... indicated that she wanted a more complete college education for its own sake and because she would like to teach mathematics to students more advanced than in the high school. She indicated that she wanted to take a PhD, probably from Wisconsin, and that if she had the fellowship she would not teach again until she received the degree. Whereas the financial question was "not very pressing," she wrote that if she did not get the fellowship she would stay in Sparta.

Professor Dowling's instruction was characterised by an exceptional clarity of exposition which, with his magnetism, geniality of manner, and interest in his students, made him a universally popular and beloved teacher. He was a man of unusual breadth of interests: a talented musician, an eager and well-informed botanist, and a student of the humanities. His knowledge of the language and literature of Italy, where he studied under the geometer Segre, was exceptional; and he was an ardent reader and lover of poetry. These talents explain, in part, the bonds of sympathy that united him with so many colleagues and students. But above all his attraction was due to his personal qualities, his cheerful disposition and his kindly character. His influence in these private associations was no less great than in his admirable public service as a teacher, and he will long be remembered and missed by his friends.

This afternoon at 4:00 o'clock at the residence of the parents, Mr and Mrs Winfield S Pengra, 803 University Avenue, Madison, was celebrated the marriage of Miss Charlotte E Pengra to Arthur R Crathorne.

Its special claims on our notice are set forth in the Preface as: (i) The method of reviewing the algebra of the secondary school; (ii) the selection and omission of material; (iii) the explicit statement of assumptions upon which the proofs are based; (iv) the applications of algebraic methods to physical problems. The book seems to us to be a sensible production, and teachers will find some of the sets of examples very useful.

Word has been received here of the death of Mrs Charlotte Crathorne, wife of Professor Arthur R Crathorne, of 1113 South Fourth Street, who passed away yesterday at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs W S Pengra, at Broadhead, Wisconsin. Mrs Crathorne had been in falling health for some time and was recently taken to the home of her parents after spending months in St Luke's hospital in Chicago. ... Mrs Crathorne was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa sorority and was a patroness of the local chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma and past vice-president of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. She was also a member of the Episcopal church.