Diethyl ether of vitriol" ("oleum dulce vitrioli")—the name reflects the fact that it is obtained by distilling a mixture of ethanol and sulfuric acid (then known as oil of vitriol)—and noted some of its medicinal properties. At about the same time, Paracelsus discovered ether's analgesic properties in chickens. The name "ether" was given to the substance in 1729 by August Sigmund Frobenius. Diethyl ether Diethyl ether, or simply ether, is an organic compound in the ether class with the formula , sometimes abbreviated as (see Pseudoelement symbols). It is a colorless, highly volatile flammable liquid. It is commonly used as a solvent
Sound of Today Sound of Today The Sound of Today (SOT) is the name of the marching band at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, Louisiana). Began under band director Jack W. White in 1970. Another name for the "Sound of Today" is "the House that Jack Built." According to Jack White, band director emeritus, the name arose during a contest in the early-1970s to find a name for the band. He received a brochure from a music company advertising arrangements that would "give your band the sound of today." He realized that the name fit perfectly and