TRANSMISSION SPECTRA OF REPRESENTATIVE SUNSCREENS 99 On the basis of the transmission spectra compared on per cent con- tent of sunscreen, the following com- pounds head the list as efficient sun- screens: ethyl-p-dimethyl-amino- benzoate, isobutyl-p-aminobenzo- ate, coumarin, 8-methoxycoumarin, 5,7-dihydroxy-4-methylcoum arin, 6- aminocoumarin, umbelliferone, ben- zyl-/%methyl-umbelliferone, and benzylacetophenone, while the poor- est are dicoumarol, 2-naphthol-8- sulfonic acid, 2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic and vi- oluric acid. The others fall in- between. It must be pointed out that the authors have tested none of the other properties of the compounds such as toxicity, sensitization of the human skin, or ease of formulation. Such properties have been deter- mined for some of the compounds and data are given elsewhere (3, 4). LITERATURE CITED (1) Giese, A. C., Christensen, E., and Jepp- son, J., •. rim. Pharm. dssoc., Sci. Ed., a0, 30 (1950). (2) Christensen, E., and Giese, A. C., Ibid., 39, 223 (1950). (3) de Navarre, M. G., "The Chemistry and ManuGcture of Cosmetics," D. van Nostrand, New York (1941). (4) Giese, A. C., and Wells, J. M., Pharm. dssoc., Sci. Ed., 35, 208 (1946). PROGRAM May 18, 1951 Biltmore Hotel, New York City 9:30 a.m.--Business meeting and presentation of the followin g papers: "Evaluation and Testing of Nail Lacquers," Dr. Henry Wing, Northam Warren Corp. "Spectrophotometry in the Analysis of Cosmetic Products," Dr. G. Robert Clark, Food & Drug Administration. "The Use of the Potentiometer in the Evaluation of Cosmetic Creams," Mr. George A. Fuller, Harriet Hubbard Ayer. "Method and Evaluation of Lipstick and Face Powder," Dr. Herbert Heinrich, Kolmar Laboratories. 12:30 p.m.--Luncheon 2:00 p.m.--Presentation of the following papers: "Skin Testing of New Cosmetic Products," Dr. Louis Schwartz, Washington, D.C. "Study of the Mechanism and Evaluation of Antiseptic Action," Dr. Herbert L. Davis, Ethicon Suture Lab., Inc. "The Study and Evaluation of Cosmetic Products for Con- sumers Research," Dr. Erwin DiCyan, DiCyan & Brown. "Stability Testing of Low Pressure Aerosols," Mr. Eugene Rose, G. Barr & Company.

AUSTIN SMITH, SECOND HONORARY MEMBER By HOWARD T. BEHP. MAN, M.D. New York 21, N.Y. MR. PRESIDENT and Mem- bers of the SOCIETY: I consider it a great privilege to participate in this presentation of honor to Dr. Austin Smith. As most of you known, Dr. Smith is the Editor-in-Chief of the yourna/ of the American Medical Association. To those of you who are not familiar with Dr. Smith's background and other activities, you are perhaps wondering why this SocIV. TY has elected to award this high honor to him. As a friend of Dr. Smith's, and as a colleague on the American Medical Association's Committee on Cosmetics, I believe that I can explain the reason for recognizing Dr. Smith's activities. Dr. Smith first came to the American Medical Association in 1940 and shortly thereafter was appointed Secretary of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry. In 1946, he was made Director of the Division of Therapy and Research-- an appointment which encompassed all the important councils of the American Medical Association, the fundamental sources responsible for the study, clarification and dis- semination of new ideas and thera- peutic concepts. Dr. Smith has also helped revise the U.S. Phar- macopoeia and the National Formu- lary, a task for which he was well suited by virtue of previous activi- ties as research associate and pro- fessorial lecturer in Pharmacy, and Science editor of the American Druggist. In 1949, he was accorded full recognition of his many talents by his appointment to the foremost editorial position in American medi- cine, namely, that of editor-in- chief of its leading publication, the )eournal of the American Medical Association. Under his able direc- tion, the )eournal has maintained its position as the leading medical pub- lication in the world, continued to make great strides in the dissemi- nation of knowledge and in an un- tiring search for medical progress. Of particular interest to us is the role played by Dr. Smith in the field of Cosmetic Chemistry. In 1948, the American Medical Association established a Committee on Cos- metics to examine the claims made for various cosmetic preparations and to determine the safety or harm- lessness of cosmetics. This Com- mittee has also undertaken an evalu- I00