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cases, both of whicli specimens were given to 

 me for examination. They were obtained 

 from fully adult fishes, which did not differ 

 externally from the other normal ones with 

 which they were associated. Before being 

 opened both the examples were classed as 

 males or " bucks." The first example was 

 taken near Camden, New Jersey, in March of 

 1908, by Mr. J. B. Fine. The organs of this 

 fish were of the average size in length, though 

 each lobe was sharply divisible into two sec- 

 tions of nearly equal dimensions, these sec- 

 tions being well constricted where they joined 

 in the middle. The anterior section was com- 

 posed of milt and the posterior of roe. My 

 other example was secured by Mr. Horace H. 

 Burton at Lovett's fishery near Tullytown, 

 Pa., in April of 1912. It was still more 

 masculine, with the milt very large or as a 

 single body, and the lobes nearly completely 

 atrophied. The roe was quite small, twisted, 

 posterior, and its lobes also more or less dis- 

 torted by atrophy. Further, the roe exhibited 

 curious milt-like globules or areas of variable 

 size, some comparatively large, in several 

 places. 



Henry W. Fowler 

 Academy of Natural Sceences 

 OP Philadelphia, 

 May 2, 1912 



VNIVEMSITY CONTEOL 



LETTERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 



As to heading (1) as I comprehend it the 

 corporation would have no powers of control- 

 ling policies. In that case I approve of it. I 

 should not approve of having policies con- 

 trolled by so heterogeneous a body and one so 

 ignorant of academic questions as are most 

 alumni. I should approve of their having ad- 

 visory powers as to policy, and direct powers 

 in electing trustees, so that the latter may not 

 elect themselves. (2) I am in doubt about the 

 whole of this section. I think it would be 

 better that the professors should nominate, 

 say two men, to the trustees and let them 

 elect, so that the faculties would stiU essen- 

 tially make the choice, but the trustees have 



a part in the decision. If trustees are to have 

 any usefulness their opinion should be of some 

 value. I think if there is a president at all 

 his powers, dignity and salary should be 

 greater than that of a professor, as high ad- 

 ministrative powers are rare and consequently 

 of unusual value, and his duties, if conscien- 

 tiously carried out, are more trying than those 

 of a professor. Few men would accept them if 

 they gained no added power or income and 

 the position would otherwise be a sort of head- 

 dean. I believe some such officer is necessary, 

 in the present age, at any rate, but I do not 

 think he should have power of appointments, 

 but that these should come from the faculty, 

 that is, from the unit-faculty to which the 

 position to be filled belongs, as nominations, 

 and be ratified by the trustees or other ad- 

 visory board. I am inclined to think that the 

 best way to hold the president in check would 

 be to give him an unlimited term of office, but 

 to give the faculty of the whole university 

 power of veto by a two thirds or three fourths 

 vote in any of his proposals that affected the 

 general university, and perhaps to give the 

 unit-faculties power of veto by a large ma- 

 jority vote — say four fifths, or power to de- 

 mand that any policy affecting the unit be 

 carried before the whole university faculty 

 and voted upon; and then consider a veto the 

 fall of the ministry. This would probably 

 lead to closer relations between all individ- 

 uals in the faculties and the presidential 

 policies and conflicts would be settled early by 

 discussion rather than by quarreling. It 

 would involve also that the faculty be officially 

 apprised at all times of what is being planned 

 long before it was done. This is rather half- 

 baked, as I express it. I do think, however, 

 that what we need is to encourage the de- 

 velopment of enlightened and able adminis- 

 trators rather than to clip their wings. (3) I 

 approve of this. (4) I highly approve having 

 outside experts called in to decide the choice 

 of professors and I believe this might be re- 

 quired in certain other matters. I do not be- 

 lieve it is possible to pay the same salaries for 

 the same office. This to my mind has the fatal 

 danger that prevails in the labor unions, with 



