April 7, 1911] 



SCIENCE 



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The subjects to be dealt with and the presi- 

 dents in each section are indicated below: 



Anatomy and Physiology. — Professor T. H. 

 Bryee, Glasgow. 



Dermatology. — Dr. James Galloway, London. 



Diseases of Children. — Dr. Otto Kauffmann, 

 Birmingham. 



Electro-therapeutics and Radiology. — Dr. Hugh 

 Walsham, London. 



Laryngology, Otology and Rhinology. — Mr. 

 Prank Marsh, P.E.O.S., Birmingham. 



Medical Sociology (including medical inspection 

 of school children, hospital administration, and 

 contract practise). — Dr. George Eeid Staiford. 



Medicine. — Dr. Alfred Carter, Birmingham. 



Neurology and Psychological Medicine. — Dr. 

 Edwin Goodall, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 



Obstetrics and Gynecology. — Professor Edward 

 Malins, Birmingham. 



Odontology. — Professor Frank Huxley, Birm- 

 ingham. 



Ophthalmology. — Mr. Henry Eales, M.E.C.S., 

 Birmingham. 



Pathology. — Professor E. P. C. Leith, Birming- 

 ham. 



State Medicine and Industrial Diseases. — Pro- 

 fessor A. B. Hill, Birmingham. 



Surgery. — Sir T. F. Chavasse, Birmingham. 



Therapeutics, including Dietetics. — Sir Eobert 

 Simon, Birmingham. 



Tropical Medicine. — Sir Francis Lovell, London. 



The department of forestry at the Univer- 

 sity of Montana proposes to organize a sum- 

 mer cruise for students of forestry. The 

 party will probably start from Missoula, about 

 July 1, for a tour of the western forest regions, 

 visiting the best stands of timber, viewing the 

 operations of the Porest Service on the na- 

 tional forests, such as timber-sales, planting, 

 reconnaisance, etc. ; also the operations of pri- 

 vate concerns in logging and milling. Lec- 

 tures on different phases of forestry will be 

 given at appropriate points. The regions vis- 

 ited will include the northern Eocky Moun- 

 tains, Puget Sound, the sugar pine country of 

 southern Oregon and the redwood belts of 

 California. A feature of the work will be the 

 opportunity afforded for acquiring experience 

 in camping, riding and packing, and famil- 

 iarity with western conditions. The course 

 will continue for about six weeks, and will be 



open to a limited number. Those interested 

 should address Professor J. E. Kirkwood, Uni- 

 versity of Montana, Missoula. The winter 

 school for forest rangers at the University of 

 Montana has just concluded its second session. 

 An extension of the course is contemplated 

 covering two years during the winter seasons. 

 Courses are given in various phases of forestry 

 as related to the administration of national 

 forests. The staff of instruction includes 

 part of the university faculty and oiEcers of 

 the Porest Service. 



We learn from Nature that a plan for the 

 establishment of an Institute of Technical 

 Optics has been approved by the education 

 committee of the London County Council, and 

 will shortly come before the council. The 

 object of this scheme is the establishment in 

 London of an Institute of Technical Optics 

 for the training of opticians and optical in- 

 strument makers, and it is also hoped that 

 valuable work may be done in connection with 

 investigations in optical glass. The educa- 

 tion committee proposes that the council shall 

 grant £35,000 for the building and equipment 

 of the new institute, the site, valued at about 

 £12,000, having been already provided by the 

 Northampton Polytechnic Institute, under the 

 direction of the governors of which the new 

 institute will be maintained. To ensure that 

 the work shall be on the best lines, it is pro- 

 posed to appoint a consultative committee 

 representative of the trade, scientific and other 

 organizations interested. The new institute 

 will be maintained from funds at present used 

 to maintain the technical optics department of 

 the Northampton Polytechnic Institute, addi- 

 tional grants from the Board of Education and 

 additional contributions from the London 

 County Council. Later it is hoped that, in 

 view of the national character of some of the 

 work which may be developed, assistance may 

 also be obtained from imperial funds. In the 

 proposals under consideration, provision is 

 made for the teaching of optical science with 

 its technical applications, and of other sub- 

 jects of value to the manufacturer and de- 

 signer of optical instruments, and to the 

 optician. 



