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temps, on s'exposerait a voir la maison de 

 Holler sacrifiee pour faire place a d'autres 

 edi/?ces;or,nousvoudrionsque cette maison fut 

 respectee et qu'elle restat, a perpetuite, ouverte 

 a tons les liommes de science. 



Pour donner a la souscription le caractere 

 d'universalite auquel elle nous parait avoir 

 droit, il est desirable que le niontant des con- 

 tributions individuelles ne depasse pas la 

 valeur de I'unite monetaire le (shilling, le 

 mark, la couronne, le franc, etc.). Les noms 

 des souscripteurs seront recueillis sur des listes 

 separees, de modele uniforme, qui seront 

 reunies a Berne et deposees dans la maison de 

 Haller en temoignage de la reconnaissance et 

 de I'admiration de toutes les nations du 

 monde. 



On s'efforcera d'obtenir soit de la Confedera- 

 tion helvetique, soit de I'Etat de Berne, la 

 mise a sa disposition de la maison de Haller; 

 si, comme on parait en droit de I'esperer, cette 

 concession etait obtenue a titre gracieux, ou 

 encore si les circonstances rendaient impos- 

 sible I'acquisition de I'immeuble; le montant 

 de la souscription serait joint aux fonds deja 

 recueillis par le Comite de Berne pour I'erec- 

 tion d'un monument erige a la memoire de 

 Haller devant le nouveau palais de I'TJniver- 

 site. 



Nous osons esperer, tres honore Collegue, 

 que vous voudrez bien contribuer a assurer le 

 succes de la souscription dont le Congres de 

 Turin a approuve le principe. 



Si vous desirez un certain nombre d'exem- 

 plaires de cette circulaire ou d'autres listes de 

 souscription, vous voudrez bien les reclamer 

 aupres de M. Burkhart-Gruner, tresorier du 

 Comite de Berne (Marktgasse, 44, a Berne). 



C'est a lui egalement que vous voudrez bien 

 adresser le montant des souscriptions re- 

 cueillies. 



Veuillez agreer I'assurance de notre con- 

 sideration la plus distinguee. 



Michael Foster, 

 President d'honneur du Congres in- 

 ternational de phi/siologie. 



Paul Heger, 

 President du VI Congres. 



Subscriptions from America may be sent to 

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Boston, and their receipt will be aclaiowledged 

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 would allow Americans to indulge in the ex- 

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 twenty-five cents would be the equivalent of 

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SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS. 



Dr. William Osler, professor of medicine 

 at the Johns Hopkins University, has been 

 given the degree of D.C.L. by Trinity Col- 

 lege, Toronto. Dr. Osier was formerly a stu- 

 dent at this institution. 



Major Walter Eeed, U. S. A., has received 

 the degree of LL.D. from the University of 

 Michigan, as well as from Harvard Univer- 

 sity, as a recognition of his work relating to 

 the prevention of yellow fever. 



Professor Edward W. Morley delivered the 

 address at the , annual public meeting of the 

 Ohio State University Chapter of the Society 

 of the Sigma Xi, his subject being 'Advances 

 in Precise Metrology.' 



Dr. a. N. Eichards, assistant in the depart- 

 ment of physiological chemistry at the Col- 

 lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia 

 University, has been appointed to a research 

 fellowship in the Rockefeller Institute. 



Dr. p. G. Woodley, fellow in pathology at 

 McGill University, has been appointed bac- 

 teriologist in the United States bacteriolog- 

 ical laboratories at Manila. 



The University of Pennsylvania has con- 

 ferred the degree of Doctor of Science on Dr. 

 Willoughby Dayton Miller, professor of den- 

 tistry in the University of Berlin. 



Dr. Samuel Sheldon has been elected presi- 

 dent of the ISTew York Electrical Society. 



Among American men of science who have 

 sailed or who are about to sail for Europe are 

 Professor C. S. Minot, of the Harvard Medi- 

 cal School, retiring president of the American 

 Association; Dr. L. O. Howard, of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, permanent secretary 

 of the American Association; Dr. Plenry M. 

 Howe, professor of metallurgy at Columbia 

 University, and Professor W. A. jSToyes, pro- 



