Bioclimatic Law
a law worked out by Dr. A. D. Hopkins by which the occurrence of various periodical events in plant and animal life may be accuin plant and animal life may be accucountry by noting the appearance of such rately events in any one part. The rate of advance of spring events over the United States, for instance, has been found to degrees of longitude eastward, and 400 feet in altitude every four days. By means of this law the Department of rules for the guidance of farmers as to means of this law the Department of the best time to plant winter wheat, etc., BIOGRAPHICAL BIOGRAPHICAL CONTINUATIONS. (See also NECROLOGY.) ANGELL, JAMES ROWLAND, became president of Yale University, 1921. BECK, JAMES MONTGOMERY, appointed Solicitor-General of the United States, May, 1921.
BENTON, GUY POTTER, inaugurated as president of University of the Philippines, Dec. 17, 1921.