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ure they derived f rom meeting Dr. Ostwald and the gratification his 

 very interesting and instructive lectures afforded them. The smoker 

 was notably enjoyable because of the geniahty of the guest, the large 

 attendance, and the complete informahty that prevailed. The mem- 

 bers will retain very happy recollections of Dr. Ostwald's personality. 

 — Alfred P. Lothrop, Secretary. 



3. Columbia Biochemical Department 



Appointments to the staff. Dr. Charles Weisman and Mr. 

 Victor E. Levine have been appointed assistants. 



Members-elect of societies. Amer. Chem. Soc'y: Messrs. 

 Arthur Knudson and W. A. Perlzweig; Amer. Physiol. Soc'y : Prof. 

 Paul E. Howe; Amer. Soc'y of Biol. Chemists : Dr. Walter H. Eddy. 



Overcrowded condition of the P and S laboratory. The 



number of students taking " medical-elective " and graduate courses 

 in the main laboratory at the Coli, of Phys. and Surg. is so large 

 that it has been impossible to accommodate all who have applied for 

 admission. 



Miscellaneous items. Dr. Benjamin Horowitß has been ap- 

 pointed assis. prof. in physiol. chemistry at the medical school of 

 Fordham University, N. Y. 



Dr. Walter M. Kraus has begun a term of service as interne at 

 Bellevue Hosp. 



Dr. Walter H. Eddy recently lectured before the biology sect. 

 of the N. Y. High Seh. Teachers' Ass'n on the Chemistry of photo- 

 synthesis, and before the graduate class in biological methods of 

 teaching at Teachers' Coli., on Commercial biology and its teaching. 

 Dr. Eddy has been appointed a member of the commit. to prepare a 

 syllabus on the teaching of commercial biology in N. Y, City high 

 schools; he is also a member of the Commit. on Biology of the 

 National Educ. Ass'n, a sub-commit. of the Commit. on Articula- 

 tion, which will revise the high school courses in biology in the U. S. 



Professor des was elected an honorary member of the First 

 District Dental Soc'y of the State of N. Y. at its meeting in the 

 N. Y. Acad. of Med., on Jan. 5. At this meeting he opened the dis- 

 cussion of a paper by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, on Dental drugs and 



