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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXXI. No. 795 



" Informal Account of my Recent Oriental Trip," 

 T. C. Chamberlin. 



Ileception given by the Illinois Chapter of 

 Sigma Xi. 



Symposium — 



(A) " The Relation of Pure and Applied Sci- 

 ence to the Progress of Knowledge and to 

 Practical Affairs " : 



In Biology, Cornelius Betten, Lake Forest 

 College. 



In Chemistry, Julius Stieglitz, University 

 of Chicago. 



In Physics, John F. Hayford, Northwestern 

 University. 



(B) "The Relation of Pure and Applied Sci- 

 ence to Secondary Education," C. G. Hopkins, 

 University of Illinois, and Worrallo Whitney, 

 Bowen High School, Chicago. 



"The Passing of our Game Birds," Isaac E. 

 Hess. 



" Further Studies on the Influence of Copious 

 Water-drinking with Meals," P. B. Hawk. 



" Biology and other Sciences as applied by a 

 Breeder," Q. I. Simpson. 



" Report on the Ecology of the Skokie Marsh 

 Area near Chicago, with special reference to its 

 MoUusca," Frank C. Baker. (Lantern.) 



" Ecological Succession of Fish and its bearing 

 on Fish Culture," V. E. Shelf ord. (Lantern.) 



" Forest Associations of Northwestern Illinois," 

 H. S. Pepoon. 



"Relic Dunes," Frank C. Gates. (Lantern.) 



" On the Relation of the Jeffersonville Beds of 

 Indiana to the Grand Tower (Onondaga) Lime- 

 stone of Illinois," T. E. Savage. 



" Observations on the Earthquake in the Upper 

 Mississippi Valley, May 20, 1909," Johann August 

 Udden. 



The officers for the ensuing year are: 



President — John M. Coulter, University of 

 Chicago. 



Yice-president — R. O. Graham, Illinois Wes- 

 leyan University. 



Secretary — A. R. Crook, State Natural History 

 Museum. 



Treasurer — J. C. Hessler, James Millikin Uni- 

 versity. 



Third Member Publication Committee — H. H. 

 bxoek, University of Illinois. 



Membership Committee — Fred L. Charles, Uni- 

 versity of Illinois ; Thomas L. Hankinson, Eastern 

 Illinois State Normal; V. E. Shelford, University 

 of Chicago; W. E. Tower, Englewood High 

 School ; Isabel Seymour Smith, Illinois College. 



Committee on Ecological Survey — Stephen A. 

 Forbes, V. E. Shelford, H. A. Gleason, E. N. 

 Transeau, Frank C. Baker, Charles C. Adams. 



Committee on Deep Drilling — J. A. Udden, 

 U. S. Grant, Frank DeWolf. 



Committee on Assistance of the Academy to 

 High Schools in Soience Teaching — 0. J. Hopkins, 

 John F. Hayford, John G. Coulter, Worrallo 

 Whitney, W. S. Strode. 



Committee to Influence Legislation in favor of 

 increased Protection for Came Birds — Stephen A. 

 Forbes, John M. Coulter, A. R. Crook, J. C. 

 Hessler. 



Committee to Influence Legislation to restrict 

 the Collection of Birds and Eggs solely to Ac- 

 credited Institutions — F. C. Baker, I. E. Hess, 

 F. L. Charles. 



Committee to cooperate icith existing Agencies 

 for the Advancement of 'Nature-study in Elemen- 

 tary Schools — Fred L. Charles, Ira Meyers and 

 Ruth Marshall. 



A. R. Crook, 



Springfield Secretary 



THE AMERICAj; MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY 



The one hundred and forty-seventh regular 

 meeting of the society was held at Columbia 

 University on Saturday, February 26, 1910, 

 twenty-eight members being in attendance. Ex- 

 president W. F. Osgood occupied the chair at the 

 morning session. Vice-president J. I. Hutchinson 

 at the afternoon session. The council announced 

 the election of the following persons to member- 

 ship in the society: Mr. E. S. Allen, Berkshire 

 School, Sheffield, Mass.; Mr. B. A. Bernstein, 

 University of California; Mr. G. W. Evans, 

 Charlestown High School, Boston, Mass.; Mr. C. 

 L. Flanigan, Wheeling, W. Va.; Mr. C. E. 

 Githins, Wheeling, W. Va.; Mr. J. S. Mikesh, 

 University of Minnesota; Professor G. P. Paine, 

 University of Minnesota; Mr. W. L. Putnam, 

 Boston, Mass.; Mr. V. M. Spunar, Pittsburg, Pa. 

 Nine applications for membership were received. 

 The total membership of the society is now 623. 



Committees were appointed to arrange for the 

 summer meeting and to report on the matter of 

 the publication of the Princeton Colloquium 

 Lectures. 



The Annual Register for 1910 has recently been 

 issued, and copies can be obtained from the secre- 

 tary. The catalogue of the library, which is 

 published separately, includes over .3.000 volumes. 



The following papers were read at the February 

 meeting : 



