ÂC5 Building Cornerstone Laid Time capsule sealed during brief ceremony, move to new quarters to start in January 1 H E COHNERSTOXE of the new ACS headquarters building in Wasliington, D.C., was slipped into place Saturday, Dec. 5, in a brief, informal ceremony. The headquarters staff will start moving into the new building early in January (C&EN, Dec. 7, page 25). Presiding at the ceremony was Dr. Wallace R. Brode, chairman of trie ACS Committee on Building, and science adviser to the Secretary of State. After the ceremony, Dr. George B. Kistia- kowsky, President Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Science and Technology, spoke at a luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel. (Dr. Kistiakowsky, on leave from Harvard, has just been named winner of the ACS Chicago Section's Willard Gibbs Medal—see page 102.) The cornerstone covers a time capsule—a thin copper container—which was prepared in the lobby of the new building. Dr. Brode handled the disposition of documents to be included in the time capsule. He was assisted by Robert V. Mellefont, ACS Treasurer, and Dr. Bradford R. Stanerson, Director of Membership Activities. Included in the capsule: • Representative articles of the ACS Bulletin Service—placed in the container by Dr. John C. Bailar, Jr., Presi- dent of the ACS. • Histories of the Society at 25, 50, and 75 years, plus a copy of the latest annual report—placed by George Tay- lor, recently retired Assistant Secretary. • Photographs of the old headquarters building—AI den H. Emery, Executive Secretary. • List of Society officers—Lucy M. Massey, head of the Records Depart- ment • Board Authorization for the new building—Dr. Arthur C. Cope, newly elected President-Elect for 1960. • Copy of plea to the ACS Council for the new building—Dr. Ralph Con- nor, Director. • Promotional literature—John H. Nair, chairman of the Building Fund Planning Committee. ^ v>0rpicS OÎ i ΐϊΘ UiStiiiute, û ITiOiitiiiy report to ACS building fund campaign workers—William Q. Hull, associate editor, ACS Applied Publications. • Photographs of the architectural version of the new building»-Walter Faulkner, architect. • Photographs of the building during various stages of construction—George W. Lipscomb, contractor. • Copy of Dec. 7 issue of CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS—Dr. Richard L. Kenyon, Editor, C&EN. (This issue was a fateful one—it carried the obituary of Walter J. Murphy, who, as Editorial Director of the Applied Publications, had been extremely active in the building fund campaign. ) • Register of persons who attended the cornerstone laying ceremony—Betty Ch^ «e, administrative assistant to Alden H. Emery. • A penny for good luck—Robert Gould, Jr., son of C&EN's Managing Editor, Robert F. Gould. At the completion of this part of the ceremony, the time capsule was sealed and placed in the northwest corner of the new building. OLD PHOTOS. Alden H. Emery (left), Executive Secre- tary of the ACS, places photographs of the old building in the time capsule. Dr. Bradford R. Stanerson, Director of Membership Activities, helps out NORTHWEST CORNER. Here, the cornerstone is positioned by Dr. Arthur C. Cope (left), 1960 President-Elect, and Dr. George B. Kistiakowsky (kneeling). Dr. Brode (left), Dr. Elder, and Dr. Bailar look on DEC. 14. 1959 C&EN 25

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ÂC5 Building Cornerstone Laid Time capsule sealed during brief ceremony, move to new quarters to start in January

1 H E COHNERSTOXE of the n e w ACS

headquarters building in Wasliington, D.C., was slipped into place Saturday, Dec. 5, in a brief, informal ceremony. The headquarters staff will start moving into the new bui lding early in January (C&EN, Dec. 7, page 25) .

Presiding at the ceremony was Dr. Wallace R. Brode, chairman of trie ACS Committee on Building, and science adviser to the Secretary of State. After the ceremony, Dr. George B. Kistia-kowsky, President Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Science and Technology, spoke at a luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel. (Dr. Kistiakowsky, on leave from Harvard, has just been named winner of the ACS Chicago Section's Willard Gibbs Medal—see page 102.)

The cornerstone covers a t ime capsule—a thin copper container—which was prepared in the lobby of t he new building. Dr. Brode handled the disposition of documents to b e included in the time capsule. H e was assisted by Robert V. Mellefont, ACS Treasurer,

and Dr. Bradford R. Stanerson, Director of Membership Activities. Included in the capsule:

• Representative articles of the ACS Bulletin Service—placed in the container by Dr . John C. Bailar, Jr., President of the ACS.

• Histories of the Society a t 2 5 , 5 0 , and 75 years, plus a copy of the latest annual report—placed by George Taylor, recently retired Assistant Secretary.

• Photographs of the old headquarters building—AI den H . Emery , Executive Secretary.

• List of Society officers—Lucy M . Massey, head of the Records Depar t m e n t

• Board Authorization for the new building—Dr. Arthur C. Cope, newly elected President-Elect for 1960.

• Copy of plea to the ACS Council for the n e w building—Dr. Ralph Connor, Director.

• Promotional literature—John H .

Nair, chai rman of the Building Fund Planning Committee.

^ v>0rpicS OÎ i ΐϊΘ UiStiiiute, û ITiOi i t i i iy

report t o ACS building fund campaign workers—William Q. Hull, associate editor, ACS Applied Publications.

• Photographs of the architectural version of the new building»-Walter Faulkner, architect .

• Photographs of the building during various stages of construction—George W. Lipscomb, contractor.

• Copy of Dec. 7 issue of C H E M I C A L & E N G I N E E R I N G NEWS—Dr. Richard L. Kenyon, Editor , C&EN. (This issue was a fateful one—it carried the obituary of Walter J. Murphy, who, as Editorial Director of the Applied Publications, had been extremely active in the building fund campaign. )

• Register of persons who attended the cornerstone laying ceremony—Betty Ch^ «e, administrative assistant to Alden H. Emery.

• A penny for good luck—Robert Gould, Jr., son of C&EN's Managing Editor, Robert F. Gould.

At the completion of this par t of the ceremony, the t ime capsule was sealed and placed in the northwest corner of the new building.

OLD PHOTOS. Alden H . Emery ( l e f t ) , Executive Secretary of the ACS, places photographs of the old bui lding in the t ime capsule. Dr . Bradford R. Stanerson, Director of Membership Activities, helps ou t

NORTHWEST CORNER. Here , the cornerstone is positioned by Dr. Arthur C. Cope ( l e f t ) , 1960 President-Elect, and Dr . George B. Kistiakowsky (knee l ing ) . D r . Brode ( l e f t ) , Dr . Elder, a n d Dr. Bailar look on

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