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SCIENCE 



[Vol. LV, No. 1426 



Society, a somewhat new distinction to come to 

 Sigma Xi. 



Tlie installation ceremonies were conducted 

 by Dr. Henry B. Ward, president of Sigma 

 Xi, and Dr. Edward Ellery, secretary of the 

 national organization. After the routine busi- 

 ness had been transacted. Dr. Ellery delivered 

 the charge to the new chapter, tracing the his- 

 tory of the society since its inception at Cornell 

 in 1886, and outlining the gradual evolution 

 of its ideals and methods of functioning. 



The installation dinner was held in the even- 

 ing at the Mount Koyal Club. The chapter 

 had as its guests Sir Arthur Cun-ie, principal 

 of the university; Dr. Gordon Laing, dean of 

 arts and chairman of the Graduate School; 

 Mr. W. M. Birks, of the board of governors; 

 Dr. Georges Baril, of the Universite de 

 Montreal; Mr. E. J. Archibald, managing 

 editor of the Montreal Star, and Mr. R. L. 

 Hamilton, president of the Students' Council, 

 as well as Dr. Ward and Dr. Ellery. The toast 

 to McGill University was responded to by Sir 

 Arthur Currie, that to Sigma Xi, by Dr. Ward 

 in an inspiring address, and that to the new 

 chapter, proposed by Dr. Ellery, by Dr. F. D. 

 Adams, vice-principal and dean of applied 

 science. 



The officers of the McGill Chapter are: 



President: Dr. W. W. Chipman. 



Vice-presidents: Dr. A. S. Eve. F. R. S., Dr. J. 

 Bonsall Porter. 



Secretary-treasurer : Professor E. DeL. French. 



Executive committee: Dr. H. G. Barbour, Pro- 

 fessor P. E. Lloyd, Dr. D. A. Murray. 



The secretary expresses the hope that no 

 member of Sigma Xi may pass through 

 Montreal without giving the McGUl Chapter an 

 opportunity of welcoming him to the city and 

 of assisting him in every possible way. 



THE SALT LAKE CITY MEETING 



Th'E summer session of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science to be 

 held in conjunction with the sixth annual meet- 

 ing of the Pacific Division of the Association 

 at Salt Lake City, June 22 to 24, 1922, prom- 

 ises to be a very successful meeting. 



Salt Lake City offers many advantages as a 

 meeting place. The center of a rich agricul- 



tural and mining section, it has large and 

 important commercial and manufacturing 

 interests. But it is perhaps chiefly famed for 

 its scenic attractions drawing every year thou- 

 sands of tourists by auto and railway from all 

 parts of the country. The opportunity will be 

 seized by many who will wish to combine a 

 pleasure trip to one of the most interesting 

 sections of the west with the advantages of a 

 scientiiic meeting. Here will be met delegates 

 from the educational centers of the Pacific 

 Coast as well as from the middle western and 

 eastern states. Many men active in science 

 who have not found it possible to attend the 

 eastern meetings will be at Salt Lake City. 

 Contacts and relationships will be established 

 that will widen the horizon of those attending 

 and prove of lasting benefit. 



The hosts of the Salt Lake City meeting 

 will be the University of Utah, the Utah Acad- 

 emy of Sciences, the Utah Agricultural College 

 and the Brigham Young University. Arrange- 

 ments will be made for the comfort and enter- 

 tainment of visitors. The meeting will be held 

 under the auspices of the Pacific Division of 

 the Association. Dr. Barton Warren Ever- 

 mann, the president of the Pacific Division, 

 American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, will preside at the general sessions 

 and will deliver the presidential address at the 

 opening session on Thursday evening, June 22. 

 He will speak on "The conservation and proper 

 utilization of our natural resources." 



An outstanding feature of the meeting will 

 be a symposium on "The Problems of the 

 Colorado Eiver." The great reclamation project 

 which has for its object the utilization of the 

 waters of the Colorado River has already 

 attracted wide attention. It is proposed to con- 

 sider in this symposium the scientific aspects 

 of the problems involved. The arrangement of 

 the symposium is as follows : 



1. General description of the Colorado Biver: 

 Mr. E. 0. La Rue, hydraulic engineer. United 

 States Geological Survey, Pasadena, California. 



2. Archeology of the Colorado River Basin: 

 Professor H. R. Fairclough, Stanford University, 

 California. 



3. Geology of the Colorado River Basin: Dr. 

 Frederick J. Pack, Deseret professor, department 



