New-York tribune., 1867-08-24
THE AMERICAN Association FOR THH
ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
SIXTEENTH MEETING.


From our Special Correspondent
BURLINGTON, VT, Aug %, 1867.
The Convention has now got well settled
down work and the papers and discussions have
been properly assigned and arranged. New members
TO arrive and several distinguished scholars
absent expected The division Of the Asso
citation each afternoon into two sections greatly ae
tates business.
Prof Halls paper to-day the mastod0n remains is
the same recently read by him the National Academy
OF SCIENCE, aud Is no doubt familiar 20 your readers
Tic President called the meeting 10 order at l0s O'Clock
this morning, and the minutes of yesterday session were
H. acccriince with the recommendation Of the stand
mg Committee the following resolutions were passed;
Flecting VIM T. Parsons, - Delano' ana Cie'eiaho
Abbey members OF the Association -
Fiyng the admission fee, AFTER this year ATS, in addi-
Accepting the invitation Of the Champlan Transports
ton Company 10 an excursion on Lake ch"mplain Oh
Sthc first regular business F. b. Elliot Of Boston read
an article the Variations IN the Relative value on
Gold and silver dining !, fod of Years The 'a,is'
tons have been between Tue ra,ios oi 10 ana 10 10 an:
Elliot and several other mcmbers advocated the mcIlq
system OF coinage, the unit 70 weigh gtamme; ,,,.
The second paper the geological relations Of tha
MaatOdon and Fossil Elephant q North AmgIlta-rTT%s
Professor dlSruStcd the old theory, VIZ that thesr aug
luas had become mirel In the swamps where try as
10 the satisfaction of the Association, that they existed
anterior 10 the glacial period ahd had Oecoine n"e"'o
ii the earth by the action Of the ice ,,,.
Al noon the Association adjourned, and proceeded IA
organize itself into sections. section VIII nave eogn
ad Mat6ematcs lis meetings are held in the Court.
House section will meet in the City Hal. and Will de-
vote its attention 10 Natural History and Geoiogy Prof
O. y Reed of New.York presides over section A, and
Prof W. Dawson over section B AcOmnnttee OI ihree
is also appointed each section 70 arrange the order of
The sections met IN their respective halls at ~ o'clock
Section listened to papers folows Considerations
drawn from the study OF the OF north
by H. Scudder Curator Of the Boston Society of Naiu-
iraccs OF anciest glaciers In the White Mountains Of
fTlr, fp.XY
structures OF some portions VI that group Dy Seoigs
yosc Of Paris Maine He eoaendSs S ,6rm ,rs shsue fro"
tie fragments The Western slope OF an immense anu
ca nave. OF which ie crest would nave Oeen over 'he
IiS Prof Marsh Of Yale College read paper on sho
origin OF the so-caled Iigniiites or Epsomites. ,
The other papers on the geographical distribution
of the sediments and the fossils in the Hamilton Portage,
Notes ON the distribution OF lranea, megasona and
cognate-ccncra l.. T. Chittenden, ~ y.
On the cutaceOus and tertiary horas OF North America
j. s. Newbcrry, New-York.
These papers all valuable, though possessing moss
interest for scientific
The Convention aGjourned at O'Clock
In Section A, which I visited short time, several
papers read among others particularly interest
ing one "On the PeGiodicy OF the Aurora" by PROF.
Lowering; and giving statistics, &C., ON the occnpa
ton Of the people, useful paper-by Prof t. B' binos
OF Boston.
The section adjourned at o'clock
10y Tslgrphl
RrRIINGroy. Vt. Aug. 23.-Yesterday after
noon the Scientific Association, Section A. Mathematics
and Plvses met In the Court House, Prof Rood of Co
umbia College. presiding Prof Neweomb OF washington,
Secretary. Prof G. A. Hough Of Dudley Observatory
delivered discourse Neeorology ana the results de-
frcr, the new method of registration. Remarks
~ nbi,ct were made by number of professors q. W.
Snn ~ Lafayette College Easton Penn, discussed the
,b b,,,c ~ fIe Laws ~ Winds" lie followed by
prof Ioverng who discussed the Periodicity Of the
Aurora" MIR. Elliot read paper the occupations OF
classified Prof Rogers Of Alfred, NewlorE,
read paper the determination Of latitude from OBJ
scIyatlons Prma vertical" Prof Tillman OF newYork
bols illustrative Of the characteristics Of chemical ee-
nents" A.,
City Hall at the hour Prof Dawson OF Montreal,
Chairman l.. II. Scudder Of Boston read paper on tho
study OF the Othopera of North America" George L.
Vose Of Maine read paper on the Traces OF Ancient
Glaciers in the White Mountains; Prof Marsh OF Yale
College read a paper on the "Orgin OF EigTibtes or
Epoonitis 1" the Hon L. Chtenden OF New York read
notes on tho Distribution of Lamn9a Magesoma andl
Cogpate Genera" The meeting then adjourned. The
attendance has been large, and the exercises ntessnxl