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SCIENCE. 



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of proteids, £20; the ductless glands, £40. 

 Botany. — Structure of fossil plants, £50 ; phys- 

 iology of heredity, £35 ; botanical photographs, 

 £5. Educational Science. — Studies suitable 

 for elementary schools, £20. Corresponding 

 Societies Committee, £20. 



We hope to receive accounts of the scientific 

 work of the meeting, which according to the 

 programs were of more than usual interest 

 and importance. 



THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL GEO- 

 GRAPHIC CONGRESS. 



As we have already announced, the eighth 

 International Geographic Congress will meet 

 in the United States, beginning at Washing- 

 ton, on September 8. It will reconvene in 

 Philadelphia on September 12, at 9 o'clock; 

 and again in New York on September 13, at 

 10 o'clock. After a field meeting at Niagara 

 Falls on September 16, it will reassemble in 

 Chicago on September 17, at 10 o'clock; and 

 it will finally convene in St. Louis, in con- 

 junction with the International Congress of 

 Arts and Science on September 19, at 10 

 o'clock. 



Among the more detailed arrangements for 

 the members, it may be noted that there will 

 be an informal reception at Hubbard Memorial 

 Hall of the National Geographic Society on 

 the evening preceding the meeting; a recep- 

 tion by Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, on Sep- 

 tember 9, and a reception by Commander and 

 Mrs. Peary, on September 10; Professor E. 

 von Drygalski will give a lecture on the even- 

 ing of September 9. 



At Philadelphia, members will be enter- 

 tained by the Geographical Society; a lun- 

 cheon will be given by the University of Penn- 

 sylvania, and dinner will be provided in the 

 evening. In New York the members will be 

 entertained by the American Geographical 

 "Society, which offers a reception on September 

 13, and there will be a dinner on September 

 14; luncheon will be served at the American 

 Museum of Natural History; Sir John Mur- 

 ray will make an address, introducing a dis- 

 cussion on oceanography. On September 15 

 there will be an excursion up the Hudson 

 River to Mt. Beacon, on the steamer Rich- 

 mond, and a visit to West Point. Professor 



W. M. Davis, of Harvard University, will 

 conduct the field meeting on Mt. Beacon. At 

 Niagara Palls, on September 16, Mr. G. K. 

 Gilbert, of the U. S. Geological Survey, will 

 give an address on the geographic develop- 

 ment of the cataract, and a field meeting will 

 be held in charge of geographers familiar with 

 the region. 



At Chicago, on September 17 and 18, mem- 

 bers will be entertained by the Geographical 

 Society of Chicago and by the University of 

 Chicago. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 

 and Thursday, the congress will meet with the 

 International Congress of Arts and Science, 

 at St. Louis. Commander Peary, the presi- 

 dent of the congress, will give an address on 

 the evening of December 20, and the closing 

 session will be held on September 22. 



At the various scientific sessions a very large 

 number of papers will be presented. They are 

 classified as follows : physiography, mathe- 

 matical geography, biogeography, exploration, 

 technique, historical and educational. The 

 president of the United States is honorary 

 president of the congress, and apparently all 

 the foreign ambassadors and ministers are 

 honorary vice-presidents ; the general secretary 

 is Mr. Henry Gannett, and the treasurer is 

 Mr. J. J. Edson; Dr. W J McGee is chairman; 

 and Dr. J. H. McCormick, secretary of the 

 committee of arrangements. 



A cordial and specific invitation is given to 

 all persons interested in the science of geog- 

 raphy to become members of the congress and 

 participate in its proceedings. Application 

 for membership, the fee being $5, should be. 

 addressed to The Eighth International Geo- 

 graphical Congress, Hubbard Memorial Build- 

 ing, Washington, D. C. 



THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ARTS 

 AND SCIENCE. 



A MEMORANDUM has been issued for the use 

 of foreign speakers at the Congress of Arts 

 and Science. A New York reception com- 

 mittee has been formed, with Mr. F. P. Kep- 

 pel, secretary of Columbia University, as 

 chairman. The members of the committee 

 will so far as possible meet the guests on 

 arrival. Professor Hugo Miinsterberg, one 



