Dkckjibee 20, 1895.] 



SCIENCE. 



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of the Challeuger Expedition and foi- his own 

 large contributions to the work of the expedi- 

 tion, and to the scientific papers embodied in 

 tlie report. A Royal Medal was awarded to 

 Prof. J. A. Ewing for his investigations on mag- 

 netic induction. The Davj^ Medal was con- 

 ferred on Prof. William Ramsay for his work 

 on argon and helium. 



Lord Kelvin, who retires at his own request 

 from the presidency after five years of service, 

 delivered an admirable anniversary address, re- 

 viewing the scientific events of the preceding 

 year in so far as they relate to the Royal Societj^. 

 After paying tributes to the memory of Cayley, 

 Neumann, Huxley and Pasteur, he described 

 the progress that had been made in regard to 

 cataloguing scientific papers, the centenary of 

 the French Academy, and other matters. He 

 concluded by describing in some detail the work 

 of those on whom the medals were conferred. 



PROGRAM FOR THE PHILADELPHIA MEETING OF 

 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS. 



Thursday, December 36tli, 2 P. 31. 



1. Reports of Committees. 



2. Special Reports. 



3. Recommendation of new members. 



4. President's Address: 'The Formulation 

 of the Natural Sciences. ' 



S F. 31. 

 Illustrated lecture at the hall of the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences, corner of 19th and Race 

 Streets, by Prof. W. B. Scott, of Princeton Uni- 

 versity, on ' The American Tertiary Lakes and 

 their Mammalian Faunas.' 



9 P. 31. 



Reception to all the Societies given by Prof. 

 Horace Jayne, at his home on the southeast 

 corner of 19th and Chestnut Streets. 



Friday, December 27th, 9 A. W.. 



1. Election of new members. 



2. Election of new officers for 1896. 

 8. Other business that may arise. 



10 A. M. 



Discussion. Subject : ' The Origin and Rela- 

 tions of the Floras and Faunas of the Antarctic 

 and Adjacent Regions. ' 



Geology: Prof. Angelo Heilprin, Philadel- 

 phia Academy Natural Sciences. 



Paleontology: Prof. W. B. Scott, Princeton 

 University. 



S p. 31. 



Botany: Prof. N. L. Britton, Columbia Col- 

 lege. 



Zoology. Invertebrata of the Land : Prof. A. S. 

 Packard, Brown University. 



Zoology, Vertebrata of the Land, Fishes, Batra- 

 chia and Reptiles: Dr. T. N. Gill, Smith- 

 sonian Institution. 



Zoology. Vetebrata of the Land, Birds and Mam- 

 malia : Mr. J. A. Allen, American Museum 

 Natural History, New York. 



Zoology. Vertebrata of the Sea : Dr. G. Brown 

 GooDE, U. S. National Museum. 

 The maximum time permitted to each speaker 



is 30 minutes. General discussion at the close. 



7:30 p. M. 

 Annual Dinner of the Affiliated Societies at 

 the Lafayette Hotel, northwest corner of Broad 

 and Sansom Streets. 



GENERAL. 



The Journal of Experimental Medicine, a 

 periodical to appear at least four times a year, 

 will be published at the beginning of the year 

 by D. Appleton & Co. The journal, which is to 

 be devoted to original investigations in physi- 

 ology, pathology, bacteriology, pharmacology, 

 physiological chemistry, hygiene and medicine, 

 will be edited by Professor William H. Welch, 

 of Johns Hopkins University, with a board 

 of twelve associate editors, as follows : For 

 physiology : H. P. Bowditch, Harvard Uni- 

 versity; R. H. Chittenden, Yale University; 

 W. PI. Howell, Johns Hopkins University. For 

 pathology : J. George Adami, McGill University; 

 W. T. Councilman, Harvard University ; T. 

 Mitchell Prudden, Columbia College. For 

 pharmacology : John J. Abel, Johns Hopkins 

 University ; Arthur R. Cushny, University of 

 Michigan ; H. C. Wood, University of Penn- 

 sylvania. For medicine : R. H. Fitz, Harvard 

 University ; William Osier, Johns Hopkins 

 University ; William Pepper, University of 

 Peusnylvania. 



