Appointment to Chemistry Department; Salary; Foundation grants; Issue of work space in new building; Farrington Daniels; Graduate and post-doctoral students; Faculty in 1920s; Department attitude towards "slop chemistry"; Work during WWII; E. B. Fred's support; Department's relations with Biochemistry and Physiological Chemistry; Faculty meetings; Fred's Blue Ribbon Horse Committee; WARF money; Dining club; Computers; Teaching in sciences.