5i6 Biochemical News, Notes and Comment [April-July 



Miscellaneous. The statement in Science (Feb. 13, p. 248) 

 that "Dr. Emil Abderhalden, prof. of physiol. at the Univ. of 

 Halle, will lecture at Columbia Univ. next autumn " was incorrect. 

 It is probable that the rumor originated in a misunderstanding of 

 the Import of Prof. Abderhalden's election to, and acceptance of, 

 corresponding membership in the Biochem. Assoc. 



See. Houston, of the U. S. Dep't of Agric., has abolished the 

 Board of Food and Drug Inspection. Appeals of the nature which 

 formerly went to this Board will be submitted to Dr. C. L. Aisher g, 

 who will be assisted by Dr. R. L. Emerson, of Boston. 



Dr. F. D. Fromme, of Purdue University, made a botanical 

 trip through Texas, New Mex. and Ariz. during the month of Feb., 

 in Order to obtain additional Information on the life histories of 

 certain species of Uredinales. 



The report of the pres. of the Carnegie Inst., for the year end- 

 ing Oct. 31, 19 13, refers to researches by Dr. R. A. G ortner and 

 Prof. B. E. Livingston. Regarding the work of Dr. Gortner, pres. 

 Wood ward comments in general as f ollows : " The importance of 

 the biochem. lab., in charge of Dr. Gortner in connection with the 

 dep't, has been well attested during the year by the aid he has ren- 

 dered in the complex studies evidently essential to further advances 

 in the problems of plant and animal evolution." 



The Lebanon Hosp. Lab. has established a Dep't of Physiol. 

 Chem. for the conduct of routine and research work. This depart- 

 ment will be under the care of Drs. M. J. Gottlieh and William, 

 Wooschin. 



The Carnegie Inst, expedition to Torres Straits has retumed. 

 Dr. E. N. Harvey was a member of the party. 



The first report of an investigation that has been in progress for 

 a year in regard to the sanitation, food and social hygiene of stu- 

 dents has been presented by Dr. Wm. H. McCastline, the health 

 officer of Columbia Univ. The report shows that there have been 

 few cases of contagious or infectious disease and that the number 

 of students who have been willing to come for consultation in re- 

 gard to moral problems is most gratifying. It is affirmed that as a 

 class Columbia men are of excellent principle and high moral caliber. 

 Dr. McCastline has organized a student board of health, whose duty 



