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returned to the nearest settlement lie described the 

 marvelous beauty of this valley. A short while 

 afterwards some of his friends, attracted to the 

 valley by his description, camped in the same 

 spot. They were all murdered there by Indians. 



On his journey from SOver City to Santa Fe 

 Dr. Greene was overtaken by a man on horseback, 

 an agreeable-looking fellow, dressed in a business 

 suit. He carried two pistols and a rifle slung 

 over his shoulder. At the first stage station the 

 two travelers stayed over night. The stranger 

 seemed to be interested in Dr. Greene and his 

 work. He was a fair-spoken, likable man, with 

 polished manners. Dr. Greene noticed that he 

 carried great roUs of greenbacks bulging from 

 his pockets. Dr. Greene carried about 15 or 20 

 dollars of his own in a bag swung over his back. 

 The two travelers proceeded onward the next day 

 together. On the road the stranger asked Dr. 

 Greene if he had ever encountered any bandits or 

 outlaws, and said that he himself had spent many 

 days with them in their mountain camps, and that 

 as a rule they were good fellows to be with. The 

 two men parted good friends. Afterwards Dr. 

 Greene learned that his late companion was the 

 leader of a well-known band of robbers. 



In 1870 while botanizing on the slope of a 

 snowy range west of Denver in a part of the coun- 

 try not yet settled Dr. Greene started up an in- 

 viting valley. After proceeding about a quarter 

 of a mile he saw an Indian on horseback, then 

 another, and another, until there must have been 

 at least 150 Indians in the valley. One, who 

 seemed to be their chief, squared his horse across 

 the path and made signs that he wanted to ex- 

 amine the bag which Dr. Greene carried. When 

 he opened the portfolio and saw nothing but 

 plants he exclaimed, "Ugh! Medicine Man." He 

 then asked Dr. Greene's name, and in return said 

 that his own name was Colorao. This was the 

 name of a notorious chief of the Utes, who was 

 much feared by the whites. Less than three years 

 afterwards this man murdered the entire agency 

 to which the Utes belonged. 



In conclusion Dr. Greene again expressed his 

 appreciation of the honor accorded him and 

 of the kind things which had been said regarding 

 the matter of his life's work. 



The society also arranged to present Dr. Greene 

 with a book plate as soon as he should approve 

 designs to be submitted by artists. 



P. L. ElCKEE, 



Corresponding Secretary 



ASSOCIATION OF TEACHEES OF MATHEMATICS IN THE 

 MIDDLE STATES AND MARYLAND 



The twenty-first meeting of the Association of 

 Teachers of Mathematics in the Middle States and 

 Maryland was held at the State Normal College 

 on November 29, 1913. The following program 

 ^Yas given: 



10 o'clock 



Appointment and reports of committees. 



"Are Particular Abilities Necessary for the 

 Pupil to Gain an Understanding of the Elementary 

 and Secondary Mathematics as Usually Given at 

 the Present Time," by Maurice J. Babb and 

 Charles F. Wheelock. 



Discussion. 



"A Comparison at Equal School Ages of the 

 Atttainments in Mathematics of the European and 

 American Schoolboy with a Consideration of 

 Causes and Eemedies, " by James C. Brown. 



Discussion. 



S o'clock 



' ' Mathematics as a Means to Culture and Disci- 

 pline, " by Albert Duncan Yocum. 



Discussion. 



"The Use of the Question in the Classroom," 

 by Romiett Stevens. 



Discussion. 



The election of ofiicers resulted as follows: 



President: Eugene E. Smith, Park School, Balti- 

 more, Md. 



Vice-president: Herbert E. Hawkes, Columbia 

 University, New York City. 



Secretary: Howard F. Hart, Montclair High 

 School, Montclair, N. J. 



Treasurer: E. D. Fitch, De Lancey School, Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa. 



Council Members: Lao. G. Simons, City Normal 

 College, New York City; "W. H. Sherk, La Fayette 

 High School, Buffalo, N. Y. 



The next meeting will probably be held at New 

 York City in February. H. F. Hart, 



Secretary 



PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 

 MATHEMATICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SECTION 



The second meeting of the session 1913-14 was 

 held November 24. Professor Francis H. Smith 

 presented a paper on ' ' The Poucault Pendulum, 

 and its Possibilities as a Convenient Lecture-room 

 Experiment. ' ' A form of apparatus capable of 

 quantitative demonstration within the time of 3 

 minutes was treated. L. G. Hoxton, 



Secretary 



