JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 121 .. CHAPTER CHICAGO OFFICERS Front row (leJt to right): Lura S. Ricketts, Secre- tary William H. Walker, Chairman. Back row left to right): Stillman R. Goff, Chairman-Elect, William D. Ackley, Treasurer Mr. Klcpetar was born in Czechoslovakia, attended the University of Prague for two years and came to the United States in 1939. He received his degree in chemistry at Linfield College and continued postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago. His activities in the American Chemical Society go back over a number of years and the various positions he held include chairmanships of the House, endowment, office affairs, nominating committee and for the past two years Chairman of the Pro- fessional Relations and Status Committee of the Chicago Section. Mr. Klepetar is a councilor for the Chicago Section to the National Society and is a member of the Rubber Divisiort of the American Chemical Society. The officers for 1961 were elected at the same meeting: Chairman, William H. Walker, Fuller Products Co. Chairman-Elect, Stillman R. Goff, The Toni Co. Secretary, Lura S. Ricketts, The Toni Co. Treasurer, William D. Ackley, International Flavors & Fragrance, Inc. Board of directors and chairmen of the various committees were ap- pointed as follows: Education--Adam T. Krol, Clearing Chemical Labora- tories, Inc. Publicity--Beverly J. Steinberg, The Toni Co. House-- Louis Lerner, The Toni Co Program--Warren Hintz, Alberto Culver Co. Hospitality--Chester F. Maculeski, Clintwood Chemical Co Inter- Prof. Relations--Dr. Emery Robert, Fuller Products Co. Membership-- Marshall Sorkin, Helene Curtis Co. Policy and By-Laws--Fred Timmons, Kolar Laboratories Ladies' Night--Barton R. Owells, Chemical Enter- prises.

122 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER O•½ NOVEMBER 3, 1960, this Chapter held its first annual Scientific Seminar at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. The seminar presented six discussions on "The Skin and Its Protection" by a panel of cosmetic chemists, which was planned by Dr. Richard E. Faust. PROGRAM Dr. Harold Beale, University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy Dr. Chase B. Jones, Chief Biochemist, Gillette Safety Razor Co., Moderator Nevis E. Cook, Director, Boston District, Food and Drug Administra- tion, "Cosmetics and the Problem of Safety" Dr. George E. Osborne, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy, and Dr. Robert Gerraughty, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, "Protective Barriers for the Skin" NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OFFICERS Left to right: Dr. Richard E. Faust, Chairman Robert L. Swaine, Vice-Chairman Myron Slotsky, Secertary Donald Kirby, Treasurer Dr. Bernard Apple, Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical School, "The Inherent Protective Properties of the Human Skin" Dean Hewitt, Dean of the School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut Jesse H. Starkman, Chairman, New England Chapter, SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Dr. Charles J. Kenslet, Vice-President, Arthur D. Little, Inc., "Problems of Chemical Carcinogenesis" Dr. Irvin H. Blank, Associate in l)ermatology, Harvard Medical School, "The Interpretation of the Clear Zone Technique for Measuring Bacterio- static Activity"