JUNE 14, 1901.] 
rates at the hotel, are $1.50 per day and up- 
wards on European plan, and $3.00 to $5.00 
per day, American plan. Reduced rates will 
doubtless be made for the meeting. 
Transportation.—The Western Passenger As- 
sociation, covering the territory west of Chicago 
and St. Louis, has made a rate of one fare plus 
$2.00 for the round trip, in their territory, to 
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The 
tickets may be bought from July 10th to 
August 31st, and are good for return up to Oc- 
tober 31st. At this rate the fare from Chicago 
to Denver and return will be $31.50. The Pull- 
man fare is $6.00 extra, each way. 
Further details will be found in the A. A. A. 
S. circular, which will be issued soon. 
Geological Excursions.—A circular has been 
sent to all Fellows, describing an extended ex- 
cursion through Colorado planned by Professor 
C. R. Van Hise, Chairman of Section H, for 
the ten days (Aug. 17-27) preceding the meet- 
ing. For information concerning this trip re- 
quest should be made to Professor Van Hise, 
‘Madison, Wis. 
The Secretary of the Denver Local Com- 
mittee writes as follows: 
“¢Geological excursions which are likely to 
be arranged by the local committee are as 
follows, but subject to change: An all-day 
railroad excursion to Mt. Alto and Ward; one 
to the mesas at Golden; one to Morrison, to 
the Garden of the Titans, to study the mag- 
nificent exposure from the red beds of the 
Triassic to the uppermost beds of the Denver 
formation ; to the classic ground where were 
obtained the first Atlantosaur and Stegasaurs ; 
to the Pleistocene deposits near Denver. At 
Colorado Springs excursions will be taken to 
the Garden of the Gods ; to the mineral springs 
at Manitou; and to the top of Pike’s Peak. 
The greatest gold camps of the world, Victor 
and Cripple Creek, will also be visited.’’ 
The preliminary circular of the A. A. A. S. 
will be sent to Fellows of the Geological Society, 
who are not members of the Association, upon 
request to the secretary of the local committee, 
Mr. Arthur Williams, Denver Chamber of Com- 
merce. All arrangements described in the as- 
sociation circular, relating to entertainment, 
transportation, etc., apply to the Geological 
SCIENCE. 
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Society and other societies which meet in con- 
junction with the Association. Details will be 
found in that circular which cannot be given 
here. 
Express and Mail.—Matter for use at the 
meeting should be sent in care of the janitor, 
East Denver High School building. It should 
bear the shipper’s address and be fully prepaid. 
HERMAN LE Roy FAIRCHILD, 
Secretary. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., 
June 7, 1901. 
SCIENTIFIC NOTES: AND NEWS. 
AN official announcement has now been made 
in regard to the Rockefeller Institute for Med- 
ical Research, toward the establishment of 
which Mr. John D. Rockefeller has recently 
given $200,000. The directors are: William 
H. Welch, M.D., Baltimore, President; T. 
Mitchell Prudden, M.D., New York, Vice- 
President ; LL. Emmett Holt, M.D., New York, 
Secretary; C. A. Herter, M.D., New York, 
Treasurer; Theobald Smith, M.D., Boston; 
Simon Flexner, M.D., Philadelphia; H. M. 
Biggs, M.D., New York. The purpose of the 
foundation, as the name implies, is to furnish 
facilities for original investigation, particularly 
in such problems in medicine and hygiene as 
haye a practical bearing upon the prevention 
and treatment of disease. The sum of money 
mentioned above is not an endowment, but 
may be used for current expenses. The Insti- 
tute will be situated in New York City. A 
building will not, however, be erected at 
present, but research will be conducted in 
existing laboratories under the auspices of the 
directors. 
PRESIDENT DAyID STARR JORDAN and Dr. 
Barton W. Eyvermann sailed from San Fran- 
cisco on May 30th to conduct the investigation 
on the fishes of the Hawaiian Islands to which 
we have called attention. 
Proressor ASAPH HALL has resigned the 
lectureship in celestial mechanics at Harvard 
University, and will spend the next year or two 
abroad. 
PRoFEssOR HENRY F. Osporn, of Colum- 
bia University and the American Museum 
