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of six hundred dollars by individual subscrip- 

 tion among the members to defray for one year 

 the expenses, at the University of Michigan, of 

 a graduate student who shall spend his time in 

 research along some line of work connected 

 with gas-making or the better utilization of by- 

 products like coal-tar and ammonia. It is the 

 intention of the association to support per- 

 manently a research fellowship at the Uni- 

 versity. 



The corporation of Yale University has made 

 alterations in the curriculum, enlarging the 

 range of elective studies. The requirement of 

 philosophy in the senior year is abandoned, and 

 the range of electives in the sophomore year is 

 enlarged. In the sophomore year ten subjects 

 are oflfered of which five must be taken and one 

 in addition may be taken. The subjects are, 

 Greek, Latin, French, German, English, his- 

 tory, mathematics (two courses), chemistry and 

 physics. 



Arrangements have been made for a course 

 on fish culture in connection with the Cornell 

 University College of Forestry. It will be 

 given during two weeks beginning May 7th 

 at Axton in the College forest in the Adiron- 

 dacks, and will be under the direction of Pro- 

 fessor Barton W. Evermann of the United 

 States Fish Commission. The course will con- 

 sist in a series of daily lectures, with laboratory 

 work, field excursions to the ponds, lakes and 

 rivers, and visits to the State Hatchery at Clear 

 Water, within a few hours of Axton. One or 

 more lectures will be devoted to the following 

 subjects: 1. Natural reproduction among fishes; 

 manner of fertilization ; conditions under which 

 spawning takes place ; dangers which beset the 

 eggs, the fry and the young ; necessity for 

 artificial propagation ; natural and artificial 

 methods contrasted. 2. The species of fishes 

 propagated artificially in America; the spawn- 

 ing time, place and habits of each, especially 

 those native to the State of New York. 3. 

 The Salmonidse, or salmon trout and white- 

 fish ; methods of artificial propagation in de- 

 tail. 4. The Black Bass and other centrar- 

 chidse ; methods of culture. 5. The Shad, 

 Wall-eyed Pike, etc. 6. The care of fish fry. 

 7. Methods of shipment of eggs, fry, fingerlings 



and adults ; how plants of fish are made. 8. 

 Pollution of streams and lakes and fish protec- 

 tion. 9. Fish Culture in America, its history 

 and results. 



Courses in Commercial Education will next 

 year be offered in the University of Michigan. 

 (1) Diplomatic and consular education, (2) 

 higher commercial education, (3) preparation 

 for newspaper work, (4) preparation for pas- 

 toral work and public philanthropy, (5) instruc- 

 tion in public administration. 



On the recommendation of Seiior Barreiro, 

 secretary for public instruction for Cuba, the 

 school of engineering at Havana is to be reor- 

 ganized. 



We have already announced the resignation 

 of the Kev. B. L. Whitman, president of Co- 

 lumbian University, Washington, which takes 

 effect at the end of the present academic year. 

 The Rev. Dr. Greene has been chosen president 

 pro tern, and Professor H. L. Hodgkins (mathe- 

 matics and physics) has been elected Univer- 

 sity Dean. 



Dr. G. W. Myers, professor of astronomy at 

 the University of Illinois, has resigned his chair 

 to take charge of the department of astronomy 

 and mathematics in the Chicago Institute. 



Dr. Llbwellys Barker, associate professor 

 of anatomy at the Johns Hopkins Medical 

 School, has accepted the chair of anatomy and 

 neurology at the University of Chicago. 



Db. C. R. Bardeen, associate in anatomy of 

 the University of California, has been appointed 

 professor of this subject in the University of 

 California. 



Dr. John Ashhurst, Jr., has resigned the 

 chair of surgery in the University of Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



Mr. G. T. Moody, D.Sc, F.C.S., has been 

 appointed one of the Examiners in Chemistry 

 in the College of Preceptors, London, in the 

 place of Professor W. N. Hartley, F.R.S., who 

 has retired. 



Dr. Willy Brtjhns, mineralogy and pe- 

 trography, and Alexander Tornquist, geology 

 and paleontology, doceuts at the University of 

 Strassburg, have been appointed to associate 

 professorships. 



