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St. Paul. While engaged iu this work he made the best of his 

 opportunities to study the geology of the districts visited, and made 

 some geological excursions on his own account. 



Short but interesting notes resulting from these investigations 

 have appeared in the American Naturalist, American Geologist, and 

 the Journal of Geology. In the autumn of last year Mr. Beachler 

 studied and taught under Prof. J. W. Spencer, State- Geologist of 

 Georgia, and, on his return to Crawfordsville, himself became a 

 candidate for the post of State-Geologist of Indiana. 



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"Harkness Scholakships in Geology fok Men and Women." — • 

 It seems difficult to devise a more pleasing or useful form in which 

 to perpetuate the memory of one who was greatly esteemed and 

 loved, than to establish a scholarship, as has been done by the late 

 Mrs. Pearson of Penrith, to the memory of her brother, Professor 

 Eobert Harkness, F.E.S., F.G.S., late Professor of Geology, Queen's 

 College, Cork. 



Professor Harkness, who died in 1878, was a graduate of the 

 University of Edinburgh, where he attended the lectures of 

 Professors Jamieson and James D. Forbes. He was appointed to 

 the Chair of Geology in Queen's College, Cork, in 1853, a post 

 which he held until 1878. He was an excellent geological teacher, 

 and contributed many admirable papers on the geology of Cumber- 

 land and Westmoreland, and other parts of England and Ireland. 

 He was, for many years, a constant attendant at the meetings of the 

 British Association, where his presence in Section C was as regularly 

 expected as that of the late Mr. William Pengelly, F.R.S., and he 

 took an active part in its meetings and discussions, as well as in 

 those of the Geological Society whenever he could be present. 



The scholarship for women, tenable at either Girton or Newnham 

 College, Cambridge, is to be awarded triennially to the best candidate 

 in an examination in Geology and Paleeontology, provided that 

 sufficient proficiency be shown. The candidates must be resident 

 members of either Girton or Newnham College, in their first or 

 second term. The scholarship will be of the value of about £35 a 

 year tenable for three years. The next examination will be held 

 at Cambridge in the Michaelmas Term, and the award will be 

 made on or before November 15th, 1894. 



Another Harkness Scholarship in Geology, which was also estab- 

 lished by Mrs. Pearson to her brother's memory, is open to men and 

 is vested in the hands of the University of Cambridge. This is 

 awarded annually, any member of the University being eligible 

 who has graduated as B.A., "pi'ovided that not more than three 

 years have elapsed since the 19th day of December next following 

 his final examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts." The 

 award is in the hands of a Board of Electors. We trust that 

 this memorial to so excellent a geologist may long maintain its 

 vitality, and form a living link between the past and present for 

 the good of our science. 



