EDITORIAL NOTES. 



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Prof. William B. Rogers, of the Insti- 

 tute of Technology, at Boston, died very 

 suddenly, May 30th, while delivering a lec- 

 ture at the Institute. His funeral drew a 

 large number of scientists and scholars, and 

 was largely attended by citizens. Professor 

 Rogers was President of the National Acade- 

 my of Science which is an office for life, the 

 previous occupants having been Profs. Bache 

 and Henry. In the death of Professor Rog- 

 ers science has suffered a great loss. 



Washburn College, at Topeka, held its 

 annual commencement beginning with the 

 Baccalaureate Sermon, delivered by Presi- 

 dent McVicar, Sunday evening, June lith. 

 The Annual Address was delivered by James 

 G. Dougherty, Monday evening, June 12th, 

 the subject being "Orthodoxy." On Wed- 

 nesday the commencement exercises proper, 

 were held in the Congregational Church 

 with a large audience. The college year 

 has been one of unusual prosperity, and the 

 College is growing and doing a good work. 



The Western Academy of Homeopathy 

 held a convention in Kansas City, beginning 

 June 20th, and lasting two days. There was 

 a good attendance of members, and much 

 interest manifested. A number of valuable 

 papers were read and the subjects discuss- 

 ed. The next meeting will be held in St. 

 Louis. 



The National Academy of Sciences was an 

 outgrowth of the American Association for 

 Advancement of Science. It is composed of 

 the magnates of science in this country, and 

 takes rank with the leading scientific asso- 

 ciations in Europe. The Presidency is a life 

 office and has had but three occupants, Profs. 

 Bache, Henry and Rogers. The Academy 

 consists of ninety-five members and four hon- 

 orary members — ninety-nine in all. Thirty- 

 four live in New England, seventeen in Mas- 

 sachusetts alone, and nine in the west — one 



in Ohio, one in Kentucky, one in Illinois, 

 two in Missouri and four in California. For- 

 ty-three represent the mathematical sciences, 

 as pure mathematics, astronomy, geodesy, en- 

 gineering, physics, etc. Twelve represent 

 chemistry ; sixteen represent the geological 

 sciences; twenty-four represent biological sci- 

 ences and four are unclassified. Prof. James 

 C. Watson, the astronomer, left about $50,- 

 000, the bulk of his property, to this Acade- 

 my. 



The Kansas University held its commence- 

 ment exercises June 6th. The attendance 

 was unusually large, many being present 

 from various portions of the State as well as 

 a delegation of Kansas editors who were at- 

 tending the Editorial Convention. Nothing 

 transpired to mar the exercises which passed 

 off pleasantly, the graduates doing them- 

 selves credit. The University is receiving a 

 vigorous and substantial growth. 



We have received a hatchet from Mr. Teub- 

 ner which has been forwarded to Prof. Put. 

 nam, of Salem, Mass. We shall be glad to 

 hear from Prof. Putnam in regard to it, in 

 due time. 



The storm of June i6th was remarkable 

 for its violence, its brevity and the wide area 

 over which It extended. Its intensity was 

 greatest at certain points in eastern Kansas 

 and western Missouri. At Kansas City one 

 man lost his life by the falling of a building, 

 and property was destroyed estimated at over 

 $150,000. At Leavenworth four girls were 

 killed at St. Mary's Academy, and the city 

 received considerable damage. The storm 

 occurred between twelve and one o'clock at 

 night. It was not a tornado, but a hurricane. 

 The wind at Kansas City was estimated at 

 between sixty and seventy miles an hour, at 

 Leavenworth it reached at its maximum over 

 seventy miles an hour. 



