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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



r)R. C. .lUDSON IIeKRICK. 



rrofessoi- of Neurology in the I'nivei-sity 



of Chicago and Vice-president of the 



Section of Zoology. 



memorial, celebrating the Inmdredth 

 anniversary of his birtli. wiiich occurs 

 on February 12, and the fiftieth anni- 

 versary of the publication of tlie origin 

 of species. Professor Poulton, who 



Dr. William U. IIowkll. 

 Professor of Physiology in the Johns Hop- 

 kins University and Vice-president for 

 the Section of Pliysir)l(igy and 

 Experimental Medicine. 



came from England to take part, gave 

 a vivid account of Darwin's work and 

 inliuence. He was followed by a num- 

 ber of leading American investigators 

 of problems of organic evolution whose 

 papers gave an excellent survey of pres- 

 ent conditions, showing both the de- 

 pendence of modern biological science 

 on Darwin's work and the new prob- 

 lems which have now come to the front. 

 Dr. David Starr Jordan, president 

 of Stanford University, eminent as an 

 ielithyologist and as a student of a 



Dr. Herbert Maule Richards. 



Professor of Botany in Barnard College, 

 Colunil)ia T'niversity, and Vice-presi- 

 dent fur the Section of Bot;iny. 



wide range of evolutionary problems 

 and equally for his services to educa- 

 tion and civilization, was elected presi- 

 dent for the meeting to be held next 

 year in Boston. The vice-presidents 

 of the Baltimore meeting were worthily 

 succeeded by a group of men who rep- 

 resent the best scientific work now 

 being done in this country. They are: 

 Matheniuiies and Astronomy — Professor 

 Ernest W. Brown, Yale University. 

 I'hijsics — Dr. L. A. Bauer, Carnegie 

 Institution, Washington, D. C. Chem- 

 istry — Professor William IMcPherson, 

 son, Ohio State Universitv. MecJuin- 



