The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-30
CHEMISTS, IN
CONVENTION TO
HIT EDUCATORS
Society Opens 81St Annual
Meeting Today at
City Hotel.
1900 GATHERED HERE
Teachers to Be Charged
With Sitting Ambitious
High SChooIerS.
1900 GATHERED HERE

Indianapolis today and for four
more days will be the test tube Of
the United States.
Approximately l. 800 scientists and
chemists of the nation stirred the
advanced thought processes Of the
future as the eighty-hrst meeting
of the American Chemical Society
opened in the Claypool.
Today was the get acquainted"
day of the meeting with registra-
ton and council meetings of Sec
lions of the society scheduled.
And although the chemists may
talk of vitamins A to D in papers
read at the meeting, their banquet
tonight in the Claypool will be just
a good old-fashioned Hoosier din
ner without a calory-cou in a
mouthful.
Nor will the dance following their
dinner be reduced to a treatise in
atomic energy" for the New York
er fox trot and the old waltz will
be Just dances as they are danced
at any "pay-as-you-enter hall on
a Saturday night.
Educators to BE Played
One of the reforms scheduled for
the society's sessions directly at
tacks the educators of the nation as
sitting ambitious youth in its study
of chemistry in high schools of the
country.
"The inadequate attention on the
part of teachers to the study Of
chemistry in high schools stiles the
youths they teach" declared Pro-
lessor r. A. Baker, of the College
of the City of New York, who is
urging the society to take cogniz-
ance Of this needed reform in edu-
cation.
''In most cases the teacher is not
particularly interested in chemistry
and SO the boys interest flags and
he drops the subject" the profess
sor said today.
The council meeting opening at
2 this afternoon will be presided
by Professor Moses Gomberg of the
University of Michigan, president Of
the society.
Exhibits to Get Prizes
Nationally known chemists, physi-
ologists, biochemists and clinicians
will report on the growing alliance
between chemistry and medicine
during the meetings.
Exhibits of high school chemistry
classes of the nation will vie for
prizes during tho convention.
The "fat" woman and lean" man
will know whether her and his diet
ing is harmful when Professor Will
liam G. Rose Of the University of
Illinois, lectures Wednesday at $50
p. m. in Keith's theater on Dietary
Facts and Fads." The public is in
vited.
Sanitation, agriculture, paint and
varnish industry, and methods of
canning FOODS, are included among
the varied subjects to be discussed
during the meeting.
Inspection Trips Arranged
Trips Of inspection to the indus
tries and educational institutions OF
Indiana and many social events, in
Guiding group dinners and lunch
cons, have been arranged. On Tues
day a complimentary smoker and
entertainment viii be held in the
ballroom of the Indiana theater.
A golf tournament is scheduled
for Thursday.
Eli Lilly & Co., Van Camp Pack
ing Company, Republic Creosoting
Company, Reilly Chemical Compa-
ny, Reilly Laboratories, United
States EncaUstic Tile Works, Ma
rietta Manufacturing Company and
Prest-O-Lite Company will be Wis
tied Friday.
The Indiana section has planned
ladies program consisting of
luncheons, teas, bridge and thea
ter parties, and trips of inspection.
Honorary Chairman Named
J. K. Lilly, R. E. Lyons and P. G.
Reilly of Indianapolis have been
named honorary chairmen of the
general convention committee with
Harry E. Jordan as general chair
man and Edgar B. Carter as vice
chairman. Chairmen of subconInit-
tees include:
H. E. Barnard, Carl E. Stone, Hor-
ace A. Shonle, Robert M. Lingle,
Verne A. Trask, c. T. Hartman, Neil
Kershaw, H. w. Rhodehamel, Will
liam Higburg, c. K. Calvert, John
H. Waldo, j. P. Scott, Thorne F.
Randolph, Tony Barone and Mrs.
H. w. Rhodehamel.