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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



cially of the members of the depart- 

 ments of investigation quartered in 

 Washington and for the benefit of 

 interested guests from government 

 bureaus. 



During the afternoons of the three 

 following days the building and the 

 exhibits above referred to were open 

 to inspection by the public. About 

 two thousand people availed themselves 

 of these opportunities. For the benefit 

 of friends and guests of the institution, 

 a souvenir pamphlet giving in brief the 

 plan and scope of the institution and 

 some indications of its development up 

 to date had been prepared, and a copy 

 of this was furnished to each visitor. 



SCIENTIFIC ITEMS 

 We regret to record the deaths of 

 Dr. Charles B. Dudley, chief chemist 

 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 

 and Dr. Ludwig Mond, F.R.S., the dis- 

 tinguished industrial chemist. 



It is proposed to add to the collec- 

 tion of portraits of deceased members 

 of the American Philosophical Society 

 that of Professor Simon Newcomb. 

 The formal presentation of the portrait 

 is expected to take place in connection 

 with the annual meeting in April. 



Mr. William H. Holmes, chief of 

 the Bureau of American Ethnology, on 



January 1 severed his official connec- 

 tion with the bureau and resumed his 

 place as head curator of anthropology 

 in the U. S. National Museum, and in 

 this connection also became curator of 

 the National Gallery of Art. Mr. F. 

 W. Hodge took charge of the Bureau 

 of American Ethnology with the title 

 ethnologist in charge. — Dr. C. F. 

 Chandler, since 1864 professor of chem- 

 istry in Columbia University, will 

 retire from active service at the close 

 of the present academic year. 



The Chicago Geographical Society 

 has awarded the Helen Culver gold 

 medal to Commander Robert E. Peary, 

 for distinguished services in explora- 

 tion, and to Professor Thomas C. 

 Chamberlin, of the University of Chi- 

 cago, for distinguished services in geo- 

 graphical research. 



Mrs. Russell Sage has given Yale 

 University $G50 000 to pay for the 

 Hillhouse property. — Mr. Henry Phipps, 

 founder of the Phipps Institute in 

 Philadelphia, has presented to the Uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania $500,000, to be 

 ; used in the campaign against tubercu- 

 losis. The management of the Phipps 

 Institute will be placed in the hands 

 of the university. — Mr. Otto Beit has 

 given to the University of London 

 £215,000 to endow fellowships for med- 

 ical research. 



