Show PERSONAL MENTION ProtF W Wood assistant professor of physics In tho University of Wisconsin has been called to the ataif of tho Johns Hopkins university Dr Joseph Amos who has directed the work of tile department depart-ment of physics since the tlcath of irof Ilowlind la a close friend of Prof Wood and wants to divide the work with him Prof Wood Is a Harvard man and also took a course at Johns Hopkins Ho has gained wide reputation for his Invention of the threecolor process of making photographs In natural colors I Tho Rev DrT D Barbco for fourteen years tho senior book agent of tho Mothotllat Episcopal church South will not accept a reelection Under his management man-agement Limo publishing house has Increased In-creased Its capital twofold and out of Its net earnings has paid to the super unnuatcd preachers nncj widows and orphans of deceased preachers 1G7COO q Stewart CuHn the curator of the mu soUm of tho University of Pennsylvania baa gono on a trip to Cuba and Porto Rico und on returning will muko air ox tondcd tour of tho fur NortluvcHt In time Interest of tho imiaonm lie will visit all tho Important Indian tribes of tho Northwest British Columbia and Alaska 4 Herbert Putnam tho librarian of tho library of Concrcflg is planning to at I lend tho annual convention of tho American Library association at Wau kcshn Wls In June and as soon as the t convention adjourns he will go abroad Time needs oc tho library of Con rc88 ho says are auch that somebody roprc sontlng It must visit Europe Once a year AVe establish purchasing agencies UUM look after tho ogonclcs already ostub llohed and pl < ik up what we can In tho book way that will bo of interest In this country This Hummer I expect to see at Oxford In tho celebrated Botllelun col lection several old and rare books deal lug with American snbjetta I may pur clmHo them hut it that Is impossible It Is my Intention to secure fucalmlles It Is surprising how much interesting Important Americana can be found In Limo libraries and honkuhops tho Old World It Is tho purpose of tho library of Congress to nick up those volumes us rapidly aa posSible und place them whoro they can bo of service to our own people peo-ple |