SCIENCE 



Friday, February 13, 1914 



CONTENTS 

 The Carnegie Institution of Washington : 

 Dr. Robert S. Woodward 225 



Educational Interests at Washington: Chan- 

 cellor Blmeb Ellsworth Brown 239 



Local Branches of the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science 246 



Scientific Notes and News 247 



University and Educational News 249 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



Labelling Microscopic Slides: Lance Bur- 

 LiNGAME. A New Name for the Marmot of 

 the Canadian Rockies : N. Hollister 250 



Scientific Books: — 



Carmichael on the Theory of Relativity: 

 Professor Edwin Bidwell Wilson. Find- 

 lay on Osmotic Pressure: Professor Louis 

 Kahlenberg 251 



The Botanical Society of America: Professor 

 George T. Moore 253 



Societies and Academies: — 



The Tennessee Academy of Science: Koscoe 

 NUNN 



MBS. Intended for publication and books, etc., intended for 

 MTlew Bhould be sent to ProfosBor J. McKeen Cattail, Garrison- 

 On-Hudion, N. Y. 



THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF 

 WASHINGTON-^ 



It is a source of satisfaction to record 

 that the experience of the past year supple- 

 ments that of a year ago in showing a gen- 

 eral improvement in the relations which 

 the institution svistains to other organiza- 

 tions and to the world of learning at large. 

 The obviously rational tendency to take an 

 objective view of the institution and its 

 work and to measure them by the more 

 permanent standards available is now 

 everywhere distinctly visible. This tend- 

 ency is manifested in many ways: by an 

 increasing demand for exact information 

 concerning the plan, scope and development 

 of the institution as a whole ; by an increas- 

 ing critical interest in the investigations, 

 the equipments and the programs of work 

 of our departments of research; and by 

 an increasing demand for precise knowl- 

 edge concerning special apparatus and 

 special technique developed by our depart- 

 mental staffs. In addition to these numer- 

 ous demands for correct information with 

 respect to ways, means, methods and re- 

 sults, there are now presented also, not 

 infrequently, requests for investigations in 

 cooperative enterprises for which other 

 organizations, or in some cases individuals, 

 are willing to supply the necessary funds. 

 This is a manifestation which, while not 

 unanticipated, has developed somewhat 

 earlier than expected. It calls for consid- 

 erate attention, since it is likely to grow 

 with time in proportion as the institution 

 demonstrates capacity for trustworthy 



1 From the report of the president for the year 

 ending October 31, 1913. 



