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the above sums, an amount of money now 

 apparatus, etc. — in connection with the opera- 

 tion of the industrial fellowships. Besides 

 this amount, the building and permanent 

 equipment of the institute, represent an ia- 

 Testment of about $350,000. In addition to 

 running into several million dollars, has been 

 spent by the industries in developing into 

 large scale manufacture various processes 

 worked out at the institute. 



APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE FOR RUSSIAN 

 SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY MEN 



The following appeal has been issued from 

 the International Research Council, Burling- 

 ton House, London. 



Many Russiajis, distiaguisiied in various branches 

 of learning, are at present scattered over Euro- 

 pean couuitries. Some of tliem are destitute, otlieirs 

 are earning a precarious livelihood by work in 

 which they have no opportunity of exercising their 

 particular capabilities, while, at the same time, the 

 world at large is losdng the benefit of their knowl- 

 edge and aptitude. 



Witih the view of assisting our unfortunate col- 

 leaigues we have formed ourselves into a committee, 

 the object of which is to bring their names and 

 qualifications to the notice of imiversities and other 

 institutions which may be able to offer them suit- 

 able employment. 



We feel that we may count upon your sympathy, 

 and in the hope that you may be able to help, we 

 are forwarding a list of names, at present known 

 to us, of those who would gratefully accept posi- 

 tions where they could continue the work to which 

 they have devoted their lives. 



The committee will have its central office in Lon- 

 don, but it is proposed thiat cooperation between 

 different countries be secured, either by the for- 



mation of similar committees, or by the cooption of 

 corresponding members. 



The committee consists of Sir Arthur 

 Schuster, F.R.S., foreign secretary, Eoyal 

 Society (Chairman); Viscount Bryce, F.E.S.; 

 Sir Eichard Gregory, editor of Nature; Sir 

 Frederick Kenyon, president of the British 

 Academy; Charles Scott Sherrington, presi- 

 dent of the Eoyal Society; Ernest H. Star- 

 ling, F.E.S., professor of physiology, (Jniver- 

 sity of London; Sir Paul VinogradofF, F.B.A., 

 professor of jurisprudence, University of Ox- 

 ford, and Charles J. Martin, F.E.S., director. 

 Lister Institute, London (Hon. Secretary). 



THE VISIT OF MADAME CURIE 



The following chemical societies have ap- 

 pointed committees to make arrangements for 

 the reception of Madame Curie next May: 



The American Chemical Society: Edgar F. 

 Smith, chairman, L. H. Baekeland, Marston T. 

 Bogert, Wilder D. Bancroft, Chas. F. Chandler, 

 Chas. H. Herty, S. C. Lind, W. H. Nichols, Chas. 

 L. Parsons, W. A. Noyes, Ira Remsen, T. W. Rich- 

 ards, J. E. Zanetti, B. B. Boltwoo<J. 



The American Electrochemical Society: W. S. 

 Landis, chairman, H. B. Coho, Colin G. Fink, E. P. 

 Mathewson, J. W. Richards. 



The Society de Chimie Industrielle, American 

 Section: George E. Kunz, chairman, L. H. Baeke- 

 land, M. T. Bogert, C. A. Doremus, J. E. ZanettL 



The Society of Chemical Industry, American 

 Section: S. R. Church, chairman, H. G. Carrell, 

 Chas. H. Herty, R. H. McKee, Allen Rogers. 



The Chemists' Club of New YorTc City: J. E. 

 Zanetti, chairman, Ellwood Hendriek, M. T. Bogert, 

 J. E. Teeple, Reston Stevenson, S. A. Tucker. 



As Madame Curie is expected to be but a 

 very short time in New York City, and as it 

 would be impossible for her to attend func- 

 tions given by any of the individual societies, 

 the above named committees have appointed an 

 Executive Committee, consisting of Edgar F. 

 Smith, chairman, W. S. Landis, vice-chair- 

 man, S. E. Church, George F. Kuilz, J. E. 

 Zanetti, secretary-treasurer, to arrange for an 

 entertainment to be given by all of the above 

 named societies. 



