The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21

OPENING DAY.

ance At an early hour young men anu oiu,
some looking intensely scientific and some re-
markably commonplace, but all filed with an
earnest enthusiasm for the grand work they are
accomplishing, assembled in Rossini, Hall en-
tered their names upon the book of attendance
and then assembled in little groups to discuss a
new variety of fish Just noted or the latest dis
covery in molecular physics. The standing COM
mitt 2e was busy all the morning examining the
names of candidates proposed for admission and
completing the preparatory arrangements for
the opening of the session. The papers prepared
for submission are said to be of unusual inter-
est, science having made very appreciate prog
ress in America during the last year.
AT II a. m. the members of the Association
took seats in Reception Hall, and the 21st an
nual session began.
Rev, DR.. Hill of the First Parish, opened the
session with prayer,
DR.. Hill in behalf of the committee of recep.
tion assured the association of the deep sense Of
honor felt by the committee that the association
had chosen this city as the scene of their meet.
ing. He assured the members of cordial well
come, and spoke of the beauties and great nat
ural advantages of Portland.
President Lowering alluded to the absence OF
the retiring president who is now in Vienna.
In retiring from the Office of permanent secre-
tary he had held for fourteen consecutive years,
he returned his heartfelt thanks for the kind
ness and forbearance with which he had been
treated. To that kindness and forbearance he
was permitted to pass from the permanent Sec
retaryship thro' the honorable and ornamen-
tai portal over which is inscribed president OF
the Association" To-day the Association en-
tiers its 21st year, and comes to its majority.
Let it then put away childish things, and en-
ter the work of manhood. In behalf of the As
ISOLATION he thanked the committee of recep-
ton
The General Secretary. Prof. G. A. White.
reported that twenty papers had been received
from section A and forty three from section B.
Six members, as is the custom, were added
to the standing committee, viz. Prof. j. E.
Hilgard, Washington; Rev. DR.. Thomas Hill,
Portland; Prof. T. S. Hunt, Boston; Prof, S.
7. Baird, Washington; DR.. Alexis Caswell,
Providence; Prof c. A. Young, Hanover, N.
FL.
The Permanent Secretary then read the ne
crology for the past year, which is as follows:
NEUROLOGY.
John B. Perry, died, at Cambridge Mass,
Oct. I'd, 1872 in his 10th year; joined the As
ISOLATION at its 10th meeting.
Henry C. Perkins died at Newburyport,
Mass, February 1873 aged n years; he was an
original member of the Association.
Prof James Henry Coffin, died at Easton,
Penn, Feb. 8, 1873, in his 9th year he joined
the Association at its first meeting
Il IN.c1,1 &C ~, o. HI
LIST. meeting.
Dr. John Tory, died at New York, March
II, 1873, in his nth year; he joined the Associ-
alton at its LIST. meeting.
Miss S. L. Blatchley died at San Diego,
Cal, March 18th, 1873; she joined the Associa-
ton at its 10th meeting.
Prof. VIM. S. Sullivan died at Columbus
Ohio, April Both, 1873 aged 20 years, he joined
the Association at its 9TH meeting.
Judge Thomas Belcher Butler, died at Nor
walk, Conn.,, June 9Th, 1873, in his 9th year;
he Joined the Association at its 10th. meeting
Col John Wells Foster died at Hyde Park,
Chicago, June Goth, 1873, aged So years; he
Joined the Association at its 1st meeting.
Isaac Ferris, of New York; joined at the 9th
meeting.
Dist. meeting.
Dr. G. A. Mack, of Cambridge; Joined at the
18th meeting; died Aug. 1873
Prof John Y. Frazer, of University of Penn
sylvania, died Oct. IA, 1873.
NEW MEMBERS
The following list of new members was then
proposed and accepted:
John Muir, Yo Semitic, CAL Chas. r. Dodge
Washington, d. c.; John Howard Appleton
Providence; Angus Ross Morris, Halifax, n
S.; Charles Paine, Cleveland, Ohio; Edward
land, Me-; Lemuel Hart Hartford, Conn. !;
Samuel E. Green, Blaysville, Penn, G. B.
Good, Middletown, Conn.,. Jonas E. Todd, Ia
bour, Iowa, John J. Bell, Exeter, N. Fl. !;
Thomas s Lyman Iy Perkins, Salem Joseph Wors-
Frank Il. Kimball, Reading Mass; Chas. Fl.
Fernald, Orono, Me-; NJ. G. Fernald, Orono,
Me-; B. 9. Mann, Cambridge, Mass; A r.
Penn. Chas. F., Croker, Lawrence, Mass;
VIM. r Peduck, Lawrence. Mass; Jas. w.
Moore East Penn; Prof. Chas IF. Emerson,
Hanover, n. H.: Prof. B. Greene Wilder Ith-
AGA, n. Y; Frank McClintock, Ed. w. Union,
John P. Seville, Sioux City, Ia; VIM. Nc,
Murtrie, Washington, d. c.; Edward Burgess,
Boston, Mass Prof Henry B. Cornwall,
Princeton, N. j.; Thomas Potts Jones, Cam
bridge; John A. Wilder, Paducah, KY; Josiah
Gaskill, Lockport, n. Y; Dr. John f. Schnei-
der Virginia, Ill. Charles H. Williams, Boston,
Mass j. A. Leutner Albany, n. Y; Rev. j.
NJ Palmer, Portland, Arnold B. Chase, Valley
Falls, r. I.
The matter of amending the constitution,
suggested by the standing committee, was re-
ferred back to it,
The Association sthen adjourned to meet in
sec ions, Section A. meeting in the council
chamber and Section B., in the senate cham
Der.
SECTION A.
Section A. was,organized by the Selection of
e ,nT,f
chairman, and Prof. Hough as Secretary. A sec
ton committee Sas ra' sed consisting of Prof G..
A. Young,E. B. Elliott, and w. w. Wheildon.
A committee to cooperate with the standing
committee in the selection of officers was
raised, consisting of VIM. A. Rogers, j. G.
Barnard, G. w. Hough, III. f. Walling.
The section then adjourned to meet at 2;50
P. NJ.
SECTION B.
The organization was effected by the selec-
ton of DR.. LIE Comte, of Philadelphia as fchair-
secretary. Prof f. I. Hough, Prof. Gill and
Prof. Verrill were chosen sectional committee.
Dr. A. C. Hamlin, S. HI. Scudder, Prof. Town
send and Prof Swallow were chosen to CO.
perate with the standing committee in the
choice of officers. The section then adjourned
to 3 p NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The two sections met according to adjourn:
ment section A being devoted to ~ mathe-
mates and astronomy, (2) physics and chemis-
try, (3) microscopy; and section b to ~
zoology and batany, (2) geology and palaon-
tology, (3)ethnology and archaeology.
SECTION A.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Hill read an abstruse math-
ematical paper entitled "Note on DIR. Watson
Coordinates in plane," calculating the prin-
ciple and applying it to several problems in
curvature. The note, though couched in Dr.
DIR. Hills eminently logical expression, can
not well be explained without the aid of the
blackboard.
Prof. c. o. Young read paper on "New
form of break-ciIcuit and the electric control
of chromographs."
G. W. Hough read paper on 'Methods for
regulating the motion of chronograph."
The subject of Prof Houghs paper was as
follows:
In machines for securing uniform circularmo
toni has been customary to regulate the whole
moving mass. In the method discussed in this
paper but small portion of the moving mass
is acted on by the regulating electro magnet,
requiring much less battery power, The meth
cd has been used on a printing chro nograph
for more than two years with entire success