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THE NEWS 



A hunc all)imi containinp; j)h()tograph.s of the Mu.souin and of Mu- 

 seum spcciiiKMis and ^;n)ui)s has boon sent by President ()sl)orn to His 

 Kx(olloncy llsu Sliih Ch'anfi;. President of the Republic of China. The 

 vohnne is beautifully bound. The title pafi;e was illuminated by Mr. 

 Belanske. who also did the lettcrinji of the photofjraph titles. 



On April ISth, President Osborn entertained His Serene Highness, 

 Albert 1, Prince of Monaco, at luncheon. The prince's aides and several 

 members of the Museum staff were also present. Later in the afternoon, 

 during his tour of the Museum, the Prince showed great interest in the 

 exhibit of deep-sea fishes, which was just being put fairly under way at 

 the time of his former visit. He also expressed his hearty appreciation 

 of the Darwin Hall, 



Members of the Explorers' Club entertained the Prince and his staff 

 at dinner on April 21st, at the University Club, and welcomed him as 

 an Hor.orary Men.iber of their society. The Museum was well repre- 

 sented and the evening was a very successful one. 



On April 23rd, the Prince addressed the American Geographical 

 Society, at the Engineering Societies' Building, on the occasion of the 

 ])resentation to him of the Cullum Geographical Medal. 



The National Academy of Sciences held its session in Washington, 

 April 25-27, inclusive. The Prince of Monaco was awarded the Alex- 

 ander Agassiz medal for his services to the science of oceanography, and 

 delivered an address on his researches, on April 2oth. The address was 

 followed by a reception. 



President O.sborn gave an illustrated lecture on the Proboscidea. 

 Dr. John C. Merriam spoke on the origin and history of bears in America. 

 Dr. Jacques Loeb, of the Rockefeller Institution, who works in the 

 borderland between chemistry and physiology, gave the results of his 

 two years' experimentation on protein. Dr. W. S. Adams, of the Mount 

 ^^'ilson Observatory, showed how the motion of the stars may be meas- 

 uhmI by means of the spectroscope. 



On .\pril 2r)th, Mr. Sherwood kn-tured in Providence to the members 

 and guests of the Provi(l(Mice Plantations Club. His talk covered the 



