268 THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. 
outlined. The Germans, foremost among whom stands the vener- 
able Virchow, have also grown away from the Frankfort agreement. 
The English, under the leadership of Sir William Flower, have based 
their work upon that of Broca. The Americans, without any leader 
devoting himself exclusively to somatology, have furnished some 
original contributions of no mean ‘value. 
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is to- 
celebrate its semi-centennial at the coming meeting. The occasion 
will be fittingly observed, and it is hoped will be marked by the. 
largest attendance in the history of the Association. The section of 
anthropology has always been one of the best attended, and most 
of those interested in somatology will probably visit Boston in 
August. Can we not take advantage of this opportunity to make 
the preliminary move toward a uniform system of craniometry? 
Such a congress meeting in this vicinity would have the further 
advantage of access to collections of crania and craniometrical 
instruments for purposes of illustration. 
