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a building in the City of Wasliington to be known 

 as the George Washington Memorial Building in 

 commemoration of our first president and his in- 

 terest in science and higher education in America. 

 At the present time there are no suitable facili- 

 ties for bringing together at Washington the 

 national patriotic, scientific, educational, literary 

 and art activities. The association proposes to 

 secure funds necessary for the erection of a build- 

 ing, well located, attractive in appearance, prac- 

 tical in plan and construction, and of the most 

 durable chaiacter. It is to be planned so as to 

 furnish a home and gathering place for national 

 patriotic, scientific, educational, literary and art 

 organizations that may need such accommodations, 

 including the Washington Academy of Sciences 

 and its si.xteen atRliated societies. It will furnish 

 a place where all the patriotic societies, both 

 north and south, may testify to their love for the 

 father of this country. The building will contain 

 a great hall, or auditorium, and rooms for large 

 congresses, such as the recent Tuberculosis Con- 

 gress; rooms for small and large meetings; office 

 rooms and students' research rooms. 



In addition to the Memorial Building it is 

 intended to secure an endowment adequate for its 

 maintenance. 



The advantages of a permanent home for the 

 American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science are too obvious to require further com- 

 ment. The project has received the endorsement 

 of the National Academy of Sciences, the Wash- 

 ington Academy of Sciences and its affiliated 

 societies, the Association of Physicians and Sur- 

 geons, the National Association for the Study and 

 Prevention of Tuberculosis and other national 

 scientific and art organizations. 



The George Washington Memorial Association 

 is conducting an active campaign and is meeting 

 with gratifying success in its efforts to obtain 

 subscriptions. 



To the scientific organizations of this country, 

 and to our association, which is in need of a per- 

 manent home, such a building has an especial 

 value, and members are urgently requested to 

 cooperate in securing contributions. 



While large subscriptions are desirable, I invite 

 your favorable consideration to the following ex- 

 tracts from the appeal for the building fund. 



This building must be the nation's tribute to 

 Washington. Every one of us must have a part 

 in it. I ask you to contribute one dollar each to 

 this building, and in this way we will accomplish 

 a most patriotic purpose and also have provided 

 for carrying out in the highest sense the great 



thought of Wasliington, whicli as yet has not been 

 recognized by the American people in any concrete 

 form. A receipt with engraved head of Washing- 

 ton will be sent to each contributor and the name 

 and address of each contributor will be entered in 

 the permanent record of this great undertaking. 

 The entrance fee shall be five dollars, which will 

 cover the dues for the first year, to be remitted 

 to the treasurer. The annual dues shall be two 

 dollars, payable on or before the thirtieth day of 

 January. 



Susan Whitney Dimock, 

 President George Washington 

 Memorial Association 

 It affords me great pleasure to second this 

 appeal, and to request that you mail your con- 

 tributions to Dr. L. 0. Howard, Smithsonian 

 Institution, Washington, D. C, so that in due 

 time they may be transmitted as the offering of 

 the members of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science to a great and worthy 

 cause. 



Very respectfully yours, 



David Stabe Jobdan, 

 President A. A. A. S. 



HCIEXTIFW NOTEii AXD ^-EWS 

 As has already been noted the Eoyal So- 

 ciety has this year awarded its Copley 

 medal to Dr. G. -W. Hill, For.Mem.R.S., 

 for his researches in mathematical astron- 

 omy; other awards are royal medals to 

 Professor A. E. Love, F.R.S., for his re- 

 searches in the theory of elasticity and cog- 

 nate subjects and to Major Ronald Ross, 

 F.R.S., for his researches in connection with 

 malaria; the Da\T medal to Sir James Dewar, 

 F.R.S., for his researches at low temperatures, 

 and the Hughes medal to Dr. R. T. Glaze- 

 brook, F.R.S., for his researches on electrical 

 standards. 



The honors awarded on the occasion of 

 King Edward's birthday include the follow- 

 ing: Privy councillor, Sir Henry Roscoe, 

 F.R.S.; knights. Professor W. A. Tilden, 

 F.E.S., professor of chemistry and dean of 

 the Royal College of Science, London, and 

 Mr. E. H. Shackleton, the leader of the re- 

 cent antarctic expedition. Professor A. H. 

 Church, F.R.S., professor of chemistry in the 

 Royal Academy of Arts, has been appointed a 

 knight commander of the Royal Victorian 

 Order (K.C.V.O.). Mr. T. L. Heath, Sc.D., 



