Discusses the successes of the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education and lists its 400 participants. (MLH)

It is agreed that new faculty members should begin teaching careers at the first year graduate level in their specialities where their most recent experiences can be put to good use. Later, after they acquire teaching experience, they should be allowed to teach at lower levels. (DF)

It is shown that the phenomenon of synergism has been known and used in chemistry for centuries and future outlooks for its application are favorable. Examples illustrating its use are included. (DF)

The content of introductory chemistry courses in the Australian universities is described from an analysis of notebooks provided by students who had taken the courses. Variations in content and treatment in physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry are described. (AL)

The controversial objects, which appear to some to violate the known laws of physics, may prove to be highly condensed, rotating centers of extremely distant galaxies. (Author/DF)

Radioastronomy reveals that clouds between the stars, once believed to consist of simple atoms, contain molecules as complex as seven atoms and may be the most massive objects in our Galaxy. (Author/DF)

Chemistry instruction was introduced in England under the leadership of A. W. Hofmann. Brief description is included of its development in successive years. (PS)

Outlines factors to be considered in choosing suitable solvents for non-electrolytes and salts of weak acids and bases. Describes how, in some simple situation, the degree of solubility can be estimated. (Author/DF)