In connection with the paper, Mr. Fischer presented the following resolutions: "Resolved, (1) That the liter defined by the international committee on weights be adopted. (2) That the relative densities of all solids be referred to pure water at its maximum density. (3) That all temperatures be referred to the hydrogen scale of the international bureau. (4) That a convenient temperature at which volumetric apparatus shall be standardized, be adopted." By vote of the society, these resolutions were referred to the committee on standards. After some announcements by the president, the session was adjourned. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23. The society was called to order by the president, at 10. 15 A. M. A paper on "The Influence of Temperature upon the Specific Rotary Power of Sucrose," by H. W. Wiley, was read by E. E. Ewell in the absence of the author. After some announcements by the local committee, W. A. Noyes read a paper on "The Determination of Water and Coke in Coal," prepared by W. A. Noyes and N. M. Austin. This was presented as a partial report of the committee on coal analysis, and was followed by "Notes on Determination of Water in Coal," by W. F. Hillebrand, continuing the same general subject. These papers were discussed by Messrs. Doremus, Lord, Wm. Kent, Durand Woodman, W. A. Noyes, Hillebrand, and Mun roe. A paper on "The Progress in Utilization of City Garbage, with Special Reference to the New Plant in Boston," was read by Bruno Terne. This was followed by a paper on "A New and Delicate Test for Nickel," by O. C. Johnson. The following telegram was read by the secretary: "ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 20, 1898. "To Charles E. Munroe: Greetings and congratulations upon growth of the society, regretting absence. "ALBERT B. PRESCOTT." The morning session was then adjourned. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. The afternoon session was called to order by President Munroe at 1.30 o'clock. The following papers were presented : "The Use of the Formula in Teaching Chemistry" by F. P. Venable. "The Teaching of Organic Chemistry," by Ira Remsen. The Teaching of Industrial Chemistry," by Edward Hart. 'The Teaching of Analytical Chemistry," by W. L. Dudley. After some announcements, the thanks of the society were unanimously voted to the following named persons and corporations for courtesies extended in connection with the Seventeenth General Meeting: The North Eastern Section of the American Chemical Society. The Corporation and Faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and particularly President James W. Crafts. The Corporation and Faculty of Harvard University. The Riverside Press. Curtis Davis & Co. The Thayer Drug Company. The Authorities of the Lawrence Experiment Station. The Arlington Mills. The Russell Paper Mill. The Seventeenth General Meeting then adjourned sine die. After the adjournment of the session, the members of the society were given a trolley ride through the suburbs of Boston. The start was made at 3.10 P.M. from the front of the Walker Building, and the ride lasted about three hours. At 7 P.M. the visiting members of the American Chemical Society were given a complimentary dinner at the Algonquin Club by the members of the North Eastern Section. Dr. A. A. Noyes, chairman of the North Eastern Section, presided, and Professor Ira Remsen acted as toast-master. After-dinner speeches were made by Messrs. Munroe, Dabney, Morley, Elihu Thomson, Clarke, and Venable. This closed the exercises devoted especially to the American Chemical Society. On Wednesday visits were made, by the chemists, to Lawrence, to inspect the Pacific Mills, the Arlington Mills, the Russell Paper Mill, and the Lawrence Experiment Station and water works under the charge of the Massachusetts State Board of Health. Some of the chemists joined the excursion to Salem instead of going to Lawrence. On Thursday there were morning, afternoon, and evening sessions for reading and discussion of papers in charge of Section C., of the A. A. A. S., and Friday morning visits were madet to the Harvard University Laboratories, in Cambridge, to the Riverside Press, the Thayer Drug Co., and the Curtis Davis & Co. Soap Works. In the afternoon a session of Section C was held in Boylston Hall for the reading and discussion of papers. The remainder of the papers were presented before Section C on Saturday. This year the summer meeting of the society was amalgamated with that of Section C, of the A. A. A. S., after the plan adopted at the conference, in Buffalo, in 1896, and first put into operation last year in Detroit. All the papers that were offered, either for Section C or for the American Chemical Society, were put together and then classified according to topic, different topics. being assigned to the different sessions during the week. The papers read on Monday and Tuesday were before the American Chemical Society, and those during the remainder of the week were read before Section C. Section C was also given time Monday morning to organize by the election of officers, and at 4.30 Monday afternoon the address of the vice-president of Section C was given before the meeting of that section. This plan of cooperation of the two organizations has worked very much to the advantage of both, and to the union of the chemists of the country in common interests. This year the attendance was larger than ever before-222 members of the American Chemical Society alone being enrolled. There were over ninety papers presented during the week. ALBERT C. HALE, Secretary. COUNCIL. The council of the American Chemical Society met at the Coplay Square Hotel, Boston, Mass., at 6 P.M. Monday, August 22, 1898. There were present Messrs. Munroe, Hale, Hart, McKenna, C. B. Dudley, W. L. Dudley, Caldwell, A. A. Noyes, W. A. Noyes, McMurtrie, Clarke, Norton, Doremus, and Wells. The following named persons were elected members of the society, being nominated in due form, and recommended by the committee on membership, and their names having been published in the Journal of the society, as required by the constitution: Burnside, Charles F., 2020 F St., Washington, D. C. Carpenter, Frank B., Crenshaw Warehouse, Richmond, Va. Clement, Arthur A., Wilcox Lard and Oil Co., Guttenberg, N. J. Coburn, D. L., 177 State St., Boston, Mass. Cook, A. D., N. Y. Agr. Expt. Station, Geneva, N. Y. Doyle, Miss Aida M., 1902 3rd St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Hoff, Karl, 608 E. 4th St., Anaconda, Mont. Kelly, William E., 23 Van Riper Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Le Clerc, J. Arthur, Agr. Expt. Station, Geneva, N. Y. Lockwood, Rhodes G., 118 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. Lyman, Edmund R., Director Chinese Technical Institute, Shanghai, China. Lyng, N. M., Anaconda, Mont. Macfarlane, Thomas, Lab. Inland Revenue Dept., Ottawa, Can. Matthews, Dr. J. Merritt, 634 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. McKelvey, J. Wm., 813 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. Moore, George D., 21 Catherine St., Worcester, Mass. Parker, Frank J., 1161 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn. Pierce, Edward W., 1529 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Smith, Prof. Albert W., Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, O. Smith, E. A., Montana Hotel, Anaconda, Mont. Terry, John P., Anaconda, Mont. Trowbridge, Miles G., 135 E. 63rd St., N. Y. City. Wilson, Herman T., Glucose Sugar Ref. Co., Peoria, Ill. The following named were elected associates : Ames, George E., 119 Hall St., Lowell, Mass. Leon W. Redpath, Cambridge, Mass., having graduated from Harvard since he was nominated as associate, his case was referred to the committee on membership with power to decide whether he should be elected associate or member. It was voted that all those who as students have recently been elected as associates, be and are hereby declared elected members of the society, provided they have since been graduated from chemical courses in any institution of sufficiently high order. It was voted that all persons whose nominations to membership have been, or shall be, received in connection with the Seventeenth Meeting of the American Chemical Society be hereby passed upon by the council, and that the secretary declare them. elected whenever all other requirements of the constitution shall have been fulfilled regarding them as nominees to membership. It was voted that the council recommend to the board of directors to authorize the treasurer to have an edition of 500 copies each of the January and February numbers of the Journal for the current year reprinted by the Chemical Publishing Company, without advertisements and with printing only on the first page of the cover, at a cost not to exceed $1.10 per page for the 500 copies. Upon motion of President Munroe, it was voted that the council recommend the board of directors to adopt the following: "Resolved that the committee on exchanges be authorized to subscribe to the journals enumerated on page 79 of our Proceedings for 1898, under the heading 'D. Exchanges to be added if possible,' when it is found that the publishers will not exchange with our Journal." It was further voted that such journals should be placed in the library of the society. It was moved that the editor be authorized and directed to arrange with agents for the sale of the Journal outside of the United States, and he is authorized to offer such agents a commission of twenty per cent. of the subscription price of the Journal on each volume sold by them. After some discussion the question was laid on the table. |