SCIENCE 



Friday, Novembee 19, 1909 



CONTENTS 



The Influence of Chemistry on Civilization: 

 Db. Maximilian Toch 697 



A Problem in Laboratory Administration: 

 De. Wm. Lloyd Evans 699 



Educational Aims in the Teaching of Elemen- 

 tary Geometry, historically considered: 

 Alva Walker Stamper 701 



A New Xante for a New Science: Dr. Fred- 

 erick Adams Woods 703 



Scientific Notes and Neics 705 



University and Educational Neios 708 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



The Combined Course leading to the De- 

 grees of A.B. or BM. and of AI.D.: Db. John 

 M. DoDSON. Scholastic competition: Pro- 

 fessor F. B. LooMls. Historical Graphics: 

 Charles K. Wead. The Zia Mesa and 

 Ruins: Albert B. Eeagan. Map of Massa- 

 chusetts Wanted: Professor B. K. Emer- 

 son. The Berkeley Astronomical Depart- 

 ment : R. T. Crawford 709 



Scientific Books: — 



Munson on Foundations of American 

 Grape Culture: Db. 'i'heo. B. Comstock. 

 McKenzie on Exercise in Education and 

 Medicine: Professor Thomas A. Storey. 

 Dana, and Ford's Second Appendix to Dana's 

 Mineralogy : Professor A. S. Eakle .... 7 14 



Scientific Journals and Articles: — 



Jourtml of Economic Entomology: Pbo- 

 fessob John B. Smith 719 



Special Articles: — 



On the Plant Geography of the Chiricahua 

 Mountains: J. C. Blumer. Dikes in the 

 Hamilton Shale near Clintonville, Onondaga 

 County, New York: Burnett Smith. 

 Gidnea Pig Graft-hybrids: Dr. C. C. 

 Guthrie 720 



The American Astronomical and Astrophys- 

 ical Society: Professor Frank Scitles- 

 ingeb 725 



Societies and Academies:- — 



The American Mathematical Society: Pro- 

 fessor F. N. Cole. The Philosophical 

 Society of Washington: R. L. Fabis. The 

 Neio York Academy of Sciences, Section of 

 Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry: Pbo- 

 FEBSOB Wm. Campbell 735 



AISS. intended for publication and books, etc., Intended for 

 review should be sent to the ExUlor of Science, Garrison-on- 

 Hndson, N. Y. 



THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMISTSY ON 

 CIVILIZATION ' 



The futui-e of a country depends on the 

 education of its youth, and the education 

 of its youth must be in competent hands. 

 Whoever first spoke these truisms knew 

 his subject, for we have only to look at 

 those countries where education is not en- 

 forced, or even easily attained, to find a 

 country so backward that its relations 

 with the rest of the world are stunted. 

 In many of the countries of Europe illiter- 

 acy is universal. In Hungary, for ex- 

 ample, we still find that the signs in front 

 of a shop are painted pictures of the wares 

 offered for sale, because many intending 

 purchasers can not read, but they know 

 that the graphic portrayal of a hammer 

 and a saw indicates that tools are sold 

 within. What have those countries like 

 Koumania, Bulgaria, Bohemia, Hungary, 

 Russia, and dozens of others, ever 

 amounted to, and what are their commer- 

 cial relations with the rest of the world, 

 compared with Germany, France, Eng- 

 land or the United States? 



The law in the United States and Eng- 

 land recognizes only three professions- 

 law, medicine and theology— and long be- 

 fore law and medicine became professions, 

 theology was the only profession, because 

 only the priests and the scribes could read 

 and write. The theologians of ancient 

 times were the early teachers, and one of 

 the first institutions of learning which was 

 carried on systematically (excepting the 

 teachings of Gotama and Confucius) was 

 the Sanhedrin where the Mosaic and 



' Address by the chairman of the Society of 

 Chemical Industry. 



