i66 THE MICROSCOPE. 



ROMEYN HITCHCOCK'S JOURNAL. 

 Friend Stowell: 



ABOUT a year ago, in the A. M. M. J., Prof. Hitchcock gave 

 you a rather severe criticism, and not in a very fraternal 

 spirit either. 



After having read the criticism referred to I naturally supposed 

 that anything of an unscientific nature could not gain admittance to 

 the A. M. M. J. under any consideration. 



Notwithstanding all this, however, we meet the " crowning 

 glory" in the September issue, p. 177, in which a short conversation 

 between one of our well known Rochester opticians and the daugh- 

 ter of a well known Philadelphia microscopist is given in detail. 



Is that a "scientific " journal ? Of course there is supposed to 

 be a reason for printing such nonsense, but as that reason is not 

 generally known to the public, it seems to me that such stuff is 

 decidedly out of place in a scientific periodical. 



Verily, the inhabitants of glass houses should not throw stones. 



Very respectfully. 



-, Nov. 5. 1882. 



The editors of this journal were recently elected honorary 

 members of the Aurora Microscopical Club, of Aurora, 111. This 

 pleasant note came with the announcement: "It is hoped that 

 the compliment will be received and accepted as a slight tribute 

 of our respect for the high positions you have attained in the 

 scientific world." This society recently elected the following 

 officers for the coming year : President, Rev. R. D. Shepperd, 

 D. D.; Vice-President, Chas. H. Qureau; Secretary, Dr. John E. 

 Hurlbut; Treasurer, Arthur P. Vaughan, Esq.; Executive Com- 

 mittee, Dr. H. G. Gable, Prof. J. H. Freeman, Rev. Dr. Shepperd. 

 Regular meetings are held the first Wednesday evening of every 

 month. 



