JANUARY 12, 1912] 
art, 6; commercial branches, 5; mathematics, 
4; domestic science, 5; public speaking, 3; 
ancient languages, 2; mechanical drawing, 2; 
kindergarten, 2; Latin and English, 2; elocu- 
tion and physical culture, 1; pediatrics, 1. 
The groups for which women qualify are 
therefore, in order of frequency: MNnglish, 
music, modern language, domestic science and 
home economics. In natural science and 
mathematics they do not often rise above the 
rank of instructor. 
The high per cent. of women teachers west 
of the Mississippi may be explained by saying 
that the west is less conservative than the 
east; that there are more coeducational insti- 
tutions in the west; that the western schools 
were founded after women began to compete 
for college positions, while the majority of 
eastern schools were founded before this time. 
Lack of ample funds may also at times have 
dictated the choice of cheaper service. 
The number and per cent. of women in the 
various schools is given on page 56. 
CO. H. Hanpscuin 
SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 
Mr. Artuur D. Lirriz, of Boston, was 
elected president of the American Chemical 
Society at the Washington meeting. 
Proressor E. G. Conxiin, of Princeton 
University, has been elected president of the 
American Society of Naturalists. 
Proressor Ross G. Harrison, of Yale Uni- 
versity, was elected for the coming two years 
president of the American Association of 
Anatomists at the recent Princeton meeting. 
Dr. S. J. Mentzer, of the Rockefeller Insti- 
tute for Medical Research, has been reelected 
president of the American Physiological So- 
ciety. 
Tur Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- 
delphia has awarded the Hayden Medal in 
gold for distinguished work in geology to 
Professor John C. Branner, of Leland Stan- 
ford Jr, University. 
Preswent Tarr has nominated Dr. Rupert 
Blue, of South Carolina, as surgeon general of 
the public health and marine hospital service, 
SCIENCE 57 
succeeding the late Dr. Walter Wyman. Presi- 
dent Taft gave notice that hereafter the term of 
service of the surgeon general of the public 
health service shall be limited to four years. 
M. Henrt Bereson, professor of philosophy 
at the Collége de France, has been appointed 
visiting French professor of Columbia Uni- 
versity for the year 1913. M. Bergson has 
also been appointed Gifford lecturer at Edin- 
burgh. 
Tue organ of the Japan Peace Society gives 
an account of the visit of Dr. David Starr 
Jordan, president of Stanford University, in 
August, September and October, of last year, 
undertaken under the auspices of the Japan 
and American Peace Societies. Dr. Jordan 
gave a large number of addresses, mainly on 
peace and arbitration, at Tokyo, Yokohama, 
Sendai, Nagoya, Okayama and Osaka. At 
Tokyo between September 13 and 18, Dr. Jor- 
dan gave as many as ten addresses, not in- 
cluding after-dinner speeches. 
Dr. W. A. Cannon, of the Desert Labora- 
tory, is acting director of the Department of 
Botanical Research of the Carnegie Institu- 
tion during the absence of Dr. D. T. Mac- 
Dougal, who is traveling and studying desert 
conditions in Upper Egypt and portions of 
the Soudan. 
Mr. Myron L. FuLier, for many years a 
geologist on the United States Geological Sur- 
vey and chief of the Eastern Section of the Di- 
vision of Hydrology from 1903-07, has formed 
an association with Mr. Frederick G. Clapp, 
also formerly of the Geological Survey, to act 
as consulting experts in all branches of geo- 
logical engineering, especially in water sup- 
plies, bridge and dam foundations, ore de- 
posits, oil and gas. 
Tur Strand Magazine has obtained a vote 
to determine the ten greatest men now living. 
The speaker of the house of commons drew 
up a list of eighteen men and other distin- 
guished men voted for names by reduction 
and substitution. The final list in the order 
of the number of votes was: Edison, Kipling, 
Roosevelt, Marconi, Lister, Chamberlain, 
Roberts, William II., Metchnikoff. 
