, 1873-08-25
SCIENCE,
Tho American Association for tho
Advancement Of Science.
The Meeting at Portland, llc...-Thc
First Days Proceedings.


List Of Papers to BE Read.
From Our Opn Corytaponslent,
PORTLAND, Mo-, Aug 20, 1878.
Tho tventy-accond annual meoting Of tho
American Association for tho advancement OF
science was inaugurated this morning, There
arc nlany prominent menbors proeent au1oug
whom aro Prof. Hilyard, Hunt, Andrews, Morao,
gcuddor, Packard md numerous others. Tho
meeting l,aa tho prospects Of boing full and
purely Bcionttfio meeting, and thoro will be much
aoteutitio work done.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The meeting was callod to order by tho Pros
idcnt, Prof. Joseph Lowering, ut ii d. m.
DR.. IIiil nshod blesoiug.
Dr.. Hill welcomed the Association In O few ap-
| propriato Words
| President Lowering replied, romarking TINT
| tho Association WAS now Of age and past tho
! dnngoss Of yoush,-it being twenty-ons years
| old.
Tho Society then proceeded to elect n~ addi-
tional mo1nbcra to tho Standing Conn .etoo,-
| tho following boipg tho Bucoesafu} canlidateB :
Prof. Hollgar. Prof. YOUNG Or. Hall, DR.. Hunt,
Dr.. Caswol', Prof. Bnid.
| Tho Secretary road @ Iist of tho prominent
memhers who bad died during tho past year.
! Tho following is list Of the samo: John b.
Perry, H. D. Perkins, ). H. CaikinB, Mark Fish.
or, John Torroy. Prof. Sullivan, T. D. Ruttor,
John Ii. Toator, 1snac Forry, ). G. Morse.
| Tho denoral Assembly thon adjourned to tho
| different Hectiaus
| T1TLga OF pApHns ENTERED.
l. On tho Te1oacopio Study Of the soar plotoapaere,
a a1onogrsrh Of tho Fossil Remains Of tho EnphaB
| An'GrtcansH, Found Noar Mlorook' Ontario. Ah1a'-
! s. The Unro!lnl,Hty Of Lilo statstica "a Usually
Compiled, r. 8. Lambert.
T. Nostionn Of Dentuil,1n, Edward 9. 1Iorsc
o. 4onitalia Of thu l3racl!poda, Edward y. Morse.
O. Artificial shelucspa Of Fsesh-watsr n1esluske,
Z. sotno objections to the Theory Of HAT as q
| Mode Of Motion, Chester 8. psrclval.
g. On tho buldor.forlnatlon Of the Coant Of Hail.
9: Fayos Theory Of sun-spots, charlos A. younn.
10: On New Form Of Dseak- Circuit and the Eec-
trdo Coutrol Of Ohronograrhs. Ohns. A. Young.
II: The Age Of tho oypree ra1odtum Of tho nlisss-
aippi Dolte, Caleb q: FoIahcy.
poe!ts Of Now Scotia, J. ". Dawaon.
u. Embryology OF tho urachiopoda, Edward g..
IA. An Apparntua to Hhow tho Alter'tton OF wavo-
Length by tlo Motion Of ts OrIen, Ed 1ard s. Morao.
is: On tho storma Of Western nllnots, II. L. Com.
| stuck.
Changes in Tvnporn&urv May nu u1s4hlptoa. looy Q.
II. On tho Age and Structure Of tho Cincinnati An
ticlinnl, J. =. Newuerry.
IS. o. cirauB e Depodton n American Sediment
| ary Htzata, J. q. NUwhcrry. =
10. On Some racozoic TfAhes from The Rocks OF
| Ohio, j. 8. Gewborry.
ltsyo, On Laks Superior, Charles Whist.esey.
21 On ts 1latio Of 'rncrcaso in the Human Race,
With Its Btaring on tho Date Of Its Origin, Charles
a. o. tic Doscout Of tho nisors Of Valley Of tho
Rl,ssiss:rp, +; SAss!ss n!;a. wh,tt'ss9y:
| NhittatHoy.
81. Further nornarAa on tho Enbryology s,,d Morph.
Is. Peculiar Formation OF Wind In Local Thunder
| storms, Hiram A. Cutting. :
&c. Oh C0uutcr-h1ovonlenta In tho Old Continental
dlacior Of North America, Charles Whittlerey.
u. On tho Lnngltules Of Greenwich, raris and Hnr-
xara detor'nnea by tho United states Coast Survey
2s Mcridinal Arcs Measured in tho Progress Of The
Coast Surrey, J +. ui1gasd.
80 On Methods Of Determining tho Ratio Of Volume
81. ulnta for tho Pron,ution ct Economic Entonoly
| in tho United Statea, John L. LeConte.
3A On 4erinaph.9dlam 1sa ~ hhns cotinuR (the Mis-
ieclan.
s.. On Movement in the Htign1ic Lobcs Of ca.alpa
39. Note on Nufo Americauus, Tho.nas I'LL.
Us. Note On nr; e;, "m watson's co-orduates In
g. zoncs Of Parallel Ltnea Of Elevation in the Earh
Crust, Angus Ross.
tempt to Ascertain Within What Limits ahin Can E{
Located at SEQ BY Astronomical Observations, Wu l.
Is. Notoo Of soms Experiments tn Etching On Glass
\ 50. On tGs Periodic Error 0, tho Right Ascension
itudou Which Depend on Them, Vim. a. Rogers.
40. Nnttes o. o Asshine for Ealing Mirroacopica
Il. on 10 SUBSTITUTION Of Douthe for Single rhread,
In Transit Instruments, md Of Diagram Threads to-
Mterometezs IN zsnish.Tclcscopca. Win. 4; Rogers.
AZ. Un All Ancient Bnrla-around IN 6Wastou. Vt
% u. 4 NJ Nov ourTo, Thomas unl
Arctecsule q o Northexa a 's md rari.y Vass IL
Now Mozico, Mexico. aud Central America. L. L. Nor
Is. On the sutAnslysis Of aotls aud ClaJe, E. W
u. Anq1ys,a Of n1sst.sipla sois and subsois. E. "
ii. on tho Distribution ct Bo,-1ngrotients in th
Sediments obtainod by dlt-Analyb.s, II. II. Lough
Is. On tho 1nausnco Of Strength Of Acid and Tin
Of Action on kio Hesulhyof choicl 6oA Analysts, Il
40 Description Of an Autnmatio Registering ant
Printing Thermometer, g. y. uough.
g. The Accomplishment Tor ons ssdeeeal syssem Q
iinuiy.
6l Tho AtnosphorIo Hedr4clty Of the Earth, Of n
ton ion Of do sun aud of the oomets, jacob Ennis.
u. 4 Comparison Of the Respective Morita Of Kan
and 1Aplaco LII Forming t!lo Ncbular Thuofy, Jaco
S. On the Masble-poports ot pottstord. VT. J. &
ST. lsenarks On the Existence Of Live Msn,mo.ha
&C. He@sris d piste 1trnc-glns., and The Mupufae
, ture II GlasB In Gcnoral, LawiB Feichtwanger.
Is. Exhibition Of Maz!-Fessia from New Jersey
81. Three Eauatlons Partially Discussed. Thoma
. HlL
ts. O. somo Extinct rypcs ot Horned Pesissodas
| tylea, Edward y. 0opo.
50. On thu Relation Of InterpAl Flulity to to PIX
cosslon of tho Elutnoxas, j. q. barnard.
90. calserts Supposed ieiica u HIM IN the Mtocen