Vol. LXIX. No. 4 OCTOBER, 1906
THE
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
EDITED BY J. McKEEN CATTELL
CONTENTS
The Earthquake Rift of 1906. President David Starr Jordan . . . 289
The Value of Science. M. H. Poincare 310
Francis Bacon and the Modern University. Professor Edward O.
Sisson .320
Briticisms versus Americanisms. Professor Edwin W. Bo wen . . . 324
Difficult Boys. Dr. J. Madison Taylor 338
Genius. Dr. Robert Morris Ogden 352
The Birth of the Idea of Spirit in Greek Thought. President Mary
Mills Patrick 357
The Scientific Aspects of Luther Burbank's Work. Professor Vernon
L. Kellogg 36
Discussion and Correspondence :
The Effects of Immigration on Homicide. Professor Morris Loeb .... 375
The Progress of Science :
The British Medical Association and the University of Toronto ; The National Pure Food Law ; Scientific Items 380
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