APPENDIX I. Announcement, Program and Minutes of the First Colloquium.
University of Toronto
TORONTO, CANADA
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
November 20, 1950
Dear Sir:
A colloquium of Canadian workers in Plant Physiology was held in the Department of Botany, University of Toronto on November 3 and 4, 1950. For your information and record I enclose copy of the programme of scientific papers read on this occasion and also brief minutes of a discussion on the desirability and feasibility of future meetings of this kind.
You will observe from the minutes that there was a strong unanimous feeling in favour of future meetings but that the best form of organization for the future was not so readily apparent. For the purpose of a meeting in 1951 no formal organization is essential. Accordingly, nothing more was decided than that the meeting would be held in the Division of Applied Biology, National Research Council. Dr. K.A. Clendenning kindly agreed to be responsible for the business and correspondence. We hope that you will be able to attend and, if possible, contribute.
Yours sincerely,
George H. Duff,
Professor of Plant Physiology
GHD/HGM
PROGRAMME OF COLLOQUIEM
Room 203, Botany Building
University of Toronto
Friday, Nov. 3, 1950, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
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K.A. Clendenning. |
Photosynthesis: A review of recent investigations. |
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P.R. Gorham. |
Stabilization of isolated chloroplasts for indefinite periods. Chloride stimulation of isolated chloroplasts. |
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E.R. Waygood. |
Properties of ascorbic acid oxidase. Enzymes in photosynthesis. |
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W.H. Minshall and V.A. Helson |
Effects of oils on the time course of photosynthesis and respiration. |
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D.W.A. Roberts. |
Distribution of invertase activity in the wheat leaf. |
Saturday, Nov. 4, 1950, commencing at 9:00 a.m.
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D.G. Wilson and G. Krotkov. |
Biosynthesis of radioactive asparagine. |
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G.H. Duff, Miss D.F. Forward and Miss J. Scorgie |
Respiration and growth in the isolated radicle tips of maize. |
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V.C.J. Quesnel and G.H. Duff. |
The effect of inhibitors upon the respiration of radicle tips of maize. |
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Discussion of future colloquia. |
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Minutes of the Discussion |
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Regarding future Colloquia |
1. That future meetings were desirable was unanimously agreed.
2. It was agreed that a meeting should be arranged for in November 1951 and that the meeting should be held in the National Research Laboratories, Ottawa. It was the consensus of opinion that the subject matter of future meetings should be determined by the current interests of the workers participating in the meeting.
3. The consensus of opinion was that the formal organization of a society at the present time would be premature.
4. Opinion was divided on the suggestion that when the time was ripe the most desirable form of organization would be that of a Canadian Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists. But the merits of the proposal were made clear and the meeting left the decision to the future.
5. Opinion was also divided on the suggestion that an Associate Committee of the National Research Council might be organized to promote Canadian work in plant physiology and that the colloquium might take place at the annual meetings of this Committee. The advantages of this proposal for the University Laboratories were clear and for this reason it was thought desirable to meet in 1951 at the place where the suggestion could be most readily explored.
November, 1950.