SCIENCE 



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



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



Editorial Committkb : S. Nkwcomb, Mathematioa ; R. S. Woodward, Meohanios ; E. C. Pickkbino 



Aatronomy ; T. C. Mendknhall, Physios ; Iba Rkmsen, Chemistry ; Chables D. Walcott, 



Geology ; W. M. Davis, Physiography ; Heney F. Osbobn, Paleontology ; W. K. 



Bbooks, C. Habt Mebbiam, Zoology ; S. H. Scuddkb, Entomology ; C. E. 



Bessey, N. L. Bbitton, Botany ; C. S. Minot, Embryology, Histology ; 



H. P. BowDiTOR, Physiology ; William H. Welch, 



PatholoKV ; J. McKeen Cattell, Psychology. ' 



Friday, November 27, 1903. ™£ *'^- i^oiis meetixg. 



=^^=^^^^^=^=^:^=^=^==^= Local arrangements have now been 



coy r EM'S: nearly completed for the St. Louis meet- 



The at. Louis Electing 073 • \, ■ ■ -^.x t\ i_ on i 



•' mg:s, beginning with December 28 and 

 Science and Medicine in the Modern Vniver- 



sity: Professor C. S. Sherrington, G75 running through convocation week. With 



The yew Ayriciiltuidl Education: Dr. A. C. the exception of the address of President 



Remsen, on ]\Iond;)y evening, for which 



Scientific Journals and Articles 087 +i,„ j-i i , i in ^ i t 



„ . ,.' J , , . 'the Odeon— a large hall near at hand 



Societies and Academies: — 



The National Acadeinij of Sciences. The —has been secured, and possibly one 

 Academy of Science of St. Louis: Fkofkssob „„ <.,„„ „ii,„ „ it • i ^ ii 

 William Tuelea.se. The Biological So- °^ ^^'^ °ther public evening lectures, all 

 cieiy of Washington: v\ A. Lucas. The the meetings will be held in the Central 

 Torrey Botanical Club: F. A. Earle. Clem- 

 son College Science Club: F. S. Shiver. High School. This is a modern building 

 The Geological Society of .imerican Vniver- . , j • , 

 sities: Ralph Arnold and De Witt C. With good internal arrangements. It is 



^^ "■''''■ ^^^ situated on Grand Avenue between Bell 



Discussion and Correspondence:- ^^^ ^-^ Avenues, with convenient car 

 The Mexican Cotton Boll Weetnl: Dr. L. 



O. Howard G9.3 service to the residence and business dis- 



Shorter Articles: — tricts of the city. Ample rooms for all 



IrtJ:::::!. ''t^^.^'rt^t^tf::'^ ^^e sections of the American Association 



the Transvaal: Jo.seph Burtt Davy. and for the affiliated societies are provided 

 Brain-Weights of Brothers: Dr. E. A. 



Spitzka 603 and a suggestion made in Science early in 



Recent Zoopaleontology: — the year has been acted on bv furnishing 



S-r^^™£»« ■' s: • r:;:^Z; cl ^^^^ ^^^*^°° ^^'"'^ ^ i°"""-g ^oom. adjoin. 



taceotis Reptiles; Jurassic Reptiles: H. ing its meeting rooui. The officials of the 



Scientific xoies and Xeics. ..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.. 702 ^°'''''^ ''^ education have Cooperated with 



University and Educational Xeics 704 ^^^^ principal of the school and the local 



committee in adapting the rooms to the 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc.. Intended purposes of the meeting by substitution of 



for review should be sent to the responsible editor, Pro- e i i • 



lessor J. McKe-n Cattell, Garnson-on-HudBon, N. {. ^^'^^^ ^O^' dCSkS in many rOOHlS, aud by the 



