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MiscELLANEOus ITEMS. Clcveland Acad. of Med., May 21 : 

 R. M. Pearce (Univ. of Penn.), Relation of the spieen to blood de- 

 struction and regeneration, and to hemolytic jaundice. 



Coli, of Phys. and Surg. (Phila.), April 12: V. C. Vaughan 

 (Univ., Mich.), Phases of modern military Hygiene and camp sani- 

 tation, particularly in reference to war mortality. 



Columbia Univ. ; Phi Lamhda Upsilon Lect., May 6 : David T. 

 Day (U. S. Bur. of Mines), Petroleum, illustrated with motion 



pictures. 



Jeff. Med. Coli., June 15: V. C. Vaughan (Univ., Mich.), A 



doctor's Ideals. 



King's Coli. (London), Alay 31, June 2, 7 and 9: T. B. Brodie 



(Univ., Toronto), Gases of the blood. 



N. Y. Bot. Card. Summer series : Wm. Mansfield (N. Y. Coli, 

 of Pharm. ) , Poisonous plants of eastern U. S. Late-summer series : 

 W. A. Murrill, The use of mushrooms for food. 



Ohio State Univ., Apr. g: A. J. Carlson (Univ., Chicago), Re- 

 cent contributions to the physiology of the stomach. 



Univ., Chicago; P/ii Lamhda Upsilon Lect., May 21 : /. U. Nef, 

 Chemistry of enzyme action. 



Vassar Coli, May 10: F. G. Benedict (Carnegie Nutr. Lab.), 

 (i) Investigations in the Nutr. Lab. of the Carnegie Inst'n of 

 Washington; (2) Women as research assistants. 



Washington Univ., Med. Seh. (dedication week, April) : Otto 

 Polin (Harvard Med. Seh.), (i) The utiUzation of food protein; 

 (2) Tissue metaboHsm, with special reference to Creatinin; (3) Pro- 

 tein metabolism, with special reference to uric acid; (4) The occur- 

 rence and significance of phenols and phenol derivatives in the urine. 



Medals. Baly medal, Royal Coli, of Phys. (London) : To 

 F. G. Hopkins.— Dany medal (Royal Soc.) : To W. J. Pope, for 

 his researches on stereochem. and on the relations between crystal- 

 line form and ehem. structure.— Franklin medal (the highest 

 recognition in the gift of the Franklin Inst., Pa.) : To H. K. Onnes, 

 for his low-temp. research, and io T.A. Edison, for his "numerous 

 basic inventions and discoveries forming the foundation of world- 

 wide Industries, signally contributing to the well-being, comfort and 

 pleasure of the human race." 



