NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

This article presents information on various developments in the field of sociology and science in several countries. The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on December 26-30, 1950. Sessions will be devoted to the principal fields of science, including social science. A group of persons interested in the study of American Civilization has formed a committee to investigate the possibility of establishing a national society. Carl Bode of the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, is serving as secretary of the sponsoring committee. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, announces a vacancy in the position of Professor of Sociology. Applicant will be expected to carry on his teaching eventually in Hebrew. Remuneration is in accordance with the salary and pension schedule of the Hebrew University. The journal "Japan Planned Parenthood Quarterly," is published by the Japan Birth-Control Institute, the quarterly is edited by Kageyas Wat Amano and Fumiko Yamaguchi Amano, both of whom received medical as well as other training in the United States.