Excerpt from The University of North Carolina Record, Vol. 323: Research in Progress; October, 1936-October, 1937 The present issue of research IN progress is the seven teenth volume of this publication. It contains, in the longest part, the record and summary analysis of the investigations accomplished and published and of those in process of com pletion by graduate students and faculty of the University of North Carolina during the year ending October 1, 1937. In the first part, a report of grants from the Smith Research Fund is made. This fund, made'avallable in 1924, is the in come from the bequest of Robert K. Smith, and is administered by the Administrative Board of the Graduate School in aid of research. In Part III, reports of research organizations and publications are offered. The last part consists of a list of faculty publications Without digests. This list contains articles of a popular nature and text-books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.