NEWS. 
Dr. E. B. CopELAND of the State Normal School, Chico, California, has 
been appointed instructor in botany in the University of West Virginia. 
Dk. Henry C. Cow.es, of the University of Chicago, has spent several 
Weeks with a party of advanced students at Marquette, Mich., prosecuting 
ecological studies on the adjacent flora. 
Proressor P. H. Rous, formerly of Lake City, Florida, has accepted 
2 position at Clemson College and Experiment Station. His post office is 
| Gemson College, S. C. 
| TW Sutrusontan Instrrution is soon to appoint an assistant in crypto- 
gamic botany, with a salary of $75 a month. The civil service examination 
_ "ilbe held November 5 and 6. 
WE LEARN FROM Science that Aven Nelson, botanist of the Wyoming 
periment Station, is making this summer an extended survey of Yellow- 
“one National Park and adjacent forest reserves. 
THE OFFICERS-ELECT of the Botanical Club of the A. A. A. S. are Pro- 
W FS, Earle, of Auburn, Ala., president, Professor A. D. Selby, of 
"ster, O., vice president; and Professor F. E. Lloyd, of New York, 
‘retary, ‘ 
MR. Ge 
ORGE T. Moore, who has Been an assistant in the cryptogamic 
ry at Harvard University, has accepted am instructorship in Dart- 
College, in charge of botany. This appointment recognizes botany 
a8 a sister department in zoology. 
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yay SUMMER has witnessed the establishment of another inland biologi- 
~Eigenmann pine ib at Winona lake, under the direction of Professor 
_ With Professor D, M. Mottier in charge of botany. It is closely 
eile With Indiana Waiver 
sity. 
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bas . DePARrMeNT OF Botany of the Marine Biological Laboratory 
| Yery successful session. Dr. Davis and Mr. Moore, of the staff, 
ne "ie Atkinson, MacFarlane, Mottier, Penhallow, Kraemer, and 
MacDougal, Shaw, Townsend, and Smith made shorter visits to 
Never before have so many botanists been present during 
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