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THE AMERICAN MONTHLY 



[August, 



city, under the editorial manage- 

 ment of Mr. John Michels, Three 

 numbers have reached us, and al- 

 ready we begin to look forward 

 with pleasure in anticipation of the 

 coming of the succeeding ones. 



The editor declares his intention 

 to make his new paper, which is 

 named Science, invaluable to "all 

 who desire to be kept au courant 

 with the progress of science," and 

 he intends to follow the plan that 

 Las proved so successful in the case 

 of Nature,- which has become one 

 of the most valuable periodicals of 

 the time. 



We are glad to welcome Science, 

 and we take this opportunity to urge 

 all who are interested in any branch 

 of science, to give the paper their 

 hearty support. It should be borne 

 in mind by the reader as well as by 

 the publisher, that great journals are 

 not made ; they grow, and it may 

 take years to bring Science up 

 tj the standard of excellence and 

 value which Nature has attained. 

 In its present condition, it must be 

 admitted that Science is far 

 below this standard ; nevertheless, 

 there is no doubt that there is 

 a field for such a periodical in 

 this country, and we sincerely 

 hope that it will receive the en- 

 couragement and sujjport which the 

 enterprise deserves. It may not be 

 improper for us to add that we are 

 led to believe, from a casual remark 

 which was made in our presence, 

 that Science is established upon 

 a good financial basis. 



The subscription price is $4.00 

 per year, which is not too much for 

 a good weekly scientific periodical. 



Subscriptions may be sent to 

 " Science,"' post ofiice box 3838, or 

 to the office of this Journal. 



— The editor of Science in 

 the course of an tditoral entitled 



" Co()peration in Science," refers t| 

 the New York Microscopical Society 

 in the following words : 



"A younger Microscopical S( 

 ciety, established in New York Citj 

 about three years since, has been' 

 organized on an equally faulty basis, 

 and now numbers but thirty mem- 

 bers. The cooperation of the right 

 men has never been asked, and pro- 

 hdbly would not he accepted, and in 

 consequence, a future of inactivity 

 and embarrassment may be antici- 

 pated." 



We have italicized a few words 

 to give them prominence, and we 

 would ask Mr. Michels, who is him- 

 self a member of the Society refer- 

 red to, to favor us witli an explana- 

 tion of their meaning. It is true 

 that the Society is a little particular 

 about its membership. We know 

 of more than one instance when 

 candidates have been rejected be- 

 cause the Society did not consider 

 that they would prove desirable or 

 worthy members. 



However, we have yet to learn 

 of the rejection of any worthy man, 

 and we dare assert that every mem- 

 ber of that society hopes that it may 

 yet become an organization worthy 

 of the recognition and respect of 

 the best microscopists and scientists 

 in the country. 



Scientific Meetings in August. 



We have already referred to the 

 meetings of the " American Society 

 of Microscopists " and of the " Ame- 

 rican Association of Science " which 

 are to be held this month, the for- 

 mer at Detroit, beginning on the 

 lYth instant and continuing four 

 days, the latter at Boston, beginning 

 on the 25th instant. Once more 

 we take occasion to urge the claims 

 of these two organizations upon the 

 microscopists of the country. The 

 value of annual gatherings like 



