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THE American Philosophical Society held a very successful meeting in Philadelphia on April 12-14. The address of welcome was delivered by the president, Dr. W. W. Keen, who, with Vica-Presidents W. B. Scott and G. E. Hale, and with Dr. A. A. Michel-son, presided. More than forty papers were presented. The national crisis also received some attention, Dr. M. T. Bogert, of Columbia University, outlining the work chemists may do to aid the National Research Council in the solution of certain war problems. Suitable badges to identify “members of the industrial army “so that they may not be called slackers was urged. Attention was directed to England's mistake in permitting general enlistment for “the front” when in many cases men with special ability could have been of much more value using their brains in the laboratory. A well-trained industrial army is just as important as the army of fighters.
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GOODSPEED, A. The American Philosophical Society. Nature 100, 36–37 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/100036b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/100036b0