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The bronze thesis-medal of the Science Club, Univ. of Wis., 

 was awarded, at commencement, to Walter Pitz for a thesis on The 

 effect of elemental sulfur and of calcium sulfate on certain of the 

 higher and lower forms of plant life. This medal is awarded annu- 

 ally to a senior in the Univ. of Wis. for quality and quantity of 

 research in the preparation of a thesis in physical or natural science, 

 or pure mathematics, or their useful applications. 



Prizes. The Royal Soc, Edinburgh, has awarded the Mak- 

 dougall-Brisbane prize, for 1912-14, to C. R. Marshall (Dundee 

 and St. Andrews), for his studies on the pharmacol. action of tetra- 

 alkyl ammonium Compounds. 



The OsiRis PRizE, $20,000, which the Inst, of France gives every 

 three years as a reward for the most remarkable work or discovery 

 by Frenchmen in science, art, letters or industry, was awarded 

 jointly to Prof 's Widal (^) and Chantemesse (ji), and Dr. Vin- 

 cent (^), whose names are connected with the development of anti- 

 typhoid inoculation. As the Osiris prize can be given only to French- 

 men, the Inst, decided to award, in this connection, a special prize 

 to Sir Almroth Wright, who first prepared anti-typhoid serum. 



Associations, societies, etc.: Officers-elect. Amer. Assoc. 

 Immunologists. Pres., /. IV. Johling; vice-p., G. P. Sanhorn, W. 

 T. Councüman, J. A. Kolmer; treas., W. J. Stone; sec, M. J. 

 Synnott. 



Amer. Med. Assoc. Pres., Surg. Gen., R. P. Bliie. 



Amer. Neurolog. Assoc. Pres., L. F. Barker. 



Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. Pres., F. L. Wulling, dean. Coli, 

 of Pharm., Univ. Minn. 



Amer. Soc. Trop. Med. Pres., M. J. Rosenau. 



Assoc. Amer. Physicians. Pres., Henry Sewall. 



German Assoc. Scientific Men and Physicians. Pres., F. 

 von Müller. 



Medical Brotherhood. See page 294. 



New Orleans Acad. Sciences. Pres., Gustav Mann. 



SiGMA Xi, DisT. Columbia Chapt. Vice-p., Isaac K. Phelps. 



Soc. Exp. Biol. and Med. Pres., Graham Lusk (re-elec); 

 vice-p., G. N. Calkins; sec-treas., H. C. Jackson; addit. members of 

 the Council, Wm. J. Gies and John Auer. 



