JOHN C. WARNER'S ACS presidential address (see page 4786) will stimulate considerable thinking on the subject of chemical education and inevitably much controversy. We congratulate Dr. Warner on his boldness and frankness. What he said needed to be said. Because of his background in research and university teaching, because of his many contacts with industry, and his distinguished career as president of one of the country's leading institutions, he is in a unique position to evaluate a great variety of educational approaches. Those responsible for the training of future chemists must have been deeply concerned when Dr. Warner stated that he knew of no comprehensive study and evaluation of graduate education in chemistry during the past 20 years, except the study initiated a few years ago by the ACS Committee on Professional Training, and even this study had not yet gone beyond collecting information on present practices and standards. The present ACS President has for ...