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and when the largest number of species and 
varieties in any one of the stocks is less than 
a dozen, and that in Psychotria, one of the 
rather questionably American members, one 
may draw certain conclusions with some con- 
fidence. It would seem safe, at least, to say 
that the American element, generally, is a 
News 
On March 9 and 10, 1951, about 130 of 
the leading scientists of Hawaii met in Ho- 
nolulu at the invitation of the Hawaiian 
Academy of Science to discuss the status of 
scientific research in the Pacific and to make 
recommendations for further work. 
At the initial general meeting, brief sum- 
maries were given of the research activities 
of various scientific organizations represented 
in Hawaii. 
Dr. L. D. Baver, vice president of the 
Academy, directed the general session in the 
absence of the president. Dr. E. C. Auchter. 
For purposes of discussing the problems of 
their particular interest, the scientists were 
organized into the following eleven commit- 
tees which convened in meeting places pro- 
vided by the Pineapple Research Institute 
and the neighboring University of Hawaii, 
Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations build- 
ing of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
the Institute of Pacific Relations: 
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN 
Geology, Geophysics, and Hydrology 
Doak C. Cox 
Meteorology W. A. Mordy for 
R. H. Simpson 
Oceanography and Zoology. .A. L. Tester 
Entomology C. E. Pemberton 
Conservation L. D. Baver 
Museums in Pacific Research 
E. H. Bryan, Jr. 
Soil Survey and Land Classification .... 
2. C. Foster 
comparatively late addition to the Hawaiian 
flora. It would be premature to speculate on 
the significance of this until all of the other 
elements of the flora have been examined in 
a comparable manner. — F. R. Fosberg, Pacific 
Vegetation Project, Catholic University of Amer- 
ica, Washington, D. C. 
Notes 
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN 
Crop Improvement and Soil Management 
J. L. Collins and J. H. Beaumont 
Animal Improvement. . .Sam B. Nordfeldt 
Anthropology and Social Sciences .... 
Leonard D. Mason 
Health and Nutrition C. L. Wilbar 
More than 150 recommendations were pre- 
sented by these committees at the concluding 
general session and were adopted by the com- 
bined group with but slight modification. 
Most of these recommendations have specific 
application to Hawaii, but several are con- 
cerned with Micronesia and other Pacific 
island groups. Many should be of interest to 
committees preparing for the Eighth Pacific 
Science Congress. The results of the sympo- 
sium will be published in the Proceedings of 
the Hawaiian Academy of Science following the 
annual meeting in May. 
In planning and carrying out this sympo- 
sium, generous help was given to the officers 
of the Hawaiian Academy of Science by the 
Secretariat of the Pacific Science Council. 
If this symposium accomplished no more 
than the convening of so many of the scien- 
tists of Hawaii, to help them discuss their 
mutual interests and problems, it will have 
been worth while; but it is believed that 
putting on record such a summary of scien- 
tific needs and goals may do much to stimu- 
late scientific work in the Pacific. — E. H. 
Bryan, Jr., Secretary, Hawaiian Academy of 
Science. 
