March 11, 1921] 



SCIENCE 



231 



THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL 

 MEDICINE 



The American Society of Tropical Medi- 

 cine announces a new publication for phys- 

 icians and research workers, to be known as 

 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine. 

 The announcement says: 



" The general experience of the medical sci- 

 ences has fully demonstrated the advantages 

 which accrue from the segregation of special 

 subjects. A central organ for the prompt 

 presentation of articles, that are now scattered 

 over a wide field, or the lack entirely of a 

 proper medium to turn to for publication, will 

 be a great convenience to those interested in 

 the study of tropical diseases, and also serve to 

 stimulate the growth and development of the 

 subject. The purjxise of the new Journal 

 will be to serve as a medium for the dissemi- 

 nation of reliable information from every 

 source, with regard to the clinical and other 

 phases of the nature, treatment, and preven- 

 tion of tropical diseases." 



The Journal will be published bi-monthly 

 by the Williams and Wilkins Company, Bal- 

 timore, Md. The transactions of the annual 

 meetings of the American Society of Tropical 

 Medicine will be published in the Journal. 

 Various reports, lists of members, and such 

 other information as may be suitable will also 

 appear. Other papers, whether from members 

 or not, will also be published. 



The following are members of the editorial 

 staff: 



Editor: H. J. Nichols, Medical Corps, U. S. 

 Army, Army Medical School, "Washington, 

 D. C; Advisory Editorial Board: B. K. Ash- 

 ford, Medical Corps, U. S. Army, San Juan, 

 Porto Rico; C. C. Bass, Tulane University, 

 New Orleans, La.; M. F. Boyd, University of 

 Texas, Galveston, Texas; C. F. Craig, Medical 

 Corps, U. S. Army, Army Medical School, 

 Washington, D. C; George Dock, Washing- 

 ton University; Simon Flexner, Eockefeller 

 Institute, New York City; William Krauss, 

 Memphis, Tenn. ; W. D. McCaw, Assistant 

 Surgeon General, U. S. Army, Army Medical 

 School, Washington, D. C; G. W. McCoy, 

 director. Hygienic Laboratory, U. R. P. H. S., 



Washington, D. C. ; K. F. Meyer, University 

 of California, San Francisco, Calif.; E. H. 

 Ransom, Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C; R. P. Strong, Harvard Uni- 

 versity; A. J. Smith, University of Pennsyl- 

 vania; E. R. Stitt, surgeon general, U. S. 

 Navy; W. S. Thayer, Johns Hopkins Uni- 

 versity; E. J. Wood, Wilmington, N. C. ; 

 Ex-officio Advisory Editorial Board, The 

 American Society of Tropical Medicine: J. M. 

 Swan, president; K. F. Meyer, first vice-presi- 

 dent; V. G. Heiser, second vice-president; 

 S. K. Simon, secretary and treasurer; A. J. 

 Smith, assistant secretary and treasurer; 

 George Dock, councillor; C. L. Furbush, 

 councillor; J. F. Siler, councillor; J. H. 

 White, councillor; C. S. Butler, councillor. 



THE SCIENTIFIC STAFF OF THE AMERICAN 

 MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



In appointing the scientific staff of the 

 American Museum of Natural History for 

 1921, the board of trustees has made a 

 number of changes and promotions, some of 

 which have already been noted in Science. 

 The senior curator of the staff. Dr. Joel A. 

 Allen, has been promoted to be honorary 

 curator of mammals, in order that he may 

 devote his entire time to his researches. Dr. 

 Allen is in his eighty-third year and for more 

 than 35 years has been the head of the de- 

 partment of mammalogy. This relief from 

 the responsibility of administrative work 

 comes as a welcome change to Dr. Allen, who 

 speaks of his new appointment in the follow- 

 ing language: 



I wisli to express to you, and through you to 

 the hoard of trustees, my deep appreciation of this 

 honor,' and of the privileges accompanying it, thus 

 awarded me. It -will be a great solace to me dur- 

 ing such time as may remain to me for the prose- 

 cution of research work, which I am still able to 

 pursue with unabated zest and pleasure. 



The trustees have created a new depart- 

 ment designated as comparative anatomy and 

 have appointed Dr. William K. Gregory to the 

 curatorship as a recognition of Dr. Gregory's 

 contributions to anatomy and vertebrate 



