JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS surface by a variety of techniques employing gas flow chambers, scintil- lation counters, etc. (5) Reparative activity after injuries ranging from simple Scotch Tape removal of the horny layer to full thickness excisions. (6) Quantitative responses to physiologic and pharmacologic agents which elicit characteristic responses such as sweating, whealing, blanch- ing, and erythema. (7) Responses to allergenic and irritant stresses viz. blistering produced by cantharidin, pustules to croton oil, necrosis after acids and alkalis, erythema to solvents, etc. (8) Thermal, mechanical and radiation responses. (9) Biochemical and histochemical analysis of scales, epidermis, dermis, etc. (10) Physical measurements of hygroscopicity of the horny. layer, "porosity" of the dermis, elasticity, thermal contraction, conductance, and impedance. To these ten can be added, in logarithmic proportions according to one's lust for measurement, other items whose characteristics can be assessed without the use of the human eye. I hope to be alive when the first blind medical graduate applies for residency training in dermatology if he is as confident as I now am that sightlessness will be an inconvenience rather than a insuperable disability, the golden age will have begun.

510 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS New Members Alperin, George, 49 Strawberry Hill Ct., Stamford, Conn. 06902 Anderson, Harold N., 266 Glen Ave., Glen Rock, N.J. 07452 Armstrong, Robert A., 549 W. Washington Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60606 Barba, Theodore L., 80-09 Thirty-fifth Ave., Jackson Heights, N.Y. 11372 Breier, Robert, 2047 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11210 Bruno, Leonard C., Sterwin Chemicals, Inc., 90 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016 Butler, Robert B., 20 Beardslee Rd., Somer- ville, N. J. 08876 Carlson, Barbara J., Shulton, Inc., Route 46, Clifton, N.J. 07015 Carrubba, Philip, 50 Leighton Dr., Strat- ford, Conn. 06497 Chang, M. Catherine, 2448 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60614 Demonleo, Grazio Frank, 1011 Old Bridge Turnpike, East Brunswick, N.J. 08816 Gadzala, Dr. A. Edward, Avon Products, Inc., Suffern, N.Y. 10901 Geria, Navinkumar M., 1110 Alina St., Elizabeth, N.J. 07201 Gumienny, Michael J., Mennen Co., Han- over Ave., Morristown, N.J. 07960 Jacqmain, Jack L., Amway Corp., Ada, Mich. 49301 Logue, E. Eugene, Rt. 2, Box 168-A Ada, Mich. 49301 McNamara, Francis J., 41 Gail Rd., Morris Plains, N. J. 07950 Meenan, Joseph E., 22 Elizabeth St., Norwalk, Conn. 06854 Motsavage, Dr. Vincent A., Avon Products, Inc., Sufferu, N.Y. 10901 Mummeft, Phillip L., 118 Lockerbie Lane, Wilmette, Ill. 60091 Norquist, Doris P., College of Pharmacy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, N. D. 58102 Ozawa, Tatsuya, 11-3125 No. Areanuma 2-Chomc, Suginami Ku, Tokyo, JAPAN l•arker, David N., 2222 Lunt Ave., Elk Grove Village, Ill. 60007 l•osten, Paul V., 285 Hamilton Blvd., Piscataway, N. J. 08854 l•rager, Judith, 2601 W. Catalpa, Chicago, Ill. 60625 Reisinger, Beverly A., 36-20 Bownc St., Flushing, N.Y. 11354 Sangekar, Dr. Surendra A., 351 Broad St., Newark, N.J. 07104 Spitz, Patricia B., 2201 Eastlawn Dr., Midland, Mich. 48640 Stein, Dr. Martin E., 16 Hyacinth Dr., Fords, N. J. 08863 Tehrani, Nasser Yahoudaye, 90 Martha Ave., Apt. E6, Clifton, N.J. 07011 Williams, Richard G., Jr., 150 Causeway St., Boston, Mass. 02114 Wood, James W., 340 W. 86th St., New York, N. Y. 10024 The Fourth Congress of Cosmetic Chemistry The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists, which comprises 14 national societies, held its Fourth Congress of Cos- metic Chemistry in Paris from June 27 to July 2. The Congress was officially opened by Mr. A. E. Desperrois, Presi- dent of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists, Mr. Charles de Chambrun, State Secretary for Foreign Trade, and by Mr. Charles Zviak, President of the French Society of Cosmetology, who noted, "Scientific and technical contacts, discovery of what men are thinking, their work--these are the reasons for International Congresses these are the reasons for the Congress that we are going to conduct."