Marcu 1, 1901.] 
by these last means. Such grantors may, in 
their deed, provide ‘a trust of the lands so 
deeded in favor of the State University or State 
Agricultural College, or both, whereby all in- 
come and revenue from the lands so deeded 
shall be paid to the beneficiary named in such 
deed, as a permanent endowment * * * 
for the purposes of its work in the line of 
forestry.’ 
The possession, care, control and management 
of the State Forest Reserve lands are vested 
in the Forestry Commission, as well as the ad- 
ministration of the trust lands, and ample 
powers and legal authority are given to the 
Commission to secure the greatest benefit from 
the Reserves. It shall not only investigate 
modern forestry methods, etc., but has power 
to cut, remove, sell and contract away any 
timber it deems desirable, opening the way to 
a rational forest management. 
For the purpose of carrying on this practical 
forestry work, provision is made for a Chief 
Forest Warden with a salary of $2,000, which 
is rather small for a really efficient man; he is 
made superintendent of all Forest Reserve 
Lands, with a number of deputy forest-wardens, 
with salaries not to exceed $3.00 per day, and 
the fire-wardens to assist. 
The conferment of sheriff’s power upon the 
forest officers, the provision of penalties for 
various acts of trespass and methods of pro- 
cedure are prescribed in greatest detail, and 
the sum of $25,000 for the first two years is set 
aside to carry out the program. 
This legislation is undoubtedly the most 
comprehensive and carefully drawn which has 
so far been introduced in any of the states. 
Under it a properly constituted Commission, 
properly supported with appropriations, should 
certainly make a successful beginning in estab- 
lishing a permanent State Forest Policy. A 
provision which would make the administration 
independent of annual appropriations later on, 
and make it rely on its income, in part at least, 
would be the next desirable step. The present 
Forest Commission, as is evident from the care 
with which these bills are drawn, would seem 
most excellently fitted for its task. 
B. HE. FERNOW. 
SCIENCE. 
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SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS. 
AT a meeting of the American Geographical 
Society, on February 20th, the Cullum Medal 
was conferred on Dr. T. C. Mendenhall in ree- 
ognition of his services as Superintendent of the 
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and 
as a member of the Alaskan Boundary Com- 
mission. 
THE gold medal presented by the Royal As- 
tronomical Society to Professor E. C. Picker- 
ing, director of Harvard College Observatory, 
on February 8th, was received by the United 
States ambassador, Mr. Choate, who made a 
speech in acknowledgment. 
THE students of the University of California 
celebrated the 77th birthday of Professor Jo- 
seph Le Conte on February 26th. Professor Le 
Conte has just returned to Berkeley from a visit 
to Georgia. 
THE Senate of the University of St. Andrews 
has resolved to confer the degree of LL.D. on 
Mr. Alexander Agassiz, of Harvard University, 
and on Dr. J. A. Ewing, professor of applied 
mechanics in Cambridge University. 
Mr. ALEXANDER AGASSIZ was entertained at 
a banquet given by the French Zoological So- 
ciety on February Ist. Speeches were made by 
MM. Perrier, Delage and Blanchard, to which 
Mr. Agassiz replied. 
THE University of Pennsylvania has conferred 
the degree of LL.D. on President Henry S. 
Pritchett, of the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology, and the degree of D.Sc. on Rear- 
Admiral George W. Melville, engineer-in-chief 
of the United States Navy. 
Dr. J. K. Rees and Professor H. M. Howe, 
of the departments of astronomy and metallurgy 
of Columbia University, have been decorated 
as Chevaliers of the Legion of Honor by the 
President of the French Republic for services 
in connection with the Paris Exposition. 
AT the convocation of the University of Ox- 
ford, on February 12th, the degree of D.Sc., 
honoris causa, was conferred upon Oliver J. 
Lodge, LL.D., F.R.S., principal of the Uni- 
versity of Birmingham. He was presented by 
Dr. Love, Sedleian professor of natural philos- 
ophy, who briefly sketched his career, his dis- 
tinctions and his investigations. 
