76 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS of the annual occasion of President's Night at both the Chicago and New York Chapters to bring to the membership all the details and pros and cons concerning this international grouping. For those of you who could not attend these meetings may I indicate that my talk entitled "Toward a United Nations of Cosmetic Chemists" will appear in the January issue of our Jot•RNAI• which will be published in England by the Society of Cos- roetic Chemists of Great Britain. This year marks the birthday of two brand new Societies of Cosmetic Chemists, namely the German Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the Swiss Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Maison G. deNavarre and Robert A. Kramer by their personal contacts during their many trips abroad were most instrumental in sparking and stimulating the existence of these societies. The publication committee, headed by Maison G. deNavarre as in for- ruer years, has done an excellent job of keeping our JouRs^I. self-sustain- ing and maintaining a good flow of the current issues. This year deNavarre called to our attention the subject of relative costs of journals in England and the United States and the fact that the British Society has mailed us journals in excess of those they have received from us. While in London we settled differences. Another first was the presentation of our fourth annual Seminar at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Prior to 1957, the Seminars had always been held in New York. Dr. Joseph Kalish, our Seminar Chairman should be commended for the excellent program and the manner in which it was conducted. May I add that 196 people attended the seminar, giving us a profit instead of an anticipated loss. It is interesting to note that about 50 of the chemists attending the Seminar were from the New York area. Coinciding with the seminar was the celebration of the Tenth Anni- versary of the Chicago Chapter. This was a delightful occasion and Gustav Carsch, his fellow officers and committee chairmen put on a fine show. Incidentally the Chicago Chapter is currently sponsoring a noncredit course in cosmetics at the University of Chicago. The New York Chapter under the guidance of Warren B. Dennis, Chair- man, also worked toward promoting cosmetic education in the Eastern Colleges. In September of this year, Columbia University offered a credit course in cosmetic chemistry. Mr. Dennis and all his officers deserve definite recognition for their persistent efforts to establish and uplift cosmetic education. The interesting, provocative scientific programs presented at both the May and December meetings were organized by William Markland your Program Chairman.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 77 Our library is increasing in both size and scope. Your Library Chairman and Historian, Harry Isacoff, is currently working out a plan whereby our library will receive new technical books from publishers, gratis, provided we publicize the books to our membership. No president could accomplish very much without the aid of the Ar- rangements Committee Chairman, Walter Wynne and the Publicity Chair- man, Savery F. Coneybear. I am greatly indebted to both these men for their wholehearted cooperation. Morris J. Root, our Membership Committee Chairman, reports an in- crease of 97 new members over last year, bringing the total up to 633 mem- bers. Among these new members are three from Canada, one from Israel and one from Holland. This is indeed in keeping with the world-wide recognition and prestige that the SociETY enjoys. Our Treasurer, Dr. Walter A. Taylor, has been keeping a watc!•ful eye on our finances and finds us financially fit. The Executive Committee made up of the last five presidents with George G. Kolar as Chairman has made the president's task a relatively easy one by its thorough study of all pertinent problems. My sincerest thanks to all these gentlemen for their display of wisdom and guidance this past year. Tonight, December 10, 1957, marks the end of the Society's twelfth year and we honor our tenth recipient of the Medal Award. This Medal is the highest honor the SOC•F•T¾ can bestow upon any scientist for out- standing contributions in the field of cosmetic science. This year our recipient, Dr. John H. Draize, is a man well known to all of us for his out- standing work in the fields of pharmacology and toxicology. The selection of a recipient was left in the hands of the Medal Award Committee made up of past medalists. This year the Committee was headed by Dr. Emil G. Klarmann and included Miss Florence E. Wall, Dr. Everett G. McDonough, Dr. Ernest G. Guenther and William A. Poucher. My hat is off to this Committee for a job well done. With deepest appreciation, I wish to thank William Giese for his most capable aid as administrative assistant and also our directors, Gabriel Barnett and Savery F. Coneybear for their help and complete cooperation. Before introducing your new officers and directors for the year 1958, may I point out that Edward Morrish, the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, was himself nominated for President of the Soc•Ex¾ and in or- der to save him the embarrassment of counting his own votes I asked him to reassign the chairmanship and asked James Baker, your President-Elect and new president for 1958 to take over the committee. The results of the election indicate that: Savery F. Coneybear is your new President-Elect. Robert A. Kramer is again your Secretary.