New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-19
Annual Meeting Of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
From our D~n Reporter
Afa.NE A. II ls5I

Prom ourO~ Reporter
ALBANY. A.. ~, 1851.
Tomorrow commences the Annual Meet
lng Of the American Association Tor The Advance
moni of Science first session Of The body IN this
STATE since lt new organzai On, under the present
title f. only prev Gus meeting n New-fork vas
IN your CITY IN the summer OF 1910. when It Ms
known simply a. he Association u Geoiogis's
and Naturalist
Since that penod, The Association la, grown and
enlarged IL title and - bounlaucs 30 mannertuiJ
commensurate " IN tAe mcrea,e OF scientific knowl
edge and the extension of critical and minute inges
ngatons Is numbers we're then comparatively few,
It's resources limited, o. opportunities Ia no wise
equal 20 those Il now enjoys. And Il H. an unhappy
TACT that The reception accorded 10 u on mat occa
son was not nearly so candid AID P0!Hc az " shouii
have been. Perhaps our ucdt sqflas bod mjsn
rously d. appeared, or pass into partial eclipse 70
the presence OF greater ugftsOf pefhaps ihffe "ee
other causes. A. Il Wa, however one 'eeheo !"
have lost all sympathy Wiih -cichlf ho'em'b'9,
and 20 have permitted The supple Oier ~ me rooms
ol Columbia college then vacated, 20 fem4h /"
only show Of hOspltahty IA.
A. Albany avn happy 20 say, Tie e." p ~.
gciher different. The corporations u tbs cay an
Troy have clned IA arrangements for ne pfesene'
and comfort Of the members Of The cOn'eh'"h
ExcuJsiOns have been planned, evening pAiues ~
arranged for ever y during the week, may o.
the hotels ard irst-class boarding houses saw
agreed 10 take member. FOR lCss than tteH usuA '
rates md The { ipltOl mas been placed 81 lhs "a
al OF the Association for the delivery o. 'hs ~ a.
nual Address While the regular sessions ".
held N the Albany Academy and perhaps ;" t,sb
other 0. the public Institutions Of the cry "'''
nave al becn thrown open for the occasion r..,l
The travelling facilities arranged ~ lae -
Coz mii,ee IRE gery complete, and ~! AZ. ,.tss
larger nufnJer from Tie Eastern and western 80
than have yet attended any o. these SoI' pnNn.
/ Tie Committee consis.s Of Hon. g. v l. I, ia
/ Prof Geo r. Perkins Hon Franklin Io",v 81
/ Prof Jas Hall, DR.. 4. ROmeyn Beck, hos, sozen
cot. Eco Ezrl r. Prentice, Esd ana sonls W" he
| other Of The principal men Of Albany. Ihel a. ,bs
the habit Of taking hold Of things IN eainet 90 Al
Can:fol Of the Empire state need not DE- -,
| her part IN entertaining the leading ocisHsA' ~
atl,,n VI our county II
.m,.ne the arrivals are Prof Loti, ASA'''s'
-, ,e. the President of the ensuing year fi'i
Pc, ~ W ashington. Permanent Secretary u w
.--.,..o~ / rofessors PIERCE and GCYOr u ct.
49, Dr w -, BURNETT, Of Boston Dr hN y'
9.-s If pblsdeinh. a Dr. J. kiRrLAND, Of te,.
Nd Wm. c Resihe.d, ESQ q Ne" ORR. s,so
nnr,ber Of persons not MEMBERS OF the As'oe $780, III
eho are attracted BY tn. g-Cas' . s .iaot
whom viii probably remain nui,hg uf -. ooats
TIE cry - full oil visitors, a.lo we a.,-rals
continue 10 brng hundreds OF he ~ s'mmer
They say that here, as IN New oiN' ,rhc .-aaach
travel has been uncOmmOnly larg. - &C. M
and elegant New World Yesterday Dro ngh. up 49,,
slr hundred persons from New ofk g. - a,oI-s,-
cia:e points, and among them se' es,- " 'A
or. Who attend tla, Con eniion- mote 'H''
Yours.