SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN 355 SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN Annual General Meeting THE FOURTEENTH Annual General Meeting of the Society took place on 24th May at the usual venue, 55 Park Lane. The Meeting was noteworthy for the presentation of scrolls to the two new Honorary Members, Dr. H. W. Hibbott and Dr. A. W. Middleton. Scrolls of Honorary Membership being presented by Mr. G. A. C. Pitt, the retiring President, to: Dr. H. W. I-Iibbott Dr. A. W. Middleton During his presentation of the Annual Report the retiring President, Mr. G. A. C. Pitt, underlined recent progress in the Society's affairs. Mem- bership now stands at 392, and in the year under review six scientific meetings took place in London. In 1963 the number of British issues of the Journal will be five, and these will, of course, be produced by Pergamon Press Ltd. on behalf of the Society. The increased number of British issues makes additional work for the Hon. Editor, Mr. Herzka. Fortunately our Symposia help in this respect but Mr. Herzka will still need all the contributions he can get. By this new arrangement members will receive the Journal, British or foreign, monthly. Education. The development in this activity is most encouraging. Twenty-four students entered for the course at Brunel College this session, amongst whom were a number of science graduates. Next session Dr. Skellon has agreed to arrange a part-time day release course. The course will then be completed in one year instead of two. Undoubtedly this raises both the standard and prestige of the course. Our congratulations and

356 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS thanks go to our Hon. Education Officer, Mr. Clark, to Dr. Scott and to the Education Committee who have worked hard to bring this about. Our thanks also to members who have lectured to the students in the past session. A prize, to the value of oe5, is to be awarded each year by the Society to the candidate who is placed first in the Diploma Examination. The first award will be made in the 1963-4 session. The text book on Cosmetic Science will be published in the summer, and will be used for the Diploma course. Dr. Hibbott and his team of contributors are to be congratulated on this work which constitutes another advance for the Society. The Institute of Weights and Measures Administration issued a Statement criticising many aspects of the cosmetic industry. A sub-committee was set up by Council to examine this. As a result the conclusion was reached that many of the criticisms were unsound. Accordingly, a Statement in reply was drawn up and circulated to the press and to all members. International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists. Mr. Wilkinson, one of the British delegates to the I.F.S.C.C., has been elected Honorary Treasurer of the Federation. Mrs. Millman continues to be its General Secretary. The Third International Congress will be held in New York in June 1964. The American Society has been most generous in making no charge to delegates from foreign societies for either the Congress or for board. At the time of writing over fifty members of the British Society have indicated their intention to attend. Hospital Beauty Room. In October, the President and Vice-President visited the Mental Hospital at Menston, near Leeds, where the Society had equipped a Beauty Room similar to that in use at Halliwick Hospital. The hospital authorities were pleased with the results, the treatment was popular on average twelve patients are treated a day. Symposia are becoming a very important part of the Society's activities and more are planned, following those successfully held on "Perfumery" and "Aerosols". During the year the Scientific Committee has been particularly concerned with Methods of Analysis and Toxicology. A list of accepted colorants has been published, and the initiative taken in calling a meeting of firms interested in the possible dangers in the use of hairsprays. In the voting for 3 new members of Council, Messrs. R. E. Eckton, R. F. L. Thomas and N. J. van Abbe were elected. The Officers for 1963-4 are: President: Immediate Past President: Vice-President Honorary Secretary: Honorary Treasurer: Mr. S. J. Bush Mr. G. A. C. Pitt Mr. A. Herzka Miss L. P. Torry Mr. D. F. Anstead Some 36 members stayed on to enjoy the pleasantly informal supper which followed the business meeting. D.E.B.