Show J WAR AND CHEMISTRY The present war in Europe affecting affecting affecting affect affect- ing as it does the entire civilized world makes its influence felt among the colleges and universities of the country Aside from furnishing the subject matter for new ew history courses and a fertile field for research in economics and sociology it affects directly or indirectly many other branches of study One of these is chemistry Here the commercial aspect aspect as as- of the matter is the one concern concern- ed The worlds world's supply of chemicals with few exceptions comes from Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many France and Bohemia The cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting off of the supply has already been felt Many of the large colleges and high schools of the east announce that their courses in chemistry for forthe forthe forthe the coming year are to be seriously impaired by the shortage of materials Fortunately our own University is not so situated Dr Ebaugh of the chemistry department department department depart depart- ment was sighted far-sighted enough to order ordera a large shipment of laboratory ch chemicals chemicals chem chem- m- m before the war commenced These have just arrived In addition there is another mother shipment from Am Am- manufacturers en route The Professor announces that Utah would be able to continue to offer her present present present pres pres- ent courses in the science for two years more without any addition to speak of to her storeroom However there is some cause for alarm among the followers of science It was recently recently recently re re- re- re announced in the Technical World that if the war should continue for three or four years it would virtually virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir put a stop to the study of chemistry chemistry chemistry chem chem- and allied sciences |