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SCIENCE. 



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takes place in the dog and in man, but the dif- 

 ference need not occasion surprise, in view of 

 the difference in food and habits. 



M. MoissAN reported to the Paris Academy 

 of Sciences on May 31st that, in conjunction 

 with Professor Dewar, he had succeeded in 

 liquefying fluorine. 



We learn from Nature that the British Board 

 of Agriculture has issued an order which pro- 

 hibits the importation of dogs into Great Britain 

 from any other country (except Ireland and the 

 Isle of Man) otherwise than in accordance with 

 certain provisions set forth. The order takes 

 effect on September 15, 1897. After that date 

 no dog may be landed in Great Britain from 

 any other country without a license from the 

 Board of Agriculture, application for which is 

 to be made to the Secretary of the Board. 



The maps of the Orinoco-Essequibo region of 

 South America compiled for the use of the 

 Venezuela Boundary Commission have been 

 published in atlas form. There are seventy-six 

 maps in all, of which fifteen are new and made 

 especially for the Commission's use, while the 

 remaining sixty-one are fac-simile reproductions 

 of old ones selected from the large number 

 brought to the attention of the Commission. 



An Association of Teachers of Science in In- 

 diana was organized in 1896, and held its 

 second meeting at Lafayette on February 26th 

 and 27th. "We learn from the Inland Educator 

 that a committee consisting of Professor D. W. 

 Dennis, Richmond, Ind. ; Professor Dumont 

 Latz, South Bend, Ind. ; Professor M. B. 

 Thomas, Crawfordsville, Ind. ; Professor J. T. 

 Scovel, Terre Haute, Ind., and Professor G. A. 

 Abbott, Evansville, Ind., was appointed by the 

 Association to investigate the questions dis- 

 cussed and report a course of science study for 

 the high schools of the State. The questions be- 

 fore the committee are : What subjects should 

 constitute a science course ? How much time 

 should be given to each? In what order should 

 they be considered? How much laboratory 

 work should be required ? etc. The committee 

 would be glad to hear from every science 

 teacher and interested school of&cial in the State 

 in regard to these and kindred questions. 



Natural Science states that Mr. A. Gibb Mait- 



land, late of the Geological Survey of Queens- 

 land, has been appointed Government Geologist 

 of West Australia, and is reorganizing the staff 

 with the view of making a proper geological 

 survey of the mining fields of the colony and 

 publishing maps of the same. As a preliminary 

 to this a typographical survey is being prepared 

 with the assistance of a topographer. Mr. Tor- 

 rington Blatchford, of the Sydney School of 

 Mines, who has had much practical experience 

 of mining geology, has been added to the staff. 

 Applications have also been invited by the 

 government for the position of Assistant 

 Geologist ; while as Mineralogist and Assayer 

 there has been appointed Mr. Simpson of the 

 Sydney School of Mines, late Chief Assistant 

 Assayer to the Mount Morgan Co., Queensland. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL NEWS. 



Five additional fellowships have been estab- 

 lished at the University of Pennsylvania on the 

 Harrison Foundation. The University now 

 offers nineteen fellowships of the annual value 

 of $500 each and five senior fellowships of the 

 value of $800. 



The Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard 

 University receives $5,000 by the will of the 

 late Miss Edith Eotch, of Boston. 



A MEMORIAL scholarship of the value of $8,- 

 000 has been given to Vassar College by Mrs. 

 Ann Shepard, of Brooklyn. 



Me. H. a. Morgan, of the Board of Trustees 

 of Wells College, has given the College $30,000, 

 covering the debt on the rebuilding of the main 

 building in 1890. 



The Trustees of Syracuse University have 

 contributed $32,000 to cover the deficit in cur- 

 rent expenses, half of this amount being given 

 by Mr. Jno. D. Archbold, President of the Board. 



The naval authorities have decided to estab- 

 lish a post-graduate course at the Naval Acad- 

 emy for cadets intended for the construction 

 corps, and orders have been issued directing 

 Assistant Constructor Hobson to report for duty 

 at the head of the department. 



The catalogue of the University of Minnesota 

 for the year 1896 shows that there was at the 

 University an attendance of 2,647 students, of 

 which number 728 were women. There were 156 



