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with various other physiological opera- 

 tions, come to be so far removed, as in our 

 experience they seem to be, from the volun- 

 tary life of the organism as a whole ? Is it 

 conceivable that in the full light of know- 

 ledge of the nature of organization we might 

 acquire some degree of conscious and vol- 

 untary control, either direct or indirect, 

 over these organizing and form-dominating 

 energies ? Herein, surely, would lie a most 

 potent factor in the further evolution and 

 destiny of our own race. 



The contemplation of the imaginable con- 

 sequences of this idea of dominant organiz- 

 ing energies overwhelms us beneath an 

 avalanche of questions, of whose asking the 

 only justification lies in the fact that they 

 are properly biological questions for which 

 biology at present has no answer. Certain 

 of these questions may seem to carry us be- 

 yond the world of possibilities and into the 

 misty realm of dreams. Yet, does not what 

 we dream become possible even in the 

 dreaming ? 



Herbert W. Eand 



Haevaed Univeesity 



THE BEQUESTS OF TEE LATE 

 MOBBIS LOEB 



By the will of the late Morris Loeb, form- 

 erly professor of chemistry at New York Uni- 

 versity, large bequests are made to educa- 

 tional, scientific and charitable institutions. 

 Subject to the life interest of Mrs. Loeb, $500,- 

 000 is bequeathed to Harvard University for 

 the advancement of physics and chemistry. 

 Twenty-five thousand dollars are bequeathed 

 to the American Chemical Society for the es- 

 tablishment of a type museum of chemicals, to 

 be established in the Chemists' Club of New 

 York City, the U. S. National Museum or the 

 American Museum of Natural History, and 

 $2,500 is bequeathed to the National Academy 

 of Sciences. His stock in the company own- 

 ing the Chemists' Club is bequeathed to the 

 company. Fifty thousand dollars are be- 

 queathed to the Hebrew Technical Institute 



and $250,000 to the Solomon Betty Memorial 

 Home for Convalescence. The residuary es- 

 tate, subject to Mrs. Loeb's life interest, is to 

 be equally divided among the Smithsonian 

 Institution at Washington and the following 

 New York institutions : The American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, the Metropolitan 

 Museum of Art, Cooper Union, the Hebrew 

 Technical Institute, the New York Founda- 

 tion, the Jewish Protectory and Aid Society, 

 the Hebrew Charities Building and the Edu- 

 cational Alliance. The Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion receives its bequest to further the exact 

 sciences. The American Museum of Natural 

 History is to get a collection for the illustra- 

 tion of the industrial use of natural products 

 in ancient and modern times. The Metropoli- 

 tan Museum of Art is to purchase and ex- 

 hibit objects illustrating the development of 

 artistic handicraft in Europe and America. 

 Cooper Union is to endow a professorship. 

 The Hebrew Technical Institute is to establish 

 technical courses for mechanics. The Jewish 

 Protectory and Aid Society bequest is for the 

 relief of employees. The Hebrew Charities 

 Building is to use the money to establish a 

 library and to reduce the rent for the chari- 

 table societies occupying the building. The 

 Educational Alliance is to devote the gift to 

 work among women and children. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 

 Dr. Cael L. Alsbeeg, chemical biologist of 

 the Bureau of Plant Industry, has been ap- 

 pointed chief of the Bureau of Chemistry in 

 succession to Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. 



Mr. W. H. Fox, of Philadelphia, a student 

 of art, has been appointed curator in chief of 

 the Brooklyn Museum to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the resignation of Dr. Frederic A. 

 Lucas, to accept the directorship of the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History. 



The anniversary meeting and dinner of the 

 Royal Society was held on November 30. Sir 

 Archibald Geikie made the annual address. 

 At the dinner toasts were proposed by Sir 

 Eickman Goldee, president of the Royal Col- 

 lege of Surgeons, by Prince Lichnowsky, the 

 German ambassador, and by Professor Elie 



