i82 Federation of American Biological Societies [March, 



Amer. Jour. of Physiol. The management of the 'American 

 Journal of Physiology, owned and published by the Society, was 

 entrusted to the Council. The Council was enlarged from five to 

 seven members. 



In recognition of Dr. W. T. Porter's great service to physiology, 

 in founding the Amer. Jour. of Physiol. and successfuUy Publishing 

 it for many years, the Council was entrusted to arrange for the 

 dedication, to Dr. Porter, of a volume of the Journal. (See p. 245.) 



New members: A. Arkin, Univ. West Va. ; A. T. Cameron, 

 Univ. Manitoba; P. M. Dawson, Univ. Wis. ; C. M. Grnher, E. B. 

 Krumhhaar, Univ. Pa. ; E. N. Harvey, Princeton Univ. ; H. L. 

 Higgins, Nutrition Lab., Carnegie Inst. ; Jessie L. King, Goucher 

 Coli. ; F. C. McLean, Rockefeiler Inst. ; 6". Morgiilis, E. L. Scott, 

 Columbia Univ. ; G. B. Roth, Hygienic Lab., Wash. 



Officers-elect : President — W. B. Cannon; Secretary — C. 

 W. Greene; Treasurer — /. Erlanger; Additional members of the 

 Council— W/. H. Howell, J. J. R. Macleod, W. E. Garrey, W. J. 

 Meek. 



Comment. Despite the unusual defaults in the matter of the 

 scientific program, and the presence of only a few members from 

 the Atlantic seaboard, the meeting was a success, due largely to the 

 considerate efforts and the generous hospitality of the Local Com- 

 mittee. The opportunity to inspect the new laboratories and hos- 

 pitals of Washington Univ. Med. School itself justified the trip to 

 St. Louis. It appears that this school has actually made an ad- 

 vance beyond the " stone age " of American universities in general. 

 In material equipment for medical research and teaching, Washing- 

 ton Univ. Med. Seh. is second to none, if not superior to all other 

 medical schools in this country. 



III. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS : 



NINTH ANNUAL MEETING 



P. A. Shaffer, Secretary 



The ninth annual meeting of the Biochem. Soc. was held at St. 

 Louis, on Dec. 28-30, 19 14, in the laboratories of the Washington 

 Univ. Med. Seh. Three Joint sessions were held with the other 



