and Lacquer Association, Znc., Washington, D . C.T h e outstanding development of the past 2 years in the field of coatings has been the wide acceptance of latex paints, particularly for interior use. Activity in fire-retardant paints has been high, and there continues to be great interest in the development of more satisfactory and generally applicable coatings for the also the subject of a symposium before the AMERICAN CHEMICAL so-* prevention of corrosion of metals. NLIKE many other fields,. the paint industry does not lend