Canisius College Sets Institute April 19-23 The 19(;5 Canisius College Gas Chron|atography Institute will be held April 19-23, 1965. The first two days are concerned with elementary theory, while the last three are concerned with special senti|mr topics. Scientists may register for the latter three clays or for the entire week. Special sen|inar topics will consist (if" three simultaneous sessions on Biomedical, Pesticide and Industrial Gas Chronmtography. The Pesticide Workshol) will be under the direction of L. R. Hattick of the Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Ge- r hera, ~N.Y. Further information can be obtained from II. A. Szymanski, Canisius College, Buffah), N.Y. 14208.

ASTM to Hold 13th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry The lath Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, arranged by officers and Committee E-I4 of the American Society for Testing and Materials, will be held at the Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., May 16-21, 1965. In addition to contributed papers, the Conference will include four one-half day symposia in which invited speakers will discuss particular topics. It is expected that over 100 technical papers will be presented during the tlve-day conference. The general subjeers to be covered by the symposia are: Photoionization and Electron Impact Phenomena, Isotopic Abundance and Atomic Weights, High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy in Organic Analysis and Instrumentation Developments. Contributed papers are solicited in research and development topics pertinent to mass spectroscopy and ionization phenonlena. Deadline for submitted abstracts is Feb. 15, 1965. Send contributions and corresl)m~denee to: H. M. Rosenstoek, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.

International Surfactants Congress Attracts Representatives From 40 Countries Nearly 1,000 scientists, coming from 40 different countries, attended the 1Vth International Congress on Surface Active Substant.es, in Brussels, Belguim, Sept. 7-14, 1964. These substances have become indispensable to the washing, textile, leather and paper industries, as well as for manufa(.turing cosmetics, pharmaceuticals; they also find applications in the mining industry, in agriculture, in the manufacture of plastics, in the building trade. In light of this in|pnrtance, the Brussels Congress disvussed new scientific and technical knowle.dge acquired in the course of' the four years elapsed

since the previous Cnngress in Cologne, in 1960. About one-third of the 250 papers presented were devoted to the question of utilization of tiles(, substan('es.

The economic iml)ortance of surface active agents is substantiated by the fnlh)wing statistics. ]n 1963, world consunq)tion was about 2 million tons, S()~ of which were manufactured in the USA, Britain, West Germany, France and Japan. About 60% of' total produ(.tion (1.2 million tons) was utilized by the washing industry, as compared with roughly 80% in 1954 (565,000 tons).

SOLVENT LOSS REDUCTION by use of

EMI OIL ABSORPTION SYSTEM

• Industry [ten: N . V . C H E M I S C I I E ] ¢ ~ A B R I E K "Naarden," Holland, has announced the establishment of a subsidiary company in Caraeus, to be known as "Naarden" de Venezuela C. A. They will concentrate on the production of basic materials for the food and beverage industries. However, plans provide for an early expansion to embrace aromatic chemicals and perfume con|pounds, including those used in the manufacture of soap and cosmetics.

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Reduction of solvent loss ¢o as low as I/4 Gallon per Ton of Feed to Extractor, (0.07%) Installation of System in buildin9 or out-ofdoors, as most convenient. System shown in photocjraph cjave solvent savincjs of $1,800 per month a t 180 tons per day. 19 EMI Oil Absorption Systems are now installed in Soybean and Cottonseed solvent extraction plants.

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m a j o r p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n s on Refining, B l e a c h i n g a n d Deodorization, attracted 150-200 interested r e g i s t r a n t s throughout the day. T h e S u r f a c t a n t s Session, offering 9 p a p e r s (2 from E n g l a n d a n d ] from J a p a n ) filled w h a t w a s considered t o be an a d e q u a t e l y l a r g e room from s t a r t t o finish. I t w a s " s t a n d i n g room o n l y " in the Analytical Methods Sessions. T h e Reactions S e s s i o n also exhibited a n a u d i e n c e attesting t o the f a c t that W e d n e s d a y h a s become a f u l l f l e d g e d p a r t o f A O C S Meetings. L a d i e s Enjoy "Different Look" at C h i c a g o " T h e best l a y e d p l a n s . . . . " s a i d Cecilia Gilmore, l , a d i e s Committee C h a i r m a n ( a n d , incidently, f i r s t lady p r e s i d e n t o f the A O C S N o r t h C e n t r a l S e c t i o n a s w e l l ) " d o go a s u n d e r , " but a congenial g r o u p of l a d i e s m a d e the p r o g r a m a success. A n d ksn't this characteristic of the l a d i e s ? I f they d e c i d e t h e i r p r o g r a m is t o be a success, w o e be unto he who s t a n d s i n the way. So it w a s in Chicago. C o l u m b u s Day, w h i c h w a s t o be the t h e m e o f the L a d i e s o p e n i n g p r o g r a m , s e e m e d more a p p r o p r i a t e l y a commemoration o f S h a k e s p e a r e s ' " C o m e d y o f E r r o r s , " a s off-schedule transportation h i n d e r e d the l a d i e s a r r i v a l a t the L i t t l e C o r p o r a l R e s t a u r a n t f o r M o n d a y m o r n i n g b r e a k f a s t , foll o w e d by the "new v i e w " o f C h i c a g o f r o m the w i n d y c i t y ' s m a j e s t i c t w i n M a r i n a T o w e r s A p a r t m e n t s . A cake-decorati n g demonstration by the n o t e d Enfil H i l b e r t w a s no less interesting b e c a u s e Mr. H i l b e r t h a d :just received a s u m m o n s to j u r y d u t y . T u e s d a y - - a n d more transportation p r o b l e m s - - l f i g b u s s e s i n s t e a d o f the s m a l l ones ordered. More room t o r e l a x w a s the philosophy. A f t e r all, how o f t e n does one g e t a big bus w h e n one o r d e r s a s m a l l o n e - - m o r e o f t e n the reverse, cone l u d e d the 80 wives, a s they rode in l u x u r y t o O l d O r c h a r d C o u n t r y C l u b f o r luncheon f o l l o w e d by a n excellent performance o f " S u n d a y i n New York." N o one w a s too t i r e d t o a t t e n d the F a l l Meeting B a n q u e t that evening. W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g f o u n d the l a d i e s i n the w, ry-nicebut-far-too-small C a r t e r Room a t the C o n g r e s s H o t e l for a Continental b r e a k f a s t . T h e p r o b l e m w a s that everyone s h o w e d u p . T h e y s p i l l e d out into the hall t o d o d g e busy scientists ( a n d timir h u s b a n d s a s w e l l ) s c u r r y i n g off t o techn i c a l sessions. With coffee a n d r o l l s ( w e l l , m a y b e .just one more) neatly c a r e d for, they h u s t l e d d o w n s t a i r s , p r e p a r e d f o r more t r a n s portation p r o b l e m s w h i c h did not materialize. Disappointlnent i n the lack o f bus p r o b l e m s w a s q u i c k l y offset by t h e i r a r r i v a l a t C h i c a g o ' s Old Town for a n u n f o r g e t t a b l e visit to E l d o n D a n n h a u s e n ' s f a m o u s "Bubble H o u s e , " a n d l u n c h a t " S o u p ' s On." I t w a s not u n t i l the l a d i e s a r r i v e d a t C h a r l i e ' s G e n e r a l S t o r e t o shop that t h i n g s got b a c k t o normal. S e v e r a l of the l a d i e s got lost ( o r w a s it tile tour that go l o s t ? ) i n the s h o p p i n g a r e a . None of the m e m b e r s have complained, so we a s s u m e that the r e t u r n i n g l a d i e s n u m b e r e d approximately the same a s the g r o u p that left. " T h e P r o g r a m , " s a i d Miss Gihnore, " w a s d e s i g n e d t o give the l a d i e s a different look a t Chicago." W e v e n t u r e t o say that C h i c a g o has looked a bit different ever since.

Chicago Committee Receives T h a n k s

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A C h i c a g o F a l l M e e t i n g is i n v a r i a b l y a step f o r w a r d f o r the A O C S . " T h e Convention C a p i t o l of the W o r l d " i t i s called, a n d no one can deny the c i t y ' s c l a i m t o the title. Yet, meetings d o n ' t .just h a p p e n - - p a r t i c u l a r y m e e t i n g s such a s t h o s e conducted by the A O C S - - n o m a t t e r w h e r e they a r e h e l d . T h e appreciation of many i n d i v i d u a l s , a n d of the S o c i e t y a s a whole, h a s been e x p r e s s e d personally a n d f o r m a l l y ; but for the benefit o f those w h o m a y have m i s s e d a n a m e or two, J A O C S offers the C h i c a g o Conunittee j u s t once more : A. V. GRACI ( ' 5 4 ) , G e n e r a l C h a i r m a n S. C. MIKSTA ( ' 5 4 ) , Co-Chairman R. 2*t. I~.EINERS ( ' 4 8 ) , Technical P r o g r a m I). P . ARNDTSEN ( ' 5 8 ) , E x h i b i t s J . C . LAMBING ( ' 5 5 ) , R e g i s t r a t i o n M . L. OTT ( ' 4 8 ) ,Entertainment R. J . B u s w E I m ( ' 4 6 ) , P u b l i c i t y N. W . ZIELS ( ' 4 3 ) , F i n a n c e CECIIAA GILMORE ( ' 5 1 ) , L a d i e s

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