THE MEDAL AWARD 93 chemistry and could not graduate until he had passed a supplementary examination in general chemistry. Since Paul was the only person left in the college with any semblance of connection with the chemistry depart- ment, he had to make up an examination for the senior to take. Needless to say, the senior passed and graduated--thanks to Paul's help. To be able to bring help to so many in such a wide variety of ways, a man must be capable not only mentally but also physically and also must have had a wide variety of experiences. Paul qualifies on all of these accounts. Listen to the following for an accumulation of varied experiences. As I mentioned before, his father was a minister, and this unique environment was made even more varied by the fact that his father moved so frequently that Paul attended seven different grade schools. Yet, he was such a good scholar that he was valedictorian of his high school graduating class. In college, after the experience with the failing senior, he became, in his sophomore year, the laboratory assistant to the new professor of chemistry and held this job until he graduated. Washington-Jefferson was unwilling to let him go so he stayed on for two more years as a graduate assistant in the chemistry department. During this time he took sufficient courses to obtain a Master of Science degree. Undoubtedly, the two greatest names in chemistry in the early 20's were Stieglitz of the University of Chicago and Bogerr of Columbia University. Paul studied for two summers under Stieglitz and, in addiction, had some side courses under the also very famous scientist, Morris Cohn. At Columbia, as I have already mentioned, he worked on the acridine dyes, specifically the isomers of profiavine and acrifiavine under the sponsorship of Bogerr. In addition, he was a graduate assistant in organic chemis- try, a DuPont Fellow, a Fritzsche Fellow and, on the side, minored in metallography. I should not forget to stress that his study of four foreign languages allows him to keep us all up-to-date on what is happening elsewhere in the cosmetic world. Paul's life was not an easy one. His father died when he was eleven years old and it was necessary for him to do all types of odd jobs. At the ages of fifteen and sixteen he was on piece work in a glass factory. At seventeen, we find him selling books in rural communities. At eighteen, he was working in a rolling mill and, at nineteen and twenty, we have him working "down on the farm." To do all of this work, a man must have a pretty sturdy body and it is noted that Paul played basketball, baseball, and was on the track team and despite his lack of height was fullback on the high school football team. His most important recreational activity in recent years centers around mountain climbing, a sport which in my opinion demands more physical stamina than any other. He has been an officer and a member of the

94 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Board of Governors of the Adirondack Mountain Club. His other hobby is the conservation of our beautiful forests and water supplies. On the more personal side, Paul has been a devoted family man. I know that he considers as his greatest accomplishment his daughter and son and four lovely grandchildren. In this much too brief review, I think I should mention at least one other outstanding characteristic of Paul's. Perhaps I do so to excuse our lack of recognition for so long. Paul is a modest man and a quiet man neverthe- less he does serve as a living evidence to support the Greek historian Thucydides' statement that "of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." It seems to me that it is most appropriate that Paul was born and raised in Pennsylvania, a state long renowned for its friendly people, and in closing I ask that you ponder the appropriateness of his given names, two of them being the names of his two grandfathers, and the title I have tried to use as a summation of him--"Friend of Man--Paul Gideon Isaac Lauffer."