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(Bradley Stoughton, chairman; Colin G. Fink, 

 secretary), which held a most successful sjth- 

 posium on "Electric Cast Iron" at the Balti- 

 more meeting, in April last, will again be in 

 charge. Twelve papers especially prepared for 

 this session and dwelling on industrial heating 

 in electric furnaces, other than fusion and 

 melting furnaces, will be placed open to dis- 

 cussion. 



There will be i^apers on: 



o. History of industrial heating. 



6. Principles of design of furnaces. 



c. Comparison of fuel costs in different types 

 of electric furnaces, and with, combustion fur- 

 naces. (In this connection, electric energy would 

 be estimated as a "fuel cost.") 



d. Resistor materials. 



e. Specific heats. 



/. Electric conductivity of insulating materials 

 at industrial furnace temperatures. 



ff. Heat emissivity. 



li. Heat transfer. 



There will be an excursion to Shawinigan 

 Falls, affording members an opportunity to 

 inspect the various industrial plants of one of 

 the most progressive centers on the continent. 

 It is planned to have a special train for this 

 all day trip from Montreal. 



A popular lecture on "Progress in physical 

 science" is scheduled for Thursday evening. 

 Section Q will be in change of an old-fashioned 

 smoker on Friday evening. 



The headquarters for this meeting will be 

 the Hotel Windsor. Members and guests are 

 urged to make their hotel reservations imme- 

 diately. 



THE BIOLOGY CLUB OF THE OHIO STATE 

 UNIVERSITY 



Ddeing the academic year of 1921-1922, the 

 Biology Club of the Ohio State University held 

 monthly meetings from October to May inclu- 

 sive. Considerable interest was manifested in 

 the programs, to which contributed various 

 members of the biological and related depart- 

 ments, and some graduate students doing 

 original research in these departments. The 

 following papers were presented: 



October 3 : " Experiences in England, with ob- 

 servations on the status of botanical research and 

 interest there," Professor A. E. Waller. 



November 7: "The ductless glands," Professor 

 R. G. Hoskins; "The work of the Ohio State 

 Fish Survey," Professor R. C. Osburn. 



December 5: "Glaciation of the San Juan 

 Mountains, with notes of paleontological and nat- 

 ural history' interest, ' ' Dr. R. F. Webb. 



January 9 : Reports of the zoological and ento- 

 mological meetings and other sessions and general 

 meetings of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, at Toronto, Professor 

 R. C. Osburn, Professor F. H. Kreoker, Professor 

 D. M. DeLong, Professor G. H. Kennedy. 



February 13 : " The problems of biology from 

 the standpoint of a philosopher, ' ' Professor A. E. 

 Avey. 



March 6: "The distribution of the dragon flies 

 of the Put-in-Bay region," Professor C. H. Ken- 

 nedy ; ' ' The reactions of house flies to radiant 

 heat," Professor W. M. Barrows. 



April 3: "The physiology of the guard cells 

 of Eumex patientia," Mr. J. D. Sayre; "The 

 nature of twig abscission in Cottonwood, Fopuhis 

 deltoides," Miss Lois Lampe. 



May 8: "Mushrooms and toadstools," Pro- 

 fessor W. G. Stover; "Habits of aphid para- 

 sites," Mr. H. Spencer. 



The president of the club for the year was 

 Dr. E. P. Durrant, of the department of physi- 

 ology; the vice-president, Dr. E. C. Baker, of 

 the department of anatomy, and the secretary- 

 treasurer, Mr. W. C. Kraatz, of the department 

 of zoology and entomology. 



THE GORGAS MEMORIAL 



In response to a request received from the 

 directors of the Gorgas Memorial Institute of 

 Tropical and Preventive Medicine for the co- 

 operation of the American Medical Association, 

 a committee representing the association was 

 appointed consisting of Dr. Charles W. Rich- 

 ardson, Washington, D. C. ; Dr. Fred B. Lund, 

 Boston, and Dr. George E. de Schweinitz, Phil- 

 adelphia. This committee has presented the 

 following report: 



As a result of the stimulating suggestion of 

 President Porras, of Panama, it has been resolved 

 that a fitting inemorial shall mark the human- 

 itarian service of the late Major General WilUam 

 C. Gorgas, and the beneficent influence of his life 

 and work on mankind throughout the world. 

 Follo-iving the thought of President Porras, it 

 has further been decided that this memorial shall 

 take the form of a scientific institute for the study 



