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Vries, are reprints of recent papers originally 

 published in the Botanical Gazette. In the 

 last named paper the author calls attention 

 to the fact that in making certain crosses of 

 evening primroses two types of hybrids result 

 from the same parents. 



In the Columbia University Quarterly for 

 December, 1907, IJ. L. Britton contributes an 

 appreciative sketch of the life and vpork of 

 the lamented Professor Doctor Lucien M. 

 Underwood. A fine photograph accompanies 

 the paper. Charles E. Bessey 



The University of Nebraska 



THE UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO 

 The rector of the University of Oviedo in 

 Spain has notified universities, colleges and 

 schools, and the learned world generally, of 

 the celebration of the 300th anniversary of 

 the opening of that university which will take 

 place in September next under the auspices 

 of King Alfonso and the Prince of the As- 

 turias, and he invites the professors of uni- 

 versities and others interested to attend the 

 ceremonies of the occasion which will occupy 

 ten days, from the twentieth to the thirtieth 

 of the month. The documents accompanying 

 the invitation consist of a list of subjects of 

 the orations to be delivered and a program of 

 the exercises arranged for the occasion. These 

 include the ceremony of the unveiling of the 

 statue of the founder, Fernando Valdes y 

 Salas, Archbishop of Seville, which will be 

 perfoi-med with religious solemnities; excur- 

 sions to celebrated places in the neighborhood ; 

 a pedagogical exhibition with school festivals; 

 lectures and sessions of various societies; dis- 

 tribution of prizes; theatrical performances, 

 etc. '.It is interesting to note that the uni- 

 versity authorities express a special desire that 

 Spanish Americans should visit Oviedo on 

 this occasion, not only because of their com- 

 munity of blood and language, but also be- 

 cause the sons of the Asturias have left such 

 deep impressions of their lives and deeds in 

 the Spanish countries of the new world. 



The invitation to the other university au- 

 thorities (which is in Latin) concludes as 

 follows : " It is difficult for us to say how 

 pleasant a duty it is to invite you to our 



celebration. The founders of your university, 

 as of ours, may be likened to Saviours sent 

 from Heaven to redeem the uncivilized na- 

 tions of the earth, whose education, inaugu- 

 rated by them, is entrusted to us to-day, to- 

 morrow it will be carried on by others, and so 

 on, continuously, until that last and highest 

 stage of development shall have been reached 

 when man shall be enabled by this means to 

 become more God-like in his nature. Since 

 this result concerns you no less than us at this 

 university, I feel that I can approach you with 

 full confidence, urging that your university 

 may be represented in some way at our fes- 

 tival, and if a person should come in your 

 name let him be assured that he will receive 

 the warm welcome of a friend and comrade." 



SUMMER MEETING OF TEE AMERICAN 

 ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE 



At the convocation of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science in 

 Chicago, the council decided to have the sum- 

 mer meeting held at Dartmouth College, 

 Hanover, N. H., during the week beginning 

 June 29. Subsequently to this action, the 

 Dartmouth Scientific Association in Hanover 

 appointed the following committee of arrange- 

 ments, the several members of which are 

 expected to act in the interest of the re- 

 spective sections of the association as indi- 

 cated below. 



Section A, Mathematics and Astronomy, J. M. 

 Poor. 



Section B, Physics, Professor G. P. Hull. 



Section C, Chemistry, Professor C. E. Bolser. 



Section D, Mechanical Science and Engineering, 

 Professor K. Fletcher (chairman). 



Section E, Greology and Greography, Professor C. 

 H. Hitchcock. 



Section F, Zoology, Professor W. Patten. 



Section Gr, Botany, Professor R. G. Lyman. 



Section H, Anthropology, Professor D. E. Wells ; 

 Psychology, Professor H. H. Home. 



Section I, Social and Economic Science, Pro- 

 fessor D. E. Wells. 



Section K, Physiology and Experimental Medi- 

 cine, Professor C. C. Stuart. 



Section L, Education, Professor H. H. Home. 



This committee desires the cooperation of 



