The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-02

ANN ARBoR Mich, Sept. 1.-The last day OF
the annual meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science showed consider
able decrease in attendance. Many specialists
had finished their work and gone home. Sec
tons A, B and D finished their work yesterday
and section G had been merged with +, leaving
but limited amount of work to be done. At
o'clock the Botanical Club held their last meet
ing of this year, at which they heard several
papers on Botanical Features of New Bruins
wick" Methods of Making Herbarium Cases."
Ferns" ''Nepaul Barley" Remarkable Dwarf
ing of Nebraska" and criticism of the prevail
ing word of the word, ''fungoid." In the general
session several amendments were urged, and
will be considered at the next meeting.
The nominating committee reported officers
for the next meeting, and they were elected, as
follows: President, E. s. Morse, of Salem,
Mass; vice-president IA" mathematics and
astronomy. j. w. Gibbs, of New Haven, CT;
'B, physics, c. j. Bracket. of Princeton, N. j.:
&c" chemistry, FL. w. Wiley, of Washington,
D. c.; 3D." mechanical science, O. Chanute. of
Kansas City. Mo-: ''E, geology and geography,
T. G. Chamberlain, of Washington d. c.; Fl"
biology, Ell. P. Bowditch, of Boston, Mass;
n, anthropology. Horatio Hale. of Clinton,
Ont; II" economic science and statistics,
Joseph Cummings, Of EVANSTON III.
of Cambridge Mass. holding over;
general secretary, s. G. Williams, of Ithaca N.
Y; assistant general secretary, W. II. Pettee
of Ann Arbor, Mich; secretaries of the sections
"A" S. c. Chanler, of Cambridge, Mass; "B,"
McMurtrie of Champaign, Ill; I'd, VIM Kent,
of Jersey City. N j.; 81" e. w. Claypole of
Akron, o.. IF" j. C. Arthur, of Geneva n Y;
H" A. w. Butler of Brookville Ind; ~" H.
E. Alvord. of Mountainville, N Y; treasurer,
VIM, Silly, of Maueh Chunk, Pa.
The standing committee also recommended
Buffalo as the place of holding the next meeting,
and their recommendation was accepted by
unanimous rising vote. The general session
then adjourned to the various sectional meetings.
In the chemical section only one paper re-
manned to be read before adjournment This
was by c. Gilbert Wheeler, of Chicago. on the
action of carbonates and salt on drinking water,
caused by contact with metals in the earth. The
geological section heard papers OH Fossils from
Iowa and Illinois" In biology Charles Sedewick
Minot read paper on 1.-THE Structure of Human
Placenta' and on 1.-THE Evolution of the Lungs"
in the last of which he showed the similarity be-
tween the embryo lungs and fish gis. He stated
that il is very defcnsible hypothesis that the
lungs are an evolution of the eills. In the an
thropological section extracts from paper by
w. H. Dali on ''The Native Tribes of Alaska"
was read by the secretary of the section. His
facts in this case have mostly been published
heretofore
The last meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science was held at s
o'clock this evening Various matters of bust
ness were transacted, and President Newton
spoke concerning the harmony. thorough ar
rangements and good weather which have made
the meeting success. The secretary read reso-
buttons appropriately recognizing the generous
hospitalities Of the university and the citizens
of Ann Arbor, and expressing thanks to all
those who have advanced the interests and
pleasure of the week. Prof J. w. Langtry, of
the local committee or arrangements, was pre-
sented with full set of the printed pI oceedings
of the association as a mark of appreciation of
his untiring labors in its behalf Prof William
Hardness, of Washington; Prof. G. D. Cope,
of Philadelphia; Rev. j. Owen Dorsey, of
Washington; Prof. g. E. Bissy, of Lincoln, Neb !;
John "a. Brashear, of Pittsburg. and several
others, united in indorsng the resolution verbal
ly, and the entire audience emphatcally and
unanimously expressed their approval. Perma-
nent Secretary F. w. Putnam read figures show
ing the marked advance made by the associa-
tion since its organization. The total attendance
of members at this meeting has been 364. Nearly
every State is represented. One hundred and
fifty-four new members were elected at this
meeting. The president then declared the thirty
fourth meeting of the association adjourned