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postponement that tliey might send to the 

 meeting a strong and representative delega- 

 tion. 



President Taft now heads the list of speak- 

 ers and will address the congress on October 

 28, on the last day of the convention. Thus 

 given an opportunity to obtain a general idea 

 of the problem confronting the coal, metal 

 and mining men from the speakers who have 

 preceded him, he will be enabled to clearly 

 outline the views of the administration on the 

 various points at issue. The first public 

 statement of the conclusions reached by Sec- 

 retary Fisher as a result of his Alaskan trip 

 will probably be made at this meeting. 

 Director Holmes, of the Bureau of Mines, 

 will deliver an illustrated address on " Coal 

 Problems." Martin D. Foster, chairman of 

 the house committee on mines and mining, 

 will tell of the " Relation of Congress to the 

 Mining Industry." President B. F. Bush, of 

 the Missouri Pacific Railroad, will present a 

 statement containing revelations of the pres- 

 ent conditions of the coal industry, which will 

 be a surprise even to many coal operators. 



Governors Spry, of Utah, Carey, of Wy- 

 oming, Hawley, of Idaho, and Sloan, of Ari- 

 zona, supported by a number of other western 

 executives, will lead the discussions of the 

 " Public Lands Questions of the West." They 

 will come to the convention supported by 

 strong contingents of delegates from west of 

 the Mississippi and their views will be defined 

 in no uncertain terms. 



In addition to taking up the questions of 

 policy for the opening up of Alaska and the 

 public lands of the west, the general problems 

 of the bituminous coal mining industry as 

 intensified by the demand for better protection 

 to miners and the conservation of fuel re- 

 sources, will be another of the important is- 

 sues considered. Of equal interest will be the 

 discussions concerning workmen's compensa- 

 tion for the victims of mining accidents; the 

 prevention of mining accidents; the preven- 

 tion of waste of the natural resources and the 

 conservation of the energy which now con- 

 tributes to coal production. 



SONOEABY DEGREES AT THE UNIVER- 

 SITY OF ST. ANDREWS 

 The senatus academieus of the University 

 of St. Andrews has resolved to confer a large 

 number of honorary degrees at the graduation 

 ceremonial to be held in connection with the 

 celebration in September of the 500th anni- 

 versary of the foundation of the university. 

 The doctorate of laws will be conferred on 

 the following men of science : 



Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford, Eegius professor 

 of physic, University of Cambridge. 



Barlow, Sir Thomas (president and delegate, 

 Eoyal College of Physicians, London). 



Berry, George Andreas, hon. surgical oculist to 

 H.M. in Scotland (delegate, Eoyal College of Sur- 

 geons, Edinburgh). 



Borgman, Ivan Ivan, professor of physics (dele- 

 gate. Imperial University of St. Petersburg). 



Bramwell, Byrom, president Eoyal College of 

 Physicians, Edinburgh (delegate, Eoyal College of 

 Physicians, Edinburgh). 



Brown, Alexander Crum, former professor of 

 chemistry, Edinburgh University (delegate, Eoyal 

 Society of Edinburgh). 



Burbury, Samuel Hawksley, P.E.S., London. 

 Cameron, Sir Hector Clare, professor of clinical 

 surgery in the University of Glasgow. 



Caullery, Maurice Jules Gaston Corneille, pro- 

 fesseur de la chaire d 'evolution des etres organises 

 (delegate. University of Paris). 



Gotch, Erancis, F.E.S., Waynflete professor of 

 physiology, University of Oxford. 



Graff von Pancsova, Ludwig B., professor of 

 zoology (delegate, University of Graz). 



Hoist, Peter Eredrik, professor of pathology, 

 University of Christiania (delegate, University of 

 Christiania). 



Home, John, F.E.S., director of Geological Sur- 

 vey for Scotland. 



Keen, William WOliams, professor of surgery, 

 Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. 



Lagerheim, Nils Gustaf, professor of botany. 

 University of Stockholm (delegate. University of 

 Stockholm). 



Lamb, Horace, F.E.S., professor of mathematics, 

 University of Manchester. 



Larmor, Sir Joseph, E.E.S., Lucasian professor 

 of mathematics, University of Cambridge, secre- 

 tary of the Eoyal Society (delegate, Eoyal So- 

 ciety). 



