Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21
NEW MEMRERS.

Henry Allison, Fort Worth, Texas.
David Blakely, Minneapolis, MINI.
Robert II. Crafts, Minneapolis, MINI.
Henry S. De Forest, Taliadega, Ala.
Charles S. Dog gett, Walpole, Mass.
Frederick A, Geuth, Jr., West Philadel-
phia, Pa.
John F. Downey, Minneapolis, MINI.
VIM. H. Hale, Pm. D., Albany, n. Y.
Geo. W. Jones, ithaca, n. Y.
E. S. Kelly, Minneapolis, MINI.
B. N. Lehman, Media, Pa.
L. H. McFadden, Westerville, o.
j. F. Mansfield, Carmeltown, Pa.
Edgar Reading, Chicago, Ill.
w. II. Pratt, Saltwater, MINI.
Susan Winnfred Sewall, st. Paul, MINI.
Hannah Robbie Sewall, st. Paul, MINI.
c.. NJ. Skinner, Minneapolis.
A. W. Vodgdes, Fortress Monroe, Va.
Horace E. Williams, Minneapolis.
j. G. Wilson, ST. Louis, Mo.
A resolution voting the American text
books upon the various branches Of
science as very low and needing the intro
duction of foreign influence to bring them
up to fair standard, was introduced and
elected very spirited discussion. Major
Powell opposed the resolution, while Prof.
Rowland, MenGenhall and others advocated
the passage of the resolution. Major
Powell offered an amendment striking out
that portion of the resolution relating to
text books, and the amendment was
carried.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The president announce d that the train
for St. Paul would be at the foot Of the
university grounds at O'Clock.
The local committee stated that they
would arrange for excursions by any
members to the number of SIX or more, so
as to secure half fare rates.
Prof. Wincheu announced that the pro-
posed excursion to the lakes by the stu
dents of the University of Michigan had
been postponed until this afternoon, owing
to the st. Paul excursion,
EVOLUTION.
Az the close Of the transaction of the
morning business, Prof. E. D. Cope pre-
scented short paper on ''The Evidence for
Evolution found in History of the Extinct
Mammalia." In opening he said: The
subject requires no preface or apology.
The association is perfectly familiar with
it. It has been brought before US by the
press at the various meetings of the asso-
citation hitherto. The interests involved are
not applied science, but are questions
of opinion-purely theoretical.They affect
the happiness of our very lives, being a
material question of the higher plan.
The theories taught by evolution in the
species of organic beings have not always
existed as we see them. They have passed
through changes from time to time until
the hypothesis is met that life
is derived from no life
When we come to the question of the
origin of structure we can speak with goo6
deal of confidence, owing 10 the materials
which have been collected nuo are at our
disposal.
The most wonderful bhe.nmena of ma
ture is the fact that life teGeis life-lik'
begets like. The remarkable reproduction
type from generation to generation
The investigator will ind that there ar
many instances where tie offspring i
very unlike, in many respects. the paren
source.
He illustrated upon the blackboard tn
known transitions of animal life during
prehistoric ages as exemplifed by fossil
exhumed from time to time by professor
of geology and anthropology in their re
searches. He was certain that the ordina
ry domestic dog of the various breeds
but the descendant of wild animals, as il
fact are all families of domestic animals