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SCIENCE. 



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to hold a mining machinery exhibition, and to 

 open the same in October, 1897, but the pro- 

 posal received so much support in the colony, 

 and was responded to so freely by manufac- 

 turers in all parts of the world, that it became 

 necessary to fix upon a later date, and to make 

 the exhibition more comprehensive. The scope 

 of the exhibition was therefore enlarged, and it 

 was determined to call it the Western Aus- 

 tralian International Mining and Industrial 

 Exhibition, the objects of which should be to 

 obtain the fullest and best possible display of 

 mining and other machinery, and of all kinds 

 of manufactures suited to the requirements of 

 the mining, timber and agricultural industries 

 of the colony, and to its growing population, in 

 order generally to promote and foster industry, 

 science and art, to encourage invention, and to 

 stimulate commerce in the goldflelds and 

 throughout the colony. 



The Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and 

 Forest, of the State of New York, have issued 

 their Second Annual Report. Nearly 200,000,- 

 000 fish were placed in public waters upon the 

 application of local authorities. Atlantic salmon 

 fry and yearlings, American brook trout (Salmo 

 fontinalis), rainbow trout {Salmo irideus), Suna- 

 pee trout, Swiss lake trout obtained from the 

 Swiss government, and Labrador whitefish, are 

 among the species introduced, and in addition 

 various streams and lakes have been stocked 

 with different forms of fish food. The report 

 contains articles by Professor J. D. Quackenbos, 

 on the American saibling, a member of the 

 Salmonidse, which has only recently attracted 

 attention ; by Mr. G. W. Rafter, on stream-flow 

 in relation to forests ; by Mr. Surface, on the 

 game birds of the State, and other matters of 

 scientific interest. 



The U. S. Fish Commissioner has presented 

 to Cornell University a collection of fresh- water 

 and salt-water fishes, numbering between four 

 and five hundred thousand specimens. The col- 

 lection, in so far as it consists of living fishes, will 

 be of great value not only to the zoological de- 

 partment, but also to the College of Forestry, in 

 which a course in pisciculture and venery is to 

 be introduced. It is understood that duplicates 

 of this collection are to be presented to other 

 institutions. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL NEWS. 



The will of the late Col. Joseph M. Bennett, 

 who during his life-time had made generous 

 gifts to the University of Pennsylvania, leaves 

 to the University property valued at $400,000. 

 The money is to be used for the higher educa- 

 tion of women. 



A SUM of money, said in the daily papers to 

 be $158,000, has been given by friends of Bar- 

 nard College to pay the entire indebtedness of 

 the College due to its removal to the new site 

 adjacent to Columbia University. 



A DONOR whose name is withheld has given 

 Wellesley College an astronomical observatory 

 and a telescope, said to be of large size. 



Vassae College receives $10,000 by the 

 will of the late Adolf Sutro, of San Francisco. 

 The same College has been given $1,000 by 

 Senator Coleman, of Michigan, the income to 

 be used to purchase books and instruments for 

 the astronomical observatory. 



The estimates of the Navy Department for 

 the ensuing year include $2,120,000 for the re- 

 construction of the Naval School at Annapolis. 



The annual report of President Low was pre- 

 sented to the Trustees of Columbia College on 

 September 24th. During the year the Univer- 

 sity received $346,409 for permanent endow- 

 ment and $43,909 for current uses. President 

 Low urges the building of dormitories, both 

 upon the grounds of the University and adjacent 

 to them. The following account is given of the 

 cost for land, buildings and equipment of the 

 new site : 



Cost of land $2,000,000 GO 



Legal expenses 3,637 95 



$2,003,637 95 

 Library : 



Construction 1, 100, 542 09 



Equipment 97,037 38 



1,197,579 47 

 Sohermerhorn Hall : 



Construction 457, 658 17 



Equipment 35,786 35 



493,444 52 



Fayerweather Hall : 



Construction 274, 113 67 



Equipment 14,645 43 



288,759 10 



