New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-23
THE CINCINNATI MEETING.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
PAPERS READ YESTERDAY.


ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
PAPERS READ YESTERDAY.
lDY TELEGRAPH THE rRBUNEJ
CINCINNATI Aug. 22.-In the general session
OF the American Association for the Advancement OF
Science about twenty members elected The
lowing is list of the officers elected year. Presi-
dent Dr. j. W. Dawson, OF Montreal Canada permanent
secretary Professor Putnam Of Cambridge to continue
general secretary, William Saunders of London Ont;
assistant general secretary, Prof j. Eastman Of Wash
ngtoni vce-president and chairman Section A, Prof
William Hardness; Section Il. Prof. T. c. Newhau of
Columbus, Ohio; Section c. Prof. H. Campbell, Boston
Section ID, Prof w. d. Trowbrdge; Section L, Prof
i. T. Cox, San Francisco; Section F. Prof W. H. Dow
Section G, Professor A. H. Tuttle of Columbus, Ohio
section IL, Professor ID. Wilson, OF TorontO Section
Professor f. p Elliot; secretary OF A. Professor
H. T. Eddy, of Cncinnati Section B. Professor Charles
s. Hastings, OF Baltimore; Section c. Dr. Alfred
Springer, of Cincinnati; Section ID, Professor
Charles b. Dudley Section T., Captain C. T. Dutton :;
section +, DR.. Charles Menot, of Boston; section c.
Professor r. Brown section II, Professor Otis j. Mason
section /, +. I. Bough. of Lowvile, N. Y Treasurer
William s. Vaux, OF Philadelphia.
On the subject of standard time majority and minority
reports presented by Professors Stone and Waldo
OF this CITY The former was in favor OF single
standard for the whole country, and the
latter favored number of standards, beginning with
NewIork for the East ST. Louis an hour later fol the
CentraWcst and another point points for the West
each exactly hour later than the preceding II was
also suggested that the NewYork standard be fixed at
five hours after Greenwich time 1t was decided to pub
fish the two reports in the Cincinnati volume OF transac
'ons and defer their consideration until the Montreal
meeting next year.
new committee on State Geological Survey was ap-
pointed follows Professor G. c. Swallow, Of Mis-
souri, Professor Proctor. Kentucky; Professor James
Hull, OF New-Iork; Professor Wmche, of Missouri;
Professor Kerr of North Carolina Professor Orion of
Oho Major Powell. OF Washington.
August %, 1882, fixed the date Of the next
years meeting at Montreal.
The first paper read in section g. natural history was
A" Note on the segmentaon OF the vertebrate Body"
by Charles scdgwick Minot The second paper was by
the same gentleman, Note on Whether Man is the
Highest Animal" This paper was the source
OF considerable discussion, and some feel
ing unfortunately created. Mr. Minot
referred only TO the anatomical structure Of man. COM
pairing him with the higher forms monkeys and the
general tendency of the article doubtless toward
Darwinsm. On the conclusion of the paper Professor
Swallow rose and took exception to of the posi-
tons OF Mr. Minot.
The first paper the afternoon was on The Motion
o. Roots IN terminating Indian Corn" by w. j. Bea
Then followed paper on "Phenomena Of Growth in
The Recurrence of Faunas in the Devoni9n
looks OF New-Iork," by II. 5 Williams of
Howe on 'DgItal Differentiation" The paper was
GhaSs ST t. Mcce f S r OF secular T omaa
upon the " Influence OF Forests Water Courses" by
In the subsection of chemistry a New Material for
stopcocks and shoppers, the Material "a SELF
Lubricant by Professor III. w. Wiley, was the first
paper in the afternoon. Professor Atwater
of Mddletown, Conn, followed with three papers The
first entitled The Chemistry 81 Fish and Intervene
brates the second entitled =" The Quantve Estima-
mon OF Nr3gen% and the third " The Quanttye Esti,
by the one OF e. gilbert Wheeler professor of chemistry
OF the University of Chicago on AN Examination OF
Maze Residue from the Manufacture Glucose" The
last paper was presented by Dr. j. Smith
Louisville, DETERMINATION of Phosphorus i'm Iron
In Section A. Physics Professor Eddy, of the Cinclu-
nat University, read papers "A preliminary inves
CATION of the two causes Of lateral deviation OF spher
cai piuectiles based on the kinetc theory OF
gases - note on the theory of the
hight OF elopgated proiectiles," and "On the
mechanical principles involved in the flight Of the
boomerang" lie followed by Professor f. b. Elliott
on The electrophone and electric Lighting" In the
afternoon DR. Leonard Waldo OF Yale College, read a
paper on The errors TO which selTegstering clinical
Thermometers are liable" Dr. j. l.. Smith,
or Louisville, read papers "Nodular
concretlcns III lneteorc iron bearing the origin
same" and Anomalous magnetic proD
erty or specimen of iron" the
anthropological subsection the following papers
were read Hex Cassine, the black drink OF the south
ern Indians" by j. q. Henderson; "The Emblematic
Mounds on the -Four Lakes OF Wisconsin," by stephen
d. Peel fhe Temporal Process of the Maar bone
Ancient Human Crania from Madisonylle," by f. w.
Langdon