SCIENCE 
Fripay, Marcu 1, 1912 
CONTENTS 
New Phrenology: PROFESSOR SHEPHERD Ivory 
IMO Soocacboocncvocaogs00DOsUnO GOON 321 
Professorships im Chind ........... 0s ee ees 328 
Scientific Notes and News .............+-» 329 
University and Educational News .......... 333 
Discussion and Correspondence :— 
The Pribilof Fur-seal Herd: Dr. CHARLES 
H. TOWNSEND, GEORGE ARCHIBALD CLARK. 
Another View of the Principles of Water- 
power Development: PRorEssor J. M. At- 
pRIcH. First Use of the Word ‘‘Geno- 
type’’: Dr. Henry F. OsBorn 334 
Scientific Books :— 
Abel’s Paleobiologie der Wirbelthiere: Dr. 
W. D. MarrHew. East and Hayes on In- 
heritance in Maize: PrRoressor L. H. SmitH 341 
Notes on Meteorology and Climatology: Dr. 
ANDRE Warley PAT: MER) Wo eyereyalelctaleleleysieleietetelels 344 
Special Articles :— 
On the Origin of an Albino Race of Deer- 
mouse: PROFESSOR W. EH. CasTLE. Origin 
of the Sediments and Coloring Matter of 
the Red Beds of Oklahoma: Dr. J. W. 
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The Entomological Society of America: Pro- 
FESSOR ALEXANDER D. MACGILLIVRAY ..... 
Societies and Academies :— 
The Academy of Science of St. Louis: 
PROFESSOR GEORGE T. Moore. The Anthro- 
pological Society of Washington: Dr. Tru- 
MAN MICHELSON 
MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended for 
review should be sent to the Editor of Scrm=Ncr, Garrison-on- 
Hudson, N. Y. 
NEW PHRENOLOGY 1 
A HUNDRED years ago, when Gall and 
Spurzheim published the results of their 
work, the anatomy of the brain was poorly 
understood, and the explanations of the 
relation of its parts, or of the relation of 
the brain as a whole, to mental states and 
processes, were interwoven with absurd 
fancies or with quibbling speculations. 
There were many guesses postulating defi- 
nite functions for large areas or divisions 
of the brain. The assumptions and sup- 
positions were combated and defended 
mainly by logical methods, and, because 
of religious and other a priori views, 
direct observation and experimental meth- 
ods took a subordinate position. What 
was lacking to make one or another of the 
various views acceptable was a series or 
collection of vitalizing facts that could be 
utilized or adduced in its support. The 
importance of the cerebellum was magni- 
fied by some; it was believed to be the seat 
of memory, or that of the so-called higher 
intellectual faculties. The basal ganglia 
were also thought by others to be con- 
cerned with the intellectual processes, 
whether as the structures or storehouses in 
which memories were collected or as the 
element involved in the processes of 
thought. Even the ventricles had been 
suspected of being the seat of certain in- 
tellectual functions, although it is prob- 
able that this view had no direct adherents 
at the time Gall began his investigations. 
The foundation for Gall’s work and 
teaching has been laid by Reil and others 
1 Address by the president of the Southern So- 
ciety for Philosophy and Psychology, Washington, 
December 28, 1911. 
