FEBRUARY 2, 1912] 
H. MeGuigan and C. L. von Hess: Glycolysis as 
Modified by Removal of the Pancreas and by the 
Addition of Antiseptics. 
H. McGuigan: On the Excretion of Formalde- 
hyde, Ammonia and Hexamethylenamine. 
A. D. Emmett: Effect of the Quantity of Pro- 
tein Ingested on the Nutrition of Animals. VI. 
On the Chemical Composition of the Entire Body 
of Swine. 
O. H. Brown: The Effect of Quinine on Pneu- 
mococci. 
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2:30 P.M. 
(Joint session with the Biological Section of 
the American Chemical Society) 
Thomas B. Osborne and Lafayette B. Mendel: 
Maintenance and Growth. 
Wilder D. Bancroft: The Study of Environ- 
ment. 
Treat B. Johnson: Synthesis of Thiotyrosine. 
Alfred Dachnowski: The Relation of Vegetation 
to the Chemical Nature of Peat Soils. 
C. L. Alsberg and O. F. Black: Phytochemical 
Studies on Hydrocyaniec Acid. 
Andrew Hunter and M. H. Givens: The Nitro- 
gen Excretion of the Monkey with Special Refer- 
ence to the Metabolism of Purines. 
John H. Long: The Definition of Normal Urine. 
W. Koch: Should the Term Protagon be Re- 
tained? 
H. S. Reed and H. 8. Stahl: Oxidizing Enzymes 
in Certain Fungi Pathogenic for Plants. 
William J. Gies: Modified Collodion Membranes 
for Studies of Diffusion. 
M. S. Fine: A Method for Differentiating be- 
tween Metabolic and Residual Food Nitrogen in 
the Feces. 
E. Monroe Bailey: Biochemical and Bacteriolog- 
ical Studies on the Banana. 
The following officers were elected for the year 
1912: 
President—A. B. Macallum. 
Vice-president—Graham Lusk. 
_Secretary—A. N. Richards. 
Treasurer—Walter Jones. 
Additional Members of Council—H. P. Armsby, 
Lafayette B. Mendel, H. Gideon Wells. 
Nominating Committee—John J. Abel, F. G. 
Benedict, H. C. Bradley, Otto Folin, Wm. J. Gies, 
Andrew Hunter, J. B. Leathes, J. J. R. Macleod, 
D. D. Van Slyke. 
A special committee, consisting of W. Koch 
(chairman), H. D. Dakin, William J. Gies, J. B. 
Leathes and Jacques Loeb, was appointed for the 
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purpose of considering and reporting to the so- 
ciety concerning the nomenclature of the lipoids. 
Resolutions were passed by the society concern- 
ing the recent deaths of three of its members, 
Dr. Raymond H. Pond, Dr. Arthur H. Koelker and 
Professor William F. Koelker. 
A. N. RICHARDS, 
Secretary 
THE MEETINGS OF THE ECONOMIC AND 
SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES AT 
WASHINGTON 
SEVEN societies met at Washington during the 
holidays to discuss economic and sociological prob- 
lems. These societies represent the various fields 
of economics, civics, home economics, labor, so- 
ciology and statistics. Acting under the rule of 
the council of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science adopted at Minneapolis, 
Section I, devoted to economics and social science, 
yielded the regular program to the visiting socie- 
ties with the exception of two sessions, provided 
by the management governing the correlation of 
the sections to visiting societies. 
One of the notable features of the convocation 
was the address of Senator Burton, the retiring 
vice-president of Section I, delivered at a joint 
session of the American Civie Alliance and of the 
section at which Dr. J. Pease Norton presided. 
The address of Senator Burton on the ‘‘ Causes 
of -the High Prices’’ has been printed in 
full in Science. Senator Burton presented 
an analysis of the causes which have oper- 
ated to increase prices and showed conclusively 
that in addition to the vast increase in the gold 
supply many individual causes have been operative. 
The American Economic Association adopted a 
resolution in favor of an International Commis- 
sion on the Cost of Living to study the remedies. 
This was the subject of a round table discussion 
led by Professor Fisher. Senator Burton’s opinion 
was that natural causes would in a short time 
produce relief. 
At this session the section adopted this reso- 
lution: 
“‘Resolwed: That the chairman be empowered to 
appoint a committee whose power and duty shall 
be to take such steps as shall in its opinion be 
most effective in focusing the attention of the 
proper persons and institutions upon the problems 
of soil erosion and the improved utilization of 
land through tree crops. This committee to re- 
port at the next meeting of the association.’’ 
Other addresses were delivered at this meeting 
