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Farm at Davis to spend some time in the 

 study of cereal crops and cultural methods in 

 behalf of the British government. Dr. Luhn 

 expects to introduce California methods of 

 culture and of cropping into Borneo when he 

 returns. 



Captain Eoald Amundsen arrived at Seattle 

 on July 4 from JSTome, Alaska, where he ap- 

 peared the middle of June after leaving his 

 schooner, the Maude, at Cape Serge disabled 

 by a broken propeller. Captain Amundsen 

 said he still considered entirely feasible his 

 project to drift across the liTorth Pole with the 

 current. He expects to remain in this country 

 a year before proceeding with his voyage. 



The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 

 held a radium exhibit at its new museum on 

 June 17 in honor of the visit to Buffalo of 

 Mme. Curie, who was presented with hon- 

 orary membership in the society. The address 

 on radium was delivered by Dr. Edward J. 

 Moore, professor of physics at the University 

 of Buffalo. 



The Adamson lecture was delivered at the 

 University of Manchester on June 9 by Pro- 

 fessor Einstein, who had been invited by the 

 council in accordance with a senate recom- 

 mendation passed on February 3. At the 

 opening of the proceedings the honorary de- 

 gree of D.Sc. was conferred on him. Profes- 

 sor Einstein lectured on June 13 at King's 

 College, London, on " The development and 

 present position of the theory of relativity." 

 After the public lecture Professor Einstein 

 was the guest of the principal of King's Col- 

 lege at a dinner given in the college. 



A BRONZE statue of Joseph Leidy was un- 

 veiled in the medical laboratories of the 

 University of Pennsylvania on June 19, 1921. 

 Samuel Murray was the sculptor. 



Dr. Marshman Edward Wadsworth, dean 

 emeritus of the school of mines of the Uni- 

 versity of Pittsburgh, has died at the age of 

 seventy-four years. 



The South African Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science is meeting at Durban 

 July 11-16, under the presidency of Professor 



J. E. Duerden, of Ehodes University College, 

 Graham's Town. The sections and presidents 

 are as follows: Astronomy, Mathematics, 

 Physics, Engineering, Dr. J. Lunt, of the 

 iloyal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope; 

 Chemistry, Geology, Geography, Dr. J. Moir, 

 chemist to the Mines Department, Johannes- 

 burg; Botany, Forestry, Agriculture, Profes- 

 sor J. W. Bews, of Natal University College, 

 Maritzburg; Zoology, Physiology, Hygiene, 

 Professor H. B. Fantham, of University Col- 

 lege, Johannesburg; Anthropology, Philology, 

 Dr. C. T. Loram, of the Natal Education De- 

 partment; Education, Sociology, History, Pro- 

 fessor, W. A. Macfadyen, of Transvaal Uni- 

 versity College, Pretoria. 



A standing committee has been appointed 

 within the Department of Agriculture by Sec- 

 retary Wallace to study the present economic 

 situation of agriculture and make recommen- 

 dations with respect to any action which might 

 be taken by the department to improve condi- 

 tions. The committee consists of Assistant 

 Secretary Ball, chairman; Dr. H. C. Taylor, 

 chief of the Office of Farm Management and 

 Farm Economics; Dr. W. A. Taylor, chief of 

 the Bureau of Plant Industry ; Dr. John R. 

 Mohler, chief of the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry ; and Leon M. Estabrook, associate chief 

 of the Bureau of Markets. The members are 

 gathering data from sources in the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and agricultural leaders 

 and economists in various parts of the country 

 will be consulted. They are also making a 

 careful survey of the activities of the depart- 

 ment in the field of economics with the pur- 

 pose of coordinating and strengthening this 

 work. 



We learn from Nature that at a general 

 meeting of members of the Royal Institution 

 held on June 6 special thanks were given to 

 Sir Humphry Davy Rolleston for his present 

 of a safety-lamp which was in the possession 

 of Dr. John Davy, brother of Sir Humphry 

 Davy, and to Sir David L. Salomons for his 

 present of a privately printed Life and Study 

 of the Works of Breguet, the famous watch- 

 maker, Argo's watch, and two others of spe- 



