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tion. The mineral associations were dealt with in detail, especially cryo- 
lite, monazite, and their connection with pegmatite. 
The Grass Herbarium, U. S. National Museum, has recently received 
several important collections from South American countries, including 
Peru, Argentina, and Brazil. 
Mr. Epmunp F. Dicxins, hydrographic and geodetic engineer in the U.S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey since 1869, died at San Francisco, California, 
March 2, 1923, in the seventy-seventh year of his age, after a service of 51 
years. He had been retired from active duty since 1920. He was director 
of coast surveys in the Philippine Islands from 1908 to 1911, and had held 
many other important assignments. 
At the annual meeting of the Eye-Sight Conservation Council held in 
New York City in February, Dr. Morton G. Luoyp of the Bureau of Stand- 
ards was elected a director. 
Senator Henry Casor Lopce has been reappointed as a Regent of the 
Smithsonian Institution for six years, beginning March 4, 1923. 
