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chair of chemistry at King's Colleg'e, London, 

 in succession to Professor A. W. Crossley. 

 Last year Dr. Smiles was appointed professor 

 of organic chemistry at Armstrong College, 

 Newcastle, and since 1913 he has been senior 

 honorary secretary to the Chemical Society. 



Dr. T. F. Sibly, at present professor of 

 geology at Armstrong College, Newcastle- 

 upon-Tyne, has been appointed principal of 

 the University College of Swansea. 



DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE 



MATHEMATICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 

 STRASBOURG 



To THE Editor of Science: I take pleasure 

 in transmitting to you a note recently re- 

 ceived from my friend and old schoolmate at 

 the Ecole Normale Superieure, Maurice 

 Frechet, concerning the opening under French 

 auspices of the University of Strasbourg. 

 From the extent of the mathematical cur- 

 riculum thereto appended it is clear that the 

 whole university will be on a very substantial 



Many readers of Science may recall that 

 in 1914 just prior to the outbreak of the war 

 Professor Frechet was planning to come to 

 America as lecturer at one of our large uni- 

 versities with a strong department of mathe- 

 matics. Students who now wish to study with 

 Frechet that branch of mathematics in which 

 he is eminent by researches internationally 

 known will have to cross the Atlantic. I may 

 add that Dr. Frechet speaks English fluently 

 and will doubtless make every endeavor to 

 render profitable to any young American 

 mathematician a sojourn at Strasbourg. 



Edwin Bidwell Wilson 



The XJniveesitt or Strasbourg 

 It will be perhaps of interest for readers of 

 Science to hear that notwithstajiding many diffi- 

 culties, the University of Strasbourg was re- 

 opened informally last January. It is in course of 

 reorganization and will be in full working order 

 for the formal reopening which will take place next 

 November, 1919. 



As "the end of the University of Strasbourg" 

 has been announced in some neutral papers, we 



give below the full program of its mathematical 

 department for the next academic year, such as it 

 has been decided upon, in the original French, 

 names being only given in full for men already in 

 Strasbourg. 



Lectures are, of course, delivered in French. 

 The library has been considerably increased as far 

 as concerns books written in English, as well as 

 French books. 



For further particulars, apply to Professor 

 Frechet, 2 Eue du Canal, Robertsan, Strasbourg. 



MaUKICE FRilCHET 



The courses in mathematics oilered during 

 1919-20 are: (1) Preparatory and general 

 mathematics, by Dr. Peres and an instruc- 

 tor. (2) Differential and Integral Cal- 

 culus (unassigned). (3) Theoretical and ap- 

 plied mechanics, by Professor Villat and Mr. 

 Veronnet. (4) Astronomy by Professor Es- 

 clangon and Danjon. (5) Higher Analysis 

 (spaces of °o dimensions, approximative func- 

 tions, functional calculus), by Professor 

 Frechet. (6) Differential geometry (2d se- 

 mester), by Dr. Peres. (7) Theory of 

 functions (integral functions, elliptic func- 

 tions with applications), by Professor Villat 



and (2d semester). Furthermore as 



preparation for the Agregation a series of 

 courses (Math, speciales, Math, elementaries, 

 Calcal diff. et int., mecanique rationelle) are 

 given. Dr. Peres, director of the mathe- 

 matical laboratory, and an assistant will offer 

 work in that line, and Professor Frechet will 

 conduct a colloquium to encourage original 

 research. 



PROFESSOR PAWLOW 



To THE Editor op Science: Knowing the 

 keen interest of all American men of science 

 and particularly physiologists in news from 

 Professor Pawlow, I hasten to send herewith 

 a paragraph from a letter recently received 

 from a well-known physiologist in the south 

 of Russia. For obvious reasons the place 

 and name had at this time best not be made 

 public. 



In August of 1919 Professor J. P. Pawlow was 

 still alive in Petrograd. He begged his friends [in 

 Kieff ] to send him some provisions, as he was starv- 

 ing. At the end of his letter he writes: "Instead 



