THE MICROSCOPE. 87 
We clip the following from an exchange; it meets our hearty 
endorsement: ‘ Professor Kellicott, who has for many years 
filled the chair of Natural Science in the State Normal School 
at Buffalo, brings to the new college the prestige of a national 
reputation. ‘To many of our readers he is personally known as 
an indefatigable student and thorough teacher; while to others he 
may be known by name only, for his original work in microscopic 
botany and zoology has given him an extended acquaintance 
among American scientists.” 
A SurprisE Party.—Mr. Griffith is nothing more nor less 
than a whole surprise-party. He surprises you by calling when 
you think he is a thousand miles away; by inventing some use- 
ful new accessory or valuable improvement on the old; and by 
never tiring in his labors for American Microscopy. This time 
a San Francisco paper says: ‘“‘ A stir of pleasant surprise was oc- 
casioned by the announcement that E. H. Griffith of Fairport, 
N. Y., was present as a visitor. Mr. Griffith is known far and 
wide to microscopists, not only as the inventor of the “ Griffith 
Microscope,” the “ Griffith Turn-table,” and numberless other 
ingenious devices, but also as pre-eminent. in inciting and fos- 
tering the present wide-spread interest in microscopy. His re- 
ception by the members was very cordial and, by a unanimous 
vote, the use of the society’s rooms was tendered him during his 
stay in this city. Mr. Griffith responded in a few well-chosen 
remarks, and, on behalf of the American Society of Microsco- 
pists (with which he is prominently identified), extended a 
warm invitation to the San Francisco society to attend the com- 
ing Microscopical Convention at Chatauqua, N. Y.” 
New Ossectives.—It has been apparent for some years that 
no marked improvement could be made in objectives until some 
better materials were offered that the old crown and flint glass. 
One great trouble has been, at least so it appears to us, that the 
great majority of workers are content with glasses far from the 
best. In fact, avery earnest and competent worker stated in 
public that “ student’s” objectives were good enough for all 
histological work! Such being too commonly the belief, the 
manufacturers have not had sufficient demands made upon them 
for anything higher than their poorest or second best objectives. 
A prominent optician said recently that they studied how to 
