The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31

In recent issue of the Huntington
Herald there appeared a letter as fol-
lows in which a TIMES editorial had
been the basis of some contention. The
letter read:
New York City.
Editor. The Herald. Huntington. Ind.
Sir;-I was interested in reading in
your issue of an article from THE (Ham-
mond) TIMES in reference to Doctor
Wiley being over enthusiastic. There
Is no question but what the editor of
THE tHammond) TIMES knows what he
is talking about and it is evident that
DR.. Wiley frequently does not know
what he is talking about
During the recent investigation in
Washington he endeavored in many
ways to mislead the investigating COM
mittee. Mr.. Floyd asked Dr. Wiley:
You stated on yesterday that you are
the chief of the bureau of chemistry.
Will you state your qualifications. ex-
perience. training. ETC., in the science
of icheDistrv?''
Dr. Wiley: Il am a graduate of Han
over college, in southern Indiana, and
took the old-fashioned course in clas-
sizes. mathematics and some science
not much science. 1 afterwards read
medicine with a practitioner, as was
the custom in those days, for three
years, and then entered the medical
college of Indiana at Indianapolis.
where I took a two years course and
graduated in the spring of 1872. After
my graduation l was offered the chair
OF chemistry in this college although |
expected to be a practitioner OF medi-
cine. did not feel that / had suff-
cient training in chemistry to become a
professor, so / said to the trustees that
II they would give me a years leave of
absence to study chemistry, I would
accept the position. / entered the
senior class of Harvard university and
specialized in chemistry and allied
sciences. and graduated from that uni
versity In the spring of 1873. 1 there
upon undertook my duties as professor
OF chemistry in the Indiana Medical
college. At the same time 1 was elect
ed professor of chemistry in what is
now Butler university of INDIANAPOLIS.
l remained in that university for one
year and was elected professor OF
chemistry at Purdue university, the
state agricultural college at Lafayette.
entering upon my duties early in the
fall of 1874, retaining my position as
professor of chemistry in the Indiana
Medical college at Indianapolis. sixty
miles away. l remained at Purdue uni
versity as professor of chemistry until
1878. when ! got a leave of absence and
entered the University of Berlin, where
a studied during the winter of 1878 and
1879. returning to Purdue university in
the spring of 1879, resuming my duties
In that university. At that time I re-
signed my position as professor of
chemistry at the medical college, on
account of not being able to carry on
both duties, by reason of the growth of
Purdue university and the increase of
my duties in the university In 1881
was made state chemist of Indiana
by act of the legislature. I held that
position IN connection with my duties
as professor of chemistry in Purdue.
In 1883, on the 9Th of April. / was APP
pointed to my present position and re-
tanned my position in the university
until the close of the session in June.
when ! came to Washington andf en-
tered upon my duties as chief of the
division of chemistry in the depart
mens of Agriculture"
Mr.. Floyd: Since that time you have
been the chief of the bureau of chem
istry?'
DR. Wiley: Yes. sir. Il am a member
of the Medical Society of the District +,
of Columbia: a member of the Ameri- |
can Medical Association: am a mem ber !
of the Council of Pharmacy and Chem
istry of that association, and have been
from its inception, about six or seven I
years ago; am a member of the Amer |
Ican Therapeutic Association-just /
closed my term last month l am pres
dent of the United States Pharmaco-
poeial Convention. which is a decenniall
office, the president being elected once
in ten years. l was elected in Nav /
1910. to serve for period of ten years
am member of the revision commit
tee of the L. S. Pharmacopoeia am
vice president of the English Society Of |
Chemical Industry. l am an honorary
member of the Franklin Institute. and
nave received the Elliott crescent gold /
medal for distinguished services in ag-
'icultural and physiological chemistry.
am a mem Der of many scientific So
'ieties. the American Association fori
he advancement of science. have been
ice president of the American Chen,i-
al association, a permanent member
If the council of that society, and am a
member of various other scientific or
yanizations-'
When the investigating committee
leard the foregoing I presume they
must have sat up and taken some no
tice" of the most prominent chemist in