The Washington herald., 1909-04-28


Rising Sun.
The Academy Of Science elected a. its
last meeting ten new members. The
first on this list OF distinguished names
is Prof Joseph 5. Ames. professor and
director Of the physical laboratory at
Johns Hopkins. Of which university he
Is an alumnus. having taken his degree
Of Pm D. there in 1SS5. since which tine
his work in physics has earned for him
an international reputation. recognized Fl
Gresi Britain by an honorary member
snip N the Royal Institute. and in France
by sc election 70 the French Physical
Society.
PE0f. Maxine BocheT. who follows Prof
Ames in the list. in spite OF MS French
name. is a native OF Boston. and a grad
Uate OF Harvard. but he has had a for
eign training. having passed three years
at the University of Gottlngen, where he
wooed and won his wife who was bo-n
Marie Nieuanu. he has been professor
OF mathematics az Harvard for The past
Eve years. and a constant contributor %
mathematical journals. and a collaboration
IN the Encvcl0psie der 1iathemstischeu
Wissenschaften. Prof. Oskar Bolza. an
other mathematician distinguished By
election 10 the National Academy. pro-
fessor OF mathematics al the Chicago
University. IS German by birth q
graduate Of Freiburg. and a post
graduate student az Berlin. Heidelberg
Strassburg. ami Gottinge1. having re-
ceived MS Ph. y. az the latter university.
Such a training naturally fits a man for
eminence in his profession. and that
Prof. BOlza attained long before he was
called 70 his present post His articles
on his specialties are. Of course far be-
yOnd the ordinary mind. 20 which hyperel-
liptic functions, theory OF substitution
groups. and calculus Of variations are
merely high sounding names.
Among others honored by the academy
were TWO members Of the United States
Geological Survey. F. Y. Clarke and
WaIdemar Lingren. who are too well
known in Washington. both personally
and through their work. TO need more
than mention here. TIE name OF another
geoIogist on this roll OF fame was Prof.
John NJ Clarke. State geologist OF New
York. who Is another Ph. D. Of the Uni
versity OF COttingen and was for a time
a member Of the faculty CT Smiths Col
lege. later on he was connected with the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute OF Troy.
but since 1891 he has been a member Of
the scientific staf Of the Empire State.
Thomas H Morgan. Of the faculty Of Co
lumbia, was another OF the new mem
bers elected Prof Morgan is a native Of
Kentucky, and his alma mater IS its
State college. Like Prof. Clarke. Prof.
Morgan held a chair in a woman's college
before his appointment TO his present
post, and was much regretted al Bryn
MawT when ne resigned from It's faculty
10 90 70 New York Botany was repre-
sented al this election BY the selection OF
Prof. John Merle Coulter. who Is at the
head Of the department Of botany in the
University OF Chicago. Prof. Coulter was
born IN Ningpo. China, OF American
parents resident there, and received his
scientific training at the University Of
Indiana and subsequently with the Ge-
illogical Survey. He is the author OF q
number Of weIl-knOWn books on his sub
jsct, among them being two invaluable
manuals OF the Rocky Mountains and
fexaa botany. Johns Hopkins is well rep
resented in the new membership. another
one Of her sons. Prof. Henry Crew. Of
the Northwestern University, being
among the new members Prof. Henry
l. Wheeler. OF the Sheffield Scientific
School, completes the list