January 11, 1918] 



SCIENCE 



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had deposited her large collection of reprints 

 in the department library now completely de- 

 stroyed. Those to whom correspondence should 

 be addressed are Alma G. Stokey, botany de- 

 partment; Mignon Talbot, geology depart- 

 ment; Samuel P. Hayes, psychology depart- 

 ment; Abby II. Turner, physiology depart- 

 ment; Ann H. Morgan, zoology department, 

 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massa- 

 chusetts. 



The main laboratory of the United States 

 Fisheries Biological Station at Fairport, Iowa, 

 was destroyed by fire in the early morning of 

 December 20, only the office furniture and 

 records being saved. 



That station is the center of most of the 

 scientific work of the Bureau of Fisheries in 

 the Mississippi Basin, combining the functions 

 of mussel propagation and fishery investigation 

 and experimental work. It is the only station 

 of the bureau equipped and employed for con- 

 tinuous fish-cultural experiment work. For- 

 tunately, the water supply, the large series of 

 ponds, and the smaller buildings are unharmed, 

 and many phases of the work will continue 

 without interruption. Nevertheless, the loss 

 of the laboratory, with its excellent equipment 

 for biological and chemical studies, will serve 

 to retard some investigations of immediate 

 importance to the best utilization of the prod- 

 ucts of fresh waters. 



Not the least significant loss was the library 

 which, though not large, had been assembled 

 with much care. It comprised many rare 

 books and a large number of separate pamph- 

 lets contributed by authors or gleaned from 

 the second-hand book stores of America and 

 Europe. Many of these can not be replaced. 



As steps are now being taken looking to the 

 prompt restoration of all facilities for investi- 

 gation, the cooperation of authors is particu- 

 larly invited. Those having separates relating 

 to the subjects of fresh-water biology, ecology, 

 limnology, biochemistry and the chemistry of 

 foods will render a valuable service by for- 

 warding papers to the station or the Commis- 

 sioner of Fisheries, Washington, D. C. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 



The officers elected at the Pittsburgh meet- 

 ing of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science are given in the account 

 of the meeting published elsewhere in the 

 present issue of Science. Professor John M. 

 Coulter, of the University of Chicago, the 

 newly elected president of the association, was 

 also elected president of the American Asso- 

 ciation of University Professors. 



Professor Wilder D. Bancroft, of the de- 

 partment of chemistry of Cornell University, 

 is in Washington, serving as technical adviser 

 in the U. S. Bureau of Mines. 



Assistant Professor P. W. Bridoman has 

 received leave of absence from Harvard Uni- 

 versity to join Professor G. W. Pierce at the 

 submarine base in New London, where both 

 will experiment on wireless problems. 



Dr. Bashford Dean, of the American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, has been assigned 

 the rank of major in the United States Army 

 and is at present in Europe. 



Dr. Thomas D.\rlinc.ton, formerly health 

 commissioner of the city of New York, has 

 been called to Halifax by the relief committee 

 to act in an advisory capacity regarding the 

 sanitation and housing in the reconstruction 

 of the devastated areas. 



In recognition of his contributions to sci- 

 ence. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has been ap- 

 pointed honorary fellow of the American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, of which his father, 

 Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., was one of the found- 

 ers and most energetic supporters. 



The Societe de Pathologic Exotique, of 

 Paris, has elected Charles A. Kofoid, professor 

 of zoology. University of California, as corre- 

 sponding member. 



At its fifth annual meeting in New York 

 on January 18 the National Institute on So- 

 cial Science will present medals for " notable 

 service to mankind " to Herbert C. Hoover, 

 Food Administrator; Henry P. Davison, chair- 

 man of the Red Cross War Council, and Dr. 

 William J. Mayo, the surgeon. 



On the recommendation of Surgeon-General 

 Bradley, General Pershing has appointed a 



