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University of Vermont as professor of botany, 

 and now professor of plant pathology in the 

 University of Wisconsin. 



Peopessor C. V. Piper, of the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, sailed from San Fran- 

 cisco on January Y for Manila. He goes to 

 the Philippine Islands primarily to investi- 

 gate the possibilities of growing hay there 

 suitable for horse feed. Before his return he 

 will make extensive investigations of forage 

 crops in India. 



Professor Charles I. Corp, assistant pro- 

 fessor of mechanical engineering at the Uni- 

 versity of Kansas, has gone to the University 

 of Wisconsin to do a year's research work in 

 the hydraulic laboratory. 



Under the auspices of the Harrison founda- 

 tion. Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster, professor of 

 physics in Clark University, will deliver at 

 the University of Pennsylvania a series of 

 lectures on " Sound in Speech and Music : 

 Its Production, Eeproduetion, Transmission 

 and Measurement." 



Professor Charles E. Monroe, of George 

 Washington University, read before the Amer- 

 ican Philosophical Society, on January 6, a 

 paper on " The Investigation of Explosives at 

 the Pittsburgh Testing Station." 



A stated meeting of the Geographic Society 

 of Chicago was held on January 13, when a 

 lecture was given by Professor Charles K. 

 Leith, of the University of Wisconsin, on the 

 subject " A Summer on Hudson Bay." A 

 reception followed the lecture. 



Dr. Francis Gang Benedict, director of the 

 Nutrition Laboratory of the Carnegie Insti- 

 tution, formerly professor of chemistry at 

 Wesleyan University, gave an illustrated lec- 

 ture on " The Influence of Mental and Mus- 

 cular Work on Nutritive Processes " before 

 the Middletown Scientific Association on 

 January 10. 



On the evening of January 9, at the Brook- 

 lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Edwin 

 F. JSTorthrup, of Princeton University, deliv- 

 ered a lecture entitled, " New Devices for 

 Electrical Measurements." The lecture was 



illustrated with lantern slides and a collection 

 of instruments for precision measurements in 

 electricity. 



At the fifth annual meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Society of Biological Chemists held in 

 New Haven, Conn., December 28-30, 1910, the 

 following resolutions were adopted by the so- 

 ciety concerning the recent death of Dr. Chris- 

 tian A. Herter, one of its charter members: 



Resolved, that in the recent death of Dr. Chris- 

 tian A. Herter, the members of the American 

 Society of Biological Chemists, assembled at New 

 Haven for the annual meeting of the society, de- 

 sire to express their sorrow at the loss of an 

 eminent colleague and their appreciation of the 

 services rendered by him to the science which the 

 society represents. By his own work, by the 

 inspiration, encouragement and support which he 

 so freely gave to others, he rendered inestimable 

 service to the advancement of biological chem- 

 istry, and especially in its relation to the prob- 

 lems of practical medicine. His kindness of heart 

 and his sympathetic interest in the work of his 

 associates, coupled with modesty regarding his 

 own achievements endeared him to all who came 

 in personal contact with him. The spirit which 

 animated his life and which guided his actions 

 in the direction of ser\'ice to others is expressed 

 in material foundations which he has left for 

 acquiring and diffusing knowledge. The same 

 spirit is expressed in the influence he has exerted 

 on the lives of his associates. 



Resolved, that as a tribute to the memory of 

 our late associate, these resolutions be inscribed 

 on the permanent records of the society and a 

 copy sent to his bereaved family. 



(Signed) Russell H. Chittenden 



John J. Abel 



A. N. Richards 



Committee 



The American Breeders' Association will 

 meet at Columbus, Ohio, from February 1 to 

 3, under the presidency of secretary James 

 Wilson. 



We learn from the London Times that the 

 new " Institut de Paleontologie Humaine," 

 which Prince Albert of Monaco has promised 

 to found in Paris, is to be placed under the 

 patronage of the state. It will be adminis- 

 tered by a council of six members, who are to 



