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[ JANUARY 13, 1923 

Marie Phisalix, for her book on poisonous animals and 
their venoms, and Edmond and Etienne Sergent, for 
their work on the etiology and prophylaxy of Debab, 
a trypanosomiasis of the dromedary of Northern 
Africa ; the Godard prize to Jean Turchini for his 
studies on the cytological processes of elimination of’ 
colouring matters by the kidney ; the Mége prize to 
Pierre Mathieu for his researches in experimental 
physiology; the Bellion prize between Giuseppe 
Favaro (700 francs), for his book ‘‘ Lo spatium supra- 
genuale e le formazioni in esso contenute,’”’ and 
Arthur Vernes (700 francs), for his researches on the 
measurement of flocculation by photometry; the 
Baron Larrey prize to Pierre Perrin de Brinchambaut 
for his book on the criteria of aptitude for flight in 
aeroplanes. 
Physiology.—The Montyon prize to Gaston Giraud 
for his memoir on medio-cubital association in wounds 
of the upper member; the La Caze prize to Léon 
Fredericq for the whole of his work in physiology ; 
the Pourat prize to René Wurmser for his memoir on 
researches on chlorophyll assimilation; the Martin- 
Damourette prize to Pierre Abrami for his researches 
on the pathogeny and treatment of marsh fevers ; the 
Philipeaux prize to Costantino Gorini for his studies 
on the lactic fermentation. 
Statistics —The Montyon prize to Pierre Richard 
for his work on the mathematical theory of assurance. 
History and Philosophy of Science——The Binoux 
prize to Gino Loria for his historical works. 
Medals ——The Berthelot medal to Charles Boulin, 
Marcel Godchot, Mare Bridel, Paul Thiébaud Muller, 
René Dubrisay. 
General Prizes—The Alhumbert prize to Charles 
Mauguin for his work on liquid crystals ; the Bordin 
prize to Joseph Magrou for his memoir on symbiosis 
and tuber formation; the Lallemand prize to Paul 
Wintrebert for his work on the nervous systems of 
embryonic vertebrates ; the Vaillant prize to Wladimir 
Vernadsky for the whole of his work in mineralogical 
chemistry ; the Houllevigue prize to Rodolphe Soreau 
for his work on aviation and book on nomography ; 
the Saintour prize to Serge Metalnikoff for his work in 
immunology ; the Henri de Parville prize between 
Robert Lespieau (2000 francs), for his book on the 
chemical molecule, and Léon Toraude (500 francs), for 
his historical publications ; the Lonchampt prize to 
Henri Colin for his work in plant physiology; the 
Henry Wilde prize to Carl Benedicks for his memoir 
on the homogeneous electro-thermic effect; the 
Caméré prize to Jules Bied for his researches on 
cement; the Victor Raulin prize between Philippe 
Schereschewsky and Philippe Wehrlé (1000 francs) 
for their memoir on cloud systems, and Augustin 
Boutaric (500 francs) for his work on the intensity 
of solar radiation ; the Gustave Roux prize to Pierre 
Teilhard de Chardin for his work in paleontology ; 
the Thorlet prize to Adolphe Richard. 
Special Foundations—The Lannelongue foundation 
between Mmes. Cusco and Riick; the Laplace prize 
to Louis Marcel Massenet ; the medal is also accorded 
to eight other pupils of the Ecole polytechnique ; the 
L. E. Rivot prize between Louis Marcel Massenet, 
Louis Edmond Séraphin Charvet, Jacques Alexandre 
Morane, and Alexandre Georges Louis Delattre. 
Funds for Scientific Reseavch—The Trémont foun- 
dation to Clément Codron for his book on cutting 
metals ; the Gegner foundation (2000 francs) to Jules 
Geffroy ; the Jérome Ponti foundation to Pierre 
Mahler for his work on combustibles; the Hirn 
foundation to Emile Schwoerer for his work in 
mechanics ; the Henri Becquerel foundation to André 
Danjon for the application of his method of measuring 
the apparent diameter of the stars; the Charles 
Bouchard foundation to Georges Bohn for the con- 
tinuation of his biological work; the Henry Le 
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Chatelier foundation to Paul Riou, Ernest Toporescu, 
and Paul Mondain-Monval (5000 francs each) for 
researches bearing on the manufacture of sodium 
carbonate by the ammonia method, Pierre Lafon 
(5000 francs) for researches on the*enamelling of iron. 

University and Educational Intelligence. 
THE United States Public Health Service has, in 
co-operation with the Bureau of Education, collected 
information as to the present status of sex education 
in high schools, and the Bureau has published a 
statistical summary in Bulletin, 1922, No. 14. The 
proportion of the number of schools giving some 
sort of instruction in matters pertaining to sex to 
the number of schools from which returns were 
obtained (about half of the total number of high 
schools in the country) is 41 per cent., varying 
between 17 per cent., in New Hampshire, and 100 
per cent., in Utah. Sex education is classified as 
“emergency ’’—through lectures or occasional talks 
by members of the school staff or by physicians, 
nurses, State health officers, social workers, or 
ministers, sex hygiene exhibits, pamphlets, etc.— 
and “‘ integrated,” i.e. given incidentally in teaching 
the subjects of the regular curriculum. Although 
the former method is more frequently resorted to, 
a large majority of the principals, including those 
who at present provide no sex instruction, are in 
favour of the latter. So, evidently, are the authorities 
of the Public Health Service. These hold the view 
that ‘‘sex education should not be restricted to a 
certain body of information given at a special time 
and place, but rather should it be spread over a 
considerable time and given in various relations.” 
They believe, in short, in breaking down the sex 
taboo. They point out, however, that few teachers 
have the combination of mental maturity, poise, 
sanity, sympathy, accurate knowledge of facts and 
ability to present them impersonally, and tact, 
which are requisite for beneficent sex education. 
HicHER education in the maritime provinces of 
eastern Canada suffers from excessive dispersion of 
its resources, there being six universities and a 
technical college doing work of university grade for 
a population barely exceeding one million. This is 
partly due to religious particularism. Last year the 
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teach- 
ing commissioned two experts—Dr. Learned of its 
own staff and President Sills of Bowdoin College— 
to visit this area and report on the educational 
situation with the view of suggesting a constructive 
policy, for the treatment particularly of the principal 
higher institutions, all of which had applied to the 
Foundation for aid. The visits were made in October 
and November 1921, and the Commissioners presented 
a report, which has been published as one of the 
Foundation’s bulletins. The report concludes with 
a recommendation involving complete reconstruction, 
bringing together into a single university at Halifax, 
which would include as one of its colleges the Dal- 
housie University already located there, all the other 
five universities. It would, the commissioners remark, 
provide a real solution of the problem and would 
“ prove particularly effective in handling a genuine 
honors curriculum .. . one of the precious features 
of English and Canadian universities that should ~ 
constantly be held uppermost in planning new 
departures in higher education.” The cost is 
estimated at 44 million dollars. From an announce- 
ment in the Times of December 15 it would appear 
that the numerous difficulties in the way of realising 
the scheme have been surmounted, representatives 
of the corporations and governments concerned 
having arrived at agreement in regard to it. 
