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tlie existence — and even more so the proper- 

 ties and the method of formation — of this gas 

 are of great interest. There is some evidence 

 that chlorine is also activated by exposure 

 to light, but the evidence is contradictory. 

 The mechanism of the effect of ultra-violet 

 radiation on chlorine, including the possibility 

 of the existence of an ozone form of chlorine, 

 will be investigated. 



Oeology 



Two hundred and fifty dollars to the 

 Seismological Society of America to enable 

 the society to dispatch capable men to study 

 the phenomena of earthquakes as promptly as 

 possible after their occurrence. When an 

 important earthquake has occurred a delay of 

 even a few days in sending an experienced 

 seismologist to the locus of the quake will 

 usually mean that many important pieces of 

 evidence have deteriorated in value or have 

 been wholly destroyed. This grant has been 

 made in recognition of the urgent need of 

 the Seismological Society for a sum available 

 for immediate use whenever there occiu-s an 

 earthquake which promises to give important 

 results. 



Two hundred dollars to Dr. Eoy L. Moodie, 

 for the preparation of sections of fossil bones 

 which show lesions of ancient disease, and for 

 the making of photomicrographs of these 

 sections. Dr. Moodie, by a careful study of 

 the bones of ancient vertebrates, is succeed- 

 ing in tracing many present diseases far back 

 in the geological record. These discoveries 

 which are opening up a new field — paleo- 

 pathology — are arousing much interest both 

 among geologists and among the members of 

 the medical profession. 



Zoology 

 "Five hundred dollars to Professor C. H. 

 Eigenmann, of Indiana University, to defray 

 part of the expenses of the Irwin expedition 

 to western South America. The object of this 

 expedition was to collect the fresh-water fishes 

 from parts of Peru, Bolivia and Chile and 

 thereby to supply the necessary material for 

 the study of important faunistic questions. 



Two hundred dollars to Dr. P. W. Whiting, 

 of Franklin and Marshall College, for investi- 

 gations on the Mediterranean flourmoth and 

 its hymenopterous parasite, hadrobracon. The 

 money is being spent for cytological equip- 

 ment, breeding boxes, and apparatus for con- 

 trol of temperature and humidity. The work 

 has thus far been carried on at the Marine 

 Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massa- 

 chusetts, and at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 

 Somatic and germinal variations, sex deter- 

 mination, and sex ratio are being investigated. 



Five hundred dollars to the editorial board 

 of Botanical Abstracts for aid in establishing 

 this new and important periodical, which has 

 already met with much success and provides 

 a long-needed method of bringing the current 

 results of botanical investigation to the 

 service of a great number of students. 



One hundred dollars to Dr. Gilbert M. Smith, 

 of the University of Wisconsin, for aid in a 

 study of the plankton of the lakes of south- 

 western Ontario. 



Anthropology 

 Two hundred dollars to Dr. Ales Hrdlicka 

 for The American journal of Physical An- 

 thropology. Dr. W. H. Holmes, head curator 

 of the department of anthropology of the 

 U. S. National Museum, wrote as follows : 

 " Eeferring to Dr. Hrdlicka' s request for 

 financial aid in the publication of the 

 American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 

 I take the liberty of seconding his request. 

 The Journal fills a very important place in the 

 field of anthropological science and is in the 

 hands of our ablest students of this branch. 

 The facts that at first the patrons of the 

 Journal are necessarily limited in number 

 and that the expenses of publication are just 

 now nearly doubled will, I am sure, enlist 

 your sympathy, and I sincerely trust that you 

 may find it possible to lend the doctor a 

 hand." 



Social and Economic Science 

 Two hundred dollars to Miss Myra M. 

 Hulst, of N'ew Haven, Connecticut, for in- 



