JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS CHICAGO CHAPTER 187 SPEAKING at the first 1961 meeting on January 17th was Paul Stout of the Quaker Oats Company. His topic, "Recent Developments in Ex- perimental Design," is one of general importance in the cosmetic field. Mr. Stout received his degree in Chemistry from Miami University (Ohio) and has done graduate work in chemistry at Northwestern University as well as statistical work at the University of Chicago. Mr. Stout is a member of the American Statistical Association, the Oper- ations Research Society and the Society for Quality Control. During his twenty-year association with the Quaker Oats Company, he has been in- volved in organic synthesis and in experimental design and evaluation. At present he is Section Leader of the Statistical Evaluation Section, where his work includes research, development and production. On February 14th Dr. I. Schurman spoke on "The FDA--What It Is and What It Does." Since the Food and Drug Administration will be playing an increasingly important role in the field of cosmetic chemistry, the information presented was of the utmost importance. Dr. Schurman has been with the Chicago District of the FDA for the last twenty-five years. He is now Chief Chemist of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Dr. Schurman received his A. B. in chemistry at Hope College in Holland, Mich. From there he went on to Ohio State University where he received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. He is a member of the American Chemical Society. All meetings are held at Henrici's Restaurant in the Merchandise Mart. NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER THE FIRST MEETING of the year was held on January 26th at Ar- mand's Beacon Terrace, Framingham, Mass. Dr. Richard B. Maffei, Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke on "Planning the Introduction of New Products: Perspectives and Implications." Dr. Joseph Harrington, senior research engineer with the engineering division of Arthur D. Little Company discussed "A Proper Perspective of Automation," at the February 23rd meeting of the Chapter.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS CHICAGO CHAPTER 187 SPEAKING at the first 1961 meeting on January 17th was Paul Stout of the Quaker Oats Company. His topic, "Recent Developments in Ex- perimental Design," is one of general importance in the cosmetic field. Mr. Stout received his degree in Chemistry from Miami University (Ohio) and has done graduate work in chemistry at Northwestern University as well as statistical work at the University of Chicago. Mr. Stout is a member of the American Statistical Association, the Oper- ations Research Society and the Society for Quality Control. During his twenty-year association with the Quaker Oats Company, he has been in- volved in organic synthesis and in experimental design and evaluation. At present he is Section Leader of the Statistical Evaluation Section, where his work includes research, development and production. On February 14th Dr. I. Schurman spoke on "The FDA--What It Is and What It Does." Since the Food and Drug Administration will be playing an increasingly important role in the field of cosmetic chemistry, the information presented was of the utmost importance. Dr. Schurman has been with the Chicago District of the FDA for the last twenty-five years. He is now Chief Chemist of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Dr. Schurman received his A. B. in chemistry at Hope College in Holland, Mich. From there he went on to Ohio State University where he received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. He is a member of the American Chemical Society. All meetings are held at Henrici's Restaurant in the Merchandise Mart. NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER THE FIRST MEETING of the year was held on January 26th at Ar- mand's Beacon Terrace, Framingham, Mass. Dr. Richard B. Maffei, Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke on "Planning the Introduction of New Products: Perspectives and Implications." Dr. Joseph Harrington, senior research engineer with the engineering division of Arthur D. Little Company discussed "A Proper Perspective of Automation," at the February 23rd meeting of the Chapter.