be elaborated.The Institute paid L800 to other bodies while no payment was made to the Benevolent Fund. Immediate steps should be taken to put the Fund on a more secure basis, preferably by allocating a proportion of the subscriptions of Fellows and Associates to the Fund. Under the present Charter there were difficulties in the way, but these should be overcome. He moved: “That Council should be asked to consider the practicability and means to evolve a more permanent method of supporting the Benevolent Fund and to set the Fund on a basis more in keeping with the dignity of the profession.” The proposal was seconded by Mr. G. M. Power and, after a brief discussion, carried unanimously. Dr. Everest referred to the proposals for unification or federation of Chemical bodies.The meeting was generally in agreement that tHe subject was of the utmost importance and that it was desirable that a general discussion should be held at an early date. Details of the arrangements were referred to the Committee. Following the Annual General Meeting an ordinary meeting of the Section was held at which a talk was given by H. Trevor Jones, entitled “Soil Analysis in the Service of Agriculture.” Leeds Area. -At the University of Leeds on 8th February, the Leeds Area Section of the Institute and the Yorkshire Section of the Society of Chemical Industry held a meeting with the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Chemical Engineering Group of the Society of Chemical Industry. Professor F. Challenger, Chairman of the Section, welcomed the visitors, and Dr.A. H. Jay read a paper on “The Application of X-ray Crystal Analysis to some Chemical Engineering Materials.” An interest- ing discussion followed. r 81 1 Liverpool and North-Western.-A Social Meeting of the Section was held on 20th February, at the Stork Hotel, Queen’s Square, Liverpool. Following lunch, a musical programme, arranged by Mr. H. Weatherall, Fellow, was given by Mrs. McKerrigan, Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Burrage and Mr. Stanton Campbell, and the meeting closed with an exhibit of scientific films: “Oil from Earth”; “Vitamins”; “Air Screw” and “Tne Life of Echinus.” A vote of thanks was accorded to the artists and organisers. London and South-Eastern Counties.-The Committee of the Section had under consideration the desirability of a third grade of membership of the Institute, the question of Associates being eligible to serve on the Council, the alteration of Section Rules 4 and 5 to allow of free election of either Fellows or Associates to the Section Committee and the much-discussed letter in Chemistry and IndNstry of 13th February.A sub-committee consisting of Mrs. S. M. Tritton, Mr. D. M. Freeland and the Hon. Secretary, has been appointed to collaborate on publicity for the Section’s lectures. A joint meeting with the Institute of Physics was held at the Royal Institution on 17th March, when Mr. E. D. Eyles gave a lecture on “High Speed Kinematography,” accompanied by interesting films and demon- st rations.The Committee has decided to hold a series of lectures on “recent advances” lines which they hope will in some measure compensate for the lack of “refresher courses” in the London area. South Wales.-Members of the Section participated in a meeting arranged by the Chemical Society and the University College of Swansea Chemical Society, held on 13th February in the Chemistry Lecture Theatre, University College, Swansea,-Professor J. E. Coates presiding. Dr. H. J. T. Ellingham delivered a lecture entitled “The Reducibility of Oxides and Sulphides in the Extraction of Metals.” On 6th March members participated in a joint meeting arranged by the South Wales Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, also held in the Chemistry Lecture Theatre, University College, Swansea, under the Chairmanship of Professor J.E. Coates. Dr. E. H. Farmer, of the British Rubber Producers Research Assoc- iation, lectured on “The Oxidation of Rubber.” South Yorkshire.-The Committee of the Section has announced the conditions for the award of the Newton Chambers Prize, 1943 (p. 90). A meeting of the Section was held on 27th February, when Dr. €3. A. Krebs lectured on “How Vitamins Act,” Professor R. D. Haworth presiding. A summary will be published in Part 111. On 27th March the Section held a joint meeting with the Sheffield Metallurgical Association, when Lt. Dr. Convey read a paper on “The Spectrochemical Analysis of Segregates.” Tees-Side.-On zIst February, at a meeting of the Section, Dr.G. B. B. E. Sutherland gave a lecture on “Infra-Red Spectra as a Tool in investigating Molecular Structure.” Sixty members and visitors, including several from Newcastle, were present and the lecture was followed by a keen discussion. SUMMARIES QF LECTURES Dermatitis in Industry By A. N. CURRIE, M.A., D.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., A.I.C., H.M. Medical Impector of Factovies. [Glasgow and West of Scotland Section, zIst January, 1943.1 Dermatitis is a condition that is probably as old as the human race, going back to the primitive days when man had to fight hard in procuring food for himself. It has been continued down the ages.by the varying contacts of man with his industrial environment. As predisposing causes, one has to consider the factors of race, age, sex, diet, season of the year and susceptibility.The white man is more susceptible to skin irritation than the negro or intermediate colour types, and among the white races blondes are more sensitive. The important factor is the protective melanin of the skin which was originally provided by nature to defend against the ultra- violet rays of the sun. As to diet, its nature influences the hydrogen-ion concentration of sweat which is a factor in the production or prevention of dermatitis. It appears that age influences sensitivity to external irritation. A very high percentage of affected persons consists of young, new workers. This may be due to lack of skill in handling dangerous substances, lack of immunity owing to short exposure and failure to avail themselves of protective measures.Women contract derrnatitis more easily than men as a general rule. The season of the year is another factor conditioning the incidence of dermatitis. It is more prevalent in warm weather when less clothing is worn and larger skin areas are exposed to dust, fume or liquid. How-ever, in some industries where the clothing becomes saturated with irritants ultimately reaching the skin, the incidence may be higher in winter as the workers are less inclined to bath themselves. Cleanliness in all respects, personal and environmental, whether in the factory or in the home is one of the most important factors governing the reaction of the individuals to skin hazards. It is not only the worker who has to be clean.His surroundings must also be clean. If damaging dust is produced in the factory it must be isolated by enclosure or removed by local exhaust ventilation; the like requirement applies to irritant fumes; strong acids, alkalis or chemicals must be handled in such a manner as to involve the minimum of contact with the skin, and the plant engineer can achieve great success in minimising the hazard by studious attention to such matters. The actual causes of industrial dermatitis are somewhat difficult to classify, but the following tentative list is given. I. Mechanical Causes. 2. Physical Causes : (a) temperature, (b) electricity, (c) radiations. 3. Chemical Causes: Organic-Carbohydrates, Terpenes, Aliphatic substances and derivatives, Aromatic substances and derivatives. Inorganic-Acids, Alkalis, Salts, Oxides.L 83 1 It should be noted that the chemical group defies adequate classifica- tion. Some authorities divide chemical causes into two main groups. The first is that of the Primary Irritants which will cause dermatitis on normal skin. The second is that of the Specific Irritants which will cause der- matitis only in hypersensitive persons. The war has caused a marked increase in the incidence of dermatitis. During 1939 the number of voluntarily reported cases was 2,952. This figure was raised to 4,744 in the following year, and the biggest rise was in chemical manufacture, where the figure was practically trebled-a rise from 477 to 1298.The principal reasons for this rise are not hard to seek-we find them in the accelerated tempo of production; in the in- creased manufacture of explosives such as T.N.T. and Tetryl which are notorious for their irritant effects on the skin; in the recruitment to industry of new labour, male and female, who are not inured to in- dustrial conditions; in the re-employment of men who have gone flabby during years of enforced idleness and could not immediately build up a resistance to hazard because of the undernutrition which almost neces- sarily accompanies prolonged unemployment ; in the longer periods of exposure entailed by longer hours of work; in impaired ventilation of factories due to black-out conditions, and the hundred and one harassing factors due to blitzes, difficult transport, long hours spent in travelling before and after work, with a consequent insufficient period of sleep, changes in environment owing to the mobile requirements of labour, skilled and unskilled, and so on.Preventive measures are simple and if strictly adhered to should do much to minimise the hazard. This involves the co-operation of the management and the worker. The management can reduce the risk by enlightened plant design, by attention to points of general and local ventilation, by the provision of protective clothing where it is impossible to prevent entirely the irritant from coming into contact with the worker’s skin, by the provision of protective ointments or suitably medicated washes, by the provision where necessary of spray and plunge baths and adequate washing accommodation, by making arrangements for the periodic inspection of hands and arms by a competent persgn, by seeing to the effective maintenance of first aid provisions, by exhibiting promi- nently official placards and memoranda dealing with industrial dermatitis, and by the encouragement of works committees dealing with safety and health risks.Co-operation between Chemist and Doctor in Factory Welfare By F. S. FOWWEATHER,M.D., F.I.C. [South Yorkshire Section, mnd October, 1942.1 The work of the factory medical officer is not concerned solely with industrial diseases. It includes much purely medical work such asthe examination of applicants for employment, treatment of accidents, ad- vising on and supervising matters concerned with factory hygiene and many other duties where there is little or no scope for the work of the chemist.[ 84 1 The need for co-operation between chemists and medical men depends therefore on what chemical hazards are involved in the processes carried on in the factory, and hence on the risks of specific industrial diseases. Doctors and others in contact with industrial workers have noted injurious effects on health arising from contacts with certain substances. Thus various industrial diseases have come to be recognised. Other workers, including chemists, interested in various aspects of the problems raised by industrial diseases, have carried out investigations in universities, hospitals md other institutions.A considerable amount of knowledge has thus been accumulated. Many valuable statistical and other records of work carried out by the Government departments in this and other countries have appeared in such publications as the Annual Reports of H.M. Chief Inspector of Factories and the U.S. Public Health Bulletins and Reports. The number of doctors employed whole-time in factories in this country has increased during the last two years from 35 to 150, and part-time doctors from 70 to 550. With the greater number so employed,the scope and usefulness of more direct co-operation between chemists and doctors within the factories themselves should increase considerably and make a valuable contribution to the preservation of health among industrial workers.Where there are no chemical hazards the scope for the chemist, as such, is limited, but for the chemist as a trained scientific worker the scope is somewhat greater. Thus the chemist with knowledge and experience of modern statistical methods may be of great assistance in making apparent the true significance of the mass of data which the doctor may accumulate in the course of his work. The chemist who is also a physicist may help with problems of heating, lighting and ventila- tion. Whenever new processes or new materials are introduced, the possibility of risks to health must be carefully considered. Here the chemist, with his knowledge of the constitution and properties of so many substances, can give valuable advice.If new processes are carefully scrutinised by the chemist and doctor together, it should be possible to foresee and guard against risks. Where toxic hazards are already present, or likely to arise, the field available for co-operation is increased. S.ubstitution.-Where harmful substances are present, the ideal is to aim at their elimination and the substitution of harmless substances, eg., steel shot for sand in sand blasting; compounds of zinc or other metals for white lead in paints; carbide of silicon instead of sandstone for grinding wheels. Such substitution is preferable to schemes of protection by masks, respirators, etc., since these tend to impede free movement and introduce discomfort ; moreover, safety schemes tend to break down through carelessness or ignorance on the part of the worker. When the doctor is satisfied that a process, or the presence of certain substances, constitutes a risk to health, he will bring the facts to the notice of the management, and it is for the chemist to consider the possibility of finding a substitute, and to persuade the management to permit him to devote time to an attempt to solve the problem.The search for substitutes, the modification of processes, and the testing of intermediate and finished products in an attempt to attain the desired result, while eliminating the toxic hazard, are importaiit tasks. 1 85 1 Protection.-Substitution is in many cases impossible and so pro-tective measures have to be employed. The chemist can supply the necessary knowledge of the chemical properties of the substances dealt with and of the materials required for efficient protection.He can devise and apply methods for testing the efficiency of safety procedures, and take his part in seeing that the workers understand the principles under- lying the protective measures, and that such measures are adopted willingly and efficiently. Laboratory Investigation of Suspected Cases of Industrial Disease.- Such investigations may consist of chemical tests for toxic substances in body fluids and tissues. The chemist can also apply other tests, not strictly chemical, where his laboratory skill will prove useful.Supervision of Work-people Engaged in Dangerous Occupations.- Where processes involve risk of industrial disease, chemists should make themselves acquainted with its manifestations, particularly in the early stages, and should be on the look-out, unobtrusively and tactfully, for their appearance amongst workers with whom they come in contact, so that the doctor can be immediately informed and appropriate measures taken promptly. Any alarmist attitude towards industrial disease should be discouraged, and the tendency of some work-people to attribute every departure from normal health to the effect of their work must also be combatted. Prompt recognition and treatment of industrial disease in its early stages will do much to rob such disease of its terrors.Research and Experimental Investigation.-When new processes or new substances are introduced and the possible effects on the workers are not known, the doctor and the chemist should, wherever possible, carry out experimental work to obtain the necessary information. Even in the case of well-known industrial diseases there are many gaps in our knowledge which may be lessened by the joint research of doctor and chemist. In appropriate cases these workers might form part of larger teams, which would include staffs of neighbouring institutions, and such teams could best be organised by departments of industrial medicine established in the universities. Success can only be achieved, however, if the efforts of the chemist and doctor are backed by the encouragement of the management.The Functions of a Government Inspection Department in War-time By HUGHHOLLIS,H.Sc., A.I.C. [Leeds Area Section, 11th January, 1943.1 The Chemical Inspection Department, Ministry of Supply, has grown out of the Department of the War Department Chemist, which was created in 1854 under the late Sir Frederick Abel. Since those days the Department has expanded considerably, until now the Chief Chemical Inspector has a scientific staff numbering 1600 of all grades under his direct control, occupying laboratories in 50 different localities, and examining approximately 1,600,000 samples annually. The inspection of finished explosives is carried out in laboratories situated at the various Government Filling Factories, whilst stations responsible for general stores are so situated geographically as to cover the main industrial centres.L 86 1 For materials of all kinds, as distinct from the compositions made at Filling Factories, the Department endeavours to inspect and sentence in bulk at the source of production prior to delivery. In this work we collaborate with the producers’ chemists, who also test the products, and so are enabled to effect considerable all round economies. It is noteworthy that the Inspectors’ policy at all factories is to collaborate with the factory personnel in the maintenance of output, both as regards quantity and quality, and so to avoid rejections of completed stores. This is so important a part of the Department’s policy that emphasis on the point is appropriate..Where contractors are engaged continuously on the manufacture of one or more particular types of material, it has often proved possible to release material on witness of manufacture only, thus avoidingcongestion at a contractor’s works, and in many cases ensuring rapid , dispersal of highly inflammable goods from vulnerable areas. Specifications for stores covering the three Fighting Services had been largely co-ordinated prior to the outbreak of war, and more recently the Ministry of Supply has undertaken the purchase and inspection of these stores on behalf of all three Services, thus effecting economies in both man-power and time. A considerable amount of investigational work is carried out by the Department with a view to improving the quality of existing Service stores, adaptation of stores to meet war-time conditions, and in connexion with the provision of substitutes for raw materials which may be in short supply.Specifications for all stores which can be tested by either direct chemical oi- physico-chemical methods are drawn up by the Department, and many of these have required revision from a composition to a performance basis to meet the changing conditions imposed by war, and to ensure that the burden on the country’s resources of raw materials is more evenly spread. Analytical methods capable of producing speedy results have had to be developed, and in this connection it has proved possible to adopt spectographic and polarographic methods to a much greater extent than appeared likely before the war.The rapid expansion of staff in the Department since the outbreak of war could only in part be met by the allocation which was received through the Central Register. A school which was started at Cambridge for the training of young laboratory assistants and has done much to meet the deficiency, has been generally acknowledged to be a great success. Lecture.-On 19th March, at the Institute, Dr. D. Jordan-Lloyd,Vice-president, gave a lecture on “Leather,” illustrated by lantern slides. In the unavoidable absence of the President, the Chair was occupied byDr. J. J. Fox, who, in moving a cordial vote of thanks, expressed the earnest request that Dr.Jordan-Lloyd would allow her lecture to be published as an addition to the monographs of the Institute. Sir Robert Pickard seconded the motion, and Dr. Jordan-Lloyd kindly promised to accede to the request for publication. c 87 1 Notes Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.-At a luncheon given by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee at the Savoy Hotel, on 11th February, Viscount Samuel made some observations on the con- stitution and purposes of the Committee, which he said formed a liaison between public opinion and the Government. It was a wholly unofficial, self-appointed and self-financed body consisting of members of both Houses and of representatives of a number of associations, professions and industries concerned with applied science.Its membership consisted of 16 Members of the House of Lords, 58 Members of the House of Commons and 33 representatives of other organisations. Deputations and con-ferences were organised, and specific points, presented mostly by these organisations, were considered by the Committee and, when the case required it, representations were made to the Government either directly or through Parliamentary action. The other speakers were Sir John Anderson and Sir Robert Robinson. Sir John Anderson, dealing with the connexion between science and the Government in time of war, said that any super-departmental organisa- tion for science must be built firmly into the Government machine, and incorporated in the Government organisation ; it must not be insulated from the great body of scientific workers outside and must not cut across ministerial responsibility.A Minister responsible to Parliament must have directly at his disposal the best advice that can be made available. The scientific organisation should be linked up directly with some Minister whose special business it is to see that considerations of a general scientific character going beyond the range of departmental problems would have proper attention. Sir John said that he thought that the Government had made marked progress and had got on the right lines. The three scientific advisers who had been appointed had a definite departmental function; they were responsible to the Minister of Pro- duction and were linked up with another Minister,-himself ,-to whom they were free at all times to take problems of a more general character. Sir Robert Robinson, in the course of his remarks, said that the task of the chemist in war-time was less spectacular than that of the engineer and lay more in the background.Large numbers of chemists were of course employed in the provision of essential munitions and of materials necessary for the life of the nation. Production was never static; it demanded continuous research. The Com-mittee had taken a practical interest in the question of the proper use of scientists. Complaints that the services of chemists had not been called upon sufficiently were still heard. Chemical industry was concerned with the first transformations of raw materials.The common essential for armies, navies and air forces was explosives. War without explosives would be impossible, provided that one side-preferably our side-had them. Explosives for war purposes were all based on nitric acid which in turn was produced from ammonia. Before 1923 Germany increased her nitrogen plants to a capacity far exceeding her requirements for industry and agriculture, and there was little doubt but that this was done for' war purposes. The Germans recognised that ammonia and nitric acid were key-pins of all forms of c 88 1 armament, but they evinced no gratitude to Haber, who died in exile in Cambridge. Synthetic ammonia plants cannot be concealed or impro- vised in a few months and an International Nitrogen Commission would have little difficulty in maintaining a sanction imposed against them provided that we kept the will to enforce it.Synthetic methanol plants would also need to be curtailed or cut out. The development of military explosives not based on nitric acid was unlikely. Provision for appro- priate action could be made to meet that remote contingency. On the 25th March, Mr. Bevin, Minister of Labour, in a preliminaryreply to Mr. A. Pearson, said that the Government fully recognised the need for assisting suitably qualified men and women to obtain after the war further education or training which had been interrupted ,or prevented by their war service. Plans had been approved for providing financial assistance to enable such persons on demobilisation to continue their education or training, in order to supply persons qualified to fill responsible posts in the professions, industry and commerce.The scheme was primarily intended for those who had served with the Armed Forces and the Auxiliary Services and other work of national importance. Facilities would be afforded at once to suitable applicants who had been discharged on medical grounds and were not required to undertake other forms of national service. Enquiries in the case of candidates normally resident in England and Wales should be addressed to the Secretary, Board of Education, Belgrave Square, London, S.W.1, and in the case of those normally resident in Scotland, to the Secretary, Scottish Education Department, St.Andrews House, Edinburgh, I. It was intended that, so far as is practicable and the exigencies of Service duties perrnit, corresponding opportunities would be provided by Service Departments, during the period of re-settlement before demobili- sation is complete, for men and women likely to remain with the Armed Forces for a substantial period. An interdepartmental committee was being appointed to ensure that the arrangements are related to the prospects of employment at home and abroad. Consideration had also been given to the development of arrangements for assisting persons qualified for higher posts in the professions to find opportunities of suitable employment during the period of resettlement after the war.These arrangements would be centred in the Appoint- ments Department of the Ministry of Labour, and an independent com- mittee was being appointed to advise the Minister on the organisation of the work and the best methods of securing close co-operation with the appropriate professional and business organisations and with the educa- tion authorities . Lord Hankey had agreed to become Chairman of the inter-depart- mental committee and of the committee to advise on the work of the Appointments Department. The Council of the Society of Chemical Industry has decided to present the Society’s Medal to Dr. Leslie H. Lampitt. As Chief Chemist and a Director of Messrs. J. Lyons & Co., Ltd., Dr. Lampitt has charge of upwards of a hundred chemists. He has served on the Council of the Society for many years, has been its Honorary Foreign Secretary and is now its Honorary Treasurer.He is Chairman of the Chemical Council and a Vice-president of the Institute. 189 I Mr. William Ernest Cooper, Fellow, is Chairman of the Materials Committee, Aircraft Industry, and Aircraft Representative on Technical Advising Committee, Iron and Steel Control (Ministry of Supply). Professor Sir Frederick Gowland Mopkins, O.M., F.R.S., Fellow, will resign from the Sir William Dunn Chair of Biochemistry in the University of Cambridge, on 30th September next. Dr. James Grieve King, Member of Council, has been appointed Director of the Gas Research Board. Dr. Albert Parker, Fellow, has been appointed Director of H.M.Fuel Research St ation, D. S.I.R. Sir Shanti Swarupa Bhatnagar, O.B.E., and Dr. John Jacob Fox, C.B., O.B.E., Fellows, have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society. (This Part includes a portrait of Dr. Fox.) The Newton Chambers Prize Following upon the announcement on page 29 of the JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS,Part I, 1943,attention is drawn to the undermentioned conditions, etc., for the award of the Newton Chambers Prize for 1943. Messrs. Newton Chambers &. Co., Ltd., have offered to the South Yorkshire Section of the Institute a sum of LIOOper anptum for five years for the award of an annual prize for contributions to the subject of Chemistry and Industrial Welfare Applications to compete for the Prize for 1943 are invited under the following conditions.1. The 1943 competition is open to every Fellow, Associate or RegisteredStudent of the Institute who had not reached his 31st birthday by 1st January, 1943. 2. The 1943 prize is offered for an essay, paper, or papers, published or un- published, embodying the candidate’s own observations on some aspect of the application of chemistry to the promotion of industrial welfare. A critical examina- tion of existing knowledge is admissible to the competition, provided that the conclusions reached constitute an addition to knowledge of the subject. 3. Each candidate must transmit to the Hon. Sec., South Yorkshire Section, Institute of Chemistry (6.Parkin, Esq., A.I.C., 52, Whirlow Grove, Sheffield, ll), to reach him on or before 31st December, 1943,-(u) A formal letter of applicationto enter the competition, stating his name, address, date of birth and status (Fellow, Associate or Registered Student) in the Institute; (b) two copies of each essay or paper submitted, together with a brief statement in duplicate indicating in what respect the essay or paper advances knowledge of the application of chemistry to the promotion of industrial welfare; and (c) a declaration by the candidate that thc work is his own, or in the case of joint papers, a statement signed by the candidate and his collaborators as to the extent to which the results and conclusions are the work of the candidate.4. The decision of the Committee of the South Yorkshire Section on any matter connected with the award of the prize is final.The Committee may at its discretion divide the Prize between two or more candidates or may withhold the award if no entry of sufficient merit is received. 5. The Committee may rcquire a candidate to attend for interview in connection with his application. 6. The Committee reservrs the right to publish the successful essa7-01-paper(if not already published) in whatever form it thinks desirable. [ 90 1 Obituary HENRYGEORGE whose death haslately been reported from New Zealand, DENHAM, was born at Christchurch, in 1880. He was educated at Christchurch Boys’ High School and Canterbury College, University of New Zealand. Gaining an 1851 Scholarship, he worked under Professor Donnan at the University 01 Liverpoolfrom 1906-1908, and under Professor Bredig at Heidelberg from 1908-1909. He obtained the degrees of M.A.(with honours in Chemistry), and M.Sc. (N.Z.), D.Sc. (Liv.), and Ph.D. (Heid.) summa cum laude. From 1912-1914 he was Lecturer in Chemistry, from 1914-1918 Acting Professor, and from 1918-1921 Assistant Pro- fessor of Chemistry, in the University of Queensland. From 1921-1923 he was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the University of Cape Town, and from 1923 Professor of Chemistry in Canterbury College. He was a Past President of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Institute of Chemistry, President of the Chemical Section of the Australian Associa tion for the Advancement of Science from 1928-1930, and from 1926 was a Member of the Council of Scientific and In- dustrial Research, New Zealand.He was the author of a Textbook on Inorganic Chemistry and of numerous papers publishcd in the Journa2 of the Chemical Society and other journals. He was an Honorary Member of the Society of Chemical Industry and was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 1930. WILLIAM died at Lancaster on 7th December, 1942, at the age of nearly FRENCH 80 years. He studied chemistry under Liveing and Ruhemann at Cambridge from 1885 to 1889, and after acting as an assistant in the University laboratories, took courses at the Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, before he moved to Bury in 1892 to take an appointment as teacher of natural sciences in the Grammar School.From 1901 to 1911 he was Principal of the Storey Institute Technical School and Director of Education under the Lancaster Corporation. In 1911 he became Managing Director and Chief Chemist of Messrs. J. Storey & Co., Ltd., Chemical and Colour Manufacturers, Lancaster, with whom he remained until his death. He was a prime mover in founding the Local Section of the Institute in Man- Chester and District and in establishing the Lancastrian Frankland Society in honour o€ the first President, Sir Edward Frankland, who received his education at the Grammar School, Lancaster, in addition to persuading the educational authorities, when building a new laboratory, to name it the Frankland Laboratory. He was elected an Associate in 1889 and a Fellow in 1893.WILLIAMFREDERICK JACKSON died at Chipping Campden on 22nd March, at the age of 52 years. Educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Crediton, Devon, he studied under H. E. Armstrong at the City and Guilds of London Technical College, South Kensington, obtained the diploma of A.C.G.I. in 1910, the Honours Diploma for research in 1911, and graduated B.Sc. (Lond.) with honours in chemistry in the same year. After working with Dr. E. F. -4rmstrong for more than a year at Huntley & Palmers, Ltd., Reading, he obtained an appointment in 1912 with Holbroolis, Ltd., Birmingham, where he had control of the vinegar brewery until 1915. He was then engaged for four years under the Ministry of Munitions, as a shift chemist in charge of plant and later as assistant superintendent of research both in the laboratory and on the plant.He acted for some time as the Press Editor of The Central the Journal of the Old Students’ Association at his College, and for the past 12 years or more held an appointment as chemist to Marsh and Baxter, Ltd., Ham and Bacon Curers, of Brierley Hill. He was elected an Associate of the Institute in 1917. JAFF~~ADOLPH died at Shipley on 20th March, at the age of 68 years. He was educated at Belle Vue Secondary School, Bradford, and studied science at the Bradford Technical College. He was associated for over 50 years with his brother- in-law, Mr. Frederick William Richardson, Fellow, Public Analyst for the West Riding of Yorkshire and City of Bradford, with whom he became a partner in 1907, and was joint author of papers contributed to the .Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry on sugar, glycerin, olive oil, soap, gas analysis, and various other subjects. 91 1 He was remarkable for his varied interests,-in the Volunteers, outdoor sports, music and literature.He was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 1926. WILSON MCCLELLAND ERNEST died at Bristol in February, in his 47th year. Trained at Queen’s University, Belfast, he graduated B.Sc. with first class honours in chemistry in 1917. He was awarded a post-graduate Scholarship and the Andrews Research Scholarship, but from the end of 1917 until January, 1919, was attached to the Aeronautical Inspection Department, Irish district.He returned to the University to resume his Scholarship and was appointed an Assistant in the Chemistry Department. He obtained the degree of Ph.D. (Dunelm) and later D.Sc. (Q.U.B.). From 1924 he was a demonstrator and subsequently lecturer in King’s College, London. He published papers on sulphur compounds, originally jointly with Professor S. Smiles, F.R.S. He was elected an Associate of the Institute in 1919. COLIN RICHARD is reported to have died on active service in MORRISON-JONES the Middle East in July, 1942, in his 28th year. Educated at Cranleigh School and the Royal College of Science, London, he obtained the Associateship of the College, and graduated B.Sc. (Lond.) with honours in chemistry, subsequently being awarded the degree of Ph.D.for a thesis on “The Polymerisation of Unsaturated Esters.” In 1937 he became research assistant to the Rubber Growers’ Association, and in the following year obtained a similar appointment as research assistant with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., at Sunbury-on-Thames, before he joined the R.A.F. He served as a Pilot Officer both in Malta and Libya. He was elected an Associate of the Institute in 1937. HERBERTSTANLEY died at Pangbourne on 13th March, in his 57th REDGROVE year. Educated at Nevi11 House School, Eastbourne, and the Polytechnic Secondary School, Regent Street, London, he graduated B.Sc. (Lond.) with honours in chemistry in 1908. He continued at the Polytechnic as assistant lecturer until 1915, and then proceeded to a similar post at the West Ham Technical Institute.From 1920 to 1925 he was chemistry master at Battersea Grammar School, when he devoted himself to the study of the chemistry of cosmetics and perfumes, his aim being to put this production on a scientific basis and to eliminate quackery. He visited Russia with an official educational delegation in 1.926 and later various perfumery houses on the continent many times and, in 1938; New York. In 1041 he started the manufacture of cosmetics to his own formulas. He was the author of several works, including a treatise “On the Calculation of Thermochemical Constants ”; two textbooks on “Experimental Mensuration ” and “Practical Commercial Methods ”; “Alchemy: Ancient and Modern” ; “RogerBacon : the Father of Experimental Science ; ‘I Joannes Baptista van Helmont : Alchemist, Physician and Philosopher ” ; “Blonde or Brunette ”; “Spices and Condi- ments”; “Paint, Powder and Patches”; “Scent and all about it”; “The Cream of Beauty ”; “Hair-Dyes and Hair Dyeing, Chemistry and Technique.” He con-tributed articles to Martin’s “Industrial and Manufacturing Chemistry ” and to many technical, scientific and other journals.He was elected an Associate in 1922 and a Fellow in 1931. GEORGE DUPRB THUDICHUM, whose death at the age of 85 has lately been reported, was educated at the Grammar School, Kensington, and studied chemistry under Charles Graham at University Ccllege, London, under Bernays, at St. Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, and under his uncle, Auguste Duprlt, at Westminster Hospital Medical School.Thereafter he worked for three years in his father’s laboratory on research for the Local Government Board. In 1883 he returned to Dr. Duprk, and in 1884 obtained an appointment in the Chemical Department of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and continued with the London County Council until March, 1897. From 1884-1889 he had charge of the Chemical Laboratory at the Southern Sewage Outfalls at Crossness, Barking, where he took an active part in the manufacture of manganate of soda. In 1889 he became chemist in charge of the Northern Outfall, which position he held until 1897, when he joined W. J. Dibden in private practice specialising in the bacterial treatment of sewage, on which he was the author of a small book.He contributed papers to various chemical and engineering societies, for one of which he received the Gold Medal of the Society of Engineers. Later he joined his uncle in practice, and for a time was in partnership with his cousins, F. H. and P. W. Dupri.. He was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 1901. c 92 3 GOODLATTE RICHARDSONWINDER died at Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, on the 15th January. Trained at Owens College, Manchester, from 1884-1889, he proceeded to Zurich, where he was engaged in research until 1893, and was awarded the degree of Ph.D. From 1894 to 1910 he was an assistant with Messrs. Crace-Calvert & Thomson, of Manchester, after which he joined Messrs.W. H. Cowburn & Cowpar, Ltd., Chemical Manufacturers, Traff ord Park, Manchester, becoming a director in 1911. In 1930, in association with Mr. A. W. Cowburn, he joined the staff of Messrs. Courtaulds, Ltd., as manager of their Trafford Park Chemical Works. Both these appointments he retained until his retirement in 1939. He was elected an ,4ssociate in 1890 and a Fellow in 1893. Coming Events April (Tees-Side Section). Annual General Meeting to be held at 30 THEINSTITUTE the William Newton School, Junction Road, Norton-on-Tees, at 6 p.m. May 6 THE INSTITUTE(Liverpool and North-Western Section). Annual General Meeting and Joint Meeting with Local Sections of the Society of Chemical Industry, the British Association of Chemists and the Chemical Society.A lecture-demonstration.on “Certain Indicators for Volumetric Analysis.” Dr. A. D. Mitchell, in the Muspratt Lecture Theatre, University, Liverpool, at 7 p.m. 8 THE INSTITUTE(Tees-Side Section, jointly with the Society of Chemical Industry, Newcastle Section). Mr. E. J. Bowen, F.K.S., at Norton Hall, Norton-on-Tees. 11 THE CHEMICALSOCIETY. “Some Consequences of Hydrogen Bond For-mation.” Dr. Wilson Baker, at The University, Leeds, at 5.30 p.m. 12 THE INSTITUTE(South Yorkshire). Annual General Meeting. Discussion on the Education and Training of the Chemist. To be opened by Dr. G. Lawton and Mr. W. F. Andrews, at 198, West Street, Sheffield. 14 THE CHEMICALSOCIETY. “Modern Technique in Inorganic Chemistry.’’ Dr.H. J. Emelkus, at the University, Western Bank, Sheffield, at 5.30 p.m. The Register At the meetings of Council held on 19th February and 26th March, 1943, 4 new Fellows were elected, 29 Associates were elected to the Fellowship, I Fellow was re-elected, 76 new Associates were elected, 6 Associates were re-elected, and 59 Students were admitted. The Council records with regret the deaths of 10 Fellows and 3 Associates. New Fellows Jones, Herbert Edwin, B.A., B.Sc. Slater, Victor Wallace, B.Sc. (Lond.),(Oxon.). M.I.Chem.E. McIntyre, Major Gordon, H.Sc. Wilkinson, Harry, H.Sc., 1’h.D. (Liv.).(Montreal). [ 93 1 Associates elected to the Fellowship Anderson, Leonard, M.Sc. (Leeds). Baker, Charles Frederick, A.C.G.F.C. Beese, Dennis Clifford.Berry, Harry, B.Sc. (Lond.). Billing, Joseph, A.M.1.Chem.E. Crawford, Archibald Barclay, R.Sc., Ph.D. (Glas.), A.K.T.C. Dawson, Edward Lionel, A.M.C.T., A.I.R.I. Denbigh, Kenneth George, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Leeds). Dyson, Neville Bingham, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Leeds). Easterbrook, Willia in Caulton. Garnor, William Austin, B.Sc. (Liv.) . Grimwood, Robert Charles, A.C.G.F.C., D.I.C. Hall,DouglasAlfred, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Bris.). Heppenstall, Thomas Arthur, M.Sc. (Liv.). Howat, David Dickie, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Glas.). Kinniburgh, William. Knott, Edward Bowes, B.Sc. (Birm.),Dr.Phi1. (Frankfurt). Lewis, Harold, B.Sc. (Lond.), M.1.Chem.E. McGrath, James. Morley, Arthur Milnes, M.Sc.Tech., Ph .D. (Manc.). Moulds, Lawrence de Vere, B.Sc., Ph.D.(Dun.).Muir, Geoffrey Dale, B.Sc., Ph.U. (Glas.).Philip, George Gilmour, A.H-W.C. Pullen, George Gilbert Sargent. Raychaudhuri, Satya Prasad, Ph.D. (Lond.), DSc. (Calcutta). Richardson, Thomas Norman, B.A., M.Sc. (T.C.D.). Smith, Victor, M.Sc. (Manc.). Tritton, Frederic Jenner, BSc. (Lond.). Voss, Walter Arthur. Re-elected Fellow Ward, Harry, M.Sc. (Leeds). New Associates Adamson, Peter Swainston, MSc. (Wales).Alcock, Robert Saxelby, M.A., Ph.D. (Cantab.).Allen, Albert Louis. Raker, Brian Patrick. Ball, Stanley, BSc. (Liv.).Barrett, Herbert Stanislaus Boyd, M.Sc. (N.U.I.), Ph.D. (Lond.). Beaumont, Stanley, B.Sc. (Liv.). Bell, Gerald Robert, B.Sc. (Lond.),A.R.S.M. Bentley, Ronald.Browett, Ernest Vernon, B.Sc. (Lond.). Brown, Norman Henry, B.Sc. (Lond.). Buchanan, George Ludovic, B.Sc. (Glas.). Carter, Philip Rufus, B.Sc. (Lond.),A.R.C.S. Clarke, James Rex, B.Sc. (Liv.). Cohen, Harry, B.Sc.Tech. (Manc.). Collins, John Roderick, B.Sc. (Lond.). Court, Jack Milson Alfred, BSc. (Wales). Cowley, William Edward, B.Sc. (Liv.). Culshaw, Gordon Wilson, B.Sc. (Liv.). Cund, Albert Edward, B.Sc. (Lond.). Douglas, Herbert Williamson, B.Sc. (Liv.).Doyle, Joseph James, B.Sc. (Glas.),A.R.T.C. Elsworth, Frank Flintham, B.Sc. (Lond.), Ph.D. (Leeds). Emsley, Dick, BSc. (Leeds). Evans, Hermas, B.Sc. (Wales). Foxcroft, Cyril Lindop, M.Sc. (Liv.). Gent, William Laurence Greenwood,B.Sc. (Lond.). Gordon, Arthur, B.Sc.(Lond.). Gray, John Alexander, B.Sc. (Aberd.). Hawkins, Dennis Ernest, B.Sc. (Lond.), A.R.C.S. Henderson, Thomas Craig, B.Sc. (Glas.), A.R.T.C. Hofton, James, M.A., Ph.D. (Cantab.). Hogg, John Thomas, B.Sc. (Dun.).Howard, Nathan, A.C.G.F.C. Huggett, Leonard George, B.Sc. (Lond.), A.R.C.S. Jacobs, Miss Barbara Rosamuncl, B.Sc. (Lond.).Jessop, Edwin Charles. Kolker, Maurice, B.Sc. (Manc.). Lawrence, Jack, B.Sc. (Lond.). Lawrence, Sydney Martin, B.Sc. (Lond.).Leach, Robert Henry, I%.%., Ph.D. (Lond.) . Leah, Miss Amy Smeeton, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Leeds). Ludlow, Leslie George, B.Sc. (Lond.). Martin, Edward Charles. McAdam, Roger David, J3.Sc. (Wales). McManus, Kenneth Stuart. McNamara, Abraham Ninian, B.Sc. (Glas.).Nicholson, Anthony John Connal, M.Sc.(N.Z.).Oliver, Francis Albert, B.Sc. (Lond.) . Owen, Rnys Price, MSc. (Wales). Paget, Roger, B.Sc. (Lond.). Pedersen, Alfred Carlyle, B.Sc. (Lond.) . Pickering, Edgar, B.Sc. (Leeds). Plummer, Cecil Augustine Johns, M.Sc. (Wales).Polkinhorne. Harry, B.Sc. (Lond.). r 94 1 Rae, William Duff, B.Sc., (Aberd.). Srinivasan, Aravamuda, M.A. (Madras).Raphael, Ralph Alexander, B.Sc. Srinivasan, Mudambi, B.A., M.Sc. (Lond.), A.R .C.S. (Madras).Riley, Dennis Parker, MA., R.Sc., Thexton, George Ivan. D.Phi1. (Oxon.). Thornhill, George, BSc., Ph.D. (Dun.). Robinson, Ralph Sidney. ‘Wardrop, Arthur William Hamilton. Rose, Harold, B.Sc. (Lond.). Weston, Ralph Edward, B.Sc. (Lond.). Rose, Richard Arthur.Welsh, Joseph Peter, B.Sc. (Dun.).Salmon, John Ernest, B.Sc. (Lond.). White, Theodore, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Wares). Shw, Tom Cartwright, n1.S~.(Q.U.B.). Williams, Gwyn Eifion, B.Sc. (Lond.). Silverthorne, Mrs. Ruth Imogen (nke Williams, John Glenydd Eirwyn, 13.S~. Treadwell), B.Sc. (Reading). (Wales).Soper, Alan Kingston, B.Sc. (Wales), Yardley, Edward Donald. M.Sc. (Mane.). Re-elected Associates Dean, Wililam Thomas, B.Sc. (Manc.). Ross, Miss Elizabeth Catherine Baird, Gee, Geoffrey, M.Sc., 1’h.D. (Pdianc.). A.H-W.C. Press, iSdwin William Starky, 13.S~. Siddall, Walk, B.Sc. (Lonrl.).(Lontl.). Wilson, John, n1.S~. (Sheff.). New Students Baines, John Richard Trtvor. Langley, Edward \Villi;iin. Bartle, John Edward. Lawrencc, John. Bennett, Lionel Connett.Lightford, Joseph Arthiir. Blurton, Sydney Edward. Lindley, George. Brown, Frank. McKeown, Joseph Anthony. Bywater, Stanley. Miller, Leslie Gordon. Chappel. Miss Margaret Gladys. Moorhouse, Itgbert Dudley. Cole, Peter Frank. O’Leary, John Joseph. Crofts, Peter Carlyle. Parks, Victor Harold. Crumpler, Harold Roy. Prince, Harry. Curtis, Peter James. Quinn, Miss Kathleen. Dalgleish, Alexander. Rae, Robin William. Desborough, Terence Gordon. Rowland, Henry Lewis. Dick, John James Paterson. Russell, John Harold. Duflin, George Frank. Sawyer, Albert Edward. Dukes, William Noel. Sellers, Fred. Dunwoody, WiIliam John Henry. Sykes, Harold. Eden, Stanley. Tootill, Percy. Elson, John James. Trowell, Frank. Foster, Geoffrey Lambsin.Tucker, Philip Frank. French, Keith Harold Vernon. Vowles, Peter John Henry. Greaves, John Bernard. Walters, Clifford Leslie. Green, Charles Victor. Washington, John Geoffrey. Grimshaw, Rex William. Watson, Hubert Richard. Hadgraft, John William. Whitehead, George Herbert. Hamilton, Robert Menzies. Willets, Harold. Hardman, Eric. Willey, John Alan. Hayes, John Eric. Wyse, William John. Hough, Leslie. Yardley, John Terence. Jones, Harry. CHANGE OF N m (Miss) Margaret Wood, BSc. (Lond.), AX-W.T., Associate, to Mrs. Hendkrson,-OP her marriage. [ 95 1 DEATHS---Fellows l'cter Phillips Bedson, MA. (Dunelm), I Icnry I:orstcr Morlcj, JLL\., I).Sc, B.Sc. (I-ict.), DSc. (Lond. and (Lond.). Dunelm), Hon. D.C.1,. (Dunelm), Hon.Herbert Stanley l<edgrovc, B.Sc. X.1.Min.E. (Lond.). 1'rofessor Henry George Denham, M.A., George Dupri: Thudichum. MSc. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Heid.), Ij.Sc. Goodlattc Richardson i\'indcr, J'1i.l). (Liv.). (Zurich). 'tVi1liam French, M.A. (Cantab.). Samuel Allinson U'oodhead, L> .Sc. (Dun-,\dolph Jaffk. elm).Joseph Henry Lester, ill.%. (Vict.), F.T.I. Associates I;rederick William Jackson, B.Sc. Pilot Officer Colin Iiichard Morrison-(Lond.), A.C.G.I. Jones, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Loncl.), -4.R.C.S. Jrr-nest Wilson RlcClelland, Ph.D. (Dun.), D.Sc. (Q.U.B.). General Notices Examinations.-It is hoped that examinations for the Associateship . aiid for the Fellowship will be held in September as usual. Candidat<s whose applications have not yet been accepted by the Council must forward them to reach the Institute not later than Monday, 14th June.It is hoped that candidates whose applications have then been accepted may be informed early in July as to the arrangements for the examinations. The last date for actual entries and payment of examination fees will be Monday, 19th July. Active Service.-Fellows, Associates, and Registered Students who are on active service with the Navy, Army and Air Force are requested to notify the Registrar of the Institute, giving such particulars as may be permissible, as to their rank, unit, etc. Notices to Associates.-The Council desires to encourage all Asso-ciates to qualify for the Fellowship. Copies of the regulations aiid forms of application can be obtained from the Registrar. For Library Notices of the Institute, The Chemical Society, The Science Library, Lewis's, and Boots', see JOK-RNAL AND PROCEEDINGS,Part VI, December, 1942, p. 293. Covers for Journal.-Members who desire covers (IS. 7d. each)for binding the JOURNAL in annual volumes, are requested to notify the Kegistrar of their requirements, indicating the years for which the covers are required. Lantern Slides for Lecturers.-Enquiries should be addressed to the Registrar. As the slides are frequently in demand, members are requested to notify their requirements at least 14 days before the date on which the slides are to be used. Changes of Address.-Fellows, Associates and Registered Students who wish to notify changes of address are requested to give, so far as possible, their permanent addresses for registration. All requests for changes in the Register should be addressed to the Registrar, and not to the Honorary. Secretaries of Local Sections. [ 96 1