2,2 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



Returning to Germany from eastern Europe I visited first Frank- 

 furt a. M., one of the livest centers of scientific activity in Europe. 

 Following the transfer of Strasburg to France, the German students 

 of the old university moved out and established themselves at Frank- 

 furt, where in consequence exists the only European university in 

 the American style. A little time was spent in Bavaria and Freiburg 

 during the latter part of August, when the continuous rains became 

 particularly heavy, changing to snow in the Bavarian Alps. Two 

 clear days followed this excessive rainfall, but with the great mass 

 of fresh snow, temperatures were barely above freezing. In fact 

 there was no more than 10 days all summer when one could go 

 without an overcoat. 



The last three weeks of September, were given to work in England, 

 beginning with a half week in the Sedgwick Museum at Cambridge 

 University where so many of the historical Cambrian collections, as 

 well as more recent ones, are housed. From there I went across to 

 Shropshire and spent a number of days in the home of Dr. E, S. 

 Cobbold. For nearly 50 years he has lived quietly and pleasantly in 

 the Caradoc region and by painstaking searching has unraveled much 

 of its exceedingly complicated geology. As a consequence of this 

 work Doctor Cobbold is now the outstanding Cambrian geologist of 

 Europe. It was most delightful to live in his beautiful house, part of 

 which is three centuries old while the newer addition is only about 

 two hundred years of age. The garden, a corner of which is illus- 

 trated, has been cultivated continuously for at least two centuries, so 

 that its attractiveness rests not alone on the beauty of the blooms or 

 the landscaping. In the midst of the garden stands a beautiful 

 example of the cedar of Lebanon. 



London claimed my attention during the last 10 days, both for 

 the purpose of studying the collections in the Geological Survey and 

 the Natural History museums and for the Centenary meetings of the 

 British Association for the Advancement of Science and the 50-year 

 Jubilee of the Natural History Museum. This brought together not 

 only a good representation of British scientists but many others from 

 all parts of the world. 



