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is maintained by annual subscriptions of fifty- 

 dollars each. For the year 1906-7 the follow- 

 ing colleges, associations and individuals are 

 contributors : Association of Collegiate Alum- 

 nse, Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, 

 University of Chicago, Mass. Institute of 

 Technology, Mount Holyoke College, RadclifEe 

 College, Smith College, University of Penn- 

 sylvania, Vassar College, Wellesley College, 

 Western Reserve University, Women's College 

 in Brown University, Women's Advisory Com- 

 mittee of the Johns Hopkins Medical School, 

 Woman's College of Baltimore, Miss Helen 

 CoUamore, Mrs. Alice Upton Pearmain, Mrs. 

 J. M. Arms Sheldon, Mrs. Elizabeth A. 

 Shepard, Mrs. Mary Thaw Thompson. 



The year of the association begins in April, 

 and all applications for the year 1907-8 should 

 be sent to the secretary on or before March 

 1st, 1907. The appointments are made by the 

 executive committee. 



A prize of $1,000 has been offered periodi- 

 cally by the association for the best thesis 

 written by a woman, on a scientific subject, 

 embodying new observations and new conclu- 

 sions based on an independent laboratory re- 

 search in biological, chemical or physical sci- 

 ence. The fourth prize will be awarded in 

 April, 1909. 



Application blanks, information in regard 

 to the advantages at Naples for research and 

 collection of material and circulars giving the 

 conditions of the award of the prize will be 

 furnished by the secretary. 



Executive Committee: Florence M. Cush- 

 ing, 8 Walnut Street, Boston, Mass., chair- 

 man; Mary E. Woolley, President of Mount 

 Holyoke College; Ellen H. Richards, Massa- 

 chusetts Institute of Technology ; Alice Upton 

 Pearmain, 388 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.; 

 Marion Talbot, Dean of Women, Chicago Uni- 

 versity; Elizabeth L. Clarke (Mrs. S. F.), 

 Williamstown, Mass., treasurer; Ada Wing 

 Mead (Mrs. A. D.), 283 Wayland Ave., Provi- 

 dence, R. I., secretary. 



a limited number of scholarships and fellow- 

 ships for work to be carried on in the labora- 

 tories of the institute in New York City, 

 under the following conditions: 



The scholarships and fellowships will be 

 granted to assist investigations in experi- 

 mental pathology, bacteriology, medical zool- 

 ogy, physiology and pharmacology and physi- 

 ological and pathological chemistry. 



They are open to men and women who are 

 projierly qualified to undertake research work 

 in any of the above-mentioned subjects and 

 are gi-anted for one year. 



The value of these scholarships and fellow- 

 ships ranges from eight hundred to twelve 

 hundred dollars each. 



It is expected that holders of the scholar- 

 ships and fellowships will devote their entire 

 time to research. 



Applications accompanied by proper creden- 

 tials should be in the hands of the secretary 

 of the Rockefeller Institute not later than 

 April 1, 1907. The announcement of the ap- 

 pointments is made about May 15. The term 

 of service begins preferably on October 1, but, 

 by special arrangement, may be begun at an- 

 other time. 



L. Emmett Holt, 

 Secretary 



14 West 55th Street, 

 New Yoek City 



THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE FOR 

 MEDICAL RESEARCH 



The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re- 

 search purposes to award for the year 1907-S 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 

 The Eumford medal of the American Acad- 

 emy of Arts and Sciences ' for discoveries in 

 light and heat,' has been awarded to Professor 

 E. F. Nichols, of Columbia University. 



The Berlin Academy of Sciences has con- 

 ferred its Helmholtz medal on M. Henri 

 Becquerel, Paris. 



Dr. Eduard Zeller, the eminent student of 

 the history of philosophy, has celebrated his 

 ninety-third birthday. 



Dr. H. H. Hildebrandsson, professor of 

 meteorology and director of the Meteorological 

 Institute of the University of Upsala, and 

 Professor Knut Joh. Angstrom, professor of 

 physics, have been elected honorary members 

 of the Royal Institution, London. 



