The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-28
From the Albany Argus, Aug. IS
American Association

The closing meeting of this society held on Satnr
day afternoon. After proposing the election OF several
members, which was agreed to, the President announced
the nomination OF Professor James DANA OF New Ha-
ven as the general secretary for the succeeding year
which was unanimously accepted.
Sundry reports also made and agreed to- amongst
others recommending continuous series OF neteoro.
logical observations throughout the United States, and
which the States of Massachusetts and New York have
already adopted and which the government OF Canada
and the authorities OF the HudsoDs Bay Company have
offered to o-operate with. The committee advise that
Congress be specially memoralized 10 establish stations
in the light houses to be erected the western coast OF
the United States and that the respective States do make
the appropriations Tor the erection OF stations
within their respective bounds.
The remainder Of the meeting was occupied with the
consideration of resolutions of thanks 10 the corporation
OF the city of Albany the trustees Of the Capitol the
gents of the University the authorities OF Albany Medi-
cal College. the State Normal School the Albany Acad
other public bodies in Albany the Rensseae institute at
Troy, and Col Baker. at the Waterveit arsenal
The resolutions were offered by Professor PIERCE
Commodore Wilkes. Professors Henry B. Rogers, DR..
Burnett of Boston, Professor Joseph Henry, Professor
w B Rogers, Professor Bache, and Professor Agassiz
and responded TO by Rev. Drs. Potter and Wyckof.
The president announced that the local committee had
authorized him say that the citizens of Albany would
publish the transactions Of the present meeting.
vote Of thanks to the president drew out feeling
The president them after presenting his best wishes
the members for their health and happiness adjourned
the sitting to convene at Cleveland on the third We'd
The week has been of high interest The presence
of numerous body OF gentlemen, many Of them Of
the first rank Of scientific attainment and OF deserved
celebrity, felt to be honor and qualification by
our citizens The entire week devoted, during the
day, by members OF the association, to the objects OF the
convocaon Several hundred papers, the results OF in
vestg and developments in the various departments
of science read, abstracts OF them given. These
elected often interesting debate and calculation. The la.
bos OF the day succeeded in the evening by social
and pleasing e0nvsrsas0ne at the residences of Governor
Hunt, and OF Messrs. G. Y. Lansing, Corning, Z. P.
Prentice, and T. w. Olcott Several of the professors
were accompanied by ladies'.
The address of Professor Bache, retiring president
from the chair of 1851, performance distinguished
for its ability and its clear, beautiful and varied illus
tatons OF the value OF the labors OF the culvators OF
science and OF the effect of organization for It's promo
ton and advancement IL listened 10 with marked
attention by large auditory of ladies and gentlemen
Not the least interesting among The concluding proceed
ings were the feeling remarks OF Prof Henry, rising
to second the vote OF thanks to the Albany Academy
his Alma Matr-where his first efforts in that field of
science in the profound cultivation OF which he has
quired such emnence and distinction put FORTH and
his alluson, with equal decacy and truth, TO the fame
and abos, well known to the world OF one long and
honorably associated with il, DR.. I. Romeyn Beck.
or the valuable influences OF the association, and of
these annual meetings, upon the interests OF science,
bringing them more directly TO the observation OF men,
and Of diusing desire to contribute 10 their advance
ment, aside from their effect upon the minds and efforts
of the cultvators of science, need doubt who
will take the pains to look into the published ransac
tons, or participate in the meetings.