SCIENCE 



Editoeial Committee : S. Newcomb, Mathematics ; E. S. Woodward, Mechanics ; E. C. Pickering, 



Astronomy; T. C. Mendenhall, Physics; E. H. Thurston, Engineering; Ira Eemsen, Chemistry; 



J. Le Conte, Geology; W. M. Davis, Physiography; O. C. Marsh, Paleontology; W. K. Brooks, 



C. Hart Meeriam, Zoology; S. H. Scudder, Entomology; C. E. Bessey, N. L. Britton, 



Botany; Henry F. Osborn, General Biology; C. S. Minot, Emhryology, Histology; 



H. P. BowDlTCH, Physiology; J. S. Billings, Hygiene ; J. McKeen Cattkll, 



Psychology; Daniel G. Bbinton, J. W. Powell, Anthropology. 



Friday, January 21, 1898. 



CONTENTS: 



George H. Horn: Professor John B. Smith 73 



Presentation of Professor Marsh's Collections to Yale 

 University 77 



Geological Society of America (II.): Professor 

 J. F. Kemp 79 



Iowa Academy of Sciences : Professor Herbert 

 Osborn 85 



Ou/rrent Notes on Anthropology : — 



The Pre-mycenxan Culture; Contributions to the 

 Study of the Stone Age: Professor D. G. Brin- 

 TON 88 



Notes on Inorganic Chemistry : J. L. H 89 



Scientific Notes and News : — 



7%e Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Soil ; 

 The Establishment of the ' University Table ' at 

 Naples; General 90 



University and Educational News 94 



Discussion and Correspondence : — ■ 



A Proposed Addition to Physiographic Nomencla- 

 ture : G. K. Gilbert. Harvard's Meteorological 

 Work on the West Coast of South America : E. 

 DeC. Ward. The Crustacean Genus Scyllarides : 

 Dr. Theo. Gill. Lamarck and the ' Perfecting 

 Tendency': Professor C. O.Whitman 94 



Scientific Literature : — 



Lockyer on Recent and Coming Eclipses : W. H. 

 Wright. Recent Mathematical Books : PRO- 

 FESSOR F. N. Cole 99 



Zoological Club of the University of Chicago : M. 

 F. GuYER, Dr. C. M. Child, A. L. Tread- 

 well. New York Academy of Sciences, Section 

 of Biology: Gary N. Calkins. Torrey Botanical 

 Club : Edward S. Burgess. American Chemi- 

 cal Society : Dr. Dukand Woodman. Biological 

 Society of Washington: F. A. Lucas 104 



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

 lor review should be sent to the responsible editor. Prof. J. 

 McEeen Cattell, Garrlson-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



GEORGE H. HORN. 



George Henry Horn was born in Phila- 

 delphia, April 7, 1840, and died at Bees- 

 ley's Point, N. J., November 24, 1897. He 

 was stricken with apoplexy in December, 

 1896, resulting in hemiplegia, and thereafter 

 passed most of the time, until his death, at 

 or near the seashore. 



Dr. Horn received his preliminary edu- 

 cation in the Jefferson Boys' Grammar 

 School, and from this entered the Central 

 High School of Philadelphia, July, 1853. 

 He graduated February 11, 1858, with the 

 degree of Bachelor of Arts, and received 

 his Master's degree from the same institu- 

 tion in July, 1863. He entered the Uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania as a medical student 

 soon after receiving his first degree from 

 the High School, and received the degree of 

 M. D. in 1861, his graduating thesis being 

 on ' Sprains.' 



The patriotic young physician enlisted in 

 the U. S. Army in 1863 and received a 

 commission as Assistant Surgeon, March 

 1st, of that year. He was first attached to 

 the Second California Cavalry, Department 

 of Pacific, until July 14th of the following 

 year, then commissioned as Surgeon to the 

 First California Infantry Volunteers, re- 

 taining this position until the term of ser- 

 vice of this regiment expired, December 3, 

 1864. He was again mustered into service 

 May 22, 1865, as Assistant Surgeon of his 

 old regiment, the Second California Cavalry, 



