New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-24
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
THE ASSOCIATION MEETS IN MONTREAL.


OF THE AMERICAN AssoCIAroN-rHE WORK OF
TIE YEAR IN VARIOUS BRANCHES REVIEWED
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS READ
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.l
MONTREAL, Aug. 23-The thirty first meeting OF
the American Association for the Advancement OF
Science began this morning with little ceremony
and great promise at Nelson Hall, in McGin Col
lege About one thousand of the two Thousand as
socate members are already registered, or are ex-
pected at an early day. and the prospectsare that III
attendance and general interest it will rival the
success at Boston two years ago. The new pIesl-
dent DR.. Dawson, took the char with few we'll
chosen words He spoke as follOws:'
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN or THE ASSOCIATION i hceu
not say how highly cstoem tho honor done TO me IN
my election your president for the present meeting
The unanimous election OF such body to such an 'eo
IT, I'm my judgment the highest distinction 10 whicn any
scientific this continent can aspire' anu
value 1t accordingly l have nc uouo''
however, that in the present case your choce
degree determined by the wish to DO honor
TO Canada, and TO give 10 this eeting as mnch rs posi-
be the character Of an International nssHInDaSe'
Bur this to the reasons Of the election Dy no
means detracs from It's value On the contrary II places
the presidency OF tails association on the broadcs posi-
bic basis extending It's sway over an ts oioau cOh.l
ncni aud including IN it al that belong TO tn" powers
which reign III Washington and ottawa science Iron, Ioi
her height thus ovorlooks all merely pohlcai
boundaries, ana comprehends the whole continent anu
the world itself IN uer scope OF vision
time the character citizens " the United states or
Canada IN inst OF cosmopolitan men OF science Inns Il
duties 10 which yon have called me; and You VIII
therefore, kindly regard me as not Ohhaula III OF
American IL the narrower sense o. The Worl DIV a. lo
president OF society which in meeting mere becomes
gontnenta and international and even Worldwide il It's
range
Dr. T. Sterry Hunt spoke Of the growth of Mon
treal and of the Association since the members had
met twenty-five years before. He referred particu-
larly to the college III whose halls they were now
then struggling in weakness and now an established
and prosperous school of art, letters and science
He sketched the development of the Association
from its modest BEGINNINGS, when it
aimed TO cover only the field of
geology and natural history spoke of its enlarged
purposes as it assumed the wider name thiry-iour
years ago, and hoped that in twenty years II
would hold a meeting in the City Of Mexico, as the
French society had already carried the war OF
science into Africa by holding a meeting in Algeria.
Af.or the local committee had invited the
scientists to excursions TO Quebec and Ottawa, the
rapids the parks and Lake Memphremagog
in the Dominion, and had given them
the freedom of all the museums, libraries
and galleries of art and science,
with free lunches, His Worship the Mayor began
to adjust himself TO that astonishing decoration
which he seems condemned to wear whenever he
MAKES AN official deiverance. This ornament con-
sists of gold medal as big as a suntOWcr
hanging below his wastcOat and supported around
hs neck by q massive band of chain-work two or
three inches broad His Worship, in the name of
the Council and the people formally bade the Assoc
citation welcome, and offered them the freedom of
city, which, for the time being is the scientific cap
tai of United America
Professor Putnam announced, in connec-
ton with an encouraging financial statement
that General William Lilly, of Mauch Chunk,
Penn. had given $1,000 to publish one volume of
the annual proceedings, of which the original eGI-
ton had been exhausted, and that another member,
who insists upon being unknown. had added $500
to a sum already collected to pay for tine pubhca-
tion OF another volume.
The Marquis of Lorne, VINO is on a picnic down
the river Sent to the President letter of regret that
his duties would not allow hIm to be present The
Governor too CHANGED to be in II remote
part of the Province, that the CLEAN Of the
Mayors collar was The only relief from the severe
rcpublican simplicity of the occasion. The absence
of Vlcc-Reeal splcndor did not, however, disturb
the general appearance Of fesyity and gOod fellow
hip winch prevailed at the s1ril, lunch under
the great tent on the College grounds.
The solid scientific work of the session began IN
the afternoon, when the customary annual ad-
dresses were delivered before the various sections
by their vice-presilents. he addresses were read
a. follows: Professor f. G. Nendenaall. Of Columbus.
section OF Physics Professor II. G. Bolton, Of Uar'
ford section of Ch'mstryj Professor William i.
NOwbridge of NcW-Haven, section of Medical
Science; Professor William H. Dali, Of Washing
ton. section OF Biology Professor A. II. Lutte, of
Columbus. section OF Histology and Microscopy
Professor Daniel Wilson, of Toronto, section Of
Anthropolopy; and Professor 3. Elliott, Of Wash
ington section of Economic Science and Statistics.
The address of Professor William Hardness, Of
Washington, section Of Mathematics and AstIon-
ony, on the Transit OF Venus was read by PROBES
sor Eastman. Professor L. I. Cox of san Fran
cisco, section oil Geography and Geology, had pre-
pared 10 paper.
The address OF Professor Wilson, Section II AN
thlopOiogyl, was repete with interesting Obscrvl-
tons on Some Physical Characteristics of Native
Tribes Of Canada In his paper be called atten-
ton especially to the Significance of certain iypi
cal head-forms and their bearing special re-
searches in reference 10 the origin, distribution and
classification OF races"
APAPER or CHENiCAL Ii ERA1URE