362 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Annual Report 1963-64 During the past year the Society has continued to grow both in numbers and in stature. It has been an exceptionally busy year and this has been reflected in an increased burden on the Officers, Council and Committee members. A feature of the Society's activities which deserves special mention is the emphasis which has been placed on our relationship and co-operation with other scientific bodies. The Council believes that considerable progress has been made in this direction and hopes that one of the results will be an enhancement of the Society's status and a wider recognition of its existence and purpose. Membership The membership of the Society at 31st March 1964, is shown below in comparison with the figures at the same time during the two preceding years. 1964 1963 1962 Honorary Members 6 6 4 Members 351 329 289 Associate Members 49 57 58 Total: 406 392 351 Membership has shown a steady increase over the years although now, as might be expected, it shows signs of levelling off. Scientific Meetings In the year under review the following six scientific meetings were held :-- 1963 Subject 15th May The Analysis of Synthetic Detergents 22nd October Cosmetic Aspects of Dentistry 6th December Ladies' Night A Demonstration of Beauty Culture 196•l 23rd January 27th February 23rd March Speaker W. B. Smith A. R. Thompson Various members of the Society of Beauty Specialists of Great Britain The Significance of R. Favre Perfumes in Toilet Preparations The Chemistry of Teeth S.A. Leach Photomicrography D.F. Lawson

ANNUAL REPORT 1963-64 363 The January lecture was held under the joint auspices of the Society and the newly formed British Society of Perfumers. No lecture was held during November because of the Symposium held at Leamington during that month. Our thanks go to Mr. G. M. Howard who arranged the lecture programme. Journal During 1963 the number of British issues was increased to five and this it is hoped to maintain in future years. The American Society published six issues and the German Society one, making a total of 12 issues for 1963. However, the German Society has expressed a wish to increase their issues to two per year, so that from 1964 onwards there will be thirteen issues yearly--six American, five British and two German. The Publication Committee is making strenuous efforts to raise the standard of the Journal and it is hoped to encourage authors to make greater use of it for original papers. The Honorary Editor deserves our hearty congratulations for his efficient handling of this arduous task. Education The past year has seen the initiation of the new one-year, part-time day release course for the Society's Diploma in Cosmetic Science. The course has thus been given greater prestige and the standard of the Diploma raised. The credit for this achievement goes to the Hon. Education Officer, Mr. R. Clark, his colleagues on the Education Committee and the lecturers at Brunel College. Unfortunately, Mr. Clark found it necessary at the beginning of 1964 to resign his post as Hon. Education Officer. The Council regrets this and thanks him for his valuable services. Our best wishes go to our new Education Officer, Dr. M. Cantley, who is a lecturer in the Diploma Course and will be able to use his inside know- ledge to improve it still further. Four students gained the Diploma last summer and the Council's prize for the best student of the year was awarded to Mr. I. Gucklhorn. This year 27 students enrolled for the course at Brunel College and of these, 18 were entrants for the new one-year course. As this is the only year in which two separate courses will be run, the Council agreed to award two prizes for this year only. The first will be awarded to the best second-year student of the old course, the second to the best student of the new one-year course. Manual o.f Cosmetic Science The long awaited textbook was published last autumn and has had very favourable reviews. This is a further advance in that the Diploma Course