New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-21

ITS NEW PRESIDENT.

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CoNCfENING TIE METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS
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W,suryero>. Aprl 1S.-Wbep the Academy
convened in plblic this morning, Professor Rogers the
ucwy-tIcctcl president appeared ami was warmly
greeted by the members Of the Academy lie is TAIL
stately gentleman, Of venerable appearance lbs ao-
dress was fan of fire and energy, and well received
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Academy To-day me "iH"H OH -''''' "'-'''''--''.
C,c,aI with ttc Winds near the Level az the Sea-"
, ~, yss ,Ifls Toyf.. o, on a Mineral Locality i'm
Fairfield County Conn., by Professor D. H. b'H.u'
"On the Great silver Deposits recently Discovered in
Colorado Ctah ana Nevada, oy PROFESSOR D. = 'e"-
ing near the Planet" by Professor II. A. Newton " On
t, p cr,,. M s,,,r = ,r.p,e."bv Professor simon
NeWcomoi 90 On i'9'' ions o' ''e 7I '-' "''u It''
serve the Angles" by Professor c. s. PeirCc and Al
Account f t ;a,faric Arc4 Determined Uv tIe Coast
sr I'm p,,ti,n 10 tine -Ia7,r, ~ the l. rtl' by Pro-
f.s.orJ r JYIg.rd
The Committee on Weights, Measures and Coinage,
throu,b their chairman President T. A. r. Barnard
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presented loI report r'''llu'''u1 'H' '''i'' vi e
Academy 10 secure the adoption o. the metric system
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Mons WHICH were "''P"''
has b.eu very generally adopted for cAcsy" Use 49, the
cNrro-,Iou OF quantity auou. civilized peoples; and
urcyrnce Of mis- system !, becoming daily moro and
more declIed and
UHcyCas These sIdcr0tions suggest the ADVISABLE
ny ot making preparation for me 1p Introduction
of tui. system soOueror later INTO this country aaJi
therefore
Resoirsd That in the opinion of this Academy 10 H
desirable WIN view 10 sGcH PFepaiajt"h .n't p.'-
vision should De MADE ~ Hiatr ietala'loA Tor GIVING
instruction IN the pincpe, or ihr writc system I'D ll
tIr elementary schools OF the couhIyi ahH Tor hdAlg
kuoNlcIE' OF me system requisite Tor h- ,l" IH."
educational hstljnu s OF hshrr graur ao' ,lt ItTs
domestic mail service OF u. t1c unit or postal weight
Identical with tldt already employer IN tine
foreign, requiring the assessment on duties upon
ln'Icuahul-t 4mp'tl'l uI' moi "i'i,'' ~ u ii,0'
In accordance with tariff ADAPTED 10 metric denouIha-
tons oi weigh anu measure ana rNP'-, h+ 20" N'S'.S
or al coins issued from TIC ulht' OF me IHtu NiJa h
grams ami mGtlns, ana no longer ID grams ana Itc-
tons ~ Grains, as al present ,.,. ,-.... -
HeS11ccd !Wpt,F, lull copls Oh .H' pI'iA
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caicu 10 lhc lrr7tehl OF lue ''''t AlS' ~
OF the senate the Speaker OF nc House o.
SENATE" me chairman 81 ihe comm. zee III 'ht u-e '
Weights. Measures ana loht-e' anu tho GofCIAV;S o.
the several states ana territories.
One o, the most important and valuable papers IN
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1T tho present session "ai that ny Professor C. y.
argHGcrd, the parent o tae cotton worm winch las
years devastated o cotton hrds OF our southern
has received bUt moe intel goUt study, 1uu that
THIS hat suTuI,ug considering the great losses
suffered from lts raYuges. careful examination OF
these losses "hlcl 40 mas iitty bcch l1Au- RON u'
most reliable published statements ANA rrCm the ir-
turns or numerous syOuaeuts shows mas ths one
insect alone during when IL is generally prtv2-
ana lhdl the average d'tuhl annual lo77 ilHE IHc
fourteen years since thc war hh5 Orth ao,ul Sl'C"v-
injuries were equally severe b6.ulc the war.
Tie use OT PaTs grecu, recon WcI',d hy PROFESSOR
Riley m 1873 has he ~, partially protected me crop
but tue use o arr meal preparations IL 100 expensive