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SUFFICIENT attention has not been attracted to the fact that one of the recommendations of the Committee on Scientific Instruction has borne early fruit. Mr. Phillips Jodrell, desirous to promote research in physiology, has attached to the professorship of that science in University College, London, an endowment of 7,500l. to enable the professor to devote to biological investigation whatever time is not needed for the discharge of his duties as lecturer. This endowment is accompanied by the further sum of 500l., to be expended in the purchase of the necessary apparams. It is difficult to speak in terms sufficiently high of Mr. Phillips Jodrell's intelligent munificence, which, we have no doubt, will bear good fruit. It is gratifying that the recommendations of the Commission have so far had such an excellent result, and we only hope that Mr. Jodrell's handsome example will be largely followed by others who have enough and to spare.