SCIENCE 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OP SCIENCE, PUBLISHING THE 



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



Fridat, January 11, 1907 



CONTENTS 



The American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science: — 

 The New York Meeting 41 



Report of the General Secretary: Db. John 



F. Hattobd 46 



Proceedings of the Opening Session: De. 

 C. M. WooDWAED, Peesident Nicholas 



MUEEAY BtTTLEE, DE. WHilAM H. WELCH. 50 



The Policy of the Carnegie Institution: Peesi- 

 dent R. S. WOODWAED 56 



Scientific Books: — 

 Beid's Principles of Heredity: Peopessoe 

 William A. Loct. Postelsia: Peofessob 

 Ohaeles E. Besset 60 



Societies and Academies: — 



The Biological Society of Washington: De. 

 M. C. Maesh. The Northeastern Section 

 of the American Chemical Society: Peo- 

 fessob Feank H. Thoep 63 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



Castroliths: De. G. R. Wieland. Deafness 

 in Wild Animals: LoTE Holmes Millbe. 

 Interrogatory Labels for Certain Kinds of 

 Museums: Haelan I. Smith 66 



Special Articles: — 

 Note on the Composition of Limulus Blood 

 Ash : Db. Hugh McGdiqan 68 



Quotations : — 

 The Great Men of France 69 



Current Notes on Lamd Forms: — 



Westland, New Zealand: I. B. Btver Ter- 

 races in Vermont: D. W. J. Fault Blocks 

 in the Sierra Nevada: W. M. D. Tech- 

 nique of Physiographic Descriptions: W. 

 M. D 70 



Report of the Geological Expedition of the 

 Hon. Charles H. Morrill: Peofessob Bewin 

 H. Babboue 73 



The National Geographic Society 74 



Medical Lectures at the Harvard Medical 

 School 75 



The U. 8. Geological Survey 76 



io Notes and News 76 



and Educational News 80 



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

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

 Hudson, N. Y. 



THE NEW YOEK MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 

 ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



The meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the 

 national scientific societies affiliated with it, held during convocation week, demonstrate 

 a further advance in the organization of science in this country. The number of scien- 

 tific men gathered together was larger than ever before in America or in any country ex- 

 cept Germany, and still more significant is the fact that there were manifest on all sides 

 devotion to high ideals of scientific research and a spirit of sincere cooperation. It is a 

 fine thing that in a country and period supposed to be concerned chiefly with material 

 success there should come together more than two thousand scientific men and women, 

 nearly all of whom have chosen and now pursue their life work from love of science and 

 of truth, who are devoting themselves to the increase of knowledge and the application of 

 this knowledge to human welfare. 



There are, of course, difficulties as well as advantages in a meeting of such magni- 



