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obtained by other means. It is proposed that this 

 instrument be mounted at least temporarily at the 

 International Latitude Observatory, Ukiah, Cali- 

 fornia, where the astronomer in charge, Mr. Neu- 

 bauer, will operate it for a year or two as a labor 

 of love. The grant is needed to install the in- 

 strument at Ukiah and to make certain auxiliary 

 apparatus required in its operation. 



The Henry Draper Gold Medal has been 

 awarded to Alfred Fowler, F.E.S., professor of 

 astrophysics, Imperial College, South Kensington, 

 London, at the time of the stated meeting in 

 April, 1920, for his researches in celestial and lab- 

 oratory spectroscopy, which have led to a valuable 

 increase of our knowledge of sunspots, comets and 

 the stars — especially red stars of Secchi's Type 

 III. 



ADDRESSES AT THE ST. LOUIS MEETING OF 



THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 



ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



As has been noted here the American Asso- 

 ciation will hold its seventy-second meeting in 

 St. Louis from December 29 to January 3, 

 under the auspices of the educational institu- 

 tions of that city. With the period of recon- 

 struction now at hand, and with a larger 

 measure than ever before of general apprecia- 

 tion of the extreme importance and value to 

 the country of scientific research, it is ex- 

 pected that this meeting will be one of unusual 

 interest. The address of the retiring Presi- 

 dent of the Association, Dr. John Merle 

 Coulter, of the University of Chicago, will be 

 on " The Evolution of Botanical Eesearch " 

 and will be delivered at the opening General 

 Session on Monday night, December 29. The 

 addresses of the retiring vice-presidents of the 

 sections, to be delivered throughout the week, 

 are as follows : 



Section A.- — ^George D. Birkhoff. "Recent ad- 

 vances in dynamics. ' ' 

 Section B. — Gordon ¥. Hull. "Some aspects of 



physics in war and peace. ' ' 

 Section C. — Alexander Smith. "Chemistry as it 



is taught." 

 Section D. — Ira N. Hollis. "Industrial problems 



of the United States." 

 Section E.— David White. ' ' Geology as taught in 



the United States. ' ' 

 Section F. — William Patten. ' ' The message of the 



biologist. ' ' 



Section G. — Albert F. Blakeslee. "Sexuality in 



the mucors. ' ' 

 Section H. — Ales Hrdlicka. "The relations of 



psychology and anthropology. ' ' 

 Section I. — John Barrett. "New after-the-war 



phases of practical Pan-Americanism. ' ' 

 Section K. — F. S. Lee. ' ' The untilled fields of 



public health. ' ' 

 Section L. — Stuart A. Courtis. ' ' The part played 



by heredity and maturity as factors condition- 

 ing the effects of training." 

 Section M. — Henry P. Armsby. ' ' The organization 



of research. ' ' 



On Tuesday night, December 30, Dr. Simon 

 Flexner, president of the association, will 

 deliver a popular lecture, complimentary to 

 the members of the association and affiliated 

 societies and to the general public. 



MR. PRICK'S BEQUESTS 



With the exception of approximately 

 $25,000,000 bequeathed to his family, relatives, 

 friends and employees, the will of Henry C. 

 Frick leaves his estate, believed to be worth 

 approximately $145,000,000, for public, char- 

 itable and educational purposes. 



Mr. Frick's house and art collection in ITew 

 York city, which after the termination of 

 Mrs. Frick's life estate are to go to the public, 

 are valued at approximately $50,000,000. An 

 endowment of $15,000,000 is provided to 

 maintain this as " The Frick Collection." 



Pittsburgh, where much of Mr. Frick's 

 wealth was acquired, receives a tract of about 

 151 acres of land in the 14th ward of that city 

 for a park and $2,000,000 in trust to main- 

 tain and improve the property. 



The residuary estate to be divided into 100 

 shares valued at about $500,000 each, is left 

 to nineteen institutions. 



Princeton University recieves thirty of 

 these shares, or about $15,000,000. 



Harvard receives ten shares, or about 

 $5,000,000. 



The Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 receives ten shares, or about $5,000,000. 



Educational Fund Commission Pittsburgh, 

 ten shares or about $5,000,000. 



Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, ten shares, or 

 about $5,000,000. 



Thirteen shares are given to Mr Frick's 



