SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XLV. No. 1149 



Structure of Matter" before the sections of 

 physics and chemistry; "The Relations of 

 Chemistry to Botany" before the section 

 of botany; "The Adjustment of Science to 

 Practise in Agriculture" before the section 

 of agriculture; "Cancer and its Control" 

 before the section of physiology and ex- 

 perimental medicine; "Highway Engineer- 

 ing" before the section of engineering; 

 Reports of State Geologists before the sec- 

 tion of geology and geography; the Metric 

 Conference before the section of social and 

 economic science ; and the celebration of the 

 twenty-fifth anniversary of the American 

 Psychological Association. 



There was held at Columbia University 

 a scientifie exhibit and conversazione ar- 

 ranged under the auspices of seventeen 

 committees, representing the principal sci- 

 ences. This not only showed in an inter- 

 esting way some of the more recent scien- 

 tifie developments, but also served as an 

 excellent place for people working in differ- 

 ent departments to meet. There was also 

 held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History an exhibit of chemical "prepared- 

 ness, ' ' and one on the work of Pasteur. In 

 addition there were numerous exhibits ar- 

 ranged by the special societies. 



There were many dinners and social 

 events. Tea was served daily by the Colum- 

 bia University Ladies Committee. The 

 smoker given by the New York Zoological 

 Society in the Aquarium to visitors work- 

 ing in the natural sciences was especially 

 attractive, but every society and group had 

 its smokers and dinners. Among them may 

 be specially mentioned the dinner in honor 

 of Proffissor Edmund B. Wilson, of Colum- 



bia University, a former president of the 

 association, given by his students and col- 

 leagues. 



The meeting of the Committee of One 

 Hundred on Scientifie Research, in spite 

 of the fact that it was held the day after 

 Christmas, was attended by about fifty 

 members and was notable for important 

 reports and discussions. The report of the 

 committee on industrial research was pre- 

 sented by Dr. Raymond Bacon, director of 

 the Mellon Institute for Industrial Re- 

 search, and the discussion was opened by 

 Dr. J. J. Carty, chairman of a similar com- 

 mittee of the National Research Council, 

 and by Dr. P. K. Richtmyer, chairman of 

 a similar committee of the American Phys- 

 ical Society. Preliminary reports were 

 made by eleven of the chairmen of the 

 twelve sub-committees on the different sci- 

 ences, all of whom were present. Arrange- 

 ments were adopted for cooperation with 

 the National Research Council. 



The meeting was much better reported in 

 the press than ever before. It is true that 

 on one day when from two to three hundred 

 scientific papers were presented, many of 

 them of general interest if properly inter- 

 preted for the public, there were selected 

 for head lines one that referred to birth 

 control and one that referred to the Rev. 

 Billy Sunday, but for the first time ade- 

 quate attention was paid to the meeting, 

 which obtained a position on the front page 

 and was suitably discussed in editorial ar- 

 ticles. This circumstance is of course ac- 

 counted for by the increased interest now 

 taken in science throughout the world, and 

 it is much to be hoped that for the welfare 



