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3. F. C. Blake, Ohio State University, 



Phyaics. In aid of lus work on elec- 

 tric waves 



4. Richard C. Tolman, Fixed Nitrogen Re- 



search Laboratory, Washington, D. . 

 Physics. For further testing and ex- 

 tending his work n the electromotive 

 force produced in a conductor sub- 

 jected to mechanical acceleration 



5. H. L. Fairchild, University of Rochester. 



Geology. To defray traveling ex- 

 penses in a study of the post-glacial 

 land uplift in New England and the 

 maritime provinces of Canada 



6. S. W. Williston, University of Chicago, 



Geology. Toward the expenses of an 

 artist to help draw the figures of the 

 many new Permian fossil vertebrates 

 which Dr. Williston discovered 



7. Ralph W. Chaney, State University of 



Iowa. Geology. Toward field ex- 

 penses of further studies upon the 

 Eagle Creek flora of the Columbia 

 River gorge 



8. Frederick P. Gay, University of Cali- 



fornia. Pathology. For animals and 

 materials to be used in the study of 

 the specific treatment of tuberculosis 

 in animals, especially in the use of 

 taurine derived from the muscles of 

 certain shell fish 



9. John B. Watson, Johns Hopkins Uni- 



versity. Psychology. Toward the 

 study of the development of the re- 

 flexes and instincts of infants 



10. Robert M. Yerkes, Harvard University. 



Psychology. Toward the cost of ap- 

 paratus and care of animals in the 

 study of ideational behavior. (Re- 

 turned) 



11. Ales Hrdlicka, U. S. National Museum. 



Anthropology. For anthropometrical 

 investigations on the tribe of Shawnee 

 in Oklahoma 



12 Bruno Oetteking, Museum of the Amer- 

 ican Indian, New York. Anthro- 

 pology. For the purpose of complet- 

 ing the investigation of skeletal mate- 

 rial from the Pacific coast of America 



13. Herbert M. Richards, Barnard College. 

 Botany. For the continuation of the 

 investigation of the physiology of suc- 

 culent plants 



14. C. H. Kauffman, University of Michi- 



gan. Botany. To aid in his studies 



of the fungus genus Cortinarius 100 



1918 



15. American Association of Variable Star 



Observers. Astronomy. For the pur- 

 chase of a telescope of 5-inch aperture 300 



16. A. E. Douglass, University of Arizona. 



Botany. For determining the record 



of the Sequoias 250 



17. C. H. Eigenmann, Indiana University, 



Zoology. For the study of the fresh 

 water fishes of South America 500 



18. Edwin B. Frost, Y'erkes Observatory. 



Astronomy. For the measurement and 

 reduction of stellar spectrograms 500 



19. R. A. Porter, Syracuse University. 



Physics. For the explanation of the 

 hysteresis which has been observed in 

 the potential gradients of the calcium- 

 cathode vacuum tube 200 



20. E. W. Sinnott, Connecticut Agricultural 



College. Botany. For experiments to 

 determine the ratio between root, 

 stem, leaf and fruit in the beau plant 200 



21. O. F. Stafford, University of Oregon. 



Chemistry. For research on the dis- 

 tillation of wood 500 



22. Herman L. Fairchild, University of 



Rochester. Geology. For the continu- 

 ation and completion of his studies ou 

 the post-glacial continental uplift in 

 New England and the maritime prov- 

 inces of Canada. (Additional) 200 



23. Seismological Society of America. Ge- 



ology. To enable the society to dis- 

 patch capable men to study the phe- 

 nomena of earthquakes as promptly as 

 possible after their occurrence 250 



1919 



24. Edwin B. Frost, Yerkes Observatory. 



Astronomy. For the measurement and 

 reduction of stellar spectrograms. 

 (Additional) 500 



25. A. L. Foley, Indiana University. Physics. 



For experiments on the speed of sound 



very close to the source 150 



2G. Orin Tugman, University of Utah. 

 Physics. To determine the change of 

 conductivity in a thin metallic film 

 when exposed to ultra-violet light 100 



