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shire, governor general of Canada. Mr. Bell 

 took part in the ceremonies. The memorial is 

 the work of W. S. Allward of Toronto. It is 

 on the Bell homestead, dedicated as the Alex- 

 ander Graham Bell gardens. W. F. Cock- 

 shutt, M.P., originator of the plan, and presi- 

 dent of the Bell Memorial Association, de- 

 scribed Mr. Bell's work resulting in the send- 

 ing of the first message over a real line in 

 1875 between Brantford and Paris, Ont. 



The Albert Medal conferred recently on Mr. 

 Orville Wright by the Eoyal Society was pre- 

 sented to him by Lord Northcliffe on Oc- 

 tober 27. 



Temporary Brigadier-General Auckland 

 Campbell Geddes, M.D., professor of anatomy 

 in McGill University, has had conferred on 

 him the honor of Knight Commander of the 

 Order of the Bath. Dr. Geddes is now di- 

 rector of recruiting in England. 



In the department of chemical engineering of 

 the University of Michigan all but one mem- 

 ber of the faculty has left for active service. 

 Every effort made by the university to replace 

 them temporarily proved unavailing, owing to 

 the imprecedented demand for men in this 

 branch. The situation became so acute that 

 several manufacturing concerns of the state, 

 who employ expert chemical engineers, and 

 the Michigan Agricultural College came to 

 the aid of the iiniversity and it opens with a 

 complete staff in this department. Dr. C. D. 

 Holley, of the Wliite Lead and Color Works, 

 of Detroit, will act as head of the department 

 during the absence of Professor A. H. White. 

 Professor W. Piatt Wood, of the chemical 

 engineering faculty of the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College, has also been given leave of 

 absence for the entire year. In addition the 

 university has secured the services of J. C. 

 Brier, of the Holland, Michigan, Chemical 

 Company, and C. F. Smart, of the United 

 States Graphite Company, of Saginaw. 



A DIVISION of the Pood Administration 

 under the direction of Charles W. MerriU, of 

 San Francisco, has been created to cover the 

 chemicals involved in the production and con- 

 ser\'ation of foods. This division will co- 



operate with the other chemical committees 

 of the government in their activities looking 

 to the control and allocation of chemicals used 

 as insecticides, fertilizers, and in refrigeration 

 and other preservative methods. 



Since the opening of the war Professor John 

 Zeleny of the University of Minnesota has 

 been engaged in perfecting devices for sub- 

 marine detection, and is serving on a board 

 for making practical tests at the submarine 

 base at New Loncbn of other devices which 

 have been submitted to the government for 

 the detection of submarines. This work is 

 still in progress. 



Dean George B. Frankforter, of the school 

 of chemistry of the University of Minnesota, 

 and a member of the research committee of 

 the Minnesota Public Safety Commission, has 

 been commissioned major in the ordnance 

 department of the army and will be given a 

 leave of absence to attend to the duties of his 

 new position. 



Professor Charles W. Cobb, associate pro- 

 fessor of mathematics in Amlierst College, has 

 been granted leave of absence for one year to 

 enter the aviation work of the government. 

 He will hold a position in the Bureau of In- 

 struction that supervises the teaching in the 

 eight ground schools for aviators. 



Major Dana H. Crissy, for four years pro- 

 fessor of mathematics at West Point, has been 

 appointed commandant of the government 

 school of aeronautics at Princeton. 



Dr. Frank C. Hammond, who is coimected 

 with the Samaritan Hospital, has been ap- 

 pointed a member of the board of health of 

 Philadelphia to serve during the absence in 

 France of Dr. Alexander C. Abbott, who en- 

 tered the Army Medical Corps several months 

 ago. 



William H. Warren, professor of chemistry 

 in Wheaton College, jSTorton, Mass., and cap- 

 tain in the Quartermaster Corps, United 

 States Eeserve, has been placed on active duty 

 and stationed at Camp Hancock, Augusta, 

 Ga. 



Professor George C. Whipple, of Harvard 

 University, and Professor C.-E. A. Winslow, 



