The Popular Science Monthly 



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CONTENTS OF JANUARY NUMBER 



With the British Association in South Africa. Pro- 

 fessor Ernest W. Brown. 



The Foundations of Geometry. Dr. Oscar Veblen. 



The Content of Chinese Education. Dr. Charles 

 Keyser Edmunds. 



The Geological Surrey or Alaska. Dr. Alfred 

 Brooks. 



What is an Ear of Corn ? T. G. Montgomery. 



Spencer Fullerton Baird. T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Intercollegiate Contests. Professor John J. Steven- 

 son. 



The Progress of Science : 



The Convocation Week Meetings of the Scientific 

 Societies ; Award of the Nobel Prizes ; The De- 

 termination of Sex ; Two German Directories ; 

 Scientific Items. 



CONTENTS OF FEBRUARY NUMBER 



Professor William H. Welch, Frontispiece. 

 The Passing of China's Ancient System of Literary 

 Examinations. Dr. Charles Keyser Edmunds. 

 The Lapses of Speech. Professor Joseph Jastrow. 

 What is Slang? Professor Edwin W. Bowen. 



Recent Advances in Meteorology and Meteorological 

 Service in Japan. Dr. 8. Tetsu Tamura. 



With the British Association in South Africa. Pro- 

 fessor Ernest W. Brown. 



Some Recent Tendencies in Mathematical Instruc- 

 tion. Professor G. A. Miller. 



The Wealth of the Commonwealth, its Consumpt on 

 and Conservation. Dr. A. C. Lane. 



The Honor System in American Colleges. 

 W. Le Conte Stevens. 



Professor 



The Progress of Science: 



The Work of the Department of Agriculture 

 under Secretary Wilson ; The New Orleans Meet, 

 ing of the Association ; Scientific Items. 



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