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 Committee: S. Nkwcomb, Mathematics; R. S. Woodward, Meohanioe ; E. C. Pickering 



Astronomy ; T. C. Mbndenhall, Physios ; Ira Rkmskn, Chemistry ; Charles D. Walcott, 



Geology ; W. M. Davis, Physiography ; Henry F. Osborn, Paleontology ; W. K. 



Brooks, C. Hart Mbrriam, Zoology ; S. H. Scitddke, Entomology ; C. E. 



Bessey, N. L. Beitton, Botany ; C. S. MiNOT, Embryology, Histology ; 



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



Pathology ; J. McKekn Cattell, Psychology. 



Friday, December 4, 1903. 



COX TEXTS. ■ 



The Amcricun Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science , . . . 705 



The Typical College Courses dealing with the 

 Professional and Theoretical Phases of 

 Electrical Engineering : Professor Dugalu 

 C. Jackson 710 



The British Association for the 'Advancement 

 of Science — Section of Anthropology: Dr. 

 George Grant MacCurdy Tlti 



Societies and Academics : — 



Biological Society of Washington: F. A. 

 Lucas. The Philosophical Society of 

 Washington: Ciiarij:s K. Wead. The A>ir 

 York Academy of Sciences, Section of An- 

 thropology and Psychology: Professor J. 

 E. Lough. Section of Astronomy, Physics 

 and Chemistry: Dr. S. A. Mitchell. Clem- 

 son College Science Club: F. S. Shiver. . . . 722 



IHscussion and Correspondence: — 



Visual Phenomenon : Dr. Persifor Frazkr. 720 



Shorter Articles: — 



A Fruiting Stage of Rhizoctonia Solani: 

 V. M. Rolfs. Rmults of the Resurrcy of 

 Long Island: M. L. Filler, A. C. Veatch . 72fl 



Current Notes on Meteorology: — 



Blood Counts at High Altitudes; West India 

 Hurricanes; Cloud Observations at Simla: 

 Professor R. DeC. Ward 7;U 



Sanitation and the Panama Canal 732 



Resolutions of the Faculty of Cornell Uni- 

 versity on the Death of Professor Robert H. 

 Thurston 732 



Scientific Notes and News 733 



L'nivcrsity and Educational News 736 



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

 for review sbould be sent to the responsible editor, Pro- 

 lesaor J. McKesn Cattell, Qarnson-on-HudBon, N. .; . 



THE AM ERIC AX ASSOCIATION FOR THE 

 ADVAXCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



The fifty-third annual meeting of the 

 American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science, and the second of the 

 convocation weelf meetings, will be held in 

 St. Louis, Mo., on December 28, 1903, to 

 January 2, 190-4. 



A meeting of the executive committee of 

 the council (consisting of the general secre- 

 tary, the secretary of the council, the per- 

 manent secretaiy, and the secretaries of all 

 of the sections), will be held at the office 

 of the permanent secretary, in the Southern 

 Hotel, Broadway and Walnut Sts., at noon 

 on Saturday, December 26. 



The opening session of the association 

 will be held at 10 o'clock a.m.. on Monday, 

 December 28, in the auditorium of the 

 Central High School building. 



A railway rate for one and one third on 

 the cortitieate plan has been granted by sev- 

 eral railways, and it is expected that this 

 rate will be granted by all the railways of 

 the country. 



The headquarters of the association will 

 be at the Southei'u Hotel, and the Planters 

 Hotel will be selected as headquarters for 

 some of the affiliated societies. 



For further matters relating to the local 

 arrangements, transportation and hotel 

 and boanling-house accommodations, ad- 

 dress the local secretary, Professor A. S. 



