Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-18
SCIENCE.
Meeting of the American AssOciRtiOn
for Ghe Advancement of Science,
at Detroit.

DETROIT, August 1.-THE American
association for the advancement OF
science met here in general session at
the operahOuse, at ten O'Clock this
morning. The following gentlemen
were elected members Of the association :
James F. Noyes, Detroit, Michigan
Peter o. Williams, WatertOwn, New
York; E. c. SprsgUe, Buffalo, New
York J 0hn Anderson, Manhattan, Kan
sas; Fersifar Fizer, Philadelphia, Penn
sylVania; M. G. Ballentine, RipOn,
Wisconsin,; James Frazer, Windsor,
Oltario; j. II. kellogg, Baute Creek,
Michigan; Charles Race, New York
City, New York.
The following members of the assOcia-
ton were then elected, as follows: Prof
L. w Bailey, University of frederick
ton, New Brunswick; J. NJ. Batche!der,
No. Is PembertOn square, Boston; Rev.
Charles J. Bethune, Trinity college
school, Port Hope, Ontario; L. E. Bowie,
president Boston society Of natural his
tory; DR.. H J. Bow deck, 113 BOyiestOu
street, Boston; Prof. q. f. Bracket,
Princeton; Prof. George A. Caldwell,
Cornell university, Ithica; Prof. b, A,
ChadbouTne, president Williams college,
Williamson, Massachusetts,; J. E.
Clark, New Haven; Prof. Henry B.
COrnwali, Princeton; James EIlerton,
Salem, Massachusetts; H L. Eddy, Gin
cinnati; Moses Farmer, Salem, Massa-
chusetts; Prof. D. c. Gilman, Balti-
more; Prof. John Hopkins, Baltimore;
Prof. G. A. GaessmsD, State agricultural
college, Amherst, Massachusetts; Henry
Gilman, Detroit; Frederick A. Garth,
Philadelpbia; George Hadley, Buffalo;
Dr.. II. A. Hager, Cambridge; DR.. B. w.
Hawkins, New York; DIR. Philo A. Hay,
Racine, Wisconsin; Alexis A, Julien,
New York; Prof. J. l.. Williams, Pitts
burg; Rev. Samuel lockwood, Free.
hold, New Jersey; Prof. w. 4. Nichols,
Massachusetts institute OF technology,
Boston, Massachusetts; Prof. Jno. NJ.
Ordway, Massachusetts institute of
technology, Boston, Massachusetts; Prof.
Edward OrtOn, president of the Ohio
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
Columbus, Ohio; DR.. Chas. g. Parry,
Davenport, Iowa; 8. F. Peckhsm, Uni
veTsity of Minneapolis, Minnesota; J.
w. Powell, box sos, Washington; Prof.
w. II. Pettee, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Fred Prune, jr., EsstOn, Pennsylvania;
Prof ThOs. r. Pincher, Trinity college,
Hartford, Connecticut; DR.. J. II. Raucb,
Chicago; Rev. Mr.. Raymond, box 4Oi4,
New York city; Prof. Ira Remser, Will
liams college, WilliamstOwn, NJ sSsachu-
sets; Prof r. II. Richards, NJ assachu-
sets institute Of technology, Boston;
Prof. Samuel P. Sadler, university Of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Joseph M.
Toner, NJ. D., 6l5 Louisiana avenue,
Washington; Prof. John M. Vanfeet,
Middlet0wn, Connecticut; Prof Geo. L.
Vose, Bowdoin college, Brunswick,
Maine; Prof. II. A. Ward, Rochester,
New York; Chas. n. Wheatley, / hoe
nixville, Pennsylvania.
The following officers were elected:
President, William B. Rogers, OF B0s-
ton; general secretary, Thomas C. Men
denthall, OF Columbus; vice-president
OF section, Charles A. Young, of Han
over; vice. president Of section 3, E.
S. Morse, of Salem, Mass achusetts; Sc
cretary of section A, A. Wright, OF New
Haven; secretary OF section 3, A. b.
Tutle, Of Columbus; treasurer, Thomas
T. BOnne, of Boston. The permanent
president, Professor Putnam, holds over.
Buffalo was selected as the place Of the
next meeting by vote OF fOrty-two to
tWenty-seven. The general business of
the association has now teen finished,
and nothing remains except the reading
OF papers before the sections.