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honor of Ernest Mach, who was bom in that 

 neighborhood. Professor Mach's researches in 

 physics and psychology have given him world- 

 wide reputation. The purpose of the fund is 

 to award a prize for an essay, dealing with the 

 subjects of his interest. Subscribers may send 

 contributions directly to Dr. Emil Waelsch at 

 the address given. 



I The stated meeting of the New York Acad- 

 emy of Medicine, on January 6, was held in 

 association with the Society for Experimental 

 [Biology and Medicine and the Harvey So- 

 ciety as a tribute of appreciation to the life 

 and services of Dr. Samuel James Meltzer. 

 Memorial addresses were made by Drs. George 

 B. Wallace, Phoebus A. Levene, William H. 

 Howell, Graham Lusk, and William H. Welch. 



I Dr. Edward J. Nolan, librarian of The 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 

 died on January 7, 1921. Dr. Nolan was con- 

 nected with the academy from 1862 until the 

 time of his death, having served during the 

 greater part of that time as recording secre- 

 tary, librarian and editor of the publications 

 of the academy. At the meeting of Novemiber 

 ,16, 1920, the academy designated him as re- 

 cording secretary emeritus, in recognition of 

 his long and faithful service to the institution. 



( Italo Giglioli, professor of agriculture at 

 Portici and Pisa, known for his work in agri- 

 cultural chemistry, has died at the age of 

 sixty-eight years. 



I We learn from Nature that Charles A. Sad- 

 ler, who graduated from the University of 

 Liverpool in 1905 and was the author of con- 

 tributions on X-ray and other radiations, died 

 on December 5. 



I The annual general meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Philosophical Society will be held on 

 April 21, 22 and 23, 1921, beginning at 2 

 P.M., on Thursday, April 21. 



, The Honorable Chase S. Osborn, of Sault 

 de Sainte Marie, Michigan, ex -governor of the 

 state and former regent of the state univer- 

 sity, has made a gift of $5,000 to the depart- 

 ment of geology of the university, to provide 



for an expedition by Professor William H. 

 Hobbs to study the evolution of mountains 

 and continents. Dr. Hobbs has been granted 

 leave of absence for the academic year 1921- 

 1922 and will sail from San Francisco in July 

 on a trip which will take him aroiand the 

 world. Governor Osborn is cooi>erating to 

 raise an endowment fund which will provide 

 for future expeditions by the geological de- 

 partment. 



Professor Otto A. Eeinking, professor of 

 plant pathology of the college of agriculture. 

 University of the Philippines. Los Banos, 

 Laguna. Philippine Islands, returned to the 

 Philippine Islands after an extended trip in 

 Southern China, French Indo China, Siam, 

 and the Federated Malay States. The trip 

 was made possible through the cooperation of 

 the division of crop physiology and breeding 

 investigations of the Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, Washington, D. C, with the Univer- 

 sity of the Philippines. The primary object 

 of the trip was the study of citrus diseases in 

 the various countries and the collection and 

 study of the Siam seedless pummelo. Bud 

 wood and plants of the famous Siam seedless 

 pummelo were successfully introduced into the 

 Philippines and also into the United States. 

 Last year a similar trip was made by Pro- 

 fessor Eeinking for the United States and 

 the Philippine governments. On this trip a 

 study was made of the citrus diseases in 

 Southern China and Formosa. Extensive col- 

 lections were made. 



We learn from the British Medical Journal 

 that a complete scheme for the establishment 

 of a school of tropical medicine and research 

 in Parol, Bombay, has been submitted for the 

 sanction of the British Secretary of State, 

 and it is hoi)ed that it will be opened at an 

 early date and afford opportunities for post- 

 gTaduate instruction to students from all parts 

 of the world. A medical college will be estab- 

 lished in association with King Edward's 

 Memorial Hospital in Parol, the foundation 

 stone of which will be laid this month. 



I A PRIZE has been endowed in the name of 

 Dr. Paul Legendre at the Societ© medicale des 



