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343, or nearly 12 per cent, of the college grad- 

 uates. 



But it is in the drift to the business voca- 

 tions that the change conies out most impress- 

 ively, an index, in a sense, of the familiar 

 materialistic character of the age. In 179Y 

 there were in business 6 per cent.; in 1802 

 there were 17 per cent.; in 1813 it fell to 12 

 per cent., to 8 per cent, in 1821-2-4, to 4 per 

 cent, in 1831-3-4, and rose to 12 per cent, in 

 1841-6. It seems only fair to include under 

 the head of " business," manufacturing and 

 banking (finance), as well as the mercantile 

 occupations. In the last ten classes there are 

 then 1,149 out of the 2,950 academic graduates, 

 or about 40 per cent., in the " business " voca- 

 tions. A larger number (413) went into 

 " finance " than into mercantile vocations 

 (368). 



Out of 7,869 graduates of the academic 

 department now living and including all 

 classes since 1837, only 173 have gone into 

 agriculture and only 112 into art; 890 into 

 education; 231 into engineering; 927 into 

 finance; only ninety-four into the government 

 service; 2,288 into law; 291 into literature, 

 including journalism; 716 into manufactur- 

 ing; 575 into medicine; 769 into mercantile 

 pursuits; 496 into the ministry; forty-four 

 into specialized science as distinguished from 

 education; 119 into transportation; and only 

 119 are unspecified. 



THE CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT FUND 

 A COMMITTEE of nineteen influential Har- 

 vard alumni, including Mr. Alexander Agassiz 

 and Dr. Simon Newcomb, has issued the fol- 

 lowing statement: 



Charles William Eliot, after forty years of 

 faithful and brilliant service, has resigned the 

 presidency of Harvard University. 



We think this event should be recognized by 

 some suitable action on the part of the alumni. 



With the cooperation of the Aliunni Association 

 we invite the graduates of Harvard University, 

 and others who have been connected with it, to 

 subscribe to a fund to be known as the Charles 

 William Eliot Fund, the income of which shall be 

 paid to President and Mrs. Eliot during their 



lives, and afterwards be used in such a manner 

 as he may designate. 



It is especially desired that this fund should be, 

 so far as possible, the gift of all, and the smallest 

 contributions will be as gratefully received as the 

 largest. 



Subscriptions, to which no publicity will be 

 given, may be sent to P. L. Higginson, 50 State 

 Street, Boston, Mass. 



THE DARWIN CELEBRATION OF THE NEW 

 YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



The investigations and publications of 

 Charles Darwin have had a profound influence 

 upon the progress of science in America as 

 well as in all other parts of the world, but no 

 important memorial of this great naturalist 

 exists in this country. The one hundredth 

 anniversary of Darwin's birth and the fiftieth 

 anniversary of the publication of the " Origin 

 of Species " fall within the year 1909, and the 

 council of the New York Academy of Sci- 

 ences proposes that these events be suitably 

 celebrated on Darwin's birthday, February 12, 

 1909, when addresses are to be delivered by 

 members of the academy setting forth Dar- 

 win's achievements in different departments 

 of science, and a bronze bust of Darwin is to 

 be unveiled and presented to the American 

 Museum of Natural History by the president 

 of the academy and accepted by the president 

 of the museum. It is also proposed to hold in 

 connection with the celebration an exhibition 

 at the museum of Darwiniana and objects 

 illustrating Darwin's theory of evolution 

 through natural selection and his work in 

 botanical, zoological and geological research. 



A Darwin memorial committee to make all 

 arrangements has been appointed as follows : 

 E. O. Hovey, Chairman; J. A. Allen, C. W. 

 Beebe, C. L. Bristol, N. L. Britton, H. 0. 

 Bumpus, G. N. Calkins, J. McK CatteU, F. 

 M. Chapman, C. F. Cox, H. E. Crampton, 

 C. B. Davenport, Bashford Dean, A. W. 

 Grabau, "W. T. Hornaday, M. A. Howe, J. F. 

 Kemp, F. A. Lucas, W. D. Matthew, T. H. 

 Morgan, H. F. Osbom, H. H. Kusby, "W. B. 

 Scott, J. J. Stevenson, C. H. Townsend, W. 

 M. Wheeler, E. B. "Wilson. 



