THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE 



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its quarters and has now again moved 

 to a new site on Broadway and 156th 

 Street, adjacent to the fine buildings 

 of the Hispanic Society of America 

 and the American Numismatic and 

 Archeological Society. It has now a 

 beautiful site by the Hudson River in 

 one of the scientific centers of the city. 

 It is unfortunate that all the institu- 

 tions devoted to higher education, sci- 

 ence and letters could not have been 

 placed in one center, but they are at 

 all events in large measure connected 

 by the subway on the west side of the 

 city. 



By the courtesy of Mr. F. S. Dellen- 

 baugh, the secretary of the society, we 

 are able to print here some illustra- 

 tions showing the exterior and interior 

 of the admirable new building, which 



has been occupied by the society since 

 May. It is built of Indiana limestone 

 in the style of the Italian Renaissance, 

 conforming to the other buildings on 

 the ground. There are four stories and 

 a basement ; the stack rooms form the 

 western part of the building, being 

 placed on six floors. The whole build- 

 ing is admirably designed for the pur- 

 poses of a geographical society, being 

 completely fire-proof, with ample light 

 on all sides. It will provide a perma- 

 nent home for the library and collec- 

 tions of the society and for its educa- 

 tional and scientific work. 



SCIENTIFIC ITEMS 



We regret to record the deaths of 

 Professor Benjamin Franklin Thomas, 

 professor of physics in the Ohio State 



