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Editorial 



Toronto. 



The meeting of the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science in Toronto during the Holidays was a most interesting 

 occasion. There was a large attendance, for most of us find 

 pleasure in visiting another country even though so near to us 

 as Canada, which is surely "another country" although we are 

 first cousins to the Canadians in interests, enterprise, 

 ways of thought and of living. Toronto has a more solid and 

 dignified architecture than any of our cities of comparable size. 

 The buildings of Toronto University are especially beautiful 

 and give one the feeling of permanency which in itself is restful. 

 Its dormitories and great chapel-like student mess halls are 

 reminiscent of Oxford and Cambridge; Hart House, a magnif- 

 icent gift from the Masseys, is a far more extensive and magnificent 

 building than the Student Unions of any of our universities can 

 boast ; its splendid dining hall, its charming theater, music room, li- 

 brary ^ assembly rooms, and innumerable room.s for various athletic 

 activities and especially its vast marble swimming pool m.ake 

 it an ideal toward which other universities will strive. 



The Toronto people proved perfect as hosts; the most gra- 

 cious attentions were showered upon the visiting scientists 

 and we all came away with our hearts very warm toward our Can- 

 adian friends and colleagues and the visit to Toronto will rem.ain 

 among our most delightful and cherished memories. 



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