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Oliver P. Terry, instructor in physiology, Pur- 

 due University. 



Horatio H. Newman, instructor in zoology. Uni- 

 versity of Michigan. 



Changes in the staff for 1908 will be an- 

 nounced later. The course will include study 

 of the physico-chemical constitution of proto- 

 plasm, physics of cell-division and con- 

 tractility, phenomena of inheritance from a 

 physico-chemical standpoint, the physical basis 

 of conduct, comparative physiology of the 

 heart and circulation and comparative phys- 

 iology of the central nervous system. Lectures 

 will be given by members of the staff and 

 others. 



IV. The following courses will be offered 

 in botany: 



1. Morphology and Taxonomy of the Algse, 

 conducted by Dr. George T. Moore, assisted 

 by George R. Lyman, assistant professor of 

 botany, Dartmouth College, and E. E. Gates, 

 fellow in botany. University of Chicago. 



A general course upon the algse, designed 

 to give a detailed knowledge of the habits, 

 structures and life histories of this group. 



2. Morphology and Taxonomy of the Fungi, 

 conducted by Dr. Lyman and Mr. Gates. A 

 general course upon the fungi similar to that 

 outlined for the algse. 



3. General Morphology of Plants. 



No prerequisites are stated for this course, 

 which will be conducted either by Professor 

 John M. Coulter or Professor C. J. Chamber- 

 lain, of the University of Chicago, with as- 

 sistants: an outline of the plant kingdom, 

 based upon the study of selected types. Em- 

 phasis will be placed upon the facts connected 

 with the evolution of plants, such as the origin 

 of sex, alternation of generations, heterospory, 

 origin of the flower, origin of the seed, etc. 

 The general relationships and classification of 

 the flower groups will also be discussed, in- 

 cluding the history of the groups as developed 

 by paleobotany. 



It is expected that Mr. W. E. Maxon, of 

 the United States National Museum, will act 

 as collector in botany. The usual lectures 

 and seminars will be offered. 



Frank E. Lillie 



Univeesitt op Chicago 



CHARLES P. MATTHEWS 



Chahles p. Matthews, professor of elec- 

 trical engineering at Purdue University, died 

 at Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, November 

 23, 1907. Professor Matthews was of Ver- 

 mont stock, his family going from that state 

 to New York in 1852, where, at Fort Coving- 

 ton, he was born September 18, 1867. At the 

 time of his death he was, therefore, a little 

 more than forty years of age. 



He attended the St. Johnsbury Academy at 

 St. Johnsbury, Vermont, graduating there in 

 1887. He then entered Cornell University, 

 graduating from Sibley College with the de- 

 gree of mechanical engineer in 1892. In 1901 

 he received the degree of doctor of philosophy 

 from his alma mater. 



Immediately after graduation he became 

 instructor in physics and applied electricity 

 at Cornell, serving in that capacity four years, 

 until 1896. At that time he was called to 

 Purdue and was appointed associate professor 

 of electrical engineering. In 1905 he suc- 

 ceeded Professor Goldsborough as head of the 

 School of Electrical Engineering and from 

 this time until his death he was continuously 

 a member of the Purdue faculty. 



During Professor Matthews's connection 

 with the School of Electrical Engineering, it 

 has grown to be the largest in the country in 

 point of numbers. In this development he 

 has had a large share. His instruction was 

 of the highest order not only on account of 

 his professional ability and training, but quite 

 as much on account of his exceptional per- 

 sonality and gifts. 



He made valuable contributions to his sci- 

 ence, his chief work being an investigation 

 of photometric standards for arc lamps. This 

 was done in connection with the National 

 Electric Light Association. In this, he di- 

 rected all the experimental work, designed 

 the apparatus and prepared four reports ag- 

 gregating about two hundred pages. In this 

 connection he devised and patented an inte- 

 grating photometer. This instrument received 

 a gold medal at the Louisiana Purchase Ex- 

 position. He was also collaborator in the 

 production of text-books in physics and elec- 



