728 EDITORIAL 



The monograph on the North American Camerata by Wach- 

 smuth and Springer, which was reviewed by Charles R. Keyes 

 in the February-March number of the Journal, has not yet been 

 issued and we are informed that it will not probably appear 

 before the close of the year. It is perhaps unnecessary to say 

 that the review was accepted without so much as a question as 

 to the fact of the issuance of the work, and we are assured by 

 the reviewer that he had no doubt, from his understanding 

 with the lamented senior author, of its appearance before the 

 publication of the review. Our common apologies are due for 

 the premature notice, which are only relieved by the reflection 

 that the review was an expression of warm admiration of the 

 work and of a desire to give it a prompt and most cordial rec- 

 ognition. It is due to Mr. Bather, the eminent English student 

 of the Crinoidea, to whose views adverse illusion was made on a 

 certain point, to ask a suspension of judgment on the matter in 

 question until the work shall be read. T. C. C. 



The current season is proving exceptionally fruitful in Arctic 

 exploration. The results of Nansen's most remarkable voyage 

 have much scientific significance, especially his discovery of a 

 deep sea stretching as far east as 133° longitude and as far south 

 as 78'' latitude. This, with its attendant phenomena, forms a 

 very important contribution to the general configuration of the 

 crust in the north polar region. Nansen has our warmest felici- 

 tations, as he has had all along our fullest sympathy. 



The safe return of the gallant Peary with the scientific parties 

 from Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of 

 Technology is also a matter of congratulation. Although unsuc- 

 cessful in bringing away the great meteorite, they have undoubt- 

 edly gathered much valuable data regarding the ethnology and 

 geology of North Greenland. The results of the glacial studies 

 and of the pendulum observations will be awaited with special 

 interest. T. C. C. 



