THE 



GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE 



VOLUME LIX. 



No. IV.— APRIL, 1922. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



TN the list of those recommended by the Council for election 

 -L to the Royal Society is included the name of Mr. A. Hutchinson, 

 President of the Mineralogical Society. Mr. Hutchinson is well 

 known for his researches on the chemical, physical, and optical 

 characters of minerals. He has designed many ingenious pieces of 

 apparatus in connexion with his special stvidies on these lines, and 

 has effected many improvements in the methods of teaching 

 mineralogy and crystallography at Cambridge. Professor D. M. S. 

 Watson, whose name also appears in the list, was recently appointed 

 to the chair of Zoology at University College, London. He has done 

 much work in Vertebrate Palaeontology and has been a contributor 

 to the Geological Magazine. 



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We are glad to hear that the sale of collections of rocks and minerals 

 in aid of the Cornish Miners' Relief Fund has proved very successful, 

 and that over £50 has already been raised by this means, while 

 orders are coming in steadily. One result of this large demand is 

 that there may be some slight delay in the delivery of the collections, 

 since the time at Mr. Davison's disposal for this work is somewhat 

 limited, and such a large demand was scarcely anticipated ; however, 

 all orders will eventually be filled in strict rotation as received. 



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Some time ago we received from a correspondent and contributor 

 a suggestion that is worthy of consideration. At present there are 

 many geologists in this country who have already taken up or 

 desire to take up some particular subject of research ; in fact, 

 so many that there is danger of overlap and duplication. Our 

 correspondent therefore suggests that the Geological Magazine 

 should start a kind of bureau for the registration of subjects of 

 research. There is no doubt that any clashing of interests 

 of this sort is most undesirable, and may possibly give rise to un- 

 necessary friction between workers in geology. If any general 

 desire should be expressed for a record of this kind we should be 

 most happy to afford space in the Magazine for brief statements 

 ■of the work which our readers are engaged in or propose to take up. 

 Then in case of any overla]) the parties concerned could settle 

 their differences between themselves. We should, however, 

 in any case, decline emphatically to act in any way as arbitrators 

 in such matters, and would disclaim all responsibility except that 

 of making known the facts. We invite correspondence on this 

 subject, for publication or otherwise, as desired by the writers. 



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