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1916, at which a permanent organization is to Ise 

 effected. 



Besolved, Third, That pending the formation of 

 a permanent organization the temporary officers 

 continue together with two members to be ap- 

 pointed by the chair as an executive committee 

 with authority to incur necessary expenses, and 

 that the temporary officers be authorized and em- 

 powered to take all necessary action in furtherance 

 of the purposes of the permanent organization. 



Sesolved, Fourth, That the proposed organiza- 

 tion when so effected shall through its various 

 members and organizations endeavor to collect 

 sufficient funds to carry out the purposes of this 

 association. 



BesoJved, Fifth, That each national body or so- 

 ciety becoming a member of this organization shall 

 select its representative and notify the temporary 

 secretary of such membership and selection. 



Sesolved, Sixth, That the temporary organiza- 

 tion commends to the permanent organization the 

 annual award of one or more medals which, to- 

 gether vpith honorariums, shall be termed The 

 Holmes Award for the encouragement of those 

 originating, developing and installing the most 

 efficient "safety first" devices, appliances or 

 methods in the mineral industry and also special 

 medals for the recognition of personal heroism or 

 distinguished service in the mineral industry. 

 However, further suggestions are invited from the 

 organizations to be represented in this association. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 



Professor Stephen ALrEED Forbes, of the 

 University of IHinois, and Professor Samuel 

 Wendell Williston, of the University of Chi- 

 cago, were elected honorary fellows of the 

 Entomological Society of America at its meet- 

 ing at Columbus, Ohio. 



Dr. p. a. Levene, member of the Eocke- 

 feUer Institute for Medical Eesearch and di- 

 rector of the chemical laboratories, has been 

 elected an ordinary member of the Eega Soci- 

 etas Scientiarum Upsaliensis in recognition of 

 his scientific activities. 



The Geological Society of London has made 

 the following awards of medals and funds: 

 Wollaston medal, Dr. A. P. Karpinsky (Petro- 

 grad) ; Murehison medal, Dr. E. Kidston, 

 r.E.S. (Stirling); Lyell medal, Dr. C. W. 

 Andrews, F.E.S. (Natural History Museima, 



London) ; Wollaston fund, Mr. W. B. Wright 

 (Geological Survey of Ireland) ; Murchison 

 fund, Mr. G. W. Tyrrell (Glasgow Univer- 

 sity); Lyell fund, Messrs. M. A. C. Hinton 

 and A. S. Kennard. 



The faculty of Presidency College, Calcutta, 

 has appointed Dr. J. C. Bose professor 

 emeritus. 



Among the members of the Assay Commis- 

 sion for the coming year, appointed by Presi- 

 dent Wilson, are Professor Jas. Lewis Howe, 

 Washington and Lee University; Professor 

 Andrew C. Lawson, University of California, 

 and Dr. F. W. Clarke, U. S. Geological Survey. 

 The commission will meet at the Philadelphia 

 Mint February 9 to test the weight and fine- 

 ness of the coins reserved by the several mints 

 of the country during the past year. 



A complimentary dinner was given to Pro- 

 fessor Victor C. Vaughan, dean of the medical 

 department of the University of Michigan, at 

 the Harvard Club, ISTew York City, by the 

 faculty of the University and Bellevue Hos- 

 pital Medical College, on January 12. 



As has been already announced. Dr. John 

 H. Wigmore, professor of law in Northwestern 

 University, was elected president of the Amer- 

 ican Association of University Professors at 

 the annual meeting. It is now announced that 

 Professor H. W. Tylor, professor of mathe- 

 matics at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 

 nology, has been elected to the secretaryship. 



Dr. W. H. Perein, F.E.S. , professor of 

 chemistry at the University of Oxford, has ac- 

 cepted the post of head of the research depart- 

 ment of British Dyes, Limited. He has also 

 accepted the chairmanship of the Advisory 

 Council of that company, in the place made 

 vacant by the death of the late Professor 

 Eaphael Meldola, F.E.S. 



The loss which the U. S. Geological Survey 

 has suffered through the death of Mr. Sledge 

 Tatum necessitates the following assignments 

 in the topographic branch: William H. Her- 

 ron to be acting chief geographer to serve for 

 the balance of the fiscal year; Glenn S. Smith 

 as topographic engineer in charge of the cen- 

 tral division for the same period, and Claude 



