Lieutenant Franklin Swift, U. S. N., commanding officer of the Albatross: Cloudsley Rutter, naturalist of the Albatross: A. B. Alexander, fishery expert of the Albatross: and J. Nelson Wisner, superintendent of fish cultural stations of the U. S. Fish Commission.
The council of the British Association for the Advancement of Science has nominated the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour to the office of president for the Cambridge meeting in 1904. They further agreed to recommend to the association the acceptance of the invitation to South Africa for the year 1905.
The American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia a general meeting on April 2, 3 and 4. Numerous papers were presented, including an address on the early work of the society by Dr. Edgar F. Smith, the president, and one on 'The Carnegie Institution during the first year of its development,' by President Daniel C. Oilman. The sessions were held in the hall of the society. Luncheon was served to members on each day; there was a reception to members and ladies accompanying them on Thursday evening, and visiting members were the guests of resident members at dinner on Friday evening.—The annual stated session of the National Academy of Sciences began at Washington on April 21.—The spring meeting of the council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was held at Washington on April 23.
The administrative board appointed to organize and conduct the international congresses to be held in connection with the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904, met on March 11 at the New York offices of the exhibition. There were present President Butler, of Columbia University, chairman; President Harper, University of Chicago; President Jesse, University of Missouri; Dr. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress, and Frederick W. Holls, member of The Hague Tribunal. The board met to consider the report of the committee on the Congress of Arts and Science, which had been in session the two preceding days. The members of the committee met with the board. They are: Professor Simon Newcomb, Washington, chairman; Professor Hugo Münsterberg, Harvard University, and Professor Albion W. Small, University of Chicago. Mr. Howard J. Rogers, director of congresses, was also present. There is to be a 'Congress of Arts and Science,' with 128 sections. The board adjourned to meet in St. Louis on April 29.—The Swedish government has appropriated $20,000 for the publication of the scientific results of Dr. Sven Hedin s journey through central Asia. The work will comprise an atlas of two large volumes, while a third volume will contain Dr. Hedin's report on the geography of the country. Further volumes will be devoted to the meteorological observations, the astronomical observations, the geological, botanical and zoological collections, and the Chinese manuscripts and inscriptions. The work will be published in the English language.
