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not yet formulated. L. O. Howard, Secre- 

 tary, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

 D. C. 



National Academy of Sciences, "Washington, D. C. 



Baehe Fund. $56,000. For research in physi- 

 cal and natural science. Edwin B. Frost, 

 Chairman, Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, 

 Wis. 



Watson Fund. $25,000. For Watson Medal 

 and astronomical research. Edward C. Pick- 

 ering, Chairman, Harvard College Observa- 

 tory, Cambridge, Mass. 



Henry Draper Fund. $10,000. For Draper 

 Medal and researches in astronomical physics. 

 George E. Hale, Chairman, Mt. Wilson Solar 

 Observatory, Pasadena, Calif. 



J. Lawrence Smith Fund. $10,000. For J. 

 Lawrence Smith Medal and the investigation 

 of meteoric bodies. Edward W. Morley, 

 Chairman, West Hartford, Conn. 



Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fund. $20,000. For 

 researches in astronomy. Forest R. Moulton, 

 Chairman, University of Chicago, Chicago, 



m. 



Wolcott Gibbs Fund. $5,500. For chemical re- 

 search. Charles L. Jackson, Chairman. Har- 

 vard University, Cambridge, Mass. 



Comstoek Fund. $11,300. For researches in 

 electricity, magnetism and radiant energy. 

 Edward L. Nichols, Chairman, Cornell Uni- 

 versity, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Murray Fund. $6,000. For Agassiz Medal and 

 contributions to oceanography. Arnold Hague, 

 Chairman, National Academy of Sciences, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Marsh Fund. $9,400. For research in natural 

 science. Arthur L. Day, iSecretary, National 

 Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. 

 Carnegie Institution, Washington, D. C. En- 

 doivment Fund. $22,000,000. "To encour- 

 age in the broadest and most liberal man- 

 ner, investigation, research and discovery, and 

 the application of knowledge to the improve- 

 ment of mankind. ' ' Eobert S. Woodward, 

 President, Washington, D. C. 

 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. Hodg- 

 kins Fund. $250,000. For investigations 

 concerning atmospheric air. Charles D. Wal- 

 eott. Secretary, Washington, D. C. 

 Washington Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. 

 C. Fund of $5,000. Available in part for re- 

 search. George K. Burgess, Secretary, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Archeological Institute of America, Washington, 

 D. C. Fund of $25,000. For excavations in 

 Mediterranean lands. Mitchell Carroll, Sec- 

 retary, Washington, D'. C. 



National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. 

 Research Fund. $35,000. For exploration 

 and geographical research. Gilbert A. Gros- 

 venor. Secretary, Washington, D. C. 



Charles E. Cross, 



Chairman 



THE NEW YORK MEETING OF THE 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 



ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



A MEETING of the members of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 residing in or near 'New York, was held at the 

 American Museum of ISTatural History on 

 Friday, May 6, at 5 p.m., to discuss plans for 

 the N"ew York meeting of the association in 

 December. About fifty members veere in at- 

 tendance. Mr. Henry Fairfield Osborn was 

 elected chairman and Mr. Henry E. Crampton 

 secretary of the meeting. 



The chairman called attention to the special 

 interest of the forthcoming gathering as it in- 

 volved an unusual mmiber of scientific soci- 

 eties which were affiliated with the association. 

 Called upon by the chairman to outline the 

 present plans for the Convocation "Week meet- 

 ings, Mr. J. McK. Cattell stated that the com- 

 mittee on policy of the council had placed ar- 

 rangements in the hands of an executive com- 

 mittee consisting of Messrs. Charles Basker- 

 ville, Nathaniel L. Britton, J. McKeen Cattell, 

 Simon Flexner, Henry Fairfield Osborn, 

 Michael I. Pupin, John J. Stevenson and 

 Edmund B. "Wilson. Certain details as yet un- 

 settled were then presented for discussion by 

 those in attendance, who represented the 1,350 

 local members of the association. 



The cooperation of various institutions and 

 scientific societies was tendered by Henry 

 Fairfield Osborn, George F. Huntington, 

 Alexander Smith, JST. L. Britton, E. A. "Wetzel, 

 Charles L. Bristol, President Marsh, C. Stuart 

 Gager and Professor Margaret B. Wilson. 

 After discussion, it was voted that the execu- 

 tive committee be requested to consider the 

 advisability of the appointment by the local 



