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Editorial Committee : S. Newcomb, Mathematics ; R. S. Woodward, Mechanics ; E. C. Pickerino, 



Astronomy ; T. C. Mendenhall, Physics ; R. H. Thurston, Engineering ; Ira Remsen, Chemistry ; 



Joseph Le Conte, Geology ; W. M. Davis, Physiography ; Henry F. Osborn, Paleontology ; 



W. K. Brooks, C. Hart Merriam, Zoology ; S. H. Scudder, Entomology ; C. E. Bessey, 



N. L. Brition, Botany ; C. S. MiNOT, Embryology, Histology ; H. P. BowDlTcn, 



Physiology ; J. S. Billings, Hygiene ; William H. Welch, Pathology ; 



J. McKeen Cattell, Psychology ; J. W. Powell, Anthropology. 



Friday, Octobee 19, 1900. 



CONTEA^TS: 



Proceedings of the Section of Botany at the New York 

 Meeting of the American Association : Professor 

 D. T. MacDougal 577 



The Faith of Science : Professor George Stuart 



FOLLERTON 586 



Address of the Chairman of the Department of As- 

 tronomy of the British Asaociaiion: De. A. A. 

 Common 590 



TTie Fourth International Congress of Psychology : 

 De. E. S. Woodworth 605 



Scientific Books : — 



Zeiller's Elements de paleobotanique : PROFESSOR 

 D. P. Penhallow ; 3Iartel's La speleologie : 

 Dr. Horace C. Hovey ; Drdhms on the Crim- 

 inal : Dr. Havelock Ellis. Books Received. 606 



Scientific Journals and Articles 611 



Societies and Academies : 



Section of Astromony, Physics and Chemistry of 

 the New York Academy of Sciences : Dr. Wil- 

 liam S. Day 612 



Notes on Physics : — 



The Gulton Whistle ; The Genesis of the Ions in the 

 Discharge of Electricity through Gases : W. S. F. 613 



Scientific Notes and News 614 



University and Educational Nexus 616 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended 

 for review should be sent to tne responsible editor, Profea' 

 sor J. McKeen Cattell, Garrison-on-Hudson N. Y. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTION OF BOTANY 

 AT TEE NEW YORK MEETING OF THE 



A3IERICAN ASSOCIATION. 

 Vice-President Teelease's address on 

 ' Some Twentietli Century Problems ' was 

 given in the large botanic laboratory in 

 Schermerhorn Hall, on Monday, June 25 th, 

 at 3 p. m. (Publisbed in Science, 12 : 48, 

 1900.) On the following day and on the 29th, 

 regular sessions were held for the reading 

 of papers after the customary manner, and 

 a list with some abstracts is given below. 

 The Torrey Botanical Club gave, by invi- 

 tation, a special memorial program in honor 

 of Dr. John Torrey, in the Museum of the 

 New York Botanical Garden, on Wednes- 

 day, June 27th. The principal features of 

 the day were : 



' Reminiscences of Dr. Torrey ' : Dr. T. C. Porter. 



' Work of Dr. Torrey as a botanist ' : Dr. N. L 

 Bbitton. 



' Historical sketch of the development of botany in 

 New York City ' : Dr. T. F. Allen. 



' Comment on the earlier botanical history of New 

 York ' : Judge Addison Brown. 



' Work of the Torrey Botanical Club ' : Secektaey 

 E. S. Burgess. 



Comments and reminiscences : Professor Peck, 

 Peofessor Macloskie, Professor Beal and Db. 

 T. F. Allen. A communication from JAS. Hyatt 

 was also read. These papers will be published in the 

 Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 



The sectional committee had concluded 

 arraugements with the Council of the Botan- 

 ical Society of America by which the pro- 



