SCIENCE 



PEroAT, February 28, 1913 



CONTENTS 

 The Carnegie Institution of Washington .... 313 



The Administration of the Fur Seal Service: 

 George A. Clark 325 



The Alpine Laboratory : Professor Frederic 

 E. Clements 327 



Scientific Notes and News 328 



University and Educational News 331 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



The Memorial to Anton Dohrn: Professor 

 Edmund B. WasoN. A Suggested Formula 

 for Biologists: Dr. Alan S. Hawkesworth 332 



Scientific BooJcs: — 



Loel) on the Mechanistic Conception of 

 Life: Professor Edward G. Spadlding. 

 Shelley's Birds of Africa: Harry C. Ober- 



HOLSEE 333 



Botanical Notes: — 



Another African Plant Enumeration; 

 Greene's Carolus linnwus: Professor 

 Charles E. Bessey 337 



Special Articles: — 



Magmutio Differentiation at Silverbell, 

 Ariz.: Dr. C. A. Stewart. Fertilisation 

 and Egg-laying in Microcotyle stenotomi: 

 Dr. G. a. MacCallum 338 



Anthropology at the Cleveland Meeting: Pro- 

 fessor George Grant MacCurdt 341 



Societies and Academies: — 



The Anthropological Society of Washing- 

 ton: Wm. H. Babcock. The Academy of 

 Science of St. Louis: Professor G. 0. 

 James 349 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended for 

 reTiew should be sent to Professor J. McKeen Cattell, Garrison- 

 oa-Hudson, N. Y. 



TBE CABNEGIE INSTITUTION OF 



WASHINGTON'^ 



PRESENT STATUS OP THE INSTITUTION 



Although the institution is quite young 

 and must be considered as still, to some 

 extent, in its foi-mative stages, this first 

 year of the second decade of its history 

 marks an epoch worthy of something more 

 than passing notice. During this year, to 

 a degree hitherto impracticable, there has 

 been opportunity for an objective view of 

 the meaning of the extensive and varied 

 experience, acquired by the institution, of 

 the principles which have guided its devel- 

 opment, and of the limitations, difficulties 

 and dangers which may beset its future 

 progress. During this year also, to a 

 greater degree than hitherto, have ap- 

 peared evidences from widely divergent 

 sources of an increasing public tendency 

 to take an objective view of the plan, scope, 

 organization and development of the insti- 

 tution and to measure its efficiency by the 

 results of its investigations already pub- 

 lished or under way. From these objective 

 views it appears that, in spite of a great 

 diversity of opinion as to what research is 

 and how it should be carried on (a di- 

 versity which seems destined to continue 

 indefinitely), there is now a consensus of 

 opinion that the institution has established 

 its position and demonstrated the practica- 

 bility of the conduct of effective research 

 in establishments wholly devoted thereto, 

 separate and apart from other establish- 

 ments whose functions are primarily and 

 commendably agricultural, charitable, com- 



' Extracts from the report of the president for 

 the year ending October 31, 1912. 



