January 13, 192 1 J 



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the Dusgate prize, Jules Leclercq receives an en- 

 couragement (looo francs) and Albert Terson an en- 

 couragement (500 francs), for work on the signs of 

 death ; the Bellion prize to Maurice Courtois-Suffit 

 and Ken6 Giroux, for their memoir on cocaine, and 

 an honourable mention is accorded to Jean Bee and 

 Andr^ P6res, for their work entitled " M6mento 

 d'hygi^ne i I'usage des instituteurs de I'Afrique occi- 

 dentale fran^aise"; the Baron Larrey prize to J. 

 Peyrot, for his study on social medicme in the 

 Bavarian Palatinate, and a very honourable mention 

 is accorded to Flavien Bonnet-Roy and to Pierre 

 Talon. 



Physiology. — A Montyon prize to Emile Terroine, 

 for his important work on the evolution of fatty 

 materials in the organism ; the Lallemand prize to 

 Paul SoUier, Marius Chattier, F^lix Rose, and Ch. 

 Villandre, for their book entitled " Trait6 clinique de 

 neurologic de guerre," and a very honourable mention 

 is accorded to Andrd Guillaume ; the L. La Gaze prize 

 to Maurice Arthus. for his physiological work, 

 especially his researches on the coagulation of milk 

 and blood and on sero-anaphylaxy ; the Martin- 

 Damourotte prize to Fran(;ois Hermans, for his 

 memoir on thermo-physiology ; the Philipeaux prize to 

 Charles Dh(^r^, for his work on haemocyanine. 



Stati-itics. — A Montyon prize to Eugene Fournier, 

 for his work entitled "GoufTres, Grottes, Cours d'eau 

 souterrains du D^partemente du Doubs," and a 

 mention (500 francs) to Fr. M. Messerli, for his con- 

 tribution to the studv of physiological corporal growth 

 between the ages of nineteen and thirty-two. 



History and Philosophy of the Sciences. — The 

 Binoiix prize between Edouard Doublet (1000 francs), 

 for his various historical publications, and Jean 

 Mascart fiooo francs), for his book on the life and 

 work of Jean Charles de Borda. 



Medals. — Berthelot medals to L^once Barthe, Henri 

 Gault and Henri H6rissey, and Robert de Forcrand de 

 Colselet. 



General Prices. — The Bordin prize to Jacques de 

 I-apparent, for his studies on sedimentary breccia ; 

 the .Serres prize eauallv between Octave Duboscg and 

 Louis I^ger, for the whole of their work on protisto- 

 logy and general embn,ology ; Vaillant foundation, a 

 subvention of 4000 francs to Paul I^c Rolland, for 

 his researches on the oscillation of the pendulum ; 

 the Houllevigue prize between Francois Gagnepain 

 (3000 francs), for his studies on the flora of the East, 

 .-ind Canon Bourgeat (2000 francs), for the whole of 

 his geological work ; the .Saintour prize to Paul 

 Bertrand, for the whole of his work on pal.TEophvto- 

 logy ; the Lonchampt prize to Eugene I^ambling, for 

 his researches in orcanic and biological chemistrv ; 

 the Cami'ri prize to Gaston Pigeaud, for his work in 

 civil engineering; the Gusfave Roux prize, for his 

 researches on the gases issuing from thermal springs, 

 petroleum wells, coal-mines, etc., with special ref<T- 

 onre to determination of the rare gases and r.idio- 

 artivifv ; the Thorlet prize to Adolphe Richard, for 

 his bihliogrnphical work. 



.Special Foundations. — The Lannelonijue foundation 

 divided between Mmes. Cusco and Ruck ; the Laplace 

 prize to Charles Ren# Drouard and Paul Mauric<> 

 Ferdinand Rov; the I>. E. Rivot prize between 

 Charles Ren*' Drouard. Paul Maurice Ferdinand Rov 

 fearh 750 francs), Edmond Friedel, L<'on Migaux 

 feach 500 francs), Raymond Alexandre .^uguste 

 Fleurv, Jean Ijipedie (750 francs), Jean Gerard 

 Rouefle, George Jules Lucien Coupric (500 francs). 



Foundations for .'scientific Research. — The Tr^mont 

 foundation fo Charles Fr»'mont, for his researches on 

 tools; the Gegner foundation to Paul Hallez, for the 

 whole of his zoological work; the Jerome Ponti 



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foundation to Paul Nicolardot, for his analytical re- 

 searches and work for the national defence. 



The Bonaparte Fund. — Out of fifteen applications 

 eight grants were approved to the following : 



2000 francs to R. Anthony, for the publication of 

 the catalogue of the collections of osteology in the 

 comparative anatomy section of the National Museum 

 of Natural History. 



2000 francs to Philippe Eberhardt, for his researches 

 on the flora of Indo-China. 



2000 francs to Henri Martin, for his La Quina 

 excavations (Charente). Of the material collected 

 the human remains are to be sent to the Natural 

 History Museum, and other objects to the Saint Ger- 

 main Museum. 



4000 francs to Emile Mathias, for his rese;\rches (in 

 collaboration with M. Kamerlingh Onnes) of the 

 curve of densities of gases the critical point of which 

 is near the absolute zero (hydrogen, neon). 



2000 francs to Jacques Pellegrin, for his researches 

 and publications concerning the fishes of the French 

 Colonies. 



2000 francs to Charles P^rez, for his researches and 

 publications on the crustaceans (Epicarideae) of the 

 Persian Gulf. 



2000 francs to Ren*' Souiges, for his work on the 

 embryogeny of the higher plants. 



2000 francs to P. Wintrebert, for his researches on- 

 the automatism of the locomotor movement in the 

 embryos of Selacians. 



Charles Bouchard foundation to Charles Vaillant, 

 for his work in radiography. 



University and Educational Intelligence. 



Cambridge. — Major-Gen. the Right Hon. J. B. 

 Seely has offered to endow a University prize for the 

 best essay on a subject connected with aeronautics. 

 — Mr. F. A. Potts, Trinity Hall, has been appointed 

 demonstrator of comparative anatomy.- — Regulations 

 have now been drawn up for the Sir William Dunn 

 professorship of biochemistry, founded under the 

 terms of the benefaction offered to the Universitv 

 last summer. 



Mr. .'\. R. HiNKS, the Gresham lecturer on astro- 

 nomy, will deliver four free public lectures on "The 

 Motions of the ' Fixed ' Stars " in Gresham College, 

 Basinghall Street, E.C., at 6 o'clock on January iS 

 to 21. 



TllF. Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall, has 

 issued an appeal for donations towards a memorial in 

 honour of those members of the school who fell 

 <luring the war. It is proposed to purchase a playing- 

 field and to erect a grand fstand on it, on which .1 

 memorial tablet will be placed. Communications 

 shoul<l l)e addressed to the Ifon. Secretary, Memorial 

 Committee, The School of Mines, Camborne. 



We have received the prospectus of the Faculty 

 of Medicine of the University of Paris for the 

 acndemic year j<)2o-2i. It includes full particular* 

 of the general organisation of the faculty and of the 

 courses of instruction at the schools and clinics of 

 the University. In addition to the regular courses 

 various revision and advanced courses are also given, 

 imd practirallv nil the subjects of the medical cur- 

 riculum are dealt with. The pamphk"t is published 

 bv Masson et Cie, 120 Boulevard S,'iint-Germain. 

 Paris. VL, price i franc net. 



It is announced that Mr. W. Edmonds and Miss S. 

 Edmonds have founded a prize in ophthalmology in- 

 memory of their brother, Nicholas Gifford Edmonds, 



