272 SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 



of the Bureau of Standards, is now with the American Colortype Com- 

 pany of Chicago, Illinois. 



The Treasury Department published in April a "Manual for the Oil 

 and Gas Industry under the Revenue Act of 191 8," designed to assist 

 the oil and gas producer to calculate the depletion of his reserves. 

 Attention is called to the publication here as it is not issued by one of 

 the scientific or technologic bureaus and might not reach the scientific 

 public through the usual channels. 



The Division of Biology and Agriculture of the National Research 

 Council met in Washington, April 14. Fourteen members were nomi- 

 nated by 10 national societies of biology and agriculture, 3 each from the 

 Botanical Society of America and the Society of American Zoologists, 

 and one each from the other societies. These members nominated 8 

 members at large. The Washington members are: G. N. Collins, 

 American Genetic Association; A. S. Hitchcock, Botanical Society of 

 America; George R. Lyman, American Phytopathological Society; 

 Charles V. Piper, American Society of Agronomy; A. G. Mayer, 

 Carnegie Institution; C. F. Marbut, Bureau of Soils; H. F. Moore, 

 Bureau of Fisheries, members-at-large. 



