THE USIPERSITT TR.iISISQ OF TECHSICAL CHE.\IIS'YS. IJT I'ROFESSOR F. G . I ) O S S A S , N.A., P1I.D.
Thc En lisli cheniicnl ninnnfnctiirer is siicli n wry much nl)uscd in1 ~ritlnnl thnt tlierc must be n p c n t den1 of ~o o d in liiiii. He is constnntly being conipnred to his diendvnntnp with his C:eriiinn brother, the ciiiplorer of scorcs of ~n i r c r s i t y grniliintes, niitI witIi liis ~iiieAcnn brotlicr ~vlio, it is rclntcd, goes to the Vnircrsity 01' tcchnicnl who01 ~J I p-opritt pcraoticr nil11 piclis liis inen out. I11 diort. one of the ninny things lnid i i t the door of tlic English ~nnnufncturcr is tlint lie cycs tlie University pntInnte, if iiot csnctlv nsknnce, n t 1111 cvcnts wit11 n ccrtnii wnriness, nntl tlicit 'in this nntl otlicr wnys lie innltei rclntircly little iisc of tlic Cnircrsitics of the coiintrv, l!eccntlr, Professor ICi ping, in dcnling with the subject in his ~r e s i c ~c n t i n ~ n d r c s u to tlic CIieinicnl Section oi tlie h i t i d r\ssocintion, lins i~ttcrccl n sort of ncnclernic clieinist's Innicnt. h i t . wlint nbont the Englisli cliemicnl ninniifiictiircr hiinself ? I'crhnps if lie were not n silcut innn lie too could utter R lnincnt. I linre no intciition, lio\vcver, of entering into the riglits nncl ivrongs of tlint question here. Uiit one tliing is, or oiight to be nbirndnntly clenr to everybody. on the one linncl \vc linvc the Universities of Grent Britain nncl Irclnncl onorinonsly incrcnscd of Into in numbers nnd psiininbly in efficiency, i t n d rencly to poiir fort11 n corresponding~y incrensed number of young clieniists every ycar. Chi the otlier Iinncl, nre tliu mnnufiicturers niid employers of trnincd clicruists prepared to otior positions to these 0 On tlic p r t of the Universities there is cspcricnccd n certnin sense of isolntion. n certain wnnt oi direct touch with the outcr world of inclust.ry, nnd n vcry conaidernblc difficulty in finding suitnble employment for tlicir grndiintes. It is clcnrly n case wlicre tlicrc is urgent need for conference. Some ! ) or 10 yenrs ngo tlic Ccrmnn cliemicnl mnniifirctiircrs rind Unirewity tcnclicrs met together nnd discnssed the tcircliiiig of cliemistry tit the Hocliseliulen, wit11 tlic rcsult tlint certnin reforms were introduced. Tliis is IL good csnniplc to follow, nntl i t is 1111 tlic niorc ciisily followcl in this nncl other ISn~lisli-spcnking countries, since the incetings of the Locnl , cctioiis of tlie Society of Clieinicnl Industry providc us wit11 nn nlniost idenl mncliiiiery for this purpose. A t these meetings ninnnfnctiirers, directors of tcclinicnl Inborntorics, coiisiiltiiig clicniists niid University tcncliers meet, or ought to incct t0gCtlier. nrid tlierc iu not tlic sliglitcst difticiilty in, nt d l events, initinting useful clisciissions wliicli niiglit. lend to tlic coiifercnrcs alliidctl to nborc. Plnin sp~nliing on both sitlcs will do no Iiiirni. nnd is liiglily neccssiirF