Show the world war Is over now the Ch chemist ernist Is 13 back on his old job dy by DR LEO H BAEKELAND Arne american rican chein chemical cal society the th war is at least as far as the united states is concerned even if in europe the allies keep on quarreling among themselves the chemist is back on his old job the kind of war lie prefers is a war of peace where lie wears no uniform although a sometimes I risks his life as much as in the tren trenches clies ills his war now is against waste disease poverty misery sorrow nar row mindedness ft war against ignorance which breeds all r of f these calamities while lie he is wagi waging ng this war his strength ilia his power for good should not depend exclusively on knowledge know ledge Know knowledge knowledg led e alu abune ne is a two edged agod sword sometimes very dangerous to its possessor the human bunian race has suffered as often from froin knowledge without idealism as from idealism without knowledge it is the task fask of our schools our colleges our universities to tea teach c talis to our graduating chemists cherniet s it is the dut duty y of olour our cher chemists niAs to work and live accordingly along this line of effort what every chemist should strive for individually our american che chemical society must ail aim at collectively it ran can do many in that direction it can call help to implant this gospel 0 vel in our educational programs it can teach that greater power greater wealth claim higher responsibilities ties greater service vh VIl ether lether the posses posse w or be an individual a corporation a chemical society ot 0 a nation |