Decembkr 25, U)03.] 



SCIENCE. 



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Carlson, Stanford University, California; 

 C. D. Child, Colgate Univei-sity, Hamilton, 

 N. Y. ; Arthur B. Coble. Lykens, Pa. : W. 

 "\V. Coblentz. Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 X. Y. ; Lee H. Cone, University of Mich- 

 igan. Ann Arbor. ^lieh. : Elias Elvove, Lex- 

 ington. Ky. : Shepherd I. Franz. Hanover. 

 N. H.; L. E. Griffin. :Mi.ssouri Valley Col- 

 lege, Marshall, JIo. : Ellsworth Huntington, 

 Milton, Ma-ss. ; Herbert S. Jenning.s, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. ; George D. Louderback, Keno, 

 Nev. ; Albert P. Morse, Wellesley, Mass. ; 

 C. P. Neill, Catholic University, "Washing- 

 ton, D. C. ; Hideyo Noguehi. Uuivei-sity of 

 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; James B. 

 Overton, Jacksonville, HI. ; H. F. Perkins, 

 University of Verxnont, Burlington, Vt. ; 

 H. N. Russell. Kings College, Cambridge, 

 England; George W. Scott, University of 

 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; R. M. Strong, 

 Haverford, Pa. ; H. G. Timberlake, Univer- 

 sity of Wisconsin, Madison; J. B. AVhite- 

 head, Jr., Johns Hopkins Uuivei-sity, Balti- 

 more ; E. J. AVilezyn.ski, Berkeley, Cal. ; F. 

 S. Wrinch, Pi-ineeton, N. J. 



One of the persons thus selected, ]\rr. H. 

 G. Timberlake, died in July, 1903, and one 

 of them, Mr. C. D. Child, did not accept 

 the appointment on account of a change in 

 his phuis. From all the othei-s satisfactory 

 reports of progress have been received, 

 which again have been referred to special- 

 ists for their scrutiny and comment. 



PUBLICATIONS AUTHORIZED. 



The publication of eleven scientific 

 papers has been authorized. 



1. 'The Collected Mathemntic.il Works of the 

 Astronomer,' George William Hill. 



2. ' Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie 

 Institution,' by F. \'. Coville and D. T. XlaoDoiigal. 



3. ' New Method for Determining Compressi- 

 bility,' by T. W. Richards and W. N. Stiill. 



4. ' Waterlilies — a Monograph of the Genus 

 yi/mphrrn,' by H. S. Conard. 



5. ' Fecundation in Plants,' by D. M. Mottier. 



6. ' On the Behavior of Lower Organisms,' by 

 H. S. Jennings. 



7. ' The Coral Siderastrca,' by J. E. Duerden. 



8. ' Catalogue of Double Stars,' by S. W. Burn- 

 ham. 



9. ' Chimera — a Memoir on the Embryology of 

 Primitive Fishes,' by Bashford Dean. 



10. ' Host Index of Fungi,' by W. G. Farlow. 



11. ' Results of Investigations of Poison of Ser- 

 pents,' by Drs. .Simon Flcxncr and Ilidoyo 

 Xoguchi. 



APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



All applications, from the beginning to 

 October 31, 1903, are summarized in the 

 following table: 



LIST OF APPLICATIONS RECEn"ED FROM BEGIN.NINO 

 TO XOVEMBEB, 1903. 



Agriculture . 

 Anthropology 

 Archeologv . . 



Art ". . . . 



.Astronomy . . 

 Bibliography 



Biology 



Botany 



Chemistry .. . 

 Economics . . 

 Education .. . 

 Engineering . 

 Exploration . 

 Fellowship . . 



Foreign 



Geography . . 

 Geophysics .. 



Geology 



History 



Inventions . . 

 Literature . . 

 Mathematics 

 Mcciicine .. . . 

 Meteorology . 

 Miscellaneous 

 Paleontology 

 Philology . . . 

 Psychology .. 



Physics 



Physiologj' . . 

 Publication . 

 Religion . . . . 

 Zoology- 



Total ... 



3 

 2fi 

 11 

 10 

 21 

 15 

 14 

 28 

 37 

 38 

 20 

 20 



2 

 39 



7 



1 



3 

 21 

 30 

 21 

 10 

 U 

 35 



2 

 25 



5 

 12 

 22 

 32 

 23 

 37 



9 

 46 



10 1 

 20 I 

 46 I 

 8 

 32 , 

 10 

 13 

 37 

 58 

 43 

 55 

 11 

 109 



l.%525 

 16, .^25 

 32,7.50 

 68,200 

 11,900 

 7.i0 

 77,600 

 37,.^50 

 30,975 

 90,2.50 

 37,000 

 182,400 



406 1 1,042 $2,20<),398 



