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Page 1: SCIENCE · By the Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Uni-versity of Minnesota. 54 pages, 85"x11". $1.00 Thompson's Introduction to Microorganisms Emphasizing what bacteria

SCIENCENEW SERIES FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1945 SUBSCRIPTION, $6.00VOL. 102, No. 2645 ' SINGLE COPIES, .15

tj~yj~V'~ From the teacher's point of view, a textbookmust measure up to definite standards in

(4}m1gtf authority, organization and manner of pres-()w _ Sentation. The Saunders Books below meet

the most exacting requirements and offer defi-nite advantages to teacher and student alike.

FROBISHER'S Fundamentals of BACTERIOLOGYNew (3rd) Edition-It is difficult to find words that do; this text full justice. Itis really a distinguished teaching instrument which perceptibly lightens the taskof teaching because it arouses the full interest of the student and retains it throughthe descriptions of what bacteria are, how they act and how they affect the every-day civilization in which the student lives. The functional approach is in keep-ing with modern trends and the skillful choice and placing of 398 illustrationsfurther add to the value of the text.By MARTIN FROBISHER, JR., S.B., SA.D., F.A.A.A.S.. F.A.P.H.A., Associate Professor in Bacteriology,The Johns Hopkins University. 824 pages, 51/2" x 7%", with 398 illustrations. $4.00

Laboratory Manualfor General Bacteriology

New-Designed for use with any standard bacteriologytext, this new manual is nicely suited for one-quarteror one-semester courses. Important is the emphasisplaced on morphological and physiological aspects.

By the Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Uni-versity of Minnesota. 54 pages, 85" x 11". $1.00

Thompson's Introductionto Microorganisms

Emphasizing what bacteria do, this text presents itsmaterial in five units. Public health implications are

brought out and items of interest in agricultural andindustrial bacteriology are incorporated.

By LA VERNE RUTH THOMPSON, R.N., M.A., M.S. in Pub-lic Health; Instructor in Microbiology, Division of Nurs-ing Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.445 pages, 5% " x 7%", Illustrated. $2.75

Routh's Inorganic, Organicand Biological ChemistryN'ew-This text is readily adapted to the requirementsof college students taking but one course in chemistry.Greatest emphasis is placed on biochemistry and nutri-tion, with sufficient coverage of inorganic and organicchemistry to enable even those without high schoolchemistry to grasp intelligently the facts given.By JOSEPH I. ROUTH, PH.D., Assistant Professor of Bio-chemistry, State University of Iowa. 274 pages, 51Y4" x74", Illustrated. $2.25

Routh's LaboratcgyManual of ChemistryNew-Prepared primarily for use with the author 'stext (above) yet so planned as to correlate with anystandard chemistry text. Experiments are practicaland offer valuable assistance to teachers and studentsalike.By JOSEPH I. ROUTH, PH.D. 94 pages, 51/4" x 7%4", illus-trated. Wire-O-Binding 75 cents.

W. B. SAUN D ERS COMPA NY, West Washington Square, Philadelphia 5Published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Lancaster, Pa.

Entered as second-class matter July 18, 1923 at the Post Office at Lancaster, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

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