1903.] 



SCIENCE. 



675 



In the way of specific diversions, aside 

 from the visit to the World's Fair, may be 

 noted one or more eveninfj lectures of gen- 

 eral scientific interest, the annual dinners 

 of the American Society of Naturalists and 

 the Sigma Xi Honorary Scientific Society, 

 each followed by an address by a prominent 

 speaker, and the annual bantpiet of the 

 trustees of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 

 which is one of the notable events of the 

 year, and for which personal invitations 

 will be extended to as large a number of 

 the distinguished guests of the city as can 

 be provided for. 



These statements should make clear that 

 provision has been made for one of the 

 most successful and one of the pleasantest 

 meetings of the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science and the Ameri- 

 can Society of Naturalists, with the many 

 organizations that meet in affiliation with 

 them ; and the members of the bodies that 

 are to meet in St. Louis should at once put 

 their respective secretaries in possession of 

 titles and abstracts of the papers that thej- 

 ]n-opose presenting, .so that the detailed 

 programs may be prepared in the best 

 manner. 



In addition to the sections of the asso- 

 ciation, all of which except Section K are 

 to meet this w-inter, the following affiliated 

 societies are to hold meetings in St. Louis 

 (luring convocation week: The American 

 Anthropological Association, The Ameri- 

 can Chemical Society, The American Math- 

 ematical Society— Chicago Section, The 

 American Microscopical Society, The 

 American Physical Society, The American 

 Psychological Association, The American 



Society of Naturalists— and with it the 

 Central Hranch, The American Society of 

 Zoologists— Centi'ul Branch. Tlie Associa- 

 tion of Economic Lntomologisfs, The Asso- 

 ciation of Plant and Animal Breeders, The 

 Astronomical and Astrophysical Society 

 of America. Tlu' Botanical Society of 

 ^Vmerica. The Ccnti'al Botanists' Asso- 

 ciation, The Fern Chapters, The ( ieological 

 Society of America, The Sigma Xi Hon- 

 orary Scientific Society, The Society for 

 Horticultural Science and The Society for 

 the Promotion of Agricultural Science. 

 The Botanical and Entomological Clubs of 

 the association will also meet iuformallj' at 

 times that will not conflict with the corre- 

 sponding sections. 



In our next issue the details of the ar- 

 rangements for the meetings will be given, 

 and the preliminary announcement, which 

 will be mailed to members about the first 

 of December, will contain full information 

 as to hotels, railroad tickets, etc. 



>sr/A'.Vf7v AXD MEDIClNf) IN THE MODERy 

 CMVERHITY.* 



Believe me, it is a difficult thing for a 

 stranger, even at your invitation, to ad- 

 dress you on an occasion like the present. 

 So many significant events crowd in upon 

 him and time for reflection is needed to 

 weld into a connected whole the impression 

 he would wish to offer to 3'ou. Not that 

 the growth and doings of this university 

 have not been followed and watched with 

 interest by us in the old country. On the 

 contrary, your activity has been felt, not 



* Address given at the formal opening of the 

 new laboratory for physiology, patliology and 

 medicine of tlic University of Toronto, on October 

 1, 1903. 



