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THE following sectional presidents have been appointed for the centenary meeting of the British Association, to be held in London on Sept. 23–30 next year, under the presidency of General Smuts: Section A (Mathematical and Physical Sciences), Sir J. J. Thompson; Section B (Chemistry), Sir Harold Hartley; Section C (Geology), Prof. J. W. Gregory; Section D (Zoology), Prof. E. B. Poulton; Section E (Geography), Sir Halford Mackinder; Section F (Economic Science and Statistics), Prof. E. Cannan; Section G (Engineering), Sir J. Alfred Ewing; Section H (Anthropology), Prof. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown; Section I (Physiology), Dr. H. H. Dale; Section J (Psychology), Dr. C. S. Myers: Section K (Botany), Prof. T. G. Hill; Section L (Educational Science), Sir Charles Grant Robertson; Section M (Agriculture), Sir John Russell. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the ceremony of installing General Smuts as president of the Association, and a reception of delegates, will be held in the Albert Hall during a private view of the exhibition which is being arranged in connexion with the Faraday centenary celebrations, and will be open, for this occasion, to members of the British Association.