498 JOURNAL OF 'IHE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS products. The honor goes to the author whose recent scientific papers offer the greatest potential value to cosmetic science. Sabbat J. Strianse, Master of Ceremonies, reviewed the activity of the Special Award Committee under the Chairmanship of James H. Baker and the Literature Review Committee headed by Paul G. I. Lauffer. Mr. Strianse then introduced Dr. Fred D. Weldman, Emeritus Professor of Research, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, who gave the following biographical sketch of Dr. Walter B. Shelley. Mr. President, Members of the SOCIETY and Guests: "First, I want to congratulate your Society in following the policy it has in rewarding scientists for services rendered so valuably. This is in line with the fund set up recently by the Ford Foundation and I might add that the American Dermatological Association is acting somewhat similarly by awarding an annual prize of $500 for the best piece of research work done in competition. In short, I am introducing the SOCIETY OF CoSVtETIe CHEVtISTS tO this audience as an organization that is really big and generous. "As the biographer of Dr. Walter B. Shelley today, you naturally expect me to answer the question, 'What kind of man is this to whom you have made this award?' and I am in the. position to answer. We work in the same laboratory building, and as one of the so-called elder statesmen in dermatology, I have followed his career in dermatology from its begin- ning. "He is one of the lamentably few physiologists in our field. Although only a youngster, he has made his mark already, as attested by your Award Committee. He has concentrated on diseases of the sweat apparatus and itching and which obviously are important in cosmetology. The particularly gratifying feature of his work is that it has been fundamental in character. I see him marshalling students into the sweat chamber at $2.00 an hour, spraying them with the chemical (quinizarin) which maps out the sweaty places, and know that he has employed prisoners in the penitentiary in similar manner. His earnestness of purpose and sincerity of thought and action are impressive as they should be in any scientist. "In short, dermatology is fortunate and proud that Dr. Shelley has selected the skin as his field of endeavor , as I introduce him to you as the recipient of this Award." CITATION President George G. Kolar in presenting the scroll and check said, "Walter Shelley, in appreciation of your outstanding contributions to the knowledge of the physiological basis of odor formation which have

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