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Stale EDUCATION Products from Corn and Soybeans ...from Adhesives to Candy to Textiles, to Paper a Staley Starch for every purpose! INDUSTRIAL STARCHES Textiles, Paper, Candy, Bak- ing, Laundry, Corrugated Box- board. These and scores of other industries depend on Staley Starch to help make better products for home and industry. They know that starch made by Staley's is quality starch, designed to do a specific job well. There is literally a Staley Starch for every purpose . . . one suited perfectly to your needs. Whether your requirements call for Pearl, Thin Boiling, Moulding, Oxidized, Dextrins, just to name a few of the types, you should see your Staley rep- resentative. Not only will he recommend the Staley product best fitted for your process, but will be glad to help in solving many of your own applications and production problems. You will find the service you receive from your Staley Starch Expert invaluable. Or write us direct for further information on starches made for your spe- cific industry. For information about other quality Staley industrial prod- ucts, Corn Syrups, Corn Steep Liquor, Amino Acids, Soy Flours, Soy Flours, Lecithin, etc., write: A. E. STALEY MFG. CO. DECATUR ILLINOIS On Stemming the Shortage Let's revise retirement plans, hiring policies, and even teaching methods, says Theodore S. Hodgins A REVISION OF HIRING POLICIES, in- tensified training programs for industry personnel, night schools, and bonus sys- tems—these are some of the recom- mendations of Theodore S. Hodgins of Reichhold Chemicals for alleviating the nation's shortage of scientists and sci- ence teachers. Theodore S. Hodgins . . . pointers for NOW Hodgins, director of the chemical and rubber division at Reichhold and vice president in charge of research and de- velopment, is concerned with the fact that strides in automation, nuclear en- ergy applications, and instrumentation control will further accelerate the short- age. For 1975 he estimates a deficit of almost 500,000 scientists and engineers. Several projects which could be promptly initiated by industrial and educational authorities have been out- lined by Hodgins in an article in the current Daigger Digest. To industry he suggests: • Tap the reserve of scientific per- sonnel over 40 years of age. Hiring policies of many companies, often con- nected with pension and retirement schemes, should be revised. At the same time, compulsory retirement age limits for scientific personnel should be raised, making continued employment voluntary. Hiring policies should also provide equal opportunities for women. • Establish on company grounds an intensified training program for cur- rently employed scientific personnel which would enable them to handle additional research problems. • Establish a night school for both. employees and outsiders which would channel interests of younger students into science and engineering and en- courage employees to study- for ad- vanced degrees. Teachers would be senior scientist employees; accrediting arrangements would have to be made with educational authorities. • Encourage and enlarge plant sight- seeing programs, especially for high school students. • Survey all production processes and techniques to determine the extent to which production engineers and tech- nicians can be freed for developmental and research work by the introduction, of automatic equipment. • Establish a bonus system for pat- entable discoveries as an incentive for developing ideas. • Establish grants and scholarships at the university level and publicize their availability. • Furnish consultative positions and other jobs during the summer to com- petent high school science teachers as a means of supplementing inadequate salaries and improving skills. • Publish a science bulletin for high school students for promoting interest in scientific careers. • Establish a regional committee of companies in a particular area to help educational authorities set up science curricula in secondary schools. In the field of education Hodgins recommends the following: • Redesign science teaching methods so that students will no longer feel that science courses are "too tough.." Hodg- ins declares that cooperation b y i n - dustry in this particular phase is es- sential. He feels that educators have sometimes overstressed the difficulties involved in certain technical fields and that through lectures by men in indus- try students would gain more objective \iews. • As a means for gaining student in- terest, devote more time to "applied science" or demonstration experiments. 938 C&EN FEB. 2 7, 1956

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Stale EDUCATION

Products from Corn

and Soybeans

...from Adhesives to Candy

to Textiles, to Paper

a Staley Starch for every purpose!

INDUSTRIAL STARCHES Texti les , Paper, Candy , Bak­ing, Laundry, Corrugated Box-b o a r d . T h e s e a n d scores o f o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s d e p e n d o n S t a l e y S t a r c h t o h e l p m a k e better products for home and i n d u s t r y . T h e y k n o w t h a t s t a r c h m a d e b y S t a l e y ' s i s qual i ty starch, designed to do a specific job well. There is literally a Staley Starch for e v e r y purpose . . . one su i t ed perfectly to your needs .

Whether your requirements call for Pearl, T h i n Boiling, Moulding , Oxidized, Dextrins , just to name a few of the types , you should see your Staley rep­resentat ive . N o t only will he recommend the Staley product best fitted for your process, b u t will be glad to help in solving m a n y of your own applications and production problems.

You will find t h e service y o u receive from your S ta ley Starch Expert invaluable . Or write us direct for further information on s tarches made for your spe­cific industry.

For i n f o r m a t i o n about o t h e r qual i ty Sta ley industrial p r o d ­ucts, Corn Syrups, Corn Steep Liquor, Amino Acids, Soy Flours, Soy Flours, Lecithin, etc., write:

A . E. S T A L E Y

MFG. CO. DECATUR ILLINOIS

On Stemming the Shortage Let's revise retirement plans, hiring policies, and even teaching methods, says Theodore S. Hodgins

A REVISION OF HIRING POLICIES, in­tensified training programs for industry personnel, night schools, and bonus sys­tems—these are some of the recom­mendations of Theodore S. Hodgins of Reichhold Chemicals for alleviating the nation's shortage of scientists and sci­ence teachers.

Theodore S. Hodgins . . . pointers for N O W

Hodgins, director of the chemical and rubber division at Reichhold and vice president in charge of research and de­velopment, is concerned with the fact that strides in automation, nuclear en­ergy applications, and instrumentation control wil l further accelerate t h e short­age. For 1975 h e estimates a deficit of almost 500 ,000 scientists and engineers.

Several projects which could be promptly initiated by industrial and educational authorities have b e e n out­lined by Hodgins in an article in the current Daigger Digest. To industry he suggests:

• Tap the reserve of scientific per­sonnel over 40 years of age. Hiring policies of many companies, often con­nected with pension and retirement schemes, should be revised. At the same time, compulsory retirement age limits for scientific personnel should be raised, making continued employment voluntary. Hiring policies should also provide equal opportunities for women.

• Establish on company grounds an intensified training program for cur­

rently employed scientific personnel which would enable them to handle additional research problems.

• Establish a night school for both. employees and outsiders which wou ld channel interests of younger students into science and engineering a n d en­courage employees to study- for ad­vanced degrees. Teachers w o u l d b e senior scientist employees; accrediting arrangements would have to be made with educational authorities.

• Encourage and enlarge plant sight­seeing programs, especially for high school students.

• Survey all production processes and techniques to determine the extent t o which production engineers and tech­nicians can be freed for developmental and research work b y the introduction, of automatic equipment.

• Establish a bonus system for pat­entable discoveries as an incentive for developing ideas.

• Establish grants and scholarships at the university level and publicize their availability.

• Furnish consultative positions and other jobs during the summer to com-petent high school science teachers a s a means of supplementing inadequate salaries and improving skills.

• Publish a science bulletin for high school students for promoting interest in scientific careers.

• Establish a regional committee of companies in a particular area t o help educational authorities set up sc ience curricula in secondary schools.

In the field of education Hodgins recommends the following:

• Redesign science teaching methods so that students will no longer f ee l that science courses are "too tough.." Hodg-ins declares that cooperation b y i n ­dustry in this particular phase is e s ­sential. H e feels that educators have sometimes overstressed t h e difficulties involved in certain technical fields and that through lectures by men in indus­try students would gain more objective \ i e w s .

• As a means for gaining student i n ­terest, devote more time to "applied science" or demonstration experiments.

9 3 8 C & E N FEB. 2 7, 1 9 5 6

A . H. T. CO. SPECIFICATION

THOMAS MAGNETIC STIRRERS

For var iable speed stirring action within either closed or open vessels

Swivel joint clamp provides convenience in mounting assemblies

With stirring bars sealed in Pyrex brand glass, Kel-F, or Teflon

MAGNETIC STIRRING APPARATUS, A . H . T . Co . Specification. A compact, quiet-running apparatus which utilizes a rotating f ield of magnetic force to induce variable speed stirring action within either closed or open vessels. Now offered in two executions, i.e. with either

enclosed rheostat, which will facil i tate manipulation

9235-C.

in some assemblies; or with separate rheostat for control of speed at a distance o f approximately 30 inches from stirrer.

Stirring is accomplished by means of a small magnetized bar, sealed in heavy wall Pyrex brand glass, Ke!-F or Teflon plastic, which is placed in the liquid to be stirred and which is rotated by magnetic force appl ied beneath the container. This force consists o f a permanent bar magnet attached to the shaft of an electric motor and mounted in an aluminum housing with flat top 43/8 inches diameter and 4 1/2 inches high, on cast metal base. Can be used either on the table or on a support rod, attached by means of a clamp with swivel joints.

Suitable for any stirring operation which involves 1 ml to 1 liter of liquids with viscosities up to that o f a 5 0 % glycerol solution. Particularly convenient for use in closed systems. Any type o f vessel of glass, porcelain or non­

magnetic metal can be used.

9235-R.

9235-C. Stirring Apparatus, Magnetic, with enclosed rheostat, A.H.T. Co.Specification, as above described. Rheostat, with gradu­ated dial, is mounted in stirrer housing. Complete with two mag­netized Stirring Bars, i.e. one Kel-F coated, 7/8-inch long X 1/4-inch diameter; the other Pyrex brand glass coated, 13/4 inches long by 7/16-inch diameter; also 5 ft. 3-wire connecting cord and conventional 2-prong plug cap and directions for use. Power consumption 7 watts; for 115 volts, 60 cycles, a.c. only. Without glass vessel 35.25

9235-G. Ditto, but without Stirring Bars 31.00

9235-R. Stirring Apparatus, Magnetic, Original Model, A.H.T. Co. Specification, similar to 9235-C but with separate rheostat for control of speed at a distance of approx. 30 inches. Complete with two Stirring Bars A and B 35.75

9235-S. Ditto, but without Stirring Bars 32. 50

MAGNETIZED STIRRING BARS

9235-T5. Stirring Bars, Magnetized, Glass Coated. Consisting of a cylindrical permanent magnet sealed in heavy wall Pyrex brand glass. Overall length, approx. inches 7/8 1 -3/4 Diameter, approx. inches 9/32 7/16

Each 1.80 1.95

9235-U7. Stirring Bars, Magnetized, Kel-F Coated, Vac­uum Tested, A.H.T. Co. Specification. Consisting of a cylin­drical permanent magnet sealed in a transparent, durable shell of Kel-F. Overall length, approx. inches 7/8 1-5/8 2

Diameter, approx. inches 1/4 5/16 5/16Each 1.30 1.60 2.25

9235-U8. Stirring Bars, Magnetized, Teflon Coated, Vacuum Tested, A.H.T. Co. Specification. Consisting of a cylindrical permanent magnet sealed in a durable shell of Teflon, a tough, opaque white plastic. Overall length, approx. inches 1 1 -5/8 2-1/8 Diameter, approx. inches 5/16 3/16 3/8

Each 1.66 2 .00 2.96

1 0 % discount in lots of 12, 1 5 % discount in lots of 72 .

Copy of Bulletin 118 sent upon request.

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EDUCATION

• Allow junior and senior college stu­dents majoring in science fields to teach science courses in secondary schools.

• Raise the age limit for compulsory teacher retirement, allowing continued teaching on a voluntary basis.

• Designate certain science courses on the secondary level as required, to uncover latent student ability and in­terest.

Goodyear Science Program O n e - y e a r plan promotes more technical training for science teachers, employees

To ENCOURAGE participation in careers in science Goodyear Tire & Rubber is initiating a comprehensive one-year educational program for employees and area science and mathematics teachers. T h e entire program is the result of the recommendations of a committee of Goodyear officials who have studied current technical personnel shortages.

The program has several objectives— to provide for advanced technical train­ing for full-time public and parochial h igh school mathematics and science teachers in Summit County, Ohio; to increase enrollment and facilities of the Goodyear apprentice school and engi­neering training program; and to pro-vide financial aid for the education of company personnel engaged in engi­neering and technical work.

Sixteen teachers will be selected to participate in a training program sched­uled for this summer. Several of those selected will receive scholarships cover­ing costs of an advanced summer train­ing course at an accredited college or university east of the Mississippi. Courses must be within the areas of mathematics, physical science, or engi­neering, and may be from six to 12 weeks in length.

Remaining teachers qualified for the training program will receive 10-week work-experience awards. They will be placed in jobs at a Goodyear plant in Akron, in work related to the subjects they teach.

As part of the plan for its apprentice and engineering schools, Goodyear will pay the tuition of any fourth-year ap­prentice or engineering trainee for study at the University of Akron or another local school. Time spent at the univer­sity must be in addition to regular em­ployment.

Finally, the company will pay the tuition for employees who wish to study for advanced engineering or technical degrees. Again, time spent in class must be outside of regular employment.

• The Office of O r d n a n c e Research has initiated an application form for use in submitting proposals for research funds. This form requests information needed by the office for administration of its research program and by Duke University business offices. Applica­tions may be obtained by writing the Office of Ordnance Research, U. S. Army, Box CM, Duke Station, Durham, N. C., and requesting Form CS-51.

• A series of cooperative graduate summer sessions in statistics is being sponsored by the University of Florida, North Carolina State College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the Southern Regional Education Board. First of the sessions will be held at North Caro­lina from June 11 to July 20; the others are scheduled for 1957 and 1958. Courses to be offered this summer will be slanted toward economic applica­tions of statistics.

T h e 3 8 t h A n n u a l Short School of the Texas Water and Sewage Works Asso­ciation will be held at Texas A & M, March 4 to 9. Program will include a course in radiological health problems, a panel discussion on the use of col­loidal silver as a disinfectant and a new flocculating agent developed by Dow, and sessions on industrial wastes and air pollution control problems.

• Linus Pauling of Caltech will visit the University of Illinois this spring as

George A. Miller

try. His topics will include protein structure, metal-metal bonds, the struc­ture of antibodies, and molecular struc­ture and biological specificity.

• Recent D e v e l o p m e n t s in Physical Science and a correlated course on the Teaching of Science will again be of­fered to secondary school science teach­ers by the Harvard summer school and the graduate school of education. Twenty Du Pont fellowships of $400 each are available for the courses, which will be held from July 2 to Aug. 15 and which carry four units of gradu­ate credit. Also being given is a course on Science in the Elementary School for elementary teachers and supervisors.

• Legal aspects in control and use of atomic energy are being taught in a new course given at the University of Illinois College of Law in cooperation with the departments of chemistry, physics, and mechanical engineering. Subjects considered in the course in­clude controls applying to peaceful uses of atomic energy, licensing and regulations applying to atomic energy, public health and safety problems, loyalty and security measures, patents, and financing.

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