St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-01
SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION.
The American Association to Meet in
Philadelphia Next Thurs


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3l-The thirty third Fan
nual meeting Of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, which begins in
this city Thursday next, promises to be one of
the longest ever held. The meeting viii occupy
seven days, and during the ses sion it is expected
there will be read between 300 and 500 papers,
covering a large number of subjects AT the
opening of the general session Thursday morn
ing President Young will resign the chair to Prof.
j. P. Lilsley, the president-elect, after which
the address of welcome to members of the Amer
lean association and delegates of foreign societies
present will be delivered on behalf of the state
by Gov. Pattison and on behalf of the CITY by
Mayor Smith. The same evening lecture will
be delivered before the association to which
members Of the American institute of mining
engineers, which will be in session during the
week are invited Friday evening Prof. C. A.
Young will deliver the annual address to the
members Of the American and British associa-
ton, delegates Of the Royal society of Canada.
and other foreign and American societies, after
which "A reception will be given by the citizens
OF Philadelphia. Wednesday September
10, the association and visiting
delegates are invited to inspect
the international electrical exhibition. The rest
OF the session will be devoted to business meet
lhgs, meetings or the different sections, reading
ofpapers etc. Thursday evening, September II,
the concluding exercises will be held Abstracts Of
n number of papers have already been received by
the secretary, but of their character or contents
nothing can be learned until they have been ex-
amincd by the standing committee, which meets
on Wednesday evening, September g. when they
Will be accepted or rejected according to merits
These accepted, will, III turn, be refused to the
different sections, OF which there are nine, and
often being acted upon by them, those receiving
favorable consideration will be read by their au-
thors. In addition to this programme vice pres
ideuts of the different sections will deliver ad-
dresses as follows: Section A, mathematics
and astronomy, IL. T. Eddy, OF Cincinnati; b,
physics, John Trowbridge, OF Cambridge: c,
chemistry, John W. Longey, Of Ann Arbor; ID,
mechanical science, X. II. Thurston, OF Hobo
ken: +, geology and geography,N. II. Winchen,
OF Minneapolis; +, biology, IL. ID. Cooper, of
Philadelphia; G., histology and microscopy. r.
G. Wornly, OF Philadelphia; II, authropology,
T.. :. Morse, OF Salem; !, economic science
and statistics, John Eaton. Of Wash
ngton. The proposed organization OF
an international scientific association will be
brought forward and discussed, and il is hoped
the British association now in session at Mon
treal will take some action in uniting with the
Americans in an effort 10 found an international
congress scientific men. During the meeting
through the liberality of the Western Union
company, social kilograms for members of the
American and British associations will be sent
from Philadelphia TO all parts In the United
States and Canada free of charge. and by an ar
rangement among the Atlantic cable companies
social messages will be transmitted TO Europe
for members Of the British association without
charge.