466 NEWS [DECEMBER 



The list continues: — $140,000 left by Dr. Calvin Ellis, formerly Dean of 

 the Harvard Medical School, to the University ; $90,000 bequeathed by Miss 

 Lucy Ellis, to be added to the fund left by her brother, Dr. Ellis ; $50,000 

 given by an anonymous donor to the University of Pennsylvania for the 

 dormitory system ; $25,000 bequeathed to Wesleyan University, Middletown, 

 Conn., by J. H. Sessions ; $10,000 given to the Iowa Wesleyan University 

 by ex-Senator James Harlan. 



We learn from Science that a large collection of water-colour paintings of 

 Japanese fishes by a Japanese artist has been presented to the University of 

 Michigan by Frederick Stears, of Detroit, and is at present on exhibition in the 

 University Museum. 



Prof. Starr of Chicago has presented his collection illustrating the ethno- 

 graphy of Mexico to the Folk Lore Society, who have offered to deposit it in 

 the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Cambridge. 



£1000 has been bequeathed by the late Mr. C. P. Daly to the American 

 Geographical Society for the foundation of a medal to be awarded for distin- 

 guished services in geography. 



The American Naturalist notes that the sons of the late Prof. J. Marcou 

 have presented his geological library to the American Museum of Natural 

 History in New York. 



Over fifty students, says the American Naturalist, attended the Coldspring 

 Harbour biological laboratory during the summer of this year. 



It is noted in Science that the expenses of the University of Chicago for 

 printing and publishing during the academic year ending June 30, 1899, were 

 over $44,000, while the receipts were only $17,000. It is probable that no 

 other University supports its publications with such liberality. 



It is stated in the Scientific American that the number of women in attend- 

 ance at the German Universities during the summer semester of 1899 was 355. 

 There were 179 at Beilin, 45 at Bonn, 27 at Breslau, 29 at Gottingen, 13 at 

 Heidelberg, and 19 at Halle. The University at Strasburg has just decided to 

 admit women to its courses. Hitherto it has closed its doors to women, but 

 now there is no German university where they may not pursue their studies. 



There are fifteen Universities in France, with 27,080 students, of Avhom 

 12,059 belong to Paris. The total expenditure is 13,859,500 francs, of which 

 10,524,200 has each year to be found by the State. 



The Scientific American notes that last year the regents of the University of 

 California sent out invitations to the architects of Europe and the United States 

 to participate in a competition whose object was to secure the best possible plans 

 for new buildings for the university. A careful programme was outlined, and 

 in deference to European architects, Antwerp was selected as the city where the 

 first competition should be held, and 101 plans were received from architects 

 in every country in Europe and from the United States as well. A represent- 

 ative international jury passed on the plans. 



On September 8 they announced that the plan of M. E. Benard, of Paris, 

 was successful and would receive the $10,000 prize. Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst 

 gave $100,000 for defraying the necessary expense of the competition ; she has 

 also promised to bear the cost of some of the buildings. The whole scheme 

 calls for $20,000,000. 



It is good news that the Liverpool Marine Biology Committee has published 

 the first of a series of Memoirs on typical British marine plants and animals, 

 edited by W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, F.B.S. No. 1 is on Ascidia, by Professor 

 W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, F.R.S. It has 60 pp. and 5 plates, and costs Is. 6d. 



It is hoped that this series of special studies, written by those who are 



