SCIENCE 



Friday, Januahy 28, 1910 



CONTESITS 



The American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science: — 

 Science as Subject-matter and as Method: 

 Phofessoe John Dewey 121 



The Future of the Medical Profession: Pro- 

 FESSOK ViCTOE C. Vaxjghan 127 



The Numher of Students in German Univer- 

 sities: Pbofessoe E. O. Jordan 137 



Lectures in Sanitary Science at Columbia 

 University 138 



Scientific Publications for Free Distribution 138 



Scientific Notes and Wews 139 



University and Educational News 142 



Discussion and Correspondence : — 



Fall of a Meteorite in Norwood, Mass.: 

 Dr. Frank W. Very. Ball Lightning: 

 Professor A. T. Jones, Louis M. Potts. 

 The Civilization of Bohemia: Professor 

 T. D. A. CocKERELL. Engineering Student 

 Statistics: Professor Rudolf Tombo, Je. 

 The Application of the Law of Priority to 

 Generic Names : Austin Hobaet Clark . . 143 



Scientific Books: — 



Chamberlin and Salisbury's College Text- 

 book of Geology: Professor J. C. Bran- 

 ner. Peterson's Revision of the Entelo- 

 dontidce: Professor Richard S. Lull. 

 Allis on the Crani-al Anatomy of the Mail- 

 cheeked Fishes: Professor J. B. Johnston 146 



Scientific Journals and Articles 149 



Summaries of Six Opinions by the Interna- 

 tional Commission on Zoological Nomencla- 

 ture : Dr. C. W. Stiles 150 



The Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil: W. D. 

 Hunter 151 



Special Articles: — 



Double Images of an Object as seen through 

 a Water Surface: Professor Francis E. 

 NiPHEE 152 



The American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science: — 

 Section A — Mathematics and Astronomy: 

 Peofessoe G. a. Millee 153 



Societies and Academies: — 



The Anthropological Society of Washing- 

 ton: John R. Swanton 159 



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

 review should be sent to the Editor of Science, Garrison-on- 

 Hudson, N. Y, 



THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 



ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



SCIENCE AS SUBJECT-MATTER AND AS 



METHOD 1 



One who, like myself, claims no expert- 

 ness in any branch of natural science can 

 undertake to discuss the teaching of science 

 only at some risk of presumption. At 

 present, however, the gap between those 

 who are scientific specialists and those who 

 are interested in science on account of its 

 significance in life, that is to say, on ac- 

 count of its educational significance, is very 

 great. Therefore I see no other way of 

 promoting that mutual understanding so 

 requisite for educational progress than for 

 all of us frankly to state our own convic- 

 tions, even if thereby we betray our limita- 

 tions and trespass where we have no rights 

 save by courtesy. 



I suppose that I may assume that all who 

 are much interested in securing for the 

 sciences the place that belongs to them in 

 education feel a certain amount of disap- 

 pointment at the results hitherto attained. 

 The glowing predictions made respecting 

 them have been somewhat chilled by the 

 event. Of course, this relative shortcoming 

 is due in part to the unwillingness of the 

 custodians of educational traditions and 

 ideals to give scientific studies a fair show. 

 Yet in view of the relatively equal oppor- 

 tunity accorded to science to-day compared 

 with its status two generations ago, this 

 cause alone does not explain the unsatis- 

 factory outcome. Considering the oppor- 



' Address of the vice-president and chairman of 

 Section L, Education, American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science, Boston, 1909. 



