June 25, 1909] 



SCIENCE 



987 



James W. Underwood, teacher of biology, high 

 school, Negaunee, Mich. : color variation and other 

 features of the natural history of Litorhia pal- 

 liata. (Sd&ntifio assistant.) 



Donald D. Van Slyke, Ph.D., assistant in Rocke- 

 feller Institute for Medical Research: the action 

 of enzymes. 



Edward M. Weyer, Ph.D., professor of philos- 

 ophy, Washington and Jefferson College: the be- 

 havior of the remora. 



The facilities of the laboratory have 

 likewise been utilized to a considerable ex- 

 tent during the months not comprised in 

 the regular summer session. Dr. B. M. 

 Davis and Mr. George T. Hargitt occupied 

 tables during the spring of 1908, and Dr. 

 Davis has enjoyed the privileges of the 

 laboratory throughout the entire winter of 

 1908-9. For the past three years the di- 

 rector has resided almost continuously at 

 Woods Hole, occupied primarily with the 

 report upon the biological survey. In the 

 compilation of this report he has been as- 

 sisted, first by Mr. J. W. Underwood and 

 later by Miss E. M. Chapman. From time 

 to time requests have been received from 

 investigators at various institutions for 

 materials for embryological or other 

 studies, or specimens of marine plants 

 and animals. Some of these persons have 

 come to Woods Hole for this purpose. 

 While it is far from the policy of the 

 bureau to operate a supply department 

 for the free distribution of marine speci- 

 mens, such requests for materials have in 

 special cases been granted. In general it 

 may be said that the demand for a marine 

 laboratory which shall be operated continu- 

 ously throughout the entire year is in- 

 creasing, and it is the frequently expressed 

 hope of many persons that the Bureau of 

 Fisheries will in time be able to make 

 provision for the maintenance of such a 

 station at Woods Hole. 



During a portion of the coming season 

 the director will be relieved of aU adminis- 

 trative duties in connection with the lab- 



oratory, in order that he may complete 

 several pieces of unfinished work. During 

 this period. Dr. Eaymond C. Osburn, of 

 Columbia University, will serve as acting 

 director. 



It is requested that applications for 

 laboratory tables shall be submitted at the 

 earliest possible date. 



Francis B. Sumneb 



Woods Hoie, Mass., 

 April 30, 1909 



THE PLANS AND WORK OF THE GEORGE 

 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 



The discussions in the public press seem to 

 call for an authoritative statement of the edu- 

 cational work and condition of the Univer- 

 sity. 



1. Prior to 1902, when the present adminis- 

 tration assumed charge, there was a day col- 

 lege, with less than a hundred students, and 

 a faculty of eleven professors and teachers. 

 There was also the Corcoran Scientific School, 

 doing undergraduate work in the evening, 

 which was conducted by the professors of the 

 day college. These professors received salar-i 

 ies in the day college ranging from one thou- 

 sand to eighteen hundred dollars a year, and 

 seventy-five per cent, of the students' fees for 

 the evening work. This arrangement was 

 made between the faculty and the university 

 to prevent any liability on the part of the 

 university for the expenses of the evening 

 college. In this college there was some work 

 given in engineering and architecture. The 

 Law School was conducted by lawyers in 

 practise and judges in service, no one giving 

 his entire time and attention to its manage- 

 ment or to teaching. The Medical School 

 was conducted in the same way, by practising 

 physicians, there being no professional teach- 

 ers employed giving their whole time to the 

 educational work. 



2. The first change adopted under the pres- 

 ent administration was to discontinue the 

 Corcoran Scientific School, merge it with Co- 

 lumbian College, and require all class-room 



