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PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
Dk. H. M. Bxaa has been appointed assistant in geology in 
the Johns Hopkins University. 
Antonio del Castillo, F. G. S. A., director of the Mexican 
'Geological Commission, died in the city of Mexico on Octo- 
ber 27th. 
Pkof. Clkveland Abhk, of the United States Weather Bu- 
reau, will give four lectures upon -'Climatology in its relation 
to physiogra[)hy" before the geological department of Johns 
Hopkins University on Jan. 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, 1896. 
Charles Scribner's Sons announce the publication of "The 
Earth's History, an introduction to modern geology," by R. I). 
Roberts, lecturer in the University of Cambridge: and "The 
Realm of Nature," by Hugh R. Mill, of the University of Ed- 
inburgh. 
The National Academv of Sciences met in Philadelphia on 
Oct. 29th and HOth. The following geological papers were 
presented: On the Paleozoic reptilian order of the Cotjdosaii- 
ria, by E. I). Cope; On a bone cave at Port Kennedy, Pa., by 
E. D. ('oPE ; On borings through the coral reef in Florida, by 
Alexander Agassiz. 
The eighth winter meetinc^ of the Geological Society of 
America will be held in Philadeli)hia, probably at the Univer 
sit}'' of Pennsylvania, beginning Thursday, Dec. 26th. The 
council meets Thursday morning and the society will be 
calletl to order at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The 
list of papers will be distributed on Dec. 11th. 
The Johns Hopkins University announces that Sir Archi- 
bald Geikie, F. R. S., D. Sc, LL. D., Director-General of the 
Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, has accepted 
the invitation of the president and board of trustees of the 
Johns Hoi)kins University to inaugurate the George Hunting- 
ton Williams memorial lectureship, and has selected October, 
1896, as the time for delivering his lectures. 
The Geological Society of Washington held its 37th 
meeting on Nov. 13th. The following i)apers were presented : 
A review of the literature of the South African gold fields, by 
S. V. Emmons: Informal summary of observations in Alaska, 
by G. F. Becker and W. H. Dall. At the meeting on Nov. 
27th the following papers were presented : Field notes on the 
geology of Oregon, by J. S. Diller; Geology of the Sonora 
sheet, Cal., H. W. Turner; Notes on magnetic ore, Snoqua- 
lime. Wash., Bailey Willis and G. O. Smith : Remarks on the 
Bla<-k hills. N. H. Darton. 
