PAPERS PRESENTED AT REGULAR MEETINGS. 
January 8, 1909. 
“A Striking Example of the Struggle for Existence/’ and ‘‘Veri- 
fication of the So-Called ‘Fossil Rain Marks’/’ Dr. Frederic W. Si- 
monds, Professor of Geology in the University of Texas. 
“The Organization of the Railroad Commission of Texas, and Its 
Fight for Existence/’ Charles S. Potts, Adjunct Professor of Law 
and Government in the University of Texas. 
January 29, 1909. 
“The Problem of an International Language/’ Professor B. Mae- 
kenzen, San Antonio, Texas. 
February 19, 1909. 
“The Distribution and Origin of the Salt and Saline Waters in 
the Costal Plain Sediment of Texas,” Alexander Deussen, M. S., In- 
structor in Geology in the University of Texas and Member of the 
U. S. Geological Survey. 
March 19, 1909. 
“The Catalytic Theory of Infection and Immunity, Dr. James W. 
McLaughlin, Sr., Austin. 
April 16, 1909. 
“Notes on the Structure and Relationship of the Devil’s Cigar 
( U mulct, geaster )/’ Dr. Frederick D. Heald, Professor of Botany, 
and Mr. Frederick A. Wolf, Tutor in Botany, University of Texas. 
“The Process of Heredity as Exhibited in Fish Hybrids,” Dr. 
H. H. Newman, Professor of Zoology, University of Texas. 
April 30, 1909. 
“Symptoms of Disease in Plants,” Dr. Frederick D. Heald, Pro- 
fessor of Botany, University of Texas. 
May 28, 1909. 
“The Influence of Science on German Literature,” Dr. Sylvester 
