The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-23
A TRIP TO NEW ENGLAND.

Mr.. EDuoR;-A few days since, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science held its
ANIMAL meeting at Boston. The session lasted one
week hundreds of institutions represented,
nearly thousand members present. Profes-
sors S. $. Smith and +. II. Snow, of Kansas, and
Sam1 Aughey, of Nebraska, were elected to mem
bership in the Association. The most prominent
scientific men in America, and many from foreign
lands were in attendance. The object of the Asso-
citation is to meet annually for social intercourse,
and to hear reports Of original research in Chemis-
try, Botany, Zoology, Astronomy, Archaeology of
the Indian tribes, Physics Anthropoogy, and, in
fact, of all scientific departments At the last meet
ing, four hundred such theses were read and dis
cussed. Boston, usual, ready to take the
lead in New England hospitality, and can give hut
an outline of the programme followed, and many
pleasures enjoyed
We met on. Wednesday, welcomed by the
Mayor, Governor, and other speakers, members of
the Association from the city. In the evening,
received at the Art Museum-the pride of the Hub
Thursday accepted invitation from the citizens Of
Cambridge and Trustees of Harvard University, to
visit the city and said institution took dinner in
Memorial Hall, at Harvard then spent several hours
walking through the grounds, visiting her
of buildings stood under the old elm at Cambridge
square, where Washington stood when he took com
mand the American Army, in l775; visited and
took supper in Prof. Gray's Botanical Garden; at
dark, we went to the astronomical observatory of
the college; examined the stars through their tele-
scope and later in the evening, attended reception
given by Prof. Graham Bell and wife lie is well
known the inventor of the Bell telephone: Fri
day, attended strictly to solid work, and in the
evening, listened to an address by Prof. Bell. lie
exhibited and explained his new instrument, the
Photophone, with which persons may converse at
distance of several miles, without the aid Of con-
Meeting wire, is the with the telephone.
With the new instrument, sunlight is to take the
place of the wire, a medium for the transmission
of the sound wave.
On Saturday afternoon, by invitation Of the May
or we took a ride on the ocean; went out about
forty miles, then turned north toward Salem, and
returned to the city along the northern coast. From
that time, with the exception of the Sabbath, the
forenoons devoted to study, and the afternoons
and evenings to pleasure. Invitations were extend
ed by the different railroad companies to visit Salem,
Lowell Marblehead, Wellesley, the Boston pleasure
grounds, and many other interesting places. At the
close Of the session, the Appalachian Mountain Club
invited all Of the members to take free ride to the
top of the White Mountains, one hundred and fifty
miles from the city.
While in the city, we visited the old State House,
Boston Common. (now a beautiful park, the city
gardens the prettiest in the East Trinity Church,
Old South Church, Charleston Heights, and Bunker
Hill Monument. Owing to -hortness of time, was
unable TO join the party to the Mountains but chose
rather to return through New England, and visit,
at Hartford. Conn, Prof VIM. I. Gage and family,
old and valued friends who, like the writer, were
formerly of Kansas" They gave me n warm and
hearty welcome, and was glad to find that here.
in the West account Of their literary attanments.
social culture and genial nature they have not only
scores of friends, but enjoy the confidence and
TEEN of ALL 1t is needless to speak of Hartford its
beauties known its people celebrated; suf-
fee to say, we noticed especially the the homes of
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Chas. Dudley Warner,
Mark Twain, and otheis Of like fame.
Returning. we took the .,eamer down the Con
necticut, and Long Island Sound and then ~
rail home where the telescope, electric batter
les and other physical and chemical apparatus, call
for the time and thoughts of the writer. ID.
YORK, Pa, Sept. 8. 1880.