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was in the eighth place and science in the 

 tenth. 



Volume VI. of '• Fossil Vertebrates in The 

 American Museum of Natural History " has 

 just appeared from the department of verte- 

 brate paleontology of that institution. It in- 

 cludes contributions 1G8 to 192, which ap- 

 I)eared during the years 1915 to 1917 inclusive, 

 from the studies of Osborn, Matthew, Brown, 

 Granger, Gregory, Mook, Anthony, Watson 

 and von Huene. These articles are collected 

 from the Museum Bulletin volimies of the cor- 

 responding years. The edition is limited to 

 sixty and is distributed to the principal re- 

 search centers in this country and abroad. 



The American Journal of Orthopedic Sur- 

 gery, the official publication of the American 

 Orthopedic Association, will become also the 

 organ of the newly-formed British Orthopedic 

 Association under the name of the Journal of 

 Orthopedic Surgery. This has been brought 

 about through the increased interest and im- 

 portance of the subject of orthopedics on ac- 

 count of the war. It is believed the purposes 

 of the orthopedic branch of surgery will be 

 best served by the amalgamation, an idea long 

 cherished by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert B. Os- 

 good, M.C., U. S. Army, Boston, who promoted 

 the establishment of the American journal. 

 The journal will be published from the present 

 offices in Boston. The committees appointed 

 by the British Orthopedic Association consist 

 of E. C. Elmslie, editor, London; T. E. Ar- 

 mour; W. H. Trethowan and H. Piatt; while 

 Charles F. Painter, Boston, and Eobert W. 

 Lovett, Boston, comprise the committee ap- 

 pointed by the American Orthopedic Associa- 

 tion. Miss Hannah Lissner, Boston, has been 

 appointed in charge of the editorial depart- 

 ment of the journal in America. 



It is stated in Nature that a party of Ameri- 

 can technical journalists recently on a visit to 

 England as guests of the government was en- 

 tertained by the Company of Stationers on 

 December 18, together with a gathering of 

 British colleagues. The meeting had been ar- 

 ranged by the Institute of Journalists' Circle 

 of Scientific, Technical and Trade Journalists, 

 after the return of the American party from its 



tour of France. After tea and a reception a 

 meeting was held, at which Mr. H. C. Parme- 

 lee, Mr. S. O. Dunn, Mr. H. Cole Estep, Mr. 

 H. M. Swetland and Mr. A. J. Baldwin deliv- 

 ered short addresses on behalf of the American 

 technical journalists, while Mr. L. Pendred, 

 Professor R. A. Gregory and Mr. A. C. Meyjes 

 responded for the British technical press. 

 Some striking instances of the services rend- 

 ered in connection with the war and their in- 

 fluence on the industrial development were 

 given, and stress was laid on the value of wide 

 and thorough training, with the view of rais- 

 ing the status of technical journalism as a pro- 

 fession. A resolution was moved by Mr. H. C. 

 Parmelee, seconded by Mr. A. C. Meyjes, and 

 carried unanimously, urging the desirability of 

 closer cooperation and periodical exchange of 

 views between the trade and technical press in 

 the two countries. Mr. L. Gaster, chairman of 

 the circle who presided, voiced the pleasure of 

 the meeting in welcoming the guests, and Mr. 

 A. J. Baldwin expressed the hope that British 

 technical journalists would reciprocate by send- 

 ing a deputation to the United States in the 

 near future. 



We learn from Nature that the annual meet- 

 ing of the English Geographical Association 

 was held on January 3 and 4. In the after- 

 noon of the former day Mr. A. R. Hinks gave 

 an address on war-maps at the Eoyal Geo- 

 graphical Society's house. A collection of cap- 

 tured maps and maps made by the Royal Geo- 

 graphical Society were on view ; and there was 

 also an exhibition of war maps, lent by the 

 authorities, at the London Day Training Col- 

 lege, where the remaining meetings were held. 

 An address was given by the president, Pro- 

 fessor Grenville A. J. Cole, on the narrow seas 

 and on the Arctic route to Muscovy. Other 

 subjects brought forward were: The historical 

 geography of West Africa, by Mr. W. H. 

 Barker, and when and how often should we 

 teach the geography of the British Isles to our 

 pupils, a discussion led by Miss D. D. Adam 

 and Mr. C. B. Fawcett. 



The American Journal of Physical Anthro- 

 pology, founded and edited by Dr. Ales Hrd- 

 licka, of the U. S. National Museum, has com- 

 pleted its first volume. The contents apart 



