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sist Professor J. C. McLennan, of Toronto 

 University, in investigations on helium to de- 

 termine the uses for lamps, amplifying values, 

 high resistances, etc. 



The Paris Academy of Sciences has awarded 

 the L. Lacaze prize (10,000 francs) to Dr. 

 Maurice Arthus, professor of physiology at 

 Lausanne. 



Dr. Charles F. Chandler, formerly pro- 

 fessor of chemistry and dean of the school of 

 mines at Columbia University, received the 

 honorary degree of doctor of science from 

 Union College last June. In conferring the 

 degree. Dr. Charles A. Eichmond, chancellor of 

 the university, referred to Professor Chandler 

 in the following language : " Author of many 

 chemical papers; member of many scientific 

 and learned societies both here and abroad. 

 The recipient of distinguished academic hon- 

 ors from universities in America and Eng- 

 land. Esteemed by your profession, beloved 

 by generations of grateful students to whom 

 you have imparted both knowledge and wisdom. 

 We delight also to do you honor." 



Dr. Robert M. Yerkes, chairman of the Re- 

 search Information Service of the National 

 Research Council, and Dr. Leonard C. Gun- 

 nel!, of the Smithsonian Institution, in charge 

 of the Regional Bureau for the United States 

 of the International Catalogue of Scientific 

 Literature, have gone to London to represent 

 these organizations at a conference upon the 

 future of the International Catalogue of Sci- 

 entific Literature which was held on Septem- 

 ber 28. Dr. L. E. Dickson, professor of 

 mathematics in the University of Chicago, and 

 Dr. Luther P. Eisenhart, professor of mathe- 

 matics in Princeton University, who have 

 been in attendance at the organization meet- 

 ing of the International Mathematical Union 

 ■at Strasbourg and Dr. S. I. Franz, who has 

 been in Europe this summer, will also attend 

 the conference in London, Dr. Dickson repre- 

 senting the National Academy of Sciences 

 and Dr. Eisenhart and Dr. Franz as addi- 

 tional representatives from the National Re- 

 search Council. 



Dr. John J. R. Macleod, Toronto, pro- 

 fessor of physiology in the University of 

 Toronto, and vice dean of the medical faculty, 

 is chairman of the Committee on Industrial 

 Hygiene in Canada. With him are associated 

 Professor Archibald B. Macallum, members 

 of departments of physiology and psychology 

 in various universities in Canada, and one 

 representative each of the department of 

 labor, Ottawa, of industry, and women's 

 organizations. A secretary of the committee 

 is established in the medical department of 

 the University of Toronto. 



Professor John Bretland Farmer, F.R.S., 

 of the Imperial College of Science and Tech- 

 nology, has been appointed a member of the 

 advisory council to the Committee of the 

 British Privy Council for Scientific and In- 

 dustrial Research. 



Professor Vladimer Karapetoff, of Cor- 

 nell University, has been nominated for state 

 engineer and surveyor on the socialist ticket. 



Mr. B. L. Johnson, geologist, has been ap- 

 pointed acting chief of the Foreign Section 

 of the Mineral Resources Branch of the U. S. 

 Geological Survey, in the absence of Mr. 

 Eugene Stebinger. 



Dr. WiLLLAsr L. Tower, captain, U. S. A., 

 formerly associate professor of zoology in the 

 University of Chicago, after his return from 

 the army of occupation in Germany and dis- 

 charge in the summer of 1920, sailed on Sep- 

 tember 25 for Tampico, Mexico, to assume 

 the directorship of the pathological, bacterio- 

 logical and x-ray laboratories of the American. 

 Hospital, Tampico. 



The resignation of Professor Ernest Blaker, 

 of the department of physics, Cornell Uni- 

 versity, has been accepted. Professor Blaker 

 has been on leave of absence since the closing 

 of the Aviation School two years ago, when 

 he went to Akron, Ohio, to accept a position 

 with the Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company. 



William A. Bevan, formerly assistant pro- 

 fessor of physics at the Oregon State Agri- 

 cultural College, who has been a first lieu- 

 tenant in the air service since February, 1918, 

 has been appointed a captain in the air service 



