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THE GRAHAM CLUB At n incctiiig licld at tlic Roynl Station IIotcl, York,

on MnrcIi G, to wliicli mciiibcrs of tho locnl scctions of tlic Institiitc of Clicinistry and tlic Socicty of Cliciiiicnl Tntlustry were iiivitcd, nn iiiformnl adtlrcss \vns given hy N r . 1-1. W. Crcnicr, cntitlcd " Nciv Clicniists for Old." Tlic clinir was tnkcii by Nr. 1-1. 13. 13rown.

Ah. Crcnicr cniphiisixcd thc nlteriition ivliich lind occurred in industry since tlic wir. It wis no longcr possible for oiic innn to discowr, dcrclop, nnd ndininister tlic npplication of :i scientific fiict.ns it lind bccn in tlic ciirly days. 'l'J1iit \V:IS ~ I I C in p r t to the nliiss of dctnil \vhicli hnd now to bc iissimihtcd by tlio indiistrinl cliciiiist iincl in p r t to tlic intcnsc conipctition wliich wns nrising in tlic clicniicnl profcssion.

Clieiiiistry no longcr " sold it.sclf " ; t81ic innrket wns now one riithcr for tlic chcinist thin for clicniistry ; tlic pcrsonnl clcmcnt wns in sorc nccd of dcvclopnicnt. l'hc questioii was Iio\v to clc\~clop.it. Ilc thought thnt the early tr:iining of tlic industriiil cliciiiist sliowcd s c o p for iiiiprovcnicnt. Tlicrc shoiild bc lcss shovelling of facts nnd iiiorc sharpcning of fncultics-especiiilly the fiiciilty of seeing tlie otlicr man's point of \+w. Until tliiit occiirrcd tlicrc WIIS littlc cliniicc of tlic profession winning niucli influcncc in Iiiiinim an'iiirs.

In tlic iiitlustrinl field tlicrc. \vns room for iinprovc- nicnt too, biit thiit iniliro\~c~iicnt dcpcntlcil on tlic i i ~ c ~ ] ) t t i ~ i ~ ~ of ir liiglicr rating of chciniciil thought by tlic industrinlist. Tlic cliciiiist innst piit his housc in ortlcr first. 'l'liosc u1rc;idy i n industry conld (lo much by n frank csnininnt,ion of tlicir own iit.titudc to the iinscicntilic intlustrinlists with whoin they iniglit bc ciillcrl iipoii to work.

Co-opcrcition bctwccn industry iind cducnt,ion iniglit yet Iciitl to tlic fusion of tlic Ne\\. C!licinist i i d tlic NC\V Indiistrinlist in one pcrson. It \vns " 11 consuniinotion tlcvoiiLly to bc wislictl."

A. very vigorous discussioii follo\vctl Nr. Crcnicr's outspoken iind stiniulntiny iidtlrcss, rind thc mccting CIOSCCI n t 10.15 p ~ i i . with thc inotion of 11 vote of tliiiiilis which wis ciirricd with iicclniiintioii.

OBITUARY AUGUSTE FERNBACH

Augustc Fcrnbncl~, professor tit tlic I iistitiit Piistcur, wns born in l'ciria on Niircli 3, ISGO. LIis fiitlicr, wlio

hi 1870 witli his fiiiiiily iiiid Ailgusto Iccirncd to spcnk JSiiglisli pcrfcctly. On his rctnrn to l'iiris 110 stiiilicrl u t tlic Lyc6c Condorcct, distingiiisliing liinisclf in tlic clnssics, i n physics, irncl clicniistry. 110 bccciaic II tlciiioiistrntor rit tlic Sorbonnc t i i d in 1900 ivris nppoint cd, in nrldition to his post at the Sorboniio, to orgiinixc tlic Service ilcs Fcriiicnt,utioiis clu I'lnntitiit do Cliiinic liologiquc. A fc\r ycars Iiitcr Iic bcctmc professor n t tlic'l'nciiltit rlev Scicnccs. 1Te rctircd in 1930 iind i n 1031 wis ulcctcd i1 nicnibcr of tliu Acritlciiiic (I'Agriciiltiirc. 1 lu cnrrictl out importiiiit rcsciirclic.r on siicriise ii i it l rliiistnso nird tlru inllucnce of phosphntun on fcriiicntnth iintl stiidicd for ~iitiny yaws tlic fcrniciitiitioii of ~iiiilt, IJic fonniition of pyriivic wid, the production of iicotonc

\\*its 11 I)rofcssor of IilodcrIl IiiIigiitigcs, ciiliic to I r ~ i i d 0 1 1

and butylic alcohol by fcrnicntation, and foundctl 40 ycnrs ago or morc the tinnnlcs dc In 13rnsscric ct dc la Distilleric. He reccivcd tlic cross of Clicrnlicr of the l q i o u of Ilonour in 1904 in conncsion with his work for tlic l~crinciitatioi~ Exposition at Vienna. I-Ic was ii wry pbnsnnt, inodest iii:iii and his rescarches w r c fniiious tliroiighout thc civilized world. 1-10 dicd on .Inlluilry 27 and wns Iiuried n t tllc ccnictcry of Yon tl):iriinssc.

CORRESPONDENCE THE HENRY EDWARD ARMSTRONG

MEMORIAL F U N D S~it,-Wc feel sure tlicrc tire inany niiiong your rcndcrs

who tvoulcl likc t o know thnt i t is proposed to establish i l 'Trust Pund to tlic niciiiory of the lntc Prof. lfcnry R. Arinstrong, F.R.S. This lcttcr sliould not be coii- striicd as IL g~~icrii l ly dircctcd apjJCiil, but onc to tliosc who kuciv nix1 lovetl Arinstrong iinil who woulcl bc glad to be nssocintcd with t,hc ~~roposerl mcinorinl. Thc idcn. originntctl witli his old colleiigucs :inrl past students. 'l'lic comiiiittcc, \vliosc nnnics iirc givcn I~dow, incliidcs rcprcscnhtivcs of thc niiiiicroiis interests and institu- t,ions with which lic WIS iissocintcd, iind i t is felt tliilt tlic wide circulation of your columns will hriiig this nppciil bcforc tlie iiiiiny who niny desire t h i s t o tcst,ify to their iippciiitioii of liis work.

At the Rnsbiiry l'cclinicul Collcg~ iind lirtcr at the Ccntriil Collcgc, Soiitli lCensington, Prof. dnnstrong and his co-workcrs, Ayrtoii ant1 l'crry, tricil out nncl cstiiMislicd tlic principlcs of tcclinicnl ctluciition i n this country, and this encourcigcd t,lic founrliit.ioii of poly- tcclinics iintl tcclinicnl collcgcs tliroiiglioiit tlic rcnlni. Knt only \vcis Arnistrong it crusiidcr in cducntion :ind i L pionccr in tcclinicnl triiining over n p r i o d of GO ycors ; 1ic iviis, by rciisoii of his wirlc knowlcdgc! niid cspcricncc, iintl his undcrstiintling of Iiiiniiiiiity, nnc of tlic broiid clcrrr piicticitl tlrinkcrs of tlic iiinetcoith nnd t\vciitictli ccntiirics. His infliicncc wiis grcut, constructivc, iintl Inat,ing. .A. Fcnrlcss critic of sonic 'iinrl i~ chiinipion of otlicrs, Iic ncvcrt81icl'css tlrcw uboiit liini it widc circlc of fricnds, sonic of wlioin lie cliiistiscd with wliips, sonic of ~1101i i hc Icd tllc litiiid in tlic illost liiiidly Iiinnncr. Oiic found l i i i i i n ninii of singlciicss of piirposc, intcrcstcil in no inuch t,liiit rciilly niiittcrs ; io cdiicntion, clicmistry, biology, ngricultiirc, geology, music, art, and litcnitiirc, iind, tibo\~c 1111, wit11 n line iipprcciiition rind u. Iii i iniin undcrstnntliiig of liis fcllow Incii. Siiirill woiidcr, tlicrc- fore, t,liiit iiiiioiig tliosc who ciinre w d c r l'rof. Arinstrong's inlliicncc, wlicthcr t h y sliircd or dilYcrcd froiii liis views, hlicrc is II strong dcsirc to iionoiir in so~iic suitciblo \wy i t grceit; persoiiiility \vlioni tlicy lo\*cd, iidiiiiretl, iind

' lhhtls, old collciigiics, n n d piisti stuclcnts liiivc tlccitlcil to cstiiblisli cr Trust Puiitl to Iicrpcttuntc the ~iieiiiory of liis tlyiiiiinic pcrsoniility. 9'11e iiiiii, f i i i i in- ciiilly, is ir inotlcst one, so tlitit nll, iiicliicliiig tliosc wlio iiiet him i n otlicr \riillis of life, iiiiiy fecl tliiit t h y tire contrillitin:: tin intcgriil p r t to t l i u iiioiiioriiil wlirit,cvcr tho diiiiciisioiis of tlicir iiidividuiil contrihiibion. SiiL- scriptions slioiiltl bc sciit to t,Iw lion. trctisiircr, Sir Alfred Clinttcrton, C.I.It.

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Thc liopc is for R niciiiorinl fiiud tot.alling about f3000. This i d 1 provide n gunrantcc fiind to givc, as i t accumiilntes, siilticicnt to ciisiirc tlic piiblicntion (or to givc substniltin1 finnncinl nssistnncc in thc piiblicatiou or prepiirnt,ion)~ of nny origiunl works, within the ninbit of Prof. Arinstrong's rccognizcd intcrcsts, that \voald not otherwise sec tlic liglit of dny. It i d 1 also bc within tlic tcrnis of tlic Triist to nrrnngc su i tn lh public lcctlires by tlic authors of tlic works. An ndditionnl tlctnil of tlic plnn is that t,lic piiblication it.sclf will carry as front.ispiccc n portrait of Prof. Briiist,roiig, n biogriipliicnl notc, nnd :I rcfcrciicc t,o tlic foundation niid ohjccts of tlic Trust. Ptirtlicriiiorc, the fund will provide for i i inenlorin1 plnqiic, or bust, for tlic City and Guilds Collugc, South Kcnsington, and pcrlinps rcplicns clsc~\~licrc.

The ncloiinist.mtion of tlie friiid, i t is proposed, slinll bc iiiidcrtnkcii by sis persons, onc cacli froin tlic Coiincil of the lioynl Institution of (3rcnt Britain ; t,lic Roynl Society ; tlic City nnd Guilds of London's Institiltc ; thc Roynl Socict,y of Arts ; onc ndtlitioniil member whoin tlic nbovc rcprcscntntives may appoint, n i i d tlie nutlior of tlic most rcccnt work publislicd iindcr tlic Trust.

AHXOLI) .\\'JLSOS, Chi 1 rt)i (I 1 t

[Ioti. Trccisurer :

l'hc Coppicc,

[loti. Sccretnrii*u : Sir ~ \ L F R E I ) Ciir\mmrros, C. 13. Baows~ , 15sq.

Dr. J. VAIIGAS ISUIW Bcclrenhrini, Kent (Great, .lhirgIi, Epsoili)

Comi/iitlce : G. H. J. A ~ ) w , o.B.E., m. Ib. Is. Dh c. ASL)RAl)q D.Sc., k'.11.8.

Lord CADJIAN, G.c.Ar.G., D.SC.

C. Ir. ~ S C I I , i m . , F.R.S.

J. L. I h K E H , P.1.C.

I?. 1-1. CARR, C.B.J3., YD.SC.

,J. C. DRuJnrosi), D.Sc. A. li;. I )us sws , 'J>.Sc. 12. 1'. lh,iss, 0.T3.13. P. 31. EVASS, C.B.IZ., m., i J i J . i , x Sir JIr\ivrIs OSSLOW I~OIIST~:II, 1).Sc., V.ILS. Sir RICIIAIIIJ GIWOII+, Ihrt . , :I).Sc.? . I i I J ) . , '1p.R.S. Sir A. DANEL IIm,, ILC:l3., I,T,.II., 'Y.1i.S. I\', 11. 11EI.l.EK, Y.C.C1.1. Sir ' ~ I I O J I A S l-Ior.r,,\siJ, IC.C.S.l., 'D.Sc., P.'R.S., ~l~cllow

of tlic Tnipcriiil Collegc. Sir kIO\\'ARIJ, C.I.'l<., .l'.lJ,s. Sir JAMES C. IIWISI.:, C.13..15., I).Sc., P.R.S. Sir '~ 'RELI~MCK K~.:EHIx, C.ILTZ., Sc.l>., 1f.R.S. Sir lioitaivr J l ~ c ! C ~ i t a ~ s o s , C. IA., N.'I>., 'F.R.C.1'.

Sir Gitnenr AIOIIUAS, O.B.E., I).Sc., 1t.lt.S. Sir J'JILIJAJI J . l'oiw, .l<.B.IS., .I).Sc., 'lq.11.S.

Sir ROI~EIIT I ~ O I ~ I C I ~ ~ S O X , 1<.13.35., 1l.Sc., 'l?.RS. Sir . I O I I S RUSSIXL, 0.13.12., 1>.Sc., 1q.li.S.

UI.:OFFIII*:Y STI.:I~IIENSOS. I{. 0. I\'AI,KEI~, 'l~.C.O.~I. Sir \ \ ' ILI , IA~I I\'II.COX, K.C.I.E., C.B., C.RI.C., 31,'D. I\'. J. u. \VOOI.COCK, C.N.G., Q1L15. w. P. WYSSE, I).s~., m., I~:ILS,

J. A. MILXE, C.B.E.

E. Ar. ~ I C I I , B.s~., F.c.c:.I.

l iICIIAItI> sELIGJlAS, l'h.Nnt..f)., I?.~,?I[.

ARTICLES IN THE JOURNAL

XrR,-Dr. Foswcll's rccciit lcttcr woulcl nppcnr to confiriii my long licld lxlicf tlltit tlicrc niiist bc iiiorc tlinii nn insignificrint minority of inciiibcrs wlio, lilcc Iiim, arc looking forwnrd to the tiiiic wlicii riidicnl cliniigcs will bc midc in tlie condilct of tlic Jourii:il. Exaqtly why sonic of tlic procccdiiigs of the Society :irc published in tlic !l!rnnsiictions and otlicrs in tlic Journnl hiis cilways bccri to nic oiic of tlic iiiiiior niystcrics of lifc ; oiic worrld I i n ~ thought th:it if tlic papm arc worth publisliing a t :ill,. t h y iirc nil worthy of inclusion in tlic 'L'rnnsnctions, wlicrc tliey would Lc not only iiiorc coiivcniciit for cnsy reference, but rho scgrcgiitcd in II public:itio~i which by its iissociation iit.11 tlie Abstrnct.s gcction is of more pcr~iinncnt worth tliiui tlic Journnl itself. Jlny be, liowcvcr, tliis criticisin hiis bccn anti- cip:itcd nnd dcnlt with in tlic rcport of tlic Coniniittcc of JInnngcnicnt, ~ 1 1 0 I i i i \ ~ rulcd that pupcr's of iiiorc tliaii thc Icngtli of four pgcs arc to be csclritled froin tlic Jouriinl. Or docs tliis 1iic:iii t h t if tlic author of I L 11npcr tninsgrcsscs tliis liiiiit hc is 1i:iblc to the cxtrcnic pcniilty of 110 publhxtinn n t all 1

Althougli Dr. I?oswcll rcfcrs to t,lic Journiil 11s tlic " trndc scctioii of tlic piper," oiic woadcrs i f this i~pl~cllntioii is really justified. If it wcrc not for tlic l'ntent List, now siidly shorn of its iiitcrest iiricl iiscfiillicss tliroiigli its noii-inclusion of currciit nppl i~ i i t io~l~ , tlic J1:irkct Rcport, tlic occ:isiooal piirngriipli~ 011 linppciiings in industry or :ichic\wiicats of sonic inclusbriiil coiiccrI1, iind last, but not least, tlic ritlvcrtiscincnts, 0110 \voiild hsvc somc tlilliculty, with ninny issucs, in rccogiiizing tlic Jouriinl 11s ]wing t i t r i l l iiitcrcsted in cliciilicd industry or tmdc. 01ic rccnlls, wit,li sonic rcgrcts, tlic old I3cvic\v Scctioii of tlic Joiiriiiil of tlic ininicilintc post-war ycrirs rind the intercsting tccluiical inforiiiiition gntlicrcd froiii rill ptirts, which in spite of sonic of its cphcnicrnl iiiitiirc wns oftcn so 11clpful to tlic intlustriril clicmist. In those (lays, too, book rcvicws wcrc sl)rc:id ovcr tlic issiics of thc wliolc year iuid tlicrcby g:iiiictl iiitercst iind vnluc I~ccausc of tlicir ciirly uvriiI:ibility, but iio\v, SRVC those tllrit nrc scrvcd np under the tliiii disguise of Editorinls, wc \wit twicc $1 yciir for spccinl niinibcrs wliicli nrc so ovcrlondcd t l i r i t oiic is pcrforcc to pick out tliosc of direct iiitercst wid ignorc tliosc wliich uiidcr otlicr circuiiistniiccs of liiiiitctl pcwntcitioii iriiglit bc rend with 1icrIiiips rcsults Icriding to tlic iiiutual iitlviuitngc of Loth rcnrlcrs tint1 piiblislicrs.

Wc arc iiwnrc tliirt with tlic produotioil ol'n publication likc tho Joiiniul thnt, tis with yoiitli so with tirlvcrtiscrs, t h y must 110 survcd, but criii it not bc nrrciiiycd tliut l'iirtlicr tlioirglit be givcii to tlic coiisirlcriition of bcttcr scrvico to tlic subscribers iis \\*ell ? It mny be tlint if i i i iidditioii to tlic cicndcii~icril matter, wliicli is iiot tlccricd, tlicrc uppciirs iiiorc iiiforiiiirtioii of i~ tcclinicul iiiitl iiidustrisl niitiiro, cq~ccitilly if prcsciitcd in it iiianiicr iicccptal)lc iiiid csplruiritory to tlic younger iiiciiiI~ors of tlic industry, tlicrc iiiiylit possibly be lcss licndnclics ohnrcd hy tlic Incailms of tlic Coiiiiiii ttco of ltccriiitiag.

I un , Sir, ctc., P. s. SlIaulloLT

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