, 1877-09-04
The SAYAhS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 3.-Tho American
Science Association met n 10 q. nj. The fol-
lowing new members wero elected: Mrs. Mary
u. Treat, botantst, V!ne1and, N. j.; Mrs. Will
lam N. Enmcsson, Salem, Mass: Or. Emil
Hesset9 Of the Polasts Expedition, Smithsonian ,
Institute; Charles W. Stafford, mechanical
engineer, Rutland, Vt; Col. Charles N, Gibbs,
Secretary Of state Of Tcnncsscc.
Tho following members wers elected Fellows
Of thc Association: Benjamin Smith Lyman,
Yokohama, Japan; Clarence J. Blake,
Hotel Berkeley, Boston, Mass; J. CIR
son Drevoors. Astor Library. New York;
aesn asos9s Hs.svs: E. nssf f;Sshs!s; ;ia; " l.
II. /. Carpenter, United statey, Army, Dau,,
kirk, N. r.; Lucicn Carr, Cambridge, Mass;
r. z. Cham1crllu,. BcloLt College, liclo!t, Wis;
9. chanute; New YORK.; E. =. ch'Ssb1quel, Gh!-
Utisa, n. r.; j. II. Chlykcrlng. Deaf Mute Co,..
lcgc, Washington; D.. i. Etaersou. Amlerste,
Nass.; William Fontaiae, Morgamtown, ":
VI; ,!,M caudosc ID onrla''d, H Nashville: Azoct
intoa; il: "; ficusnaw, Washington, Wis. Mr..
fase!s iawrsuee, 8 Y n. y; O. i. Nsson. % c.: -
a9. ssa9t o9s; 91y5' a;ps's1J Hs.ss Jessfs
Z. s. RltshIe, hos,o,i; Paul s'cl,wetzer. Coiuln.
| hta. No.; Eugene a. Smith, Tuscaluosa, Ala. !;
Y. g. ssubhs, Auburn. Ala.; /. y. Summers,
Nn&u$lIlEs III d+ HCtHEfU$t LllcIlHMtts
The following officers fur thu Icxt years
meeting wera elected: Q. e. Marsh. New
| Haven, Psesilent: Il. II. Thurstou, Iloookcu,
| Firc-pfealdent Suction A; A.. r. CTote, Buffalo,
}os xf;ssasGs ass!s st.y sssts Eossspi spSt is e.
ian1a,' il' Secretary scction i; William :. Ya;uix
rhiladeldhla, Treasurer; Auditing cotnnltttce---
| NeYry WbeatIald aud Samuel X. 6cuuuer.
Tbs nrxt rlseo Ut tacctiug is y. Louts, on the
tn!u1 "Wednesday In stNEu8t, 1873,
;. The following was Fsfsrrel to tho Standing
Coa,tnittcc.
E1,ois<d., That tht. Association. believing that
the expedition fur uolar disc0yery nnrr tic stfcc.
highest tsnesctal To setcnrs. well reflect
eei. .Ss ayH IT, md A u IT, sstons al
Legislature aid ttHntFy ~ lnrgu ~ deserving Ut
eaf,,sst, hearty. su1 IlheFnl snppust.
! 4 resolution to u,rsno' ial!zu Congross to give
seFloAs attcllion, 1t ail curly late, to thu work
nf devastation nDw progressing au the tract
knuwu III tllu Yellowstone National Turk, nll.t
s,,uku arrangements fur the +. :scryataUn anai
tcrrrd to standing cotnnsttec \! scrttnn 3.
Thr xddrrss Ut Prut. ilaMl WIlsnnt Chairman
| nt thu Sulr5ecs1uH Ut AlIthrupoluCy. who wis
| HbseUt Oh &c1nlnt uf aie.At.as. Wua read by tAu
Permanent heerctaFy, sud received With ap.
psal4e. ....
Al exceedingly interesting paper on the ortgIll
Of the Japanese Was read by l'ruf. Slslzu lsaWA i,
Vt Japau. astcr whicls u'e sestton adjourned tu
| AltGsIOOH. ..... ....
+, ". Clark, nf Cincinnati, was c1Gctc,l Chair
man of Cleusc7l sectlon for thu St. Louia
| meeting.
III section Il, Prot. Garrlcs Mallory read arapes
OH "Tl,e Fortl,rr an.i ireaenL Numbers of Our
luIlatls.n ...,.. -
In the tllsellasso,, whicl. followed. the viewa
| tl,ut were ladyullueu by The authors wcrc gen.
orally in,lursed, especially tint u prof. sel,uxs
lsawA, OfJapan, which was warmly commended.
III SECTION A, Prof. j. ", t)sbustic scud u
paper on 4W'aa-vane Relations aud Prot. 7;
Mobilization In ttIe Metric eyttrm In it, Gnlro-
durttou 1nto tl,e United States"
The discussion was l.alHly un the nrcserva
tiu1l ot photography, advocated by the Papcr,
which was generally sustained.
lH the Afternoon tha Association In toty
y1sltcu sielrtse, near this cay, tue residence ul
hlFs. Aaron Y. urosn. whlow u thu fuslncs
Pustn,a&trS.titncrni.
To-day u brilliant audience Was assembled III
Representatives Hall, tIs otcuston l~Ing eur.
cc+sful ntitruseupical exposition under tIle ,Ma
agSlleui of DR.. 4. Il. Ward, Of TroY. VIM ex.
plaiteil thu naR,lttcd nlIuct sciIcxtcl on
avreen, ass'stca BY Prof 7. U. sYmncss.