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[N. S. Vol. LII. No. 1352 



"The struggle between sun and ice for the past 

 ten thousands of years, ' ' toy Baron Gerhard De- 

 Geer (introduced by H. P. Osborn). 



' ' Unusual features of sedimentation in the Penn- 

 sylvanian strata, Bingham Canyon, Utah," by J. 

 F. Kemp. 



' ' Some geologic conclusions from geodetic data, ' ' 

 by W. Bowie (introduced by A. O. Leuschner). 



"Origin of the North and South American 

 faunas," by W. B. Scott. 



"The red layer, a contribution to the strati- 

 graphy of the White Eiver Oligocene," by W. J. 

 Sinclair (introduced by W. B. Scott). 



Eeception by President and Mrs. Hibben for 

 members of the Academy and guests, at "Pros- 

 pect. ' ' 



Lecture, complimentary to the citizens of 

 Princeton. "Lessons of the Grand Canyon," by 

 Professor W. M. Davis. Eoom 301, Palmer Lab- 

 oratory. Following this a smoker was held at the 

 Nassau Club. 



■WIDNESDAT, NOVEMBER 17 



Morning Session 



"Islands near the border of the coral seas," by 

 W. M. Davis. 



" Equipartition of energy," by E. B. Wilson. 



"Einstein gravitational fields: orbits and light 

 rays," by E. Kasner. 



"Note on the Sobral eclipse photographs," by 

 H. N. Russell. 



"Knots and Eiemann spaces," by J. W. Alex- 

 ander (introduced by Oswald Veblen). 



' ' The map coloring problem, ' ' by Philip Frank- 

 lin (introduced by Oswald Veblen). 



"Luminescence at high temperatures," by E. 

 L. Nichols. 



"The molecular state of water vapor," by J. 

 Kendall (introduced by M. T. Bogert). 



"The correlation of solubility, compound for- 

 mation, ionization and eleetroaffinity in solution, ' ' 

 by J. Kendall (introduced by M. T. Bogert). 



' ' The Corbino effect in iron, ' ' by E. P. Adams 

 (introduced by H. N. Russell). 



' ' The application of a differential thermometer 

 in ebulUoscopy, " by W. C. Menzies (introduced 

 by Oswald Veblen). 



"Occurrence of copper and zinc in marine ani- 

 mals and calcareous muds," by A. H. Philips (in- 

 troduced by W. B. Scott). 



' ' The adsorption of gases by metallic catalysts, ' ' 

 by Hugh S. Taylor (introduced by Oswald 

 Veblen). 



"Experiments on electrical conduction in a hy- 

 drogen alloy," by Donald P. Smith (introduced 

 by Oswald Veblen). 



Afternoon Session 



"Biological aspects of the process of infection," 

 by Theobald Smith. 



"Typhus fever; with description of the aetiol- 

 ogy," by S. B. Wolbach (introduced by W. T. 

 Councilman). 



"Changes in the ear of the rat on the inception 

 of hearing," by H. H. Donaldson. 



"Experiments on the development of the gills 

 in amphibians," by R. G. Harrison. 



"An important period in the process of synap- 

 sis," by C. E. McClung. 



"The sexual cycle of the larval bull-frog," by 

 W. W. Swingle (introduced by E. G. Conklin). 



"The basal metabolism of girls 12 to 17 years 

 of age," by F. G. Benedict. 



"Growth on diets poor in true fats," by L. B. 

 Mendel. (By title.) 



' ' The measurement of differences between 

 races," by F. Boas. (By title.) 



"Anthropology in the army," by C. B. Daven- 

 port. 



"Further data on population growth," by Ray- 

 mond Pearl. (By title.) 



' ' The duration of construction of blood vessels 

 by epinephrin, " by John Auer (introduced by S. 

 J. Meltzer). (By title.) 



' ' On a life-saving action of epinephrin — with a 

 lantern slide demonstration," by S. J. Meltzer. 

 (By title.) 



' ' Nature of the effect of double vagotomy in 

 rabbits," by Martha Wollstein (introduced by S. 

 J. Meltzer). (By title.) 



Subscription dinner of the academy. Proctor 

 Hall, Graduate College. 



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