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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXXIX. No. 1009 



At 6:30 the members of the academy were en- 

 tertained at dinner by Northwestern University. 

 This was followed by a reception in the physical 

 laboratory given by the local chapter of Sigma Xi. 



At the Saturday meeting the following papers 

 were presented by members of the academy: 



"A Unified Science Course for High Schools," 

 by Harold B. Shinn. 



' ' Agricultural Science in the High Schools of 

 Illinois," by A. W. Nolan. 



" Reaction of Fishes to Temperature," by W. 

 M. Wells. 



"Soil Moisture and Plant Succession," by G. 

 P. Fuller. 



' ' The Vacuum Are in Spectroscopy, " by G. V. 

 MeCauley. 



"Postglacial Biota of Glacial Lake Chicago," 

 by F. C. Baker. 



"Behavior Agreement Among the Animals of 

 a Community," by V. E. Shelf ord. 



"Evaporation and Soil Moisture in Forests and 

 Cultivated Fields," by J. P. Groves. 



"On Conditions Under Which the Vegetal Mat- 

 ter of the Coal Beds of Illinois Accumulated, ' ' by 

 T. E. Savage. 



"Comparative Analysis of Text -books of Zool- 

 ogy," by E. E. Downing. 



"Recent Views Concerning Electrical Conduc- 

 tion in Solutions," by L. I. Shaw. 



"Preliminary Note on the Cyclonic Distribu- 

 tion of Weather Elements for Davenport, Iowa," 

 by A. D. Udden. 



"Water Control at Evanston," by W. Lee 

 Lewis. 



At the business meeting it was decided to hold 

 the nest meeting at Springfield, February IS and 

 19, 1915. The officers for the ensuing year are: 

 President, Dr. A. R. Crook, Director State Museum, 

 Springfield; Vice-president, Professor U. S. Grant, 

 Northwestern University, Evanston; Secretary, 

 Dr. E. N. Transeau, Eastern State Normal School, 

 Charleston; Treasurer, Professor J. C. Hessler, 

 Millikin University, Decatur. 



Edgar N. Transeau, 



Secretary 



THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



The 519th meeting was held in the assembly 

 hall of the Cosmos Club, January 10, 1914, with 

 President Paul Bartsch in the chair. Five new 

 members were elected. The discussion on parallel 

 development was continued. L. Stejneger spoke 



on parallelism as exhibited in reptiles, while 

 Barton W. Evermann and Theodore Gill dis- 

 cussed it as related to fishes. Messrs. Eastman, 

 Bartsch, A. D. Hopkins and William Palmer also 

 took part in the discussion. 



The 520th meeting was held January 24, 1914, 

 with President Bartsch in the chair. Five per- 

 sons were elected to membership. The program 

 consisted of three communications: 



' ' Winter Bird-life in the Swamps of Ala- 

 bama," by E. G. Holt. 



"Pollen Protection in the Flowers of Acacia 

 and Anona," by W. E. Stafford. 



"The Problem of the Gliding Gull," by Wil- 

 liam Palmer. 



The 521st meeting was held February 7, 1914, 

 President Bartsch in the chair. One new mem- 

 ber was elected. Two communications were pre- 

 sented : 



"Notes on the Fossil Mammals of the Fort 

 Union," by J. W. Gidley. 



' ' Certain Seeds Used for Ornamental Purposes 

 in the West Indies," by J. N. Rose. 



The 522d meeting was held February 21, 1914, 

 Vice-president J. N. Eese in the chair. 



The program consisted of three communica- 

 tions: 



' ' Seasonal Movements of Fishes at Lake 

 Maxinkuckee, " by Barton W. Evermann. 



"An American Swastika," by Henry Talbott. 



' ' Surface Temperature in the Humboldt Cur- 

 rent and its Coastal Eddies," by R. E. Coker. 



The 523d meeting was held March 7, 1914, with 

 Vice-president A. D. Hopkins in the chair. 

 Three persons were elected to membership. The 

 program consisted of two communications: 



' ' Remains of a Prehistoric Feast, ' ' by William 

 Palmer. 



"Further Evidence of Mutation in CEnothera" 

 (illustrated with lantern slides), by H. H. Bart- 

 lett.i 



The 524th meeting was held March 21, 1914, 

 with President Bartsch in the chair. Two new 

 members were elected. Two communications 

 were presented: 



"Arabic Interpretations of the Songs of 

 Birds," by Paul B. Popenoe. 



"Bird Migration in the Mackenzie Valley" 

 (illustrated with lantern slides), by Wells W. 

 Cooke. 



D. E. Lantz, 

 Recording Secretary 



1 To be published in Journal of Agricultural 

 Eesearch. 



