New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-03
-, r. Alan, O. p. Young. w. NJ. Hicks

Chandler Roberts, X. y. Ball ana w. r. 'no"p7o"'
Lord Rayicigh aiso read two papers ana TWO OF we
most learned men In the English Civi service Dr'
tdndlmann and W. ~ prcccc made addresses Tho
o,o,,ons discusacd were of the most intricate nature
and tho proceedings wcrc mtcgiblc only to special
lat, Ia tho highest department of mathematical noiohoo'
A ecIl0oL ron AMERICAN scirNliAIE
This section M u whole, n the strongest In the NA'o
ciaiion and IL tho fiom which American slu" '
aud scientists hayo the most to learn DIT "",'"",
Thomson despite his advancing years. h" yo"'"'''
euthnsiasm for scientific discussion, ana uner MS '
orship the section has been indeiagahe III us "poH'
Its discussions have been most exhaustive anu 'n'
range of topics has been most comprehensive III
astronomical investigation American scientists are
keeping pace with the English leaders, but in the Held
of pure mathematics they are a long way behind Pro
fessor H. A. Rowlandt, of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versy is perhaps the only American of the first talent
who is working on precisely the line "a Lord Ray
leigh and Sir William Thomson. Among the most
effective speakers In this section Professor Ban,
the Astronomer Royal for Ireland and the Kew.
Father Perry the learned Jesuit priest who IL almost
the only conspicuous representative OF the Roman
Church in the Association. lie is fluent and strong
speaker. with a deep-scamcd but kindly face and
manner remarkable for dignity energy and heartine'S
He has been ntrusted with the most important as
| Economical work undertaken in recent years by inc
| English government anu Is lt-alh'u ~ '"N
this section as one of the most acute thinkers patient
investigators and learned men cooperating WIN 'hcm
| in promoting the advancement of science
| CHEMICAL AND GEOLOGICAL PAPERS.
| In the Chemical section there was a shorter pro
gramme including only headings Professor
Farmland who it, with the single exception oil lro-
fessor Roscoe the most ingenious investigator ana inc
most profound thinker of the section, opened discus
sion on chemical changes IN their relation To micro
organisms This section has succeeded in disposng oil
all the work laid out for it during the meeting ana us
sessions have been well attended throughout Inc
| Geology section had formidable array OF twenty
papers on its list and unable to devote mnch time
| 70 discussion The first speaker was G. X. Gilbert, OF
the United States Geological Survey, who submitted a
plea for the subject of photography Of North Amer
lean Geology" Professor f. w Claypole contributed
snecial study of the remains of fish from the Upper
| Silnrian rocks of Pennsylvania Professor w. u
Marsh. of Yale College, read strong paper on amer
lean ,urassic mammals, and was followed by olr WIZ
| lam Dawson the venerable principal of McG College
| whose appearance was welcomed Win Hc"',l az
nlouse liis Uaper treated of the more ancient Lana
| horas of the old and the worlds he argued thar
in The ,urentan period vegetable life Is probably IN
Dictated on both sides of the Atlantic by deposits 2
yraph found in certain horizons there Il gpod CYL
dence of The existence of land at the lmo when he'e
| graphite beds were deposited, but ~" drect cNlucnV'
yet of land plants The carbon o. .thc-e Deus
have been wholly iron suO-aPuall6 NeEt'"l Dl.
there is certainty that It not haN" been Ia part
ftcrrcstIid origin and there are perhaps some 'rF
meuts i'm favor Of this. The solution oi me non
| dcpcnls on the possible discovery of uHatcltd i"u
rcntian sediments. After discussing the ancient I'nd
Aoras of the Siluuan Deyonian and other periods III
| William Dawson predicted great disco'erl.s lh uhIa'
! cling tie ahncs Of the cou formation pHh,'
Anon, tire her paper. read at this section was enc
| Edward WcthcIed on the structure 81 tnGn-h "'l
! American coals. his conclusions indicating common
origin Canadian biologists have dtunghlsh'd lh'hl
-cl1c, in the proceedings Of tl. section having read
20 series of learned papers aud discussed All question:
| with intelligence and original power
INTERESTING BIOLOGICAL PArTrs.
The biology section had an array Of twenty-three
papers and vas again forced to suhdydo into two ne
scmblips one dealing with the general department and
the other with special questions OF physiology Among
| the contributors vero Professor L. Il. Wright FRO
! rrtsor Moscpy Professor Abort licsm're aud FRO
t.or scblpi.r Irnrt- lli. kmorc4 paper was " ON
! fire Jc.un Collections {, illustrate hc tor'4y of the
it,tr, council PINK IroG,.ota CalIufhota. ~ te
| Rin.h Nn.rum Lawson. of ilulijlN ond lhoN'r OF
| Yale College. expressed dcir commcudauon "i ur
mode of collecting and pJ'puline thr Ic.lW.u' "N'
| 'loi' lhula to rroic.tor b,ebm"o for d' interesting
duc Of the moot uDorcatiug pnpcrs WI, by The Rex
Dr. DllIugcr whose lcotuo ON h' rr'''. ION. 60, ''
microscope Nnf the ur' IoHIrb1Hr l'r'I. ''''I''
ui,l io inr literature of thc present HrHd'n ~ paper
Go iy rotated to methods col studying hr hhl,l'i Oh
tho ,rua ed septic org luiuue udDi changer "l "m
prial.t aud Wut 70 continuation of the Iur 81" '''rN
followed ga his lecture. In lhr Hr't"I"'' t''',,n
| .hc ru,rt, 300 addition 10 those il',," N, l''
| American explorers, were read hY me h''' npn'
| I.a1mme. o.. g.. nniburton Professor W. boy" D""-
| kin. and oiu'rH 49,, .......l
female education were the chic opc- MIS- Mar Rye
Mrs BurJ and Mr.. Joyce speaking on the I"l'i
/ In Mechanical Science, dynamo electric machines,
the ventilation of steamers and the plrNenu" oI
accd ut- 10 sea were among the questions dscus.cu
In tntbrapology there was q marked falling of ln the
interest of the session from Yesterday when tIe ladl'
of the ,sncaon appeared in strong force 10 greet the
| representatives OF their sex.