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hundred kinds of trees. It is estimated that 

 the native forests will last, at the present 

 rate of cutting, for seventy years. The re- 

 placement will therefore he gradual. But in 

 the end, if the imported trees prove to be more 

 valuable economically than the native ones, 

 they will make up the future forests of the 

 country. Forestry was taken up in New Zea- 

 land over thirty years ago, but was abandoned 

 after a few years. The reason given for 

 dropping it was that it cost more than it was 

 worth. After several years of exploitation, it 

 was generally conceded that the abandonment 

 of forestry by the government was a serious 

 mistake, and it was taken up again with re- 

 newed energy. Nurseries and plantations are 

 being extended as rapidly as circumstances 

 will allow. The yearly timber cut of New 

 Zealand is about a half billion feet, nearly the 

 same amount as the annual cut of British 

 Columbia. 



VmVEBSITY AND EDUCATIONAL NEWS 

 By the provisions of the will of the late 

 E. W. James, Esq., of Norfolk, Va., the sum 

 of $250,000, in round numbers — the bulk of 

 his estate — will come to the University of 

 Virginia. One haK of the income from the 

 bequest, however, is to be paid for a period 

 of fifteen years to the Soldiers' Home at 

 Eichmond. 



The legislature of Ohio has passed a bill, 

 amending the municipal code of Ohio, so that 

 municipalities may issue bonds for " univer- 

 sity purposes." In effect, the law applies only 

 to the University of Cincinnati and provides 

 it with a new source of income, provided the 

 city council approves its desires. Plans for 

 an elaborate extension of the present buildings 

 of the university have been adopted by the 

 board of directors. They include new build- 

 ings for the College of Engineering and the 

 College for Teachers, museum, auditorium 

 and combined students' club house and gym- 

 nasium. Present conditions indicate that 

 these structures can be built within the next 

 five years, at the most. 



By the expiration of life interests and under 

 the will of the late Benjamin D. Stillman, of 



Brooklyn, Yale University has just come into 

 possession of a scholarship of $10,000. Under 

 the terms of the will the income of the fimd 

 is to go to a graduate of the academic depart- 

 ment selected annually by the academic fac- 

 ulty for personal merit and good scholarship. 



Undee the will of the late Mrs. John Ey- 

 lands, the University of Manchester receives 

 £75,000. 



The Goldsmiths' Company has made a grant 

 of £10,000 to found a readership in metallurgy 

 at Cambridge University. 



C. H. Beaoh, professor of dairy husbandry 

 at the University of Vermont, has been elected 

 president of the Connecticut Agricultural Col- 

 lege at Storrs. 



At the April meeting of the board of re- 

 gents of the University of Nebraska, Professor 

 C. C. Engberg was promoted from associate 

 professor of applied mathematics to professor 

 of applied mathematics; and Professor W. C. 

 Brenke was promoted from adjunct professor 

 of mathematics to assistant professor of math- 

 ematics. 



Egbert C. H. Heck, of Lehigh University, 

 has been appointed professor of mechanical 

 engineering at Eutgers College. Dr. Ealph 

 O. Smith, of the Pennsylvania State College, 

 has been appointed associate professor of 

 chemistry in the same institution. 



Dr. C. H. Neilson has been advanced from 

 associate professor of physiological chemistry 

 to professor of physiological chemistry, in the 

 St. Louis University. 



Professor Egbert C. Brooks, of Swarth- 

 more College, has been appointed to the new 

 chair of political and social science in the 

 University of Cincinnati. 



Mr. H. L. Hglldjgworth, assistant in psy- 

 chology in Coliunbia University, has been ap- 

 pointed instructor in psychology in the Uni- 

 versity of Nebraska. 



Dr. G. H. E. Nuttall, E.E.S., Quick pro- 

 fessor of biology and fellow of Christ's Col- 

 lege, Cambridge, has been elected to a pro- 

 fessorial fellowship at Magdalene College. 



Lord Egsebury has been elected chancellor 

 of the University of Glasgow. 



