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numerous paleontological and geological contribu- 

 tions of eminent merit, notable among which are a 

 series of monumental works on the Cambrian System 

 of North America : for these distinguished contribu- 

 tions, and for signal ability displayed in the adminis- 

 tration of the scientific and educational interests 

 committed to your charge, by the authority of the 

 Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago, upon 

 the nomination of the University Senate, 1 confer 

 upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws of this Uni- 

 versity, with all the rights and privileges appertain- 

 ing thereunto. 



Edmund Beecher Wilson, 

 Professor of Zoology in Columbia University, zoologist 

 and worker in the field of biology, teacher and 

 leader of many young investigators, writer of stand- 

 ard text-books in general biology and of numer- 

 ous philosophical essays and classical memoirs on 

 zoology ; author of a masterpiece of research and 

 presentation, ' The Cell in Development and Inheri- 

 tance, ' which embodies the writer's original contri- 

 butions in embryology and cytology, as well as the 

 results reached by other workers in these fields — for 

 these eminent services in science, especially for the 

 work last named, by the authority of the Board of 

 Trustees of the University of Chicago, upon the 

 nomination of the University Senate, I confer upon 

 you the degree of Doctor of Laws of this University, 

 with all the rights and privileges appertaining there- 

 unto. 



TSU A3IEBICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 

 The American Philosophical Society, at its 

 meeting on May 17, adopted the following reso- 

 lution : 



Whereas, The American Philosophical Society is 

 and always has been a society of national scope, 

 whose place of meeting was originally fixed at Phila- 

 delphia for reasons of convenience now less potent 

 than formerly ; and 



Whereas, The growth and wide extent of our coun- 

 try and the multiplication of local societies tends to 

 keep from our regular meetings those members wha 

 do not reside within a short distance of Philadelphia ; 

 and 



Whereas, It is desirable that measures be taken to 

 bring the distant members into more active participa- 

 tion in the work of the Society ; therefore be it 



Resolved, (1) That a committee of five be appointed 

 by the President to consider the advisability and, if 

 deemed advisable, to arrange for a general meeting at 

 a time most convenient to all the members ; 



(2) That this meeting shall cover one or more 

 days as may be considered advisable, and it is hoped 



that the high scientific character and broad interest 

 of the papers to be presented shall insure the attend- 

 ance of a good proportion of distant members ; 



(3) That this committee shall have power to add 

 to its number and to make all necessary arrangements 

 to further the success of the proposed general meet- 

 ing. 



The committee appointed, consisting of Pro- 

 fessors George F. Barker, Chairman, Edwin G. 

 Conklin, Charles L. Doolittle, William B. Scott, 

 William Powell Wilson, has enlarged its num- 

 ber, and has asked for suggestions which will 

 tend to promote the success of the proposed gen- 

 eral meeting. It is suggested that the meeting 

 be held on the Friday and Saturday following 

 Thanksgiving Day, on the Friday and Saturday 

 following New Year's Day, or in Easter week. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD VANCE- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE. 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE PRE- 

 LIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The preliminary announcement of the Den- 

 ver meeting of the Association has been mailed 

 to all members, and it will undoubtedly have 

 been noticed that the question of railroad rates 

 has been left incomplete, except for the an- 

 nouncement of the Western Passenger Asso- 

 ciation, the statement being made that further 

 arrangements will be announced in Science. 

 The following arrangements have been made ; 

 The Western Passenger Association, covering the 

 territory west of Chicago and St. Louis, has 

 made a rate of one fare plus $2 for the I'ound 

 trip, from all points in their territory to Denver, 

 tickets to be sold July 10 to August 31, with final 

 return limit of October 31. 



The New England, Trunk Line, Central and 

 Southeastern Passenger Associations, covering 

 the territory east of Chicago and St Louis, have 

 made a rate of a fare and one-third for the 

 round trip from all points in their territory to 

 Denver, on the certificate plan, the conditions 

 of which are as follows : 



1st. Each person desiring to avail himself of the 

 reduced rate must purchase a first-class ticket (either 

 limited or unlimited) to the place of meeting, at the 

 regular tariff rate and at the same time procure from 

 the ticket agent a certificate of the standard form. If 

 through ticket cannot be procured at the starting 



