The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
FAMOUS bOTAN|ST AT THE UNIVERSITY Dr. de Vries of Amsterdam
 With Dr. Smith GREAT EVOLUTIONIST Visit to Alabama Is to Find Speci- mems of Evening Primrose.
 Rumored Rare Plant May Be
 Found in Baldwin
GREAT EvOLUTIONIST

Tuscaloosa, September H.-(Special.)- Tuscaloosa had the distinction today of en- tertaining Dr. Hugo de vries. professor of botany in the University of Amsterdam, and one of the most distinguished scien, lists in the world He will be here until Monday as the guest of Dr. Eugene A. Smith, having come here to confer with Dr. Smith. state geologist. and with Dr. Roland M. Harper, botanist to the geo. logical survey.
 Dr. de Vries is regarded as the great- est evoiutionist since Darwin, and he is the man who first put forward the mutation theory of organic evolution. His hypothesis, based on exhaustive experi- mental evidence, holds that new species of individuals, both animals and plants, have arisen by sudden mutations rather than
 by fiuctuating variations. The purpose of
 pr. de Vries' visit to this state is to find
 speciments of one of the evening prim-
 roses which his investigations have made famous ''This evening prim-
 rose, or one similar to 1t. has been report
 ed from a point in Baldwin county. The
 distinguished botanist will go to south Alabama in the hope of nnding this ex-
 ceedingly rare and interesting plant. County court has adjourned after an un-
 usually busy week. There was uncom-
 mon difficulty in securing the attendance
 of witnesses and jurors, but in spite of
 the trouble large number of cases were tried
 The Boy Scouts started today their Sat
 urday hikes, making long trip In charge of c. F. Tillery of the University Train
 ing school, and Howell Hanson. represent ing the local Y. M. c. A.
 At the meeting of the Woman's Mission ary union of the Tuscaloosa County
 Baptist association. Mrs. Fleetwood Rice of Tuscaloosa was reelected president and
 Mrs. M. B. Donoho secretary. Dr. II. c. Hassell has returned from Washington, where he attended the
 meeting of the National Dental asso- citation. He made the trip from Tus- caloosa in his automobile accom- panied by his wife and MT. Thomas Foster. They made an extensive tour. stopping at the main resorts In North
 Carolina, Virginia and other places. Governor ONeal has appointed
 Judge w. W. Brandon as a delegate
 to the National Drainage congress, to
 be held in Salt Lake City, September
 80 to october 3.
 The University Training school now has. an enrollment of 97. This is the second year. of Pref, s. J. Pulliams school and his success is gratifying to Tuscaloosa.
 The Tuscaloosa public schools begin
 work for the years 1912-13 Monday, September 30, but enrolment will be- gin next week.
 Central college, for young women, will open on Wednesday, September 25. MT. Thomas B. Ward has been joined by his mother Mrs Mary c. Ward Of Greensboro, who will make Tusca- loosa her home. They are occupying a pretty bungalow just erected by MT. Ward in Audubon Place
 Mir. and Mrs. George A. Searcy have
 returned from Greensboro, where they
 were called by the death of Mrs. Searcy's mother, Mrs. W. c. Tunstall. J. Albert Massa, who was married
 to Miss Olivia Perano in St. Louis or September IS, has arrived with his bride and they are occupying their residence on Eleventh street.