A turn-of-the-century industrial laboratory61 (1988)DIVERSIONS AND DIG - PDF document

A turn-of-the-century industrial laboratory61 (1988)DIVERSIONS AND DIGRESSIONSA German Chemist's Experiences in Turn-of-the-In 1907 a young German chemist by the name of Samterfic American and provides us with a unique portrait ofIn a paper read before the Marldsche Bezirksverein Herr v.city was offered to Samter, and he sailed for New York. Hehimself on evading the contract labor law, and warns othersin large cities, and there is no expense for "trinkgelder" ortips. The cost of living, however, is considerably higher in$60 to $75 for the first, $85 forremarkable breadth of the course of study in American Bull. Hist. Chem. 1 (1988)\t7technical schools, where a little of everything is taught,things essential to the conduct of a factory. The Germanespritthat is absent from similar German institutions.The school, as well as the individual professors, looks outalma mater both for positions and forpositions than their own graduates can fill. Hence youngbut fails to supply the demand. America leads, or will lead,unlimited possibilities in the chemical treatment of wasteErrand Boy to ChiefWhen I enrolled with the I. C. S. for a Com-I would be unable to carry outBERNHART TROXLER,Oakland, N. J.A testimonial for the International Correspondence Schoolproducts. An important industry, almost unknown in 8with the manager, an energetic and intelligent but uneducatedhand, and foreman, had been promoted to his responsiblethe output, largely because of the high price of labor and itspoor quality, most of the workers in Eastern factories beingScientific1907, 97, 203.Regrettably the anonymous reporter who summarizedCHEMICAL ARTIFACTSThe University of New HampshireCharles Lathrop ParsonsChemistry Department at Durham from 1912 until hisCharles James