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SGLENGE. 



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and tlie science building, in the absence of Dr. 

 Williams, by his son. Prof. Edward H.Williams, 

 jr., of Lehigh University. The latter build- 

 ing, designed by Messrs. Wilson Brothers, of 

 Philadelphia, has a front of 175 ft. and a depth 

 of 53 ft. , with a wing in the rear 51 X 49 ft. , and 

 is built of brick and terra cotta on a basement 

 of granite. On the front are three medal- 

 lions with the heads of Agassiz, Henry and 

 Prof Marsh. The building contains ample ac- 

 commodations for the departments of physics, 

 .chemistry, biology, electrical engineering and 

 metallurgy. 



The Butterfield Museum of Dartmouth Col- 

 lege has been completed, and the departments 

 of geology, zoology and botany have been re- 

 moved to the new building. 



The New York University is about to erect 

 a building to be used as a geological museum 

 and library. It is to be one story in height, of 

 rubble stone and brick, and is expected to cost 

 about $50,000. 



The Johns Hopkins University conferred 

 this year the degree of Bachelor of Arts on 37 

 candidates and the degree of Doctor of Philos- 

 ophy on 31 candidates. The following candi- 

 dates presented theses in the sciences coming 

 more especially within the scope of this Jour- 

 nal : A. D. Chambers, An Investigation of 

 the Composition of Certain Oxides of Magan- 

 ese ; F. S. Hollis, On the two Clorides of Nitro- 

 orthosulphobenzoic acid ; E. Mackay, A Con- 

 tribution to the Study of Double Salts in Water 

 Solution ; R. M. McKenzie, Some Double Clo- 

 rides of Ferric and of Ferris Iron with some 

 Aromatic Bases ; M. D. Sohon, An Investiga- 

 tion of Some Derivatives of Orthosulphobenzoic 

 Acid ; E. F. Gallaudet, Relations between 

 Length, Elasticity and Magnetization of Iron 

 and Nickel Wires ; B. M. Roszel, The Action 

 of the Asteroids on Mars ; H. A. Sayre, On the 

 Generation of Surfaces by the Motion of Plane 

 Curves ; T. H. Taliaferro, The Congruensis 

 formed by the Tangents to the Lines of Curva- 

 ture of a Given Surface ; G. O. Smith, The Ge- 

 ology of the Fox Islands, Me., A. C. Spencer, 

 The Geology of Massanutten Mountain, Va.; 

 H. M. Nower, The Embryology of the Termite; 

 G. Lefevre, Budding in Perophora. 



Of the twenty- one fellowships this year 

 awarded at the Johns Hopkins University, we 

 note the following : Physics, N. E. Dorsey, W. 

 T. Mather, J. F. Mohler ; Chemistry, W. E. 

 Henderson, C. D. Ragland ; Biology, H. L, 

 Clark, D. S. Johnson ; Mathematics, A. Pell ; 

 Pathology, E. P. Carter; Geology, G. B. Shat- 

 tuch. 



Prof. C. D. Woods has been elected Director 

 of the Maine State College, at 'Orono, in the 

 place of Prof. W. H. Jordan, who has been 

 elected Director of the New York Experiment 

 Station, at Geneva. 



The following public lectures will be given 

 in connection with the Harvard University 

 summer school from July 3d to August 14th : 



July 7, ' University Study of Education and 

 Teaching, ' Prof. Paul H. Hanus. July 9, ' The Fine 

 Arts in Elementary Education,' Prof. C. E. Norton. 

 July 14, ' The Teaching of the Modern Languages: 

 Aims, Means and Methods,' Prof. Hugo K. Schilling. 

 July 16, ' Rational vs. Empirical Geography, ' Prof. 

 Wm. M. Davis. July 21, ' Certain Peculiarities of 

 Australasian Vegetation ; Illustrated by Stereoptican 

 Views,' Prof. Geo. L. Goodale. July 23, ' The Teach- 

 ing of Physical Science: Aims, Means and Methods,' 

 Mr. Joseph Y. Bergen. July 28, ' Military Drill in 

 the Public Schools,' Dr. D. A. Sargent. July 31, 

 ' Psychology and Relaxation, ' Prof. Wm. James. 

 August 4, ' The Teaching of English : Aims, Means 

 and Methods, ' Mr. Byron S. Hurlbut. 



DISCUSSION AND COBBESPONDENCE. 



THE FORM OF THE HEAD AS INFLUENCED BY 

 GROWTH. 



To THE Editor of Science : I was much 

 interested in Dr. W. Z. Ripley's contribution 

 on the question of the growth of the head 

 which appeared in the issue of June 19th, of 

 Science. The author's observation that the 

 cephalic index of Americans decreases with in- 

 creasing age is certainly correct, but I think the 

 contrary observations of European investiga- 

 tors admit of an interpretation different from 

 the one given by Dr. Ripley, who is inclined to 

 believe that in long-headed races the index de- 

 creases with increasing age, while in short- 

 headed races it increases with increasing age. 

 The European material seems to me hardly ade- 

 quate to form a far-reaching conclusion of this 

 kind. 



