The sun., 1907-04-21
WORK FOR WOMEN SCIENTISTS
NAPLES TABLES" OPEN FOR RE-
SEARCH PRIZE WINNER.

Girls Colleges and wOmens Association
support This Branch or the Famous
Italian Laboratory Every Facility for
studies in BlOIOgy-WOrk Of Dr. DOhrn
The most important biological station
in the world is described Tor the benefit
OF the members Of the Association OF Col
legiate Alumne. in the latest issue OF that
associations periodical The special -pur-
pose OF the writer. Miss Alice Upton Pear
main. ~ to call attention to the research
prize of 81 600 10 be awarded by the table
Association" in 1907. The competition is
open to all women graduates Of American
colleges. The rules of the competition in
clude few restrictions other than that the
priaernoney must be used for purposes Of So
rious study
These prizes are comparatively new,
only two having 30 far been awarde .
OF these the first was announced in 1893.
when DR. Florence Sahin (Smith r. S.
'93 Johns Hopkins, NJ. d.. 1900, won with
her thesis on The Origin of the Lymphatio
System" The men who examined the
papers expressed their opinion that five
OF the eleven investigators Represented
real contributions to scientific knowledge.
The second prize was awarded in 1875
to Miss Nettie NJ. Stevens (Stpnford 20
and fellow at Bryn Mawr). for her thesis
on THE Germ Cells Of the Aphis R,.aA
and Aphis GnotherR.- II the WHINE
Of the third prize wishes to carry on hc
research in ~the most important biological
station" at Naples DIR. Dohrn has promisei
that as long as the American tables s4e
maintained space shall always be founl
for American women.
These tables are the outRrowth Of an
organiza ton founded in 1893 under the full
name The Naples Table Association for
Promoting Laboratory Research Ivy
Women II is composed Of official rep-
resentatives OF two associations five in
dividuals and thirteen colleges and mi.
versities. namely: Barnard, Bryn Mawr.
Chicago, Massachusetts, Tee hnology, Hol-
yoke. Radcliffe, Smith. Pennsylvania. Vas.
sar. Wellesley. Western Reserve. WOnen's
College in Brown and Women's Coll ege ~
Baltimore. Each pays $40 annually. At
the end OF April, 1905. Of the twenty-seven
women entitled scholars Of the assocla-
hon, seventeen we're American three Eng
lish. two German. one Norwegian and onS
Russian. or these women twenty -thr~e
were investigating problems Of zoology.
two Of physiology and one Of botany
The American women are one and all
enthusiastic over the opportunities for
research which the table OFFERS Miss
Pearmain gives assurance. 'and the descrip-
tion OF their life and work at the station.
in the midst Of world famous investigators.
makes even the unscientiic envious. Tbs
table itself. strictly speaking, is an slcoya
fitted up with every facility for Ordinary
biological research, tanks of running sea
water for preserving specimens alive glass
dishes and bottles Of all sizes chemicals
reagents and drawing materials Close A.
hand are reference Libraries and Laboratories
for photography and bacteriology. The
investigator needs to bring only microscope.
diseecting instruments and ideas
TO obtain the material for nee research
she has usually but 10 state hSr neeiS.
DR.; Lo Blanche. the Administrator ~ the
Fisheries. inquiries at night concerning
the wants OF each individual student and
IN the early hours Of the morning his Zee
OF small boats goes forth TO dred9e fish or
skim from the bay what is required The
more delicate specimens as soon as found
are placed IN glass jars with enough water
20 noat them. and the jars. ak or eight IN
basket. are carried on the heads Of the
nsnermen from the boats to the supply
room"
Since the foundation of the station A.
Naples IN 1872 by DR.. Anton Dohrn iftv
or more laboratories have been established
IN dinerent parts OF Europe. America.
Australia and Japan. While this network
OF small Laboratories carries out the idea
OF Dr. Dohrn. the highly endowed station
~ Naples offers a central point for the
OF ideas brought from all
quarters OF the globe.