The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-16
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
valuable Additions to the Library
Progress I'm Eut0moiogy.


Trevor Eincaid. tutor and laboratory as
sistant IN the department of biology Of the
University OF Washington. has just had
come valuable correspondence with a nat
uralist IN New Mexico. His name is Theo.
u. A Cockerell of Nesilla, and ne is
counted the best authority in the United
States on bees. Mr. Kincaid has collected
bees Tor the past four years. but he says
they are the most variable creatures OF the
insect world so he has been unable 10
classify them or TO achieve as much sue
cess as he has accomplished with other
groups of insects. Mr.. Cockerell finally
invited him 10 send along his collections
of bees and he would identify the species.
send one complete set to the National Mu-
scum at Washington City. and return the
others properly named. which would ena-
bic MI hincaid TO identify any further
specimens collected. The result must have
been surprise to the expert for Mr.. Kin
caid sent him about 1900 specimens of bees
and he has just received most enthusiast
tic letter regarding them. For example
he says that he finds in one genus of the
collection II species. of which at least nine
seem 10 be certainly new 10 science. And
just as rich results are expected from the
other numerous genera. So Mr.. kincaid 5
collection of Washington bees is sure 10
add great sum to the worlds knowledge
tention of naming one of the new species
Andrena kincaidii In honor of the discov-
erer.
Mr.. kincaid has also received letter
from Prof. j. M. Adrich. of the University
OF Idaho, at Moscow. giving information
of new fly OF the genus Doichopus,
which was discovered recently by Mr.. Kin
caid. Prof. Aldrich is the accepted Ameri-
can authority on this group and he is
MI. f.,~a Il
cies.
AT the meeting of the Chemical Society
in London on April % the papers received
included one on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acid and Some CONVERSATIONS" by Ii. G.
Myers. Phi. D., professor of chemistry in
the University of Washington.
Clark Davis. the new librarian and sec
rotary of the university. delivered the an
nual address before the Columbian school
of Anacortes last week. Mr.. Davis repu-
tation will undoubtedly bring him many
such invitations from the schools OF the
state.
The library of the University of Wash
ington has received a valuable addition in
a number of valuable reference books
forming part of a recent purchase by the
new board Of regents. Among these books
are the following: For the department of
chemistry-Roscoe and Schorlemmers
Crooke's Select Methods in Chemical Anal
ysis. For the department of physics-Lord
kelvin's Mathematical and Physical Pa
pers, Lambs Hydronamics, Preston's The
DRY of Heat and Theory of Light. Ray
Ieigh's Theory of Sound, Stokes Mathe-
matical and Physical Papers. Ziwets The
oretical Mechanics For the department
of mathematics-Airy's Partial Differen-
tial Equations. Cayley's Elliptical Func-
tions, Hardness and Morley's Theory of
Functions Frosts Curve Tracing, BODIES
Finite Differences. Whitworth's Triinear
Co-ordnates. For the department of min
eralogy and geology-Danas Systematic
Mineralogy and Manual of Geology. Bush $
Determinative Mineralogy, Williams Ele-
ments of Crystailogra ply, Geike's Geo
logical Sketches and Text Book of Cecil
ogy. For the department of biology-Mi-
not's Human Embryology, Nogt and
Specht's Natural History of Animals.
Huxley's Anatomy of Vertebrate Animals.
Langs Text Book of Comparative Anat-
omy. For the department of German
Sherer's History Of German Literature.
Mueiler's German Classics. Fluegel's
woerterbuch. For the department of his
tory tubb's Constitutional History of
England and Select Charters, Burys His
tory of the Later Roman Empire Shep-
pards Fall OF Rome. Cooley's Constitu-
tional Limitations. Story on the Constitu-
ton, Hares American Constitutional Law.
Mrs. d. J. Sackman has presented the Ii
brary with Al additional volumes of choice
literature. These make over 100 volumes
given the university by Mrs. Sackman.
She has also given the museum a number
of interesting specimens.