SCIENCE 



Friday, March 18, 1921 



CONTENTS 



Medicine aiid the Tublic: Dk. William Gekky 

 ■ Morgan 243 



Tlie Soientific Basis of Sden-ce Teaching: De. 

 Elliot R. Downing 250 



Scientific Events: — 

 Biological Survey of the State of Washing- 

 ton; The Preservation of Natural Condi- 

 tions; Scientific Lectwes a{ Ottawa; The 

 Sesignation of Professor Flint; The Inter- 

 national Union of Badio Telegraphy 252 



Scientific Notes and News 254 



University and Educational News 257 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



Section L of the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science: PROrEssOR G. 

 A. Miller. Fossils — Are they merely "Pre- 

 historic," or must they he also "Geo- 

 logic"? Dr. Akthde M. Miller.. Thrice- 

 told Tales: Professor Alexander McAdie. 

 American Publications and International Ex- 

 change: Professor Matnard M. Metcalp. 257 



Scientific BooTcs: — 

 History and Bibliography of Anatomic Illus- 

 tration: Professor Rot L. Moodie 259 



Special Articles: — 

 Amoeboid Movement, Tissue Formation and 

 Consistency of Protoplasm: Dr. Leo Lobb. 

 The Belative Numbers of Twins and Trip- 

 lets: Professor Charles Zelent 261 



The American Chemical Society : Dr. Charles 

 L. Parsons 263 



Association of American Geographers: Dr. 

 Richard Ellwood Dodge 267 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended for 

 review should be sent to The Editor of Science, Garrison-on- 

 HodBon, N. Y. 



MEDICINE AND THE PUBLICi 



Mr. President, Memhers of the Medical So- 

 ciety, Ladies and Gentlemen: We are gathered 

 here to-night to dedicate this building to the 

 science of medicine in the District of Colum- 

 bia, and, in a broader sense, to the service of 

 the community and humanity. 



This beautiful building is the realization of 

 the dream of the society for a century and 

 over, and has been made possible by the loyalty 

 and self-sacrifice of a large majority of the 

 medical men of this city, and the generosity 

 of many friends of our profession here and 

 elsewhere. 



The funds necessary for the erection of this 

 building were raised in two years by the per- 

 sistent, untiring efforts of the members of the 

 building committee, who have had supervision 

 of the preparation and execution of the plans, 

 and who feel that they can congratulate the 

 architect, the contractor, the Medical Society 

 and the District of Columbia upon the results. 



While the funds immediately necessary for 

 the erection of the building have been raised, 

 there remains a mortgage of fifty thousand 

 dollars to be carried by the society. 



It is the desire of a majority of the mem- 

 bers that this indebtedness be paid off in the 

 near future in order that this building may be 

 presented to posterity as their contribution, 

 leaving the care and maintenance as the only 

 burden. 



The aim of the Medical Society as typified 

 in this building is the elevation of the profes- 

 iSion to a higher iscientific standard for in- 

 creased public usefulness. There can be no 

 doubt that this aim concerns the public even 

 more than it does the profession. The more 

 highly developed the scientific attainments of 

 the medical profession, the more it redounds 



1 Dedicatory address delivered on occasion of the 

 opening of the new home of the Medical Society of 

 the District of Columbia, January 12, 1921. 



