New-York tribune., 1874-08-15
SCIENCE AT HARtFOhD'

TIE GREATEST OF ALL THE MEEliN"o
,.,,anr,xT CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE CoNsiiiO
r,ox or THE AssoCIATioN-PArERs READ NND
r ,xe,,1Sc IsCIrsSIoNs-RAINFAlLA AND 0o'-'i
spors-r11r IoBsTER--CREMATloN ANoN" i'
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS ,-xr !
,o,, rms SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE
U,RTFoRp. Aug. 14.-lt Is ha'uin " 80
=. ,n,s meeting of the Association WITH i"'. 80,
letting at Portland That was suPpo'' ,hat
.ohnd bic,-water mark. The contrast pe'"'0n -,
.nd the Dubuque meeting was markeu-in az, az =. ,ho
,er WAS so far inferior that II served Us '' - ~
oa+ sucoess both in attendance ana impor'""UV v
So :. pa,,aDa Rnt the Hartford meeting VIII so
Pf, 90 . stiu further step In advance. no'''0
, dd,,ons to the number of the older anu nv nv
,nerential members, and especially OF '"o'o .oor,
hoou somewhat rcmiss in their auehu""'0 D.,
,ears Prof Barnard Of Columoia 0o"'eT go,
uarsh of Vale are among to-days "iiN"' go
chemists are here. but as has peoh '"0u -, ,lo 20
who Gathered at Northumberland VIII ho' W
onare napers in time for this meeting
- diaicnIty that has long obstructed the prog
- the Association. is at length obviated; whelher
90 removed It is yet impossible to determine bu'
o,,er discussing year after year an amehueu co"S''
zion II seemed as if the differences OF opinion au'oe
members rather increased than diminished Inc ques
ton was not matter OF form, 1t reached the very ou
oatioDs OF the organization. 1t was simply lns-lo
duoed 10 it's simplest form, 1t was question "hether
rho Association should have form OF government III
which the men strictly devoted to science mahascu i'
or whether IL should be a pure democracy IN "nch d"
connected with the Association should nave equa Noioe
The disadvantages Of the latter system were illustrator
at Duhudue where the character OF tho ineetuS was
deteoratcd by the share taken In Its management oS
peone who had no real desire TO promote SCIENCE ou'
were only seeking their own notoriety. But on the
other hand there was danger that the popular ee
mcnt which forms marked feature OF the Assocla
tion might take ofense at distinction between diner
ont classes of members shall not weary readers with
the various forms IN which tins question has been pre-
seped nor the numerous discussions which 1t has orig
naed At last 1t Is in falr to be compromised 10y
fine device Of creating Fellows" distinguished from
other members uudOr a system Of selection which
seemed 10 satisfy all concerned Unt the final adoption
Of the new constitution. however II cannot be said tha
all the difficulty Is settled
The chemists are evidently TO form most essential
portion Of the Association. Everything that can be
done will be TO give them position suitable to then
importance The chemists don't like to talk chemistry
10 an audience principally composedof mathematcians
The physicists OccIpy middle grodDd and are inter
ested in both scieuce The mathematcians don't care
10 discourse before chemists who don't understand
them. Bat lust how a division which will smt every
body concerned can be made Is not yet evident But
where there is so much good will some way Will be
found ont of the embarrassment.
The address Of Prof. Joseph Lowering the retiring
President Of the Association, given below, was delivered
this evening m the ate House to large audience.
Below We give some of the papers read yesterday
aid tins morlin6.