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Mr. R. W. C. Shelford, known for his work in entomology, formerly connected 

 with the Oxford Museum, died on June 22nd, aged thirty-nine years. 



Dr. Nettie M. Stevens, associate in Experimental Morphology at Bryn Mawr, 

 and the author of a number of papers dealing with insect structures, died at Johns 

 Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, May 4th, 1912. 



Mr. Nathan Banks, of the Bureau of Entomology, is in Europe for a few months, 

 and will visit several museums for purposes of study. 



Professor Herbert Osborn gave the principal address at the twenty-fifth anni- 

 versary meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, held at Des Moines, April 26, 

 1912. This address was printed in Science of July 12. 



William B. Herms, assistant in entomology, has recently been promoted to 

 assistant profes.'-or of appHed parasitology, University of CaUfornia. 



Dr. A. W. Morrill, State Entomologist of Arizona, spent his vacation in Massachu- 

 setts in July, and visited a number of entomological laboratories in the northeastern 

 states before returning to his work in Arizona. 



Professor R. H. Pettit, professor of Entomology in Michigan Agricultural College, 

 visited the New England States the latter part of June to familiarize himself with the 

 work there against the gypsy and brown tail moths. He also visited the Entomo- 

 logical department of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, at Amherst, and of the 

 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, at New Haven. 



Colonel \^"m. C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal Zone, received 

 the honorary degree of Doctor of Law, at Johns Hopkins University, June 11th. 



An act has passed the Arizona legislature, and has been approved by the governor 

 of the state, amending the Horticultural Law, which has been in operation for the 

 past three years. The scope of the work has been enlarged and the Horticultural 

 Commission will hereafter be known as the Arizona Commission of Agriculture and 

 Horticulture. 



The duties for the State Entomologist have been better defined and many other 

 important changes made. An annual appropriation of $12,000.00 is provided, and 

 in addition an emergency reserved fund of $1,500.00 is estabhshed, to be drawn 

 upon only in the event of the discovery of the Alfalfa Weevil in the state. 



Prof. C. ¥. Baker, we learn thi'ough the Monthly Bulletin of the California 

 State Commission of Horticulture, has resigned as head of the Department of 

 Biology of Pomona College to accept a similar position in the Philippine Islands. 



Dr. E. A. Back has resigned as Entomologist of the Virginia Crop Pe.st Commission 

 and the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station to re-enter government service 

 as Expert in the Bureau of Entomology. Dr. Back will have charge of the Bureau's 

 investigations of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in the Hawaiian Islands. His address 

 is Honolulu, T. H. 



The American Association of Nurserymen, at the recent Boston meeting, adopted 

 the following resolution: 



"Resolved^ — That the report of the Legislative Committee on matters of Federal 

 Legislation be accepted and that their endorsement of House Bill #24119 be approved, 

 and further, that the new Legislative Committee be instructed to co-operate with the 

 United States Department of Agriculture in urging the speedy passage of the Bill 

 referred to, or any other bill not materially changing the provisions thereof." 



Mailed August 21, 1912. 



