344 Federation of American Biological Societies [Jan. 



ing sentiment of " independence of the societies forming the Federa- 

 tion " (p. 280) . The concluding paragraph of Dr. Auer's Statement 

 is a particularly apt expression of this spirit. 



The " Mathews plan for the Organization of an American Bio- 

 logical Society" was informally discussed freely by members of 

 the biological societies at the Philadelphia meetings.^ The Zoolog- 

 The Mathews plan ical Society formally referred the plan to its Ex- 

 for an American ecutive Committee (p. 295). There seemed to be 

 Biological Society. ^ general disposition to " await developments in 

 the Federation," before attempting to proceed further with a central 

 Organization. 



The Substitution of analogy for fact is the bane of chemical phi- 

 losophy; the legitimate use of analogy is to connect facts together 

 and to guide to new experiments. Davy. 



Science is forever changing. The work of 

 to-day is contradicted to-morrow. Few indeed 

 are so fortunate as to leave in the permanent remembrance of sci- 

 ence conclusive work. Mitchell. 



The later life of the merchant and the lawyer loses vitality of 

 normal interest as age comes on; not so Vv^ith the man of science. 

 The eternal love of nature is his — a mistress of unfading charm. 

 Bryce. 



The great mind resists. The quality of genius is rebellious. 

 Did you ever hear of a conforming genius ? Did any one ever win 

 fame, except in the form of infamy, by suhmitting? Does the 

 World echo with the name of a single great Accepter ? Chamberlin. 



No professional man thinks of giving according to measure. 

 Once engaged, he gives his best, gives his personal interest, himself . 

 His heart is in his work, and for this no equivalent is possible ; what 

 is accepted is in the nature of a f ee, gratuity, or consideration, which 

 enables him who receives it to maintain a certain expected mode of 

 life. The real payment is in the work itself — this, and the chance to 

 join with other members of the profession in guiding and enlarg- 

 ing the sphere of its activities. Pratt. 



1 Eddy : Biochemical Bulletin, 1913, iii, p. 134. 



