New-York tribune., 1874-08-13
SCIENCE AT IL ARTFORD.
MEETING or THE ANGLICAN ASSOCIATION.

OPENING ADDRE' s OF PRESIDENT LIE CONTE--RE- |
'CEPTtoN By The CITIzENs-ADDREss OF WEI
COME BY tn HON. HENRY c. R0BINsoS-REPLf |
ny PREsU,EN LIE CoNTE.
FkoM TIE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TnE TRIBuNh'J
HARTF ORD Aug. 12.-The twenty'third meet
INK Of Nc American Association for the Advancement
sance bids fair to most successful evoS
hc'5. Aside from the regular grewth in prosperity
vbich is exhibited every year, there is the unusual
~ oeseiOn OF the chemists who have resolved
70 make their science strongly representee' ana
there is the excitement and interest
which an isportant change IN the Constitution
of the Association tOreshadows. The chemists how
ever DO not seem TO be strongly represented as
had hopci after their promises at Northumberland
bu, there was scarcely time the bre period since
that ting OF them to prepare any papers for
Hartford. There some Wembers IN attendance VINO
lave not been seen at the meetings for
many years, and the highest order OF sci
eBtifc inquiry is well represented. Among those
present are Profs Asa Gray, the botanst; b. A. Gould
the astronomer; 5 I. Bard the Fish Commissioner D.
E L. W., and 7. e. Hlgard, brothers eminent IN re-
search Simon Newcomb Of the L. s Naval Observatory;
G. W III OF The Ndulicdi Almanac; Cleveland AOOe OF
the Signal Service Bureau G. W. HOugh Of Albany; h.
F. Morse +. W. Putnam, Caleb Cook, H. Wheatland' ana
Mr. Pafroy Of Salem; ]. L. lie Conte, Thos Meehan oi
Phils delphia c. " Riley, State Entomoioglst OF MIS-
sour; A. r Grote Of Buffalo Theodore GIL OF the Con-
gressOnal Library c. a. White Of Bowdoin college;
T. sterry Hunt OF Boston, T. Il. Elliott OF washington
+ T. Cox Of Indiana c. s. Lyman OF Yale Wm' Ferrei
Of Washington, Joseph Lowering OF Harvard University
g. W. Barker Of Philadelphia. formerly OF 1ae; W. d.
md r. L. Rogers, S. D. nman, 7. IL. Van der "eyde'
and large number whose faces are scarcely less
familiar al these gatherings
The meeting was quickly organized this morning after
assembly at the State House. The room is not very
large and 1t is pretty closely filed, but it is greatly
preferable TO the High School Hall, where the PM
logical Convention The attendance of town people
was not very large and there is little Of that local
enthusiasm which lis characteristic of sessions IN
smaller or less sedate communities The weather is not
oppressively hot cool breeze comes through doors
and windows and stray bird entering with ghts On
the projections OF the cornce and chirps welcome.
The meeting was organized as follows: President, Dr.
J. L. LeConte Of Philadelphia, Penn; VceP President,
Prof C. s Lyman Of New Haven, Conn; Permanent
Secretary, Mr. T. W. Putnam OF Salem. Mass; General
Secretary Dr. c. A Hamin of Bangor, Me-; Treasurer,
Mr. William :. Naux OF Philadelphia Penn.
The Standing Committee consisted OF eX-President.
Prot Joseph Lowering Of Cambridge, Mass; ex-Nice-
President MI A. II. Worthen Of Springfield H. ex-
General Secretary. Prof A c. White of Brunswick, Me-,
and the President. VcePresiient, Permanent Seere-
tary General Secretary and Treasurer Of the Hartford
meeting.
President lie Conte opened the meeting with brief
address Of which the following the leading points
ADDRESS OF TIE PRESIDENT.
has passed since met 10 interchange lueas.
-Four events during the year noteworthy heaven
Iy visitor has come from distant regions Of space
and afforded opportunity for new class OF observa-
hons by means unknown before. Cogcias Comet has
passed into the history Of science. We may
hope for the happest results from ITS spec
has proved that though the largest of comets
should strike the earth no possible harm could
We may learn that planet has been fact benefited
Dv occasional collisions and abSoTptlOns. Tuus comets
the race The second event to which attention he
called is the establishment Of the Anderson school
tory. The facts connected with the or
ganizaton OF this school and Us munhcent endowment
by Mr.. Anderson, were briefly rehearsed The thlrd
event OF the year IS local but important BY gener-
ous rlyary other cities wil be moved to initiate the
&c Oi fMladelphd III the estaohshneh Ga |IologlcdI
Garden Tie sympathy with which this PROJECT was
OI science lH3 last event III th' retrospect j. one
which promises much for the alienation Of hu-
the United states of civil hospitals bmlt on
the plan which Is known in every other civilized nation
Of Construction has come back 10 us tried aud approved
by the highest foreign authorizes, without essential l
prOvemeut II affords TO men OF means The opportunity
TO eudOw liberlly and }hinuthropcay. hospitals pu
sound sanitary principals rather than architectural
wei raised from the ground will take the place of heavy
eOihCes OF brick aud stone with their walls poisoned
The matters of interest that we're to up before
the Association were then briefly summarized, chief
among which was the adoption Oi IA new constitution.
The representatives of TIE press were welcomed TO the
sessions, as commanding the highest contllyances OF
science GIlu,mg and multiplying information. They
represent TO us our absent members wac will eagerly
read the reports IN the newspapers and IN some
these will be all they may know OF tue meeting
for many year Our regret at the absence
OF so many distinguished astronomers who have de-
parted TTausit OF Venus. Is aevated by
the pleasure feel IN welcoming TO our meeting our
eX President Dr. b. 4. Gould. 10 after his
great work has been fairly establIshed-an active
Astronomical observatory IN the sou heru hemisphere
We ali rejoice that the enlightened policy of sister
republic The Argentine Considerations appreciatug the
Importance Of such an lnsututon has gwen Its liberal
Vla e4d he of a w IN
who were duly voted in. TIE neurological roll for the
year read 1t records the deaths OF Louis Agasz
NJ Barrett Asa Whitney. and MinShal Painter. The
Standing Committee was ordered to have suitable
moirs prepared Of Prof. AGas,iz and Col Foster.
The Standing Committee offered a report recommend
ding that the proposed act OF Incorporation Of the As
sociatIon by state of Massachusetts, by ratified by
acceptauce thereof This amended by resolution
thai the Standing Committee be instructed 10 fake the
reoulste measures carry the Incorporation inlo eff
feet direct acceptance OF the act OF Incorporation
WAS at last resolved upon.
The Constitution was voted upon artce by article
A preamble proposed by Prof. Nhtidtu was accepted
a. "A preface 10 the revised Constitution There was
much wTangling over the gfammiilct construction OF
the sentence, and II was a. one !e Iosgu 70 suDtl,
the grammar to committee. fIOI 49, ray sugseS!cu
That the improved position which would be given 10 the
secretaries sections by having them elected year III
advance, meht perhaps hIlhS oAl suon a1ue'sss IOnl
those secretaries as torm 50 aainlraOle feature
If The day has been spent in discussion
of the Constitution. II passed piece by piece
under continual fire OF criticism aud amendment,
some merely verbal, OF slgnitcduce until nearly
the end was reached. when Prot Rogers threw bomb
into the moving reconsideration OF the
article which was 10 make distinction between the
scientific WORKERS aud the rest OF the AssOcd-
ZION hy deuOmuatiug the latter Fellows. The
choice Of fellowship was 70 be m the hands
nj the Standing Committee Tie question
was argued pro aud with great enaclty OF opinion
on either side For the present, the prospect as that
the constitution Will be very little changed al the
present session, ana the stanhug committee Will he
haunted a. hitherto by the problems that have proved
vel nicn insoiuble under the Old system. The follow
ing mem added T. the standing committee by
vote PrOfs W Il. Rogers i. W Hilyard q. W. Barker,
H. A. Gould. Asa Gray, and l.. ;. Morse.
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