346 ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



12 February, 1912. 



'Section met at 8:15 p. m., Professor Bashford Dean presiding. 

 The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following programme was then offered: 



John D. Haseman, Some Factors of Geographical Distribution 

 in South America. 



This paper has been published as pages 9-112 of this volume. 

 The paper, which was illustrated with maps and diagrams, was dis- 

 cussed by Professor Dean, Dr. "W. D. Matthew and others. 

 The Section then adjourned. 



William K. Gregory, 



Secretary. 



:SECTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY. 

 26 February, 1912. 



Section met at 8 :15 p. m. in conjunction with the New York Branch 

 of the American Psychological Association, E. S. Woodworth serving as 

 chairman. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following programme was then offered: 



J. E. Hickman, The Influence of Narcotics on Physical and 



Mental Traits of Offspring. 

 A. E. Chrislip, Auditory and Visual Memory. 



Henry H. Goddard, The Heredity of Mental Traits. 



Summary of Papers. 



Dr. Hickman said in abstract : The purpose of the study was to learn 

 if the use' of narcostimulants (tea, coffee, tobacco and alcohol) had any 

 -effect on the offspring. The research extended over a period of four 

 years. It included 306 families with 2,560 children; 620 of this num- 

 ber were students of Murdoch' Academy, Utah. These were carefully 

 measured by medical experts and teachers to get their physical and 

 imental status. The measurements and examinations included height, 



