TEACHERS OF CHEMISTRY MEET

On October 28, the department of chemistry entertained at the Graduate Club the members of a club composed of teachers of chemistry in various New England colleges. The club was organized some twenty years ago by Professors Bartlett of Dartmouth, Stoddard of Smith, and Mears of Williams. After a period of prosperity the interest in the club declined for a few years and the meeting this year was the third of a new and reinvigorated series. The club has no formal papers at its meetings, no officers and no name, though at the last meeting it was suggested that it be called the Orouboros Club. For the benefit of the uninitiated we may say that the Orouboros is that mythological serpent which is represented as swallowing his own tail, thus forming a perfect circle and representing the oneness of all matter. The senior member of the department of chemistry of the college at which each meeting is held acts as chairman and host. The club is now composed of sixteen members representing Amherst, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Harvard, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Simmons, Smith, Williams, and Worcester Polytechnical Institute.