New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31

w~n. and her saying. are sui quoted. her dongs
Mr. Colcman's long residence IN Germany has
given him deep knowledge. naturally. not only
o. The people ana he cannot fail to be an able as
s.stant 20 Mr. kasson under whom he served when
that gentleman was Minister from this country to
GERMANY
Tho work Of tho commission has already begun
and Nj Paten6tre and M. kasson have entered
commercial treaty. II mas long been n pc, idea
with the present Ambassador to establish rect
and hc has lost no time In pressing the matter
Mr.. Patcnitre hopes 10 remain in Washington until
the prot, treaty ls signed.
Stanford University is without its legitimate
head while its president is IN attendance upon the
Sealing Conference. and Washington Is the gamer
by stanfords loss; for Professor Jordan Is well
known ard well liked here. and there many
reasons 10 account for hts popularity. Above all
he IS entertaining and agreeable man. as well
as an orudtc scientist. and as different from the
musty. fusty Individual whom this term usually
calls up in the ordinary mind as possible. At the
University he IL held In extraordinary affection
both by faculty and students. and an acquant-
ance a superficial acquaintance even. with the
man makes It not difficult to understand this hero
worship FOR he Is both honest and genuine broad
in his point OF view. keeny appreciative OF the
works Of others and sympathetic In his attitude
to tho students. He has too. that quality which
for want Of a better term Is called magnetism.
Professor JOTtdn Is 4 Dig, DThWHy sM-lOOteT, n
giant In body we'll as In Intellect. and man
seemingly on whom tho little pin prlcks OF every
day He have had but little effect His method OF
governing Stanford Is original and unique-or rather
OF not governinG H. for Stanford practically gov
erns Itself The only stringent rule wo have"
said Professor Jordan the other day. rs that BIZ
cycles shall keep to side OF the road. pedestri
ans TO the other and the only punishment for Its
transgression is clf-nnicted. for those who do
not observe IT arc invariably knocked down"
II Professor Jordan was not an eminent scientist
he would undoubtedly be a celebrated humorlst.
for his sense OF humor Is fully developed but 1t
ls expressed often In such scientific terms that by
lay people It is sometimes mistaken for science.
An amusing instance OF this occurred more than a
year ago when Professor Jordan published In The
tography. which was al that time occupying the
attention OF certain pseudo scientists
perments OF n club In California In photographng
thought. number Of people according to this this
room and asked to fix their minds upon cat.
Then intricate arrangement OF which Professor
vas taStonsa 10 with S By this means and
in utter darkness the thought was photographed.
The result OF this experiment was published with
the aT a outer OF eas % the sheet ON Gne
outlines OF cat. Their vagueness is accounted for
Of those present we're not concentrated on the sub
icct These outlines become more and more dis
tinct with each exposure. and when they reach the
cat hut an idealized cat an astral cat. Is the re-
sult Ii would hardly seem seem possible that such
a humorous production could be taken seriously,
hut on his return from Alaska. where he was when
ne article appeared, Professor Jordan received a
number OF letters, some Of them from people not
unknown in the scientific world, asking him for
further Information on the subject.
darcy Thompson. professor OF zoology In the
University OF Edinburgh, the expert sent by Eng
land TO investigate the seal question. and her rep
resentatiye with Mr. Macon, the Canadian Min
lister of Marine In the conference between the
United States and Great Britain has for two sum-
n,ers past visited the seal islands. and no one per-
hans with the exception OF Professor Jordan,
knows more about the questions that are engaging
the attention of the Sealing Conference. Profess
.or Jordan and Professor Thompson made their In
yestjgations In each others company, ana since
thew studied the subject from the same point OF
view as scientists and not as politicians. 1t Is safe
% assume that their deductions cannot be FAR
apart , r.,.
England has chosen we'll In naming PROFESSOR
Thompson as her commissioner. for he Is dpio-
matst OF no mean acumsn. as well as naturalist
and intellectually the peer OF the men with "hom
n. I. associated. A story Is told OF MI thompson
in bis character Of professor OF ZOOLOGY WHICH,