New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-23

Distribution Of the Aborgines Of Alaska and Adjacent
t, & By Mr w H. Dali The attendance at this
seo'iOh Was smaller than al the others.
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening the members in general session at
the tabernacle Church. for the purpose hearing the
customary address from the presiding officer at the pre-
Youe meeting The gentleman TO whom fell the duty OF
speaking this year is Prof b. A. Gould Of Cambridge
The subject Of his essay was THE Position OF Scientific
Investigation in the Community" lie skeehed the his
tory of the establishment Of institutions of learning in
the example Of Harvard like an electric spark fan
s uion toGtlaS OF sympathetic nature exciting i'm
tnde OF he class OF scientific men in any community was
clearly dependent to very great extent upon the intel
ectual condition Of that community Probably no civil
Tea society ever existed which totally devoid Of
scientific element American lovers OF science are roo
much inclined to take OF the difficulties against which
they nave struggled and struggling rather than the
a evel attained Recalling the facts the early history
Of the country TO show the length Of time during which
the mental and intellectual tendencies OF the people have
been FORMING the speaker confessed that the scientific
progress OF America has been much inferior that OF
European nations It should be longer. If the in.
Vesugaon OF scientific principles and the discovery OF
scientific laws necessary desirable for race it
becomes the duty OF every civilized community to encOur
age ana protect the vocation Of the scientist In our
unitarian country few claims are recognized except nch
afford drectpersonal benefit, which be estimated
not half dozen positions the duties of which NAV be
slsehafSed ana subsistence earned by prosecuting
the scientific investigator while living and when It does
Is seldom because of his high achievements There is
Idke Ciass VIA "hoh ElOhg ahupathes exist against
scientific pursuits and those who follow them B,u an
CletttoH Is SHtUt compared tch that which
from theological Bigots, casusts and fanatics
have each IN turn assaed the teachings OF science Now
thS greatly changed and today Il is heOl0Oy tUhtch
stands on NE dJenSire The extent TO which the people
have indirectly suffered from the want Of recognition
aud support OF scientific pursuits would scarcely be
credited at the first statement. The serious dangers
which threaten science here at present were enlarged
upon by the speaker and he asserted that that
loyal follower OF science who bases her claims support
upon immediate practical utility which is the distn-
gushing characteristic OF the American mind. Intel
lectual culture, which aims something higher than
mere utility is what is needed. But still science is ex-
CndEg its influence never before and in the discovery
OF the correlation Of the physical forces and the almost
universal use OF the metric system OF weights and
nres there are grand nmatOns OF the ultimate elevation
to which science is one day To bring mankind.
To-day the Association goes down the harbor on an ex
euSOD and in the evening parakes the hospitality Of
Dr. George b. LOring,