in American schools when the period of instruction is constant. It may only be said that there is no evidence from these results to suggest superior accomplishment and it may he said that accomplishment of English students on these tests is distinctly lower than that shown by the author's norms for American children of equivalent mental ability. AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS IN FRENCH UNIVERSITIES American Field Service Fellowships for French Universities, k c . , announces t h a t a limited number of fellowships for advanced study in F r a u e will he awarded for t h e year 1928-29. Each will carry a stipend of $1200 and will he tenable for one year, with oossibilitv of renewal for a second year if circumstances are favorable. I n general, the fellowships are offered in various fields of study, including chemistry. At present the fellowships are open only t o men. A candidate: t a citizen of the United States or of one of the United States' possessions. (a) - ~ u sbe (b) Must at the time of making the applicetion be a graduate of a college of recognized standing or of a professional school requiring three years of study for a degree; or if not qualified in either of these ways, must be twenty-four years of age and must have spent five years in work requiring high technical skill. (c) Must be of good moral character and intdlectual ability, and of suitable personal qualities. (d) Must have a practical ability t o use French books, both in general subjects and in his own special field. I n the absence of an absolute rule as t o age, preference will in all cases be given t o candidates between the ages of twenty and thirty years. Applications must be received a t the office of the Executive Secretary not later than January 1, 1928. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from Archie M. Palmer, Assistant Director, Institute of International Education, 2 West 45th Street, New York City. a cancer expert, Biologists to Receive Philadelphia Award. Three biologists-e another one of the leadina . authorities on the effect of ultra-violet rays on the human system, and the third a student of snake poisons-were honored a t the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, November 1. At that time the John Scott Mcdnl, with its accompanying honornrium of 51000, was awarded to Dr. l'eyton Kour, of the Rwkefeller lnsritute in New York; Dr. Alfred F. Hers, of Columbia University, New York, and Dr. Afranio do Amaral, of the Antivenin Institute of America st Glenolden, Pa. The Fund from which the award is made was established over a century ago in 1816 when John Scott, an Edinburgh chemist, bequeathed $4000 t o the City of Philadelphia. This was t o be "laid out in premiums to be distributed among ingenious men and women who make useful inventions." It is now awarded upon the advice of a committee consisting of representatives of the University of Pennsylvania, the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. do Amaral has played an active part in the development of serums which can be used t o prevent deaths from snake bites. Dr. Hess has in recent years been engaged in a study of the way ultra-violet light, in sunlight as well as artificial light, cures rickets, a common disease of childhood. The work of Dr. Rous has chiefly been concerned with the transplantation of cancerous cells in chickens, and has greatly increased the knowledge of cancer.-Science S m k e
