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Dr. Walcott tten formally presented the 

 medal to Dr. Power, who expressed his appre- 

 ciation of the honor bestowed upon him and 

 his gratitude to Mr. Wellcome, saying : 



I can assure you that this memento will always 

 ibe regarded by me as one of my most precious 

 possessions. As I stand here there come to me 

 many happy recollections of the friendship that 

 has continued for nearly half a century. It was 

 twenty-five years ago when I left America to take 

 charge of the laboratories. 



There is one thought that is dominant in my 

 mind, however, and that is an expression of grati- 

 tude to Mr. Wellcome. I am grateful for his en- 

 couragement and inspiration, but above all for 

 having possessed for so many years so kind and 

 true a friend. 



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 MEDALLION OF THE WISCONSIN ACADEMY 

 OF SCIENCES 



A MEDALLION with which the Wisconsin 

 Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters com- 

 memorates its recent semi-centennial has been 

 completed by Leonard Crunelle, Chicago 

 sculptor, and is described in an article written 

 by President E. A. Birge, of the university, 

 for the forthcoming Transactions of the 

 Academy. 



The medallion bears the portraits of six 

 distinguished members of the academy. Its 

 obverse bears the figure of Minerva tending 

 the lamp of learning and a motto from Lu- 

 cretius, " IfatursB species ratioque." The re- 

 verse carries the inscription, " The Wisconsin 

 Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1870- 

 1920," and the portraits of the following six 

 members : 



William Francis Allen, hsitorian, professor of 

 Latin and history at the university, 1867-1889, 

 a great teacher and scholar; president of the 

 academy from 1887 to 1889. 



Thomas Chrowder Chamiberlin, geologist, pro- 

 fessor at Beloit College 1873-1882, director of 

 the Wisconsin 'Geological Survey, 1876-1882, in 

 charge glacial division of TJ. S. Survey, 1882- 

 1887, president of the University of Wisconsin 

 1887-1892, head of the department of geology in 

 University of Chicago, 1892-1919, now professor 

 emeritus, Chicago; president of the academy, 

 1884-1887. 



Philo Romayne Hoy, physician, naturalist, prac- 



tising in Bacine from 1846 to his death, ardent 

 student of bird life and the biology of Lake 

 Michigan; president of the academy, 1875-1878. 



Eoland Duer Irving, geologist, professor in the 

 university from 1870 until his death in 1888, 

 important member of the Wisconsin and U. S. 

 Geological surveys and a leading authority on the 

 geology of the Lake Superior region, 1873-1888; 

 president of the academy, 1881-1884. 



Increase Allen Lapham, naturalist and geologist, 

 resident of Milwaukee 1886-1875; collector and 

 cataloguer of plants and fossils; state geologist, 

 1873-1875; charter member of the academy and 

 its secretary from its organization until his death 

 in 1875. 



George Williams Peckham, zoologist, teacher, 

 high school principal and superintendent of schools 

 in Milwaukee, 1873-1896, head of Milwaukee pub- 

 lic library, 1896-1914; authority on habits and 

 classification of insects; president of the academy, 

 1890-1893. 



The medallion was made possible by a 

 fund of $1,200 for designing it and making 

 the dies. This was donated by the following 

 friends: A. J. Horlick, Eacine; F. A. Logan, 

 Chicago ; F. P. Hixson, La Crosse ; Mrs. C. W. 

 l^Torris, Milwaukee; and E. A. Birge, T. E. 

 Brittingham, C. K. Leith, M. S. Slaughter, 

 and C. S. Slichter, all of Madison. Other 

 friends have contributed to a fund by which 

 copies of the medallion will be distributed. 



The six members were chosen partly for 

 their intellectual eminence for their services 

 to the academy, and in part for the periods in 

 which their lives and activities fall. Three 

 of them, Chamberlin, Hoy, and Lapham, were 

 charter members. Each of the six served as 

 president, except Lapham, who was secretary 

 from its beginning until his death in 1875. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 



On Mme. Curie's return from the Grand 

 Canyon and Yellowstone Park, the Wolcott 

 Gibbs medal was conferred on her by the 

 Chicago Section of the American Chemical 

 Society, and she was entertained by the Uni- 

 versity of Chicago and by the associated wo- 

 men's organizations. After a visit to Niagara 

 Falls she proceeded to Boston, where among 

 other functions a dinner was given in her 



