National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-17
THE ACADEMY or SCIENCE

Second Days Standardization OF Officers.
The National Academy of Science recon-
vened yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, in
All Souls Church. Professor Marsh presided,
with Professor Coffin rs secretary. Professor
William b. Rogers, of Boston, was elected pres
ident of the academy to hll the vacancy oc.
casioned by the death of Professor Joseph
Henry Professor O. G. Marsh, vce.presideut !;
Professor l. II. Coffin, secretary Profestor J..
A. p. Barnard, foreign secretary Professor
Fairman Rogers, treasurer, and ProfessorsS. j..
Baird, Olcott, Gibbs, Agassiz Newcomb aud
Hall aud General Meigs the annual council.
The following new papers were submitted /:
On " The Physical photography Of the Gulf
of Maiuc," by Professor Henry Mitchell Two
New DinZo COlors from Coal Tar" by Professor
c. J. Chandler; a Mineral Locality in Fair
field County, Connecticut" by Professor g. j..
Brush, and The Influence of Jupiter on Bodies
Passing Near Him, by Professor III. A. Newton
The following additional mcmbcrs have ar
rived General Henry L. Abbott, U. $. A.; j.
q. Barnard U. S. A.; s. =. Holdeman. Pcnnsyl.
wanna, aud j. S. Nowbcrry, New York.
The election for new members was postponed
until to-day.
Notice was given that meeting of the Acad-
omy would be held at 1880 o'clock tonight, in
All Souls Church, to listen TO Biographical
memoirs of deceased mcmbcrs.
Justice Bradley will read sketch of the
late Mr.. Strong, Of Rutgers College, New Jcr-
sey, aud Professor Ncwbcrry will address the
meeting upon the life Of the late Jared Kirt-
land of Cleveland.
At TIE public session held at twelve o'clock,
in the leCture-Ioom of the church, tho follow.
| ing papers were read and discussed Eclipse of
Jupiter's Satellites" by f. c. Pickering ;
Description and Exhibition of Il New Form OF
| leiostat," Alfred NJ. Mayer; "The Extinct
Species of the Rhinoccros," L. d. Cope "rhc
Errors OF Pendulum Experiments" and Meth
| obs of Swinging Pcndulums, Proposed by NJ.
Foyc," C. S. Pcirce; THE ITss ofthe Mississippi
aud the EOlian Hypothesis by T.. w. IIilgard,
read by Mr.. Pumpelly; "rhe Extinct Nolca-
noes about Lake Mono, and their Relations to
Our Glacial Drift" Joseph Le Conte, read by
| G.. X. Gilbert Report of Progress of tho III
| tcrnational Bureau of Weights aud Measures,
of Drainage Line" G.. X. Gilbert; "Poarisco'
pic Method" c. J. Chandler.
Professor Rogers, the newly rejected president
OF the Academy, was ono of its original mem
| bors. and has been twice president of the Amer
| lean Association for the Advancement of Sci
| ence. lie is about sixty years of age, and
| is ono of the most esteemed biologists and
| physicists of the age. In early life lie assisted
his brother, Henry d. Rogers in the geological
| survey of Pennsylvania, aud subsequently
made the first geological and geographical sur
vey Of Virginia. At this time he was a pro
fcssOr at the University of Virginia. In later
years he moved to Massachusetts,, and founded
| the Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, OIL
which he is now president He is also the
author of a number of scientific works.
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