New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-27
THE PROCEEDINGS.


THE PROCEEDINGS.
rosrox. kng 26-1hs, the second day of the
.-artv-,,inth meeting of the American Association
- snent in Cambridge. The members assembled
:. sauders's Theatre, Harvard College' at ii
",olocL The Hon. Louis II. Morgan, of Rochester
nrosided and introduced to large audience fro-
- Alfred NJ Thayer. who delivered the eulogy
aS,he la,e Professor Joseph Henry, formerly Pres-
dent Of the association
Professor Thayer confined himself to an examina-
an of the work and claims of Professor Henry as
odiscoyerer in science. lie spoke of his achieve
mons IN the field of electrical knowledge his dis
r;ss of the pcrmeabiity of lead 10 mercury,
ora Of the fudty of oils. He referred
lso 10 his experiments which were largely
beneficial 10 the fog signal service. and to his ds-
covery that lard oil when subjected to heat OF
oeod.rrees Fahrenheit has superior fndty and
Illuminating power TO sperm ola discovery Dy
,h,cb the Government is saved $1,000 year.
pr.f...or Thaver said that Mr.. Henry a man of
1,ensiye reading who often caused surprise by the
a1tsnt and accuracy of his information, and IN
, Of abilitv ifnot Of achievements he should rank
ahttle below Fdraday.
Tn, general session of the association, which met
only, IN hear Professor Thayer. adjourned at the
conclusion of his address and Professor Alexander
.gas.z read paper before the natural history Sec
ron on The paleon tolOglcal and embryo0gi2ai
6evelopment" Sudjoined is q synopsis of this adj
dress:
,e address directed attention in the first place 10 the
similarly found exist between the early Stages oi 'le
growth - Young fishes and tue fossil represent OF
pertain met members OF le group anu 40 'n
lsry ra- also been observed ID nearly every Gloss Oh
The auiua' kingdom, the eucamst"nce na- oe o.
cone most convenient axiom III tle =. 'l a, va
paiconr lcti and emory eo-ica deVeopnehl Su "a"
arfcie OF fli-n the new biology. Professor AGasS.z
admitted thai 10 would carry ne IN" 70 ID.
even IN q general way, the Agreements KNOWN 70 t4.s
in certain groups IN unison win ths theory ahu Mu
IN mairta for Illustrative this parailellsn was Fa
he WitA ~nes moiu1 crustacea eorals aui crlholI,
Dn1r OF living species less than 800, and accord
iueto Ziic the uumber Of FOSSIL species was more dD
2Tfb 1 ample material Professor Agassiz proceeded
,c. .,e acknowledged history OF zaurchns COM
70 '-"S0 Wj M the ume OF Iiias tie pres
eSt J,y. l. dong this he gave ,, series
gecs1aeI 10 have proved that some sronps among among
he maalc animals OF tAe pr sh. u@' ~L -" ~ Va e,,,
-r--,,fry, % Professor AEa-sz gave butt nope
r,ns.t ot fiuile results ~ the branch oI su,J
-, .,pl. be theme OF discourse. To obs "a q
sa.a.-e. nl ID problem OF derivation " was u1t o4 ne
g'' a I'D o.. the groups Of the animal kingdom. We
mi onr I've, engaged IN hopeless talk what must be
our prospect wueu We iuvest--ie caae' ana sloU4'
when ta . s,id. In -Tci a case shall we saw,
;oag,a5 mas OF t0.pGridi Proglcatan'uS al9 Nalaniy
clase 4 D. 4-taiu We can never l0ie 10 se'ztf
After aa. address Martin Brimmer, of Cambridge
in beLa'l Of President Eliot and the Fellows oi
uarva.t College. welcomed the members OF the as
socia.ion and invited them % dine II the Memorial
Hall ss rI,e guests Of the College. More than SOC
persons sat down to tins dinner, at which Mr.. Brm-
mer presided. There was 40 speech-making After
dinner the members of the ASSOCIATION separated
N VISIT the Museum of Comparative Zoology
IN peabodv Museum Of Archaeology and En- oogY
thephvsical laboratory the mineraloglcal cabinet
the chemical laboratories. the library ana othei
coUcg. buildings. The eutOmOlogists went DF INV
tat.op to the rooms Of the Cambridge chronological
Club. rLe botaulsts visited the botanic garden ana
listened 10 a lecture by Professor Asa tray on lie
characteristics of the Rocky Mountain Nege'a
go, .. the astronomers were received a
80 observatory by Professor Pickering
and those who were interested IN ceramic
wera e.t.rtained by Mrs. I. p. James at her hons
in R-o.+l,-st. There was'a general reception Of III
,,o,,b-s of the association al the Botanic Carrier
a+5o'clock. where tea was served an hour LATER
The observatory was then visited aud reception
vas eriyeu bv Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham be'
At their mousse IN Bratle-st
None OF the papers prepared be READ a tnis meet
inc Of the associatIon were disposed OF to-day Ihel
are2IS o. these papers. covering The WIDEST range @
,uh,.cts Many Of them are technical to the las
degree and Will not excite the popular interest
while others deal with subjects OF practical value
Verv few of them are intended 10 be read ie,or
,be general sessions OF the association but viii %
aehve1.C the sections and snD-sectohs' Il . "a
Oected tla1 they VIII ali b. read
NEW MEMBERS.
Since the opening of the meeting YESTERDAY 1ui
900 pers rs from ali parts OF the United States an
# Canada. have been elected to membership
Among these are DR.. Olver Nendcli Holmes
Frederic g. Lorng Boston; Professor Goodwin
Smith. toronto; Mrs. Liyergore; JUSTIN GsOI
librarian of Harvard College; Professor T. 4. Snei
man. Dartmouth Colleg,; Professor /. NJ. Osborne
Madison University; tie Rev. Dr. Henry c. Potter
New-York: Robert ". Grecnleaf Harvard College
Profess Daniel Draper, New-10rk Professor y
N. Brown. LAFAYETTE College; W. 7. Conklln, New
York Professor John J. Brown. syracuse UnIYers
inv. DE- William F. Claiming, Prov dence fIo
les or Herbert A. Bayne. Royal Military Sollest
Kincs-0l o It.; and julius ". Adams. Brooklyn
TDe .eadiug of papers Will be begun to-ihoiIO"
ana Will continue until the final Appointment O
"wednesday evening next. 4 portion OF eacl ga
ElU be glven up 20 excursions Whch nave aitdu
been arranged and winch VIII give the n-eHlD,i
I the association the opportunity 10 san 9oNh 90
aar9.,r "A. guests Of the city oil Boston and 70 VS.
"a en- Cape Ann Marbiehead Neck, and the Lover
iaclor-s After the adj ouInncnt Tue iehDeis ".
De rendered "A free excursion 10 tne hIVo SlouA
alus and oosehcad Lake.