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1I i j THE BULLETIN l OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY r Volume 16 MAY, 1937 Number 5 i; (? yij ;4 I ' JACOB VOLLRATH V l For life of Jacob Vollrath and the Development of the Enameling Cast-Iron Industry, see pages 226-27. i i j i 1 218 Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society--Activities NEW MEMBERS Corporation Ellis, Sherman C., Middletown, Conn. Personal Beck, Cecil K., 1420 McCullough, San Antonio, Texas; president, San Jose Potteries. Calton, R. G., Tennessee Enamel Mfg. Co., Park Ave. & Railroad, West Nashville, Tenn. (formerly in name of M. H. Wright). Carmody, Elmer J., P. O. Box No. 902, Springfield, Ohio; chemist and metallurgist, National Supply Co. of Delaware, Superior Engine Div. Goodman, William, Porcelier Mfg. Co., South Greensburg, Pa.; ceramist. Hansen, James H., 1716 Grand Central Terminal, New York, N. Y.; executive secretary. Brick Manufacturers Assn, of N. Y. *McDowell, J. S., Harbison-Walker Refractories Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Obermann, Fred W., Metters, Ltd., Mitchell Rd. & Ashmore St., Alexandria, N. S. W., Australia; assistant works manager. Ogden, D. P., Ogden Engineering Co., Ottawa, 111. Patch, James B., 206 Howard St., Millville, N. J.; assis tant chemist, Whitall Tatum Co. Rolke, Herbert J., Caixa Postal, 2948, Sao Paulo, Brazil, S. A. Schoenlaub, Robert A., 205 W. Church St., Newark, Ohio; petrographer. Industrial Materials Div., OwensIllinois Glass Co. Sklar, Samuel B., 27 W. 72nd St., New York, N. Y. Thomas, Ralph B., Hygrade Sylvania Corp., 60 Boston St., Salem, Mass.; development engineer, Research Dept., Hygrade Sylvania Corp. *Zehm, Robert C., Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, N. J. Student Moses, Sidney A., Ohio State University. Williams, Robert B., Georgia School of Technology. * Indicates former member of the Society rejoining for 1937. Membership Workers' Record Poffonal Coiporation C. R. Austin 1 C. E. Bales 1 G. E. Barton 1 D. G. Bennett 1 Frederick Heath, Jr. 1 S. R. Scholes 1 Office 6 Frederick Heath, Jr. Student J. L. Carruthers Lane Mitchell Grand Total 1 1 1 15 ROSTER CHANGES DURING APRIL* Personal Butterworth, W. N., General Refractories Co., 1250 Leader Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. (Buffalo, New York) Clark, Roland J., 3400 Friendship St. (Mayfair), Phila delphia, Pa. (Dayton, Ohio) Curll, Daniel B., Box 195, Swarthmore, Pa. (Over brook, Pa.) Ellis-Anwyl, R. H., Elgin Standard Brick Co., Elgin, Texas. (Athens, Texas) Erickson, Henry W., Separations Engineering Corp., 110 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. (Bayside, Long Island, N. Y.) Foster, Harry D., 622 Federal Ave., N. E., Massillon, Ohio. (Haydenville, Ohio) Hutt, Glenn A., Ferro Enamels (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Bourke Rd., Alexandria, N. S. W., Australia. (Mel bourne, Victoria, Australia) Jordan, Roy E., Mosaic Tile Co., Zanesville, Ohio. (Ironton, Ohio) Lu Kai-Ching, 38 Tzu Kan Hsiang, East City, Peiping, North China. (Chinwangtao, Hopei Province) Schmunk, Louis, 52 Collegeview, Toronto, Ont., Canada. (Pandora, Ohio) Ward, Charles J., A. P. Green Co. of Canada, Ltd., Leaside, Ont., Canada. (Toronto) Zimmer, Warren A., 240 Virginia Ave., Jersey City, N. J. (Student, Ohio State University) * Address in parentheses is the former address. ANNUAL REPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL DIVISIONS REPORT OF ART DIVISION COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH The Art Division group is not yet organized to that point where we can find the right classified functioning groups in each special industrial, craft, or educational activity. From time to time, we have met to discuss and outline programs, but in too many instances these were not exe cuted as promised and planned because individuals involved either could not meet the requirements or, by force of cir cumstances, were tied up with other activities. I am not presuming to speak for the Art Division which after all can only function within the limits of its weight and opportunity to function. It is a necessary and essen tial branch of the Society, but it covers such a range of activities concerned with history, process, technique, training, and factory practice that I am afraid many of us are not quite aware of what it is all about. The fact is that art development in connection with ceramics is still an unorganized activity, not only in this country, but elsewhere. You will find ample evidence of this condition if you follow the reports of the English Society of British Industrial Artists. When I was instrumental in organizing the Art Divi sion some eighteen years ago, I was convinced that 1