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Sydney D. Kramer (American Mus. Natural Hist.), assistant. 



Grace Sheets, assistant (Teachers College), vice Katherine R. 

 Coleman (see note above). 



Associations and societies. Officers-elect. Prof. Wm. J. 

 Gies, member, Nom. Commit., Amer. Soc. Biol. Chem. 



Dr. Victor E. Levine: sec'y, N. Y. Acad. of Sciences, Sect. 

 Astron., Physics and Chem. 



Members-elect. Prof. Wm. J. Gies, non-resident member, 

 Franklin Inst., Phila. 



Dr. Victor E. Levine, fellow, N, Y. Acad. of Sciences. 



Dr. H. Wasteneys: member, Amer. Soc. Biol. Chem. 



New Doctor of Philosophy. Edward Plaut recently fulfilled 

 the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. His major and minor sub- 

 jects were organic, biological, and organic chemistry, respectively. 

 Dissertation: The synthesis of certain substituted syringic acids. 



Memorial Library. Dr. Edward Plaut has given, to Prince- 

 ton Univ., $5000 for the establishment there of the Albert Plaut 

 Memorial Library of Chemistry, in memory of his father. 



Address. Prof. Gies was one of the Speakers at the annual 

 dinner of the First District Dental Society of the State of New 

 York, at the Hotel Astor, Jan. 22. 



