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the ectoderm, and the deeper yellow the 

 germ ring and embryo. Modifications of 

 the process can be made, and many 

 such modifications will undoubtedly 

 suggest themselves to anyone sufficient- 

 ly interested to attempt the work for 

 himself. 



A. L. Tkeadwell. 

 Wood's Holl, Mass. 



American Microscopical Society. 



The twenty-first meeting of the Amer- 

 ican Microscopical Society will be held 

 in Syracuse, N. Y., at the College of 

 Medicine, Syracuse University, August 

 29th to September 1st, inclusive. 



The officers for this year are: 



First Vice-President, Dr. Moses C. 

 White, Yale Medical School. 



Second Vice-President, Dr. V. A. 

 Moore, Cornell University. 



Secretary, Dr. Wm. C. Krauss, Niagara 

 University. 



Treasurer, Magnus Pfiaum, Pittsburg, 

 Pa. 



Owing to the death of the President, 

 Prof. D. S. Kellicott, Dr. Moore will act 

 as president during the meeting. 



The local committee, of which ex-Presi- 

 dent Dr. A. C. Mercer is chairman, has 

 completed arrangements for the enter- 

 tainment of the society, and the follow- 

 ing interesting programme has been pre- 

 pared. It will be noted that the papers 

 are on practical subjects: 



Monday, August 29: 

 5.00, P. M. — Meeting of the Executive 

 Committee in the assembly room of the 

 Vanderbilt, Washington street, corner 

 Warren street. 



Tuesday, August 30: 

 9.00, A. M. — Meeting of the Executive 

 Committee in the Library at the Col- 

 lege of Medicine, 307-311 Orange street. 

 9.00, A. M. — Exhibits of microscopes, lab- 

 oratory apparatus, etc., in the Men's 

 Study, College of Medicine. 

 10.00, A. M.— (1) Address of Welcome, by 

 Prof. Charles W. Hargitt and Prof. 

 John Van Duyn, in Lecture Room A, 

 College of Medicine. 



(2) Response, by the acting Presi- 

 dent, Prof. Veranus A. Moore, of 

 Cornell University. 



(3) Election of new members. 



(4) Biography of President D. S. 

 Kellicott, by Prof. A. M. Bleile, M. 

 D., Columbus, O. 



(5) Biographies of Professor Wm. 

 A. Rogers and Professor Henry C. 

 Coon, by Prof. S. H. Gage, Ithaca, 

 N. Y. 



(6) A Method for Preparing Nu- 

 cleated Blood in Bulk for Class 



Demonstrations, by Dr. T. E. Oertel, 

 Milledgeville, Ga. 



(7) Special Structure Features in 

 the Air Sacs of Birds, by Mary J. 

 Ross, A. B. 



(8) A Report of a Student's Work 

 in the Micrometry of the Blood Cor- 

 puscles of Individuals of Different 

 Nationality, Jjy Prof. Moses C. White, 

 New Haven, Conn. 



(9) The Teaching of Correct and 

 Definite Methods in the Use of the 

 Substage Condenser (Demonstration), 

 by Dr. A. Clifford Mercer, Syracuse, 

 N. Y. 



1.30, P. M. — Exhibits of microscopes, lab- 

 oratory apparatus, etc., in the Men's 



Study, College of Medicine. 



1.45, P. M.— Meeting of the Executive 

 Committee in the Library, College of 

 Medicine. 



2.00, P. M. — General meeting in Lecture 

 Room A, College of Medicine. 



(1) Histolysis of the Toad Tadpole's 

 Tail, by B. F. Kingsbury, Ph. D., 

 Ithaca, N. Y. 



(2) The Use of Picro-carmine and 

 Alum-carm.ine, by B. D. Myers, Ph. 

 B., Ithaca, N. Y. 



(3) A Rapid Staining and Washing 

 Apparatus, by C. M. Mix, A. B., 

 Ithaca, N. Y. 



(4) Photomicrography with Opaque 

 Objects, by Mr. Wm. H. Walmsley, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



(5) The Business Management of 

 Laboratories, by Mr. L. B. Elliott, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



(6) Microscopic Examination of Le- 

 gal Documents, by Dr. Geo. E. Pell, 

 Buffalo, N. Y. 



(7) Some Laboratory Apparatus for 

 Histology, by Prof. S. H. Gage, Ith- 

 aca, N. Y. 



(8) An Occurrence of Albino Eggs 

 of the Spotted Salamander, Ambly- 

 stoma punctatum, L., by Mr. Horace 

 W. Britcher, Syracuse, N. Y. 



(9) Suspension of Photomicrogra- 

 phic Apparatus to Avoid Vibration 

 (Demonstration), by Dr. A. Clifford 

 Mercer. 



8.00, P. M.— Introduction, by Prof. Chas. 

 W. Hargitt, President of the Academy 

 of Science. The annual address, by 

 acting President, Prof. Veranus A. 

 Moore, in the new hall of the Univer- 

 sity business building, Vanderbilt 

 Square, opposite the Vanderbilt. 



9.00, P. M.— Informal reception only for 

 members and delegates from out of 

 town. Citizens' Club, University busi- 

 ness building. 



