八 Research activities-Continued. Department marine biology, Tortugas, Fla. Department meridian astrometry, Dudley Observatory, Albany. Department solar physics, Mount Wilson, Cal. Department terrestrial magnetism, Washington, D. C. Magnetic survey of Department horticultural investigation, Burbank. 4. Catholic University. Founded 1887. 5. Columbia Historical Society. 1894. Membership, 240. 6. Entomological Society. 1905. Membership, nearly 130. 7. Geological Society. 1893. Membership, nearly 200. 8. George Washington University. Charter 1821 creating Columbia College in District of Columbia. Name changed to Columbian University in 1873. Present name adopted in 1904. 9. National Geographic Society. 1888. Membership-resident, 1,600; nonresident, 20,000. Publications: Magazine; Geographic monographs; Polar expedition; special maps of Philippines. 10. Philosophical Society of Washington. 1871. Incorporated 1901. Members, 130. 11. Smithsonian Institution. History. Activities, institutions, and bureaus: United States National Museum; Bureau of American Entomology; Bureau of International Exchanges; National Zoological Park; Astrophysical Observatory; Regional Bureau of International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. Publications: Contributions to knowledge, I-XXVI, XXVIII to XXXIII; Miscellaneous Collections, I to XLVIII; Annual Report, 1846 to 1906. 12. Society for Philosophical Inquiry. 1893. Membership, 50. 13. Southern History Association. 1896. Membership, 250. 14. Washington Academy of Sciences. 1898. Formed originally by the joint commission established by the scientific societies of the capital in 1888, representing committees from anthropological, biological, chemical, entomological, geographic, geologic and philosophic societies. To these have been added archeological, botanical, engineers, American foresters, Columbian, historical, and medical societies. Members, resident, 178; nonresident, 193. Mr. FESS. What would you think of giving an abstract of the article that Dr. Brown published this month in Science on the national university? The CHAIRMAN. I apprehend we want everything that gives information upon this subject. Mr. FESS. It is a very up-to-date article, but I would not want to put that in unless the committee feels it should go in. He there indicates what the university could do. However, if we are to have another meeting to indicate the field for the university, the lines of research, that article would come in better at that time than now. Mr. POWERS. It is more on that line? Mr. FESS. Yes; it is more on the possibilities of the university here; not the material, but the possibilities of the university. Mr. TOWNER. I think it would be well to leave it entirely to the judgment of Mr. Fess. Whenever he wants to put it in the record let him hand it to the reporter. The CHAIRMAN. I think that will be agreeable to the members of the committee. (Thereupon the committee adjourned.) O LBJe'14 |