National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-01
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
The Coming Meeting OF Scientists in PhIla.
dClphla-Progrhmm Of the Work to he
Accomplished.

anu NuHihH inviting VI 0Viohth'' >" 'hha-
dClphla-Progrhmm Of the Work TO he
Accomplished.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 3i.--The third annual
meeting OF the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science, which begins in this
city on Thursday next at the Academy OF
Music, promises to be one OF the largest over
held. Tho meeting will occupy seven days,
and during the session It Is expected that there
will be read between 800 and 500 papers, cover
ing large number Of subjects
At the opening OF the general session on
Thursday morning President Young will re-
sign the chair to Prof J. =. Lesley, the presi.
dent.ccct after which an addressed welcome
will be delivered on behalf Of the state by Gov.
Pattison. on behalf of the city by Mayor smith
The same evening lecture will be delivered
before the association to which the members
OF the American Institute OF Mining Engineers,
which will be In session during the week, and
those Of other scientific associations have been
| invited
Friday evening, Prof c. A. Young will de-
| liver the annual address, amer which rocop'
tion will be given by the citizens Of Philadel-
phia. On Saturday, excursions TO the seaside,
the Anthracite regions and the Delaware
| Watcrgap will take place.
On Wednesday Sept. 10, tho associations and
visiting delegates Will be Invited 70 inspect The
| exhibits at the international electrical exhibit
I
70 business meetings Of the different sec
| tons" reading Of papers, &c, and on Thurs
| day evening, Sept. II, the concluding exercise
will he held. Abstracts Of largo number Of
| papers have already bocn received by the per
! inanent secretary, but of their character OF
1 contents nothing can be learned until they
have been examined by the standing commit
| tee, which meets on Wednesday evening, sept
3, when they viii be accepted or rejected, &c
| Cordiug to their merits. Those accepted viii
In turn be referred 10 the different sections, o.
which there arc nine nld after being acted
| upon by thom, those receiving favorable con
sideration will be read by their authors. Thu
| plan has been adopted for the purpose OF eX
| GLIDING all unworthy or undcservlng nnpcrs.
In addition TO this programme, the vict pres
| idents Of the different sections will deliver I'd
| dresses rs follows Section h-Mathcnnticl
md Astronomy-H. T. Eddy, Of Cincinnati
| C-Chemistry-John ". Langley of Ann Ar
| Dor; D-MechaniCal SCience--R. II. Thurstou
| Of HobOken; theology and Gcography-N
II. Winchell, of Minneapolis; F-BioIogy-E
D.. Cope, of Philadelphia; G-Histology anc
Microscopy-T. O. Wormley, Of Philadelphia
| H-hnthropology-- S. Morse, Of Salem; l.
Economic Science and Statistics--John Eaton
| of Washington.
The proposed organization nm internatlona
4 scientific association will be brought FORWARD
| and discussed, and II Is hoped that the British
| association now In session at Montreal, will
take some action toward uniting with tbs
| Americans In an effort TO found al interna
tional congress OF scientific men.
| During tho meeting, through tho liborality
ofthe Western Union Telegraph company so
cinl kilograms for members OF the American
and British association will be sent from Phil
adelphia to all parts OF the United States anC
Canada free of charge, and by an arrange
ment among the Atlantic cable com
panies social messages will be transmitted Il
| Europe for the members Of the British assO
citation without charge.