December 3, 1920] 



SCIENCE 



533 



a population of from 25,000 to 1Y5,000 inhabi- 

 tants. Of a possible 1,000 points for perfect, 

 adequate public health nursing service counts 

 75; other follow-up social service 10; adequate 

 dispensary or clinic service 70 ; hospital facili- 

 ties for the communicable diseases 45; a day 

 nursery 10; Little Mothers' League 10; good 

 newspaper publicity regarding health matters 

 50; and a physician in charge of the infant 

 welfare station 15. This gives a total of 2S5 

 points for activities in which the nurse is di- 

 rectly concerned. In general the score pro- 

 vides the following distribution of credit : 



Communieable disease control: 



Tuberculosis, perfect score 60 



Yenereal diseases, perfect score 70 



Other communicable diseases, perfect score. 80 

 Adequate laboratory facOities and use of 



same 100 



Infant and maternal welfare 90 



Milk and food inspection 100 



Water supply 100 



Sewage, garbage and manure disposal 40 



Eecord keeping 85 



Public health education 120 



An appropriation of at least 50 cents per 



capita for health protection 100 



Effective enforcement of regulations govern- 

 ing barber shops, common towels, drinking 



and eating utensils 20 



Unusually meritorious public health work 



along either new or old lines 35 



Total 1^ 



COUNCIL MEKTING OF THE ILLINOIS STATE 

 ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



At the call of President Cowles a meeting 

 of the council was held at the University 

 Club, Chicago, on September 28. There were 

 present President Cowles, retiring President 

 Ward, Vice-president Knipp, Treasurer Water- 

 mann and Librarian Crook. 



The first question taken up was how best to 

 meet the great misfortune which had befallen 

 the academy in the death of Secretary Pricer. 

 It was voted that the librarian continue until 

 the next meeting to serve as secretary, as he 

 had been doing at the request of the president 

 since the death of Secretary Pricer. With 



some misgivings as to the wisdom of such 

 appointment the librarian consented. 



In conformity with action at the Danville 

 meeting the following legislative committee 

 was appointed: H. C. Cowles, Chicago, chair- 

 man; William Barnes, Decatur; E. W. Payne, 

 Springfield; R. M. Barnes, Lacon; Geo. Lang- 

 ford, Joliet. 



It was voted that the fiscal year of the 

 academy begin with the calendar year and 

 that dues be payable on the December 1st pre- 

 ceding, to accord with arrangements with the 

 A. A. A. S. The secretary was instructed to 

 mail the three volumes of Transactions which 

 are to appear shortly, to paid-up members 

 only. 



It was decided to hold the annual meeting 

 for 1921 at Carbondale some time in the 

 spring with the hope of having a field day and 

 the president was requested to begin arrange- 

 ments for such meeting. The president was 

 requested to appoint chairmen for the various 

 sections which it might seem advisable to 

 form at the coining meeting. The treasurer 

 presented matters concerning various classes 

 of members and the relation between the State 

 Academy and the A. A. A. S. It was sug- 

 gested that he publish a list of members whose 

 address is unknown, in hope that some mem- 

 ber can supply the information wanted. 



The following committee was appointed 

 to continue the work of interesting high 

 school science clubs, other science clubs, 

 boards of education, teachers, etc. in the work 

 of the academy and to suggest to them the 

 desirability of sending delegates to academy 

 meetings: Charles T. Knipp, Chairman, 

 Urbana; W. G. Watermann, Evanston; R. H. 

 Linkins, !Normal ; H. S. Pepoon,' Chicago. 

 A. E. Crook, 

 Acting Secretary 



THE ENGINEERING FOUNDATION 



An anonymous gift of $200,000 toward a five- 

 million-dollar fund for the promotion of re- 

 search in science and in engineering is an- 

 nounced by Engineering Foundation at its 

 headquarters in the Engineering Societies 

 Building, New York City. This contribution 



