^ssuA•, •eoar OF COUSC•, FOR 1967-68 557 22nd March 1968 Medal Lecture--"Eyesweet and colour science in cosmetics" Dr. B. H. Crawford 2nd May 1968 "Some rheological aspects of cosmetics" Mr. B. Warburton and Dr. B. W. Barry Symposia These have been most successful. The symposium at Leamington which included a visit to Avon Cosmetics, generated immense interest and resulted in an attendance of 150. The spring 1968 symposium at Harrogate on the subject of "Technical developments in packaging for the cosmetic industry" was supported by 108 registrants. Education Of the 19 students who sat the Diploma Examination at Borough Polytechnic in June 1967, eleven were successful. The Hibbott Memorial Prize was awarded to Mr. J. Gokhale. At enrolment in September 1967 the Diploma Course was again over- subscribed, but preference was given to students employed in the industry. Of the present lecturers, five are members of the Society--viz. Mr. E. K. Clarke, Mr. K. Curry, Dr. T. J. Elliott, Mr. S. Golding and Mr. A. F. Morris. The Council's thanks are due to them all for ensuring the continuance of this valuable course. Due to the efforts of Mr. K. Tomlinson, it is now expected that a second Diploma Course will begin at Salford Technical College in October 1968. The Society has also explored the possibility of organising a course in the Midlands, but the necessary interest and support was lacking. Journal The Society has continued to play its part by publishing promptly 5 of the 13 issues of the Journal. In common with other scientific journals it has been decided to adopt the metric {SI) system in the Journal from January 1969. The American Society's problem in producing its issues economically,

558 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS precipitated agreement to adopt a new scale of charges to those overseas societies who are taking copies of the British editions of the Journal. In order to maintain the Journal at the highest possible standard, Council has decided to offer an Annual Publication Prize for the best paper published in the British issues of the Journal. An announcement will be made when the details have been agreed. Scientific committee During the year both the Methods of Analysis and Toxicology sub- committees began offering a technical advisory service to members. Enquiries have been few so far, but it is hoped that this service will be of benefit to members, particularly of smaller organisations. The collaborative work of members of the Methods of Analysis Sub- Committee on the estimation of hexachlorophane in cosmetic products has been published in the Journal. A further collaborative study of two methods of hydroxyl value determination has been completed--neither method is felt to be adequate, and improved methods are being sought. The Toxicology Subcommittee is investigating the possibility of writing a monograph on good housekeeping practice in cosmetic manufacture and possibly on methods of determining effectiveness of protection against bacterial and fungal contamination. Relations with other bodies The interests of the Society often overlap those of other organisations and it is obvious that the best interest of the cosmetic industry and the Society can often only be served through close co-operation with kindred organisations. The British Society of Perfumers is a case in point and Council is glad to record the close association which has been maintained between the two societies--besides the joint lecture meeting and a joint meeting of the Officers concerned, agreement has also been reached in principle to organise together a symposium on Perfumery. Relations with the Toilet Preparations Federation have been strength- ened and the important step was taken of proposing the names of three of the Society's officers who, with an equal number of representatives from the T.P.F., have formed an autonomous select committee to study the need for cosmetic legislation and the format, if any, this should take. Our representatives on the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee have