SCIENCE 



A WEEKLV JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, PUBLISHING THE 



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



Friday, Mat 18, 1906. 



CO'NTE'NTS. 



The Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- 

 ment of Teaching 761 



The American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science: — 



Section D — Mechanical Science and Engi- 

 neering: Pbofessoe William T. Magrudee. 764 



Panama: A Discussion of Present Condi- 

 tions and the Prospect: Fulleeton L. 

 Waldo 769 



The Movement in Prussia for the Reorganiza- 

 tion of the Instruction in Mathematics and 

 the Natural Sciences, in the Secondary 

 Schools : Peofessob J. W. A. Young 773 



Scientific Books: — 



Br0gger on the Position of Raised Beaches 

 in Southeastern Nonvay : Dr. George 

 Geant MaoCtiedt. Catalogue of the Fossil 

 Plants of the Glossopteris Flora in the 

 British Museum: Edward W. Berrt. 

 Aschan's Chemie der alicyklischen VerMnd- 

 ungen: De. J. Bishop Tikgle 778 



Scientific Journals and Articles 783 



Societies and Academies: — 



The American Mathematical Society: De. 

 W. H. BussET. Folk-lore Meetings in- 

 California: Professor A. L. Kroebee. The 

 Torrey Botanical Club: C. Stuaet Gagee. 783 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



C. S. Rafinesque on Evolution: Dk. Leon- 

 hard Stejneger. The Influence of the 

 Plasticity of Organisms upon Evolution: 

 Professor Maynaed M. Metcalf. A Sim- 

 ple Formula for Mixing any Grade of Alco- 

 hol Desired: Dr. E. W. Beegee. Magnet- 

 ism of Diamond Drill Rods: Pbofessoe D. 

 W. Johnson 785 



Special Articles: — 



The Terminology of the Parts of the Grass 

 Spikelet: C. V. Pipee. Note on the Molec- 

 ular Forces in Gelatine: Pbofessoe Arthur 

 L. Foley 789 



Notes on Organic Chemistry: — 



Neic Analogues of Indigo: Dr. J. Bishop 

 Tingle 791 



Recent Museum Reports ; F. A. L 792 



Report on the Bolyai Prize : Pbofessoe George 

 Bbuce Halsted 793 



The Congress of the United States 794 



A New Building for the Geological Survey . . 794 



XJniversity of the Pacific and the Earthquake. 795 



Neiv York Observatory and Nautical Museum. 795 



Bills of Scientific Interest passed by the New 

 York Legislature '. 796 



The American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science 796 



Notes and News 797 



id Educational News 800 



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

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

 Hudson, N. Y. ^_^ 



THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE AD- 

 VANCEMENT OF TEACHING. RULES 

 FOR TEE GRANTING OF RETIRING 

 ALLOWANCES. 

 The aim of tlie founder in the incor- 

 poration of this foundation is clearly ex- 

 pressed in the act of incorporation passed 

 by the Congress of the United States, and 

 approved by the president. 



This aim is there stated to be the founda- 

 tion of an agency to provide retiring allow- 

 ances for teachers in the universities, col- 

 leges and technical schools of the three 

 English-speaking countries of North Amer- 

 ica, and to serve the cause of higher edu- 

 cation by advancing and dignifying the 

 profession of the teacher in these higher 

 institutions of learning. By the terms of 

 the act of incorporation sectarian institu- 

 tions are excluded from the benefits of the 

 foundation. Consideration of the ques- 

 tion of the admission of state institutions 

 has been deferred until some experience 



