The Washington times., 1916-04-17
SCIENTISTS HONOR
P|NCHOT AND ABBE
Former Forester and Weather
Bureau Organizer Awarded
Medals by National Academy

Awards of medals to clifford PInchot,
former chief OF the United States for
eptry service. and Cleveland Abbe, or
ganizer Of the United States weather
service "for eminence in the application
Of science tC the public welfare" fea-
tured the opening session OF the annual
meeting Of the National Academy OF
Sciences st the New National Museum
today.
Scores Of the leading authorities OF
the country on scientific subjects, men
who have devoted their lives and
achieved fame In specific scientific
study. were assembled " the large audi
@ .orium when IS oS;, DS; william Liam H. welch.
Hopkins University. and one Of the
worlds eminent pathologists, introduced
DR.. 8. J. MeltEer. of the Rockefeller
Institute, OF New York, who read the
FIRST paper.
Announced BY DIR. Welch.
The announcement OF the award OF
the medals to Pinchot and Abbe was
made by DR.. welch. president OF the
Academy during the reading OF his an
nual report.
The actual presentation OF the medals
will take place later In the meeting.
which will continue throughout today.
on the afternoon OF the latter day at I
o'clock.
Pr. Simon Tlexner. head OF the Roeke-
feller Institute. who was scheduled to
road a paper on Finer Mechanisms OF
Protection from Infection" was not
present when his name was called. and
is expecte,. to read his pnrer Mt this
afternoons session.
DR.. I. &. Kleiner and DIR. JACQUES Loeb,
all OF the Rockefeller Institute. were
entitled. respectively "Permea bilitY OF
Endothclia." The Influence OF Morphine
Injected Dextrosc'' and Tho Sex of a
Parthenogenetic Frog
Only Males Produced.
Or. Loeb told Of his discovery in his
experiments with frogs that while living
things can be chemically created by
artificial fertilization in the case OF this
class of animals. only males can be
produced.
"Parthenogenetic" Is the term used to
describe artihcially created frogs. DR..
Loeb said that he had MANAGED TO keep
a number OF such frogs alive for
wear. He said that his experiments led
animals IL limited to the males,
The award OF the medal to Mr., Pin
chot. according TO the report OF Presi-
dent Welch, was for distinguished pub
movement for the systematic conserva-
tion Of the natural resources OF the
United States"
In recommending the award OF the
medal the committee says:
only a few years ago the tendency
In the United States to squander It's
natural resources was lamentable. Mr..
Pinchot's efforts brought about the re-
action In favor OF conservation. finding
earnest sympathy and support from Mr.
Roosevelt during his first Presidential
term"
Owes Much To Able.
1T 10 apparent that the weather
service OF the United States owes
large measure OF its efficiency to Mr..
Able" says the committee report of
the Able award" Warnings have been
sent out by this service which have
saved great numbers OF lives and vast
sums of money
william NJ Davis. OF Cambridge,
Mass, opened the discussion OF the need
OF a comprehensive exploration of the
Pacific Ocean. Others who took part
in the discussion were ]. Walter Fewkes,
OF the American Bureau OF Ethnology:
William II. Dali, OF the Smithsonian
Institution: II. A. Pilsory. OF the Acad-
emy OF Natural Science of Philadelphia:
John r. Hayford. Northwestern Uni
versity: Charles Schubert, Yale Uni
verstty, Joseph =. Iddings. United States
Geological Survey; L. w. Morley, w.
u Farlow. Harvard University. and D.
H. Campbell. Stanford University.