About the editor... JAMES P. CASEY received his M.S. from Syracuse University Pulp and Paper School in 1947. Among his many affiliations, Mr. Casey has been Director of Applications Research for A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Vice President of Research and Development for Union Starch and Refining Company, and Vice President and Director of Research for Miles Laboratories. The author of many technical papers on starch and paper manufacture, he is presently a highly sought-after consultant.