January 21, 1898.] 



SCIENCE. 



91 



Scientific Drawing, by Dr. Arnold Graf, for- 

 merly a student of Professor Lang, will be con- 

 tinued in five lectures and demonstrations of all 

 the various methods employed in the illustration 

 of scientific works. The session will extend 

 from June 29th to August 10th. A new feature 

 of the embryological course is that the Director 

 will associate with himself in the lectures a 

 number of specialists in the different groups of 

 vertebrate and invertebrate animals. This 

 admirable prospectus for the coming season %vas 

 heartily approved by the Trustees and ordered 

 for distribution. 



The Treasurer's report showed a balance of 

 $838 to meet the initial expenses of the coming 

 year, and directed attention to the fact that 

 Avhile many members of the corporation had 

 not as yet paid their dues the expected income 

 from this source will be ample to meet the 

 initial expenditures. 



Mr. Gardiner presented a written report to 

 the corporation of the work of the Execu- 

 tive Committee since the last meeting of the 

 Board in September, and recommended cer- 

 tain improvements in the Laboratory buildings 

 at Woods Holl — which were approved. The 

 matter of cooperation between the Laboratory 

 and the United States Fish Commission was 

 also discussed and referred to a -special com- 

 mittee who will confer with the new Commis- 

 sioner to be appointed by President McKinley. 

 The preparation of the decennial report of the 

 Laboratory, which will contain a historical 

 notice, was also referred to the Executive 

 Committee. 



THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ' UNIVERSITY 

 table' at NAPLES. 



One of the most gratifying results of the 

 Ithaca meeting was the hearty response given 

 to Professor Anton Dohrn's offer to American 

 naturalists in respect to the work at Naples, 

 during his recent visit to this country, namely, 

 that if three tables were established by America 

 he would find places for as many students as 

 came over from this country. For several 

 months past efforts have been made to supple- 

 ment the subscription of Mr. William E. Dodge, 

 of New York, originally designated as a ' Half- 

 year Columbia Table,' and establish what might 



be termed an 'American University Table' in dis- 

 tinction from the ' Smithsonian Table ' and the 

 proposed Tableof American Colleges for Women. 

 Mr. Dodge, upon the recommendation of Pro- 

 fessor Osborn, had very liberally consented to 

 drop the name ' Columbia ' and continue his 

 subscription under the general designation 

 'University.' At the business session of the 

 Naturalists, as has been already noted in this 

 Journal, Professor T. H. Morgan brought for- 

 ward the resolution to appropriate $100 from 

 the Treasury of the Naturalists towards this 

 University table, and this was unanimously 

 approved. Upon the following day, at the 

 meeting of the Trustees of the Marine Bio- 

 logical Laboratory, Professor H. C. Bumpus, 

 promised to secure an addditional $100 upon 

 behalf of the Marine Biological Laboratory and 

 the Anatomical Laboratory of Brown Univer- 

 sity. He has promptly fulfilled this pledge, and 

 the University table is now fully established 

 for the present year at least, with the prospect 

 of continuance. Inasmuch as Professor Bumpus 

 has secured the $100 in the name of the Woods 

 Holl Laboratory, it is eminently appropriate 

 that the Laboratory should have a voice in the 

 appointment of delegates to this table. This 

 appears to be secured by the personnel of the 

 Naples Committee, nominated by the Temporary 

 Chairman, Professor Clarke, namely. Professor 

 T. H. Morgan, Bryn Mawr ; Professor H. F. 

 Osborn, Columbia University; Dr. C. W. Stiles,. 

 Washington, D. 0. ; to either of whom applica- 

 tions may be made. 



general. 



The agricultural appropriation bill, carrying 

 $3,323,402, has been approved by the House of 

 Representatives in''committee of the whole. An 

 amendment to strike out the appropriation of 

 $130,000 for the free distribution of seeds was 

 lost by a vote 19 to 155. 



The Director of the Geological Survey has 

 been directed by Congressional resolution to 

 prepare a map of Alaska showing all known 

 topographic and geologic features, including 

 the gold-bearing rocks, with a descriptive text, 

 the text to include an explanation of the best 

 known routes and methods of reaching the gold 

 fields. 40,000 copies are to be printed. 



