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are three hundi-ed others, on the shores of 

 the same body of water, whose subsidence 

 should be similarly investigated to make 

 possible a final determination of the age of 

 the culture of this region ; and this is only 

 one region of many where similar archeo- 

 logical phenomena can be studied. The 

 cry of the physical anthropologist is for 

 more material— material which is in part 

 no longer obtainable. The ethnologist is 

 beset by the same difficulty. There is not a 

 people in the state whose institutions and 

 religion have been ascertained with such 

 exhaustiveness as is desirable for purposes 

 of comparisons alone. We know that the 

 Maidu and Wintun had certain ceremonies 

 in common. It now appears that other 

 groups, such as the Porno and Miwok, also 

 practised certain of these ceremonies. We 

 have some idea of the form which these 

 ceremonies took among the Maidu, with 

 whom they do not seem to have been 

 original ; but we lack almost all knowledge 

 regarding them among other tribes— and 

 this is knowledge which can still be secux*ed. 

 There is no doubt that something of the 

 history of the aborigines of California, in 

 broad outlines, but in the specific sense of 

 the word history, will be revealed by the 

 continued pursuit of the various phases of 

 anthropology; but what is needed in all 

 domains of the anthropology of the region 

 is more knowledge, more information, and 

 more facts. However gratifying the re- 

 sults of research have so far been, they 

 show only more clearly the greater results 

 that are possible, and emphasize the means 

 by which alone these results can be at- 

 tained, which is: more work. 



A. L. Keoebeb 



THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND 

 SECTION C OP THE AMERICAN ASSO- 

 CIATION FOB THE ADVANCEMENT 

 OF SCIENCE 

 The thirty-seventh general meeting of 

 the American Chemical Society and the 



meeting of Section C of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence was held at Chicago during Tuesday, 

 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Decem- 

 ber 31 to January 3, in the Kent Chemical 

 Laboratories of Chicago University. 



Tuesday morning the organization of 

 Section C was effected and this was fol- 

 lowed immediately by the opening session 

 of the American Chemical Society and 

 later by the meetings of the sections. 



On Tuesday evening a complimentary 

 smoker was extended to the visiting chem- 

 ists by the Chicago section of the American 

 Chemical Society at the Sherman House. 

 The cordiality and good cheer of the occa- 

 sion were so much in evidence that this ses- 

 sion extended well over into the new year. 



Wednesday afternoon personally con- 

 ducted excursions were made to the Illi- 

 nois Steel Company, the By-products 

 Coke Corporation, the American Linseed 

 Company and the Chicago Gas light and 

 Coke Company. 



In the evening the society was favored 

 by an address on "American Chemical 

 Societies" by Professor M. T. Bogert, 

 president of the society. 



Thursday evening the members of the 

 society banqueted at the Auditorium An- 

 nex Hotel. This was one of the most 

 enjoyable events of the thirty-seventh gen- 

 eral meeting. 



On Friday afternoon excursions were 

 conducted through the plants of the Stand- 

 ard Oil Company at Whiting, Indiana, 

 and to the Union Stock Yards and the 

 packing plant of Swift & Company. A 

 complimentary luncheon was served for 

 the visitors by Swift & Company. 



At the last general meeting, on Friday, 

 the society extended a vote of thanks to 

 the Chicago section and all others who 

 contributed so much for the success of the 

 meeting in Chicago. 



