National Republican., 1878-04-18
ACADEMY OF sCIENCEs.
Second Days sessiou--New Members Elect
ed-Memoriai Meeting Last Evening Pro-

Second Days sessiou-New Membsrs Elect
ed-Memoriai Meeting Last Evening-Prs-
grsmme for To-Day.
The National Academy was called to order OF
eleven o'clock yesterday morning at the smithson-
ian Institution, the president, DIR. wolcott
Gibbs, in the chair
The following.named members, in addition 10
those present Tuesday, were In attendance: Pro.
fcssor J. Asaph Allen, Of Cambridge. Mass; Pro-
fessor George r. Barker University Of Pennsylva.
Columbia College, New York city DR.. Henry bra.
Per, New York city; General 4. A. Humphreys
Chief Of Engineers U, g. A.. Professor Elias Loomis,
of Yale College, New Haven, Conn.
The scientific or public session did not begin un.
III after two O'clock when the doors OF the meet
soon occupied by the crowd Of ladies and gentle.
men that had patiently waited in the museum for
The first paper read was a Preliminary Report
on the deep sea dredgings Of the United States
Coast Survey Steamer Blake during the past winter
Professor Alexander AgasSih
,. "Abrasions on the Northwest Coast Of
America T by Professor George Davidson, -. -.
wolcot Gibbs.
4"MemOir on the Intersection ofCirclcs and the
Intersection of Spheres, By General Benjamin Al
At hafpast four O'Clock the scientific session was
adjourned, and the Academy resumed Its business
The following new members were elected: Gen.
eral Francis A. Walker. Of Yale College, New
, naNcn, Ionn.; Professor JOln lrowbrldge OF mar
ward College Cambridge, Mass. Professor John Le
Conte. President Of the University Of California,
Oakland. Cal.
The following Is the
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
The Academy viii meet at halfpast ten o'clock
this morning and remain in business session until
twelve O'Clock, when the scientific session will
open and continue until half past fouroclock. The
| following Is q list Of paper TO he read
plan Tor Measuring The Velocity Of Light" by
Professor simon Nemsomb, Washington;
"On the Force of Effective Molecular Action" by
Professor William A. Norton Of New Haven, Conn.
| "RcmHrks on the Value OF the Results Obtained
| for the Solar paralax from the English Telescope
Observations by Professor c. H. r. Peters, Of Gin.
| ton, n. Y.
ION tho Vertebrate Fauna Of the Permian Period
OF the Tinted State" b. Professor f. D. Cope, Had
"Phoiomctric Comparison Of the Componcnts Of
| Close Double Stars" By Professor +. C. Pickering
| OF Cambridge, Mas.
| "On the Discovery of Oxygen in the Sun, by DR.
| Henry Draper, of New York city.
| On the Duplication Of Geographical Names by
DR.. 7. V. Hayden, of Washington.
| characteristics Of Some OF the Lower Spectral
Lines by Professor $. r. Langley, of Allegheny
| Pa.
''on Complex Inorganic Acids" Dr. wolcot
| GHb'
n New Element Of the Cerium Group" Profcs
sor J. Lawrence Smith, OF Louisville. Ny.
| "oa the Primary Photographed Divisions ol
The "lohe aud Their Relations by Dr. Thcodorc
Remarks on the Ple6cCnc lake Basins OF tn,
Western Territories by Dr. y V. Hayden.
MEMORIAL MEETING.
At eight o'clock last evening memorial mcetin.
wa held at All souls Church Unitarian. TN
read Biographical Memoir at Louis AEaSSiZ
second part relating to his life and work il
| America" by Arnold GuyIt Memoir Of Jefrie
mclnuir was read by DR. Elliott Coucc. 'Mc,noi
OF ID. II. Mahan,' by Henry J.. Abbott.