SCIENCE 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, PUBLISHING THE 



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



Gditoeial Committkk : S. Nkwcomb, Matbematios ; R. S. Woodward, Meobanioa ; E. C. Pickebino 

 AatroDomy ; T. C Mendenhall, Physios ; R. H. Thurston, Engineering ; Iba R^mskn, Chemistry ; 

 Charles D. Walcott, Geology ; W. M. Davis, Physiography ; Henry F. Osbobn, Paleon- 

 tology ; W. K. Brooks, C. Haet Merriam, Zoology ; S. H. Scudder, Entomology ; C. E. 

 Bessey, N. L. Beitton, Botany ; C. S. Minot, Embryology, Histology ; H. P. 

 BowDiTCH, Physiology ; William H. Welch, Pathology ; 

 J. McKeen Cattell, Psychology. 



FRroAY, October 2, 1903. 



C0.Yri;.Y7,S; 



Address of the President of the British Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science: 

 Sir Norman Lockyer 417 



The Expedition to the Bahama Islands of the 

 (leographical Society of Baltimore: Dr. 

 George B. Sn.\TTVCK 427 



Scientific Books: — 



Drude's Theory of Optics: Professor C. R. 

 Man.v. Oertel's Medical Microscopy: Dr. 

 G. Franklin White 432 



Scientific Journals and Articles 435 



Societies and Academies: — 



Michigan Ornithological Club: Alex. W. 

 Blain, Jr 436 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



Michiyiin Plant Societies Again: Dr. Bur- 

 ton Edward Livingston 435 



Shorter Articles: — 



A'eic Species of the Central American Rub- 

 ber Tree: O. F. Cook. The Name of the 

 Breadfruit : Henry E. Baum. Eucalypts 

 in the Philippines: Robkut E. C. Stearns 436 



Quotations: — 



Lord Salishuri/ as a Man of Science; Civil 

 Engineers of the Xuvy 440 



Geological Explorations in Egypt 441 



The Elizabeth Thompson Science Fund 442 



Observatory and Physical Laboratory at 



Washburn College 444 



The British Association for the Advancement 



of Science 444 



Scientific Xotes and Xeus 445 



Univrrsily and Educational Xeus 448 



MSS. Intended for publication and books, etc., intended 

 for review sbould be sent to tbe responsible editor. Pro- 

 fessor J. McKi^jn Cattell, GarriBon-on-HiidBon, N. Y. 



ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF TBE 



BRITISH ASSOCIATIOS FOR THE 



ADVAXCEMEXT OF SCIEXCE. 



II. 



HOW TO GET MORE UNIVERSITIES. 



What, then, is to be done? Fortunately, 

 we have a precedent admirably in point, the 

 consideration of which may help us to 

 answer this question. 



I have pointed out that in old days our 

 Navy was chiefly provided by local and pri- 

 vate effort. Fortunately for us, those days 

 have passed away; but some twenty years 

 ago, in spite of a large expenditure, it be- 

 gan to be felt by those who knew that in 

 consequence of the increase of foreign na- 

 vies, our sea-power was threatened, as now, 

 in consequence of the increase of foreign 

 univei-sities, our brain-power is threatened. 



The nation slowly woke up to find that 

 its enormous commerce was no longer in- 

 sured at sea, that in relation to foreign 

 navies our own had been .suffered to dwin- 

 dle to such an extent that it was no longer 

 capable of doing the duty which the na- 

 tion expected of it even in time of peace. 

 At fii'st, this revelation was received with 

 a shrug of incredulity, and the peace-at- 

 any-price party denied that anything was 

 needed ; but a great teacher arose ; * as the 



* C';iptain Mahan, of the U. S. Xavj', whose 

 book, ■ On the InHuenoe of Sea-power on History,' 

 has suggested the title of my address. 



