St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
THE SCIENTISTS.
The Coast Survey--SeveraI Interest,"
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ASN ARBoR, Mich, Aug 2S.-At 0
O'Clock the Botanical society met and spent
an hour in the discussion of special features
OF plants. At the regular hour the gen.
eral session met and made several changes
in the constitution of the association, the
only important one being the merging of
section q THAT of histology and micro
Scopy) with the section On biology; such
action having been recommended by the
section itself. Eleven new members were
elected. Prof. S. p. Langley of Allegheny
offered resolutions recognizing the valuable
work done by the United States coast sur
vey, deprecating the judgment of such
work other than by scientific men. 4 gen
eral discussion followed a number of
prominent members participating. At
first misunderstanding of the question
aroused some opposition TO the motion, but
all the speakers united in praISing the
accurate end valuable work already done
by the government. the report that the
work was OF no value being most emphatic
ally denied The vote on the resolutions
was unanimous in the affirmative. After
the general ceSSiOn the sections met for
short meetings, the work being shortened
bY the length of the discussion the large
meeting. This afternoon the section of
mathematics and astronomy considered pa
perS on the planets, the sun and aStro-
nOmical instruments and calculations. The
mechanical science meeting was opened
with a long discussion of the last paper of
the morning by Frank c. Wagner.
ELECTRIC LIGHT TEST.
Prof. VI. L. Cooley read paper on anew
smOke-burning device. which is 10 consume
all gases by the admission OF fine Jets of
steam TO mcandeSeent coal. Prof. Robert
ThnrstOn of Cornell read an important
paper on Cylinder Condensation in Steam
Engines The biologists had a paper By
Henry ). Williams descriptive of the upper
DeyOnian rocks. President Edward Orion
of Columbus, o.. read a paper describing
the new oil and gas field of Northwestern
Ohio. Among the biological papers were
Parasites of HeSsian Fly, 10y Prof. c. n.
Riley, and paper by Prof. L. J. Burrell
on The Mechanical Injury 10 Trees by Cold,
in the latter of which the freezing of water
and its composition with other matter is
given as the explanation of splits and SINH
lar injuries. Section II continued its an
thropOlOgical discussions by continuing the
consideration OF Laws and Terms
OF Relationship of the Omahas,
Dakota, Indian Mounds, and some
nal customs occupied the rest OF the day.
The afternoon meeting of economic Scien-
fists opened with paper by Gov. John w.
HOyt ON The Need of Systematic Reor-
ganiZatiOn of the Executive Departments
of the Government in Interest of Science
and Public Economy. He advocates
sweeping changes in the present executive
branch of the government, suggesting new
departments and radical changes i'll those
now existing, all being with a view of a
cheaper administration of the government.
Between the afternoon sessions and the
lecture of the evening the local committee
entertained the association with a lawn
party on the college grounds. Tomorrow
there will be no session of the different
sections. the members being the guests of
the city OF Detroit for an excursion to Lake
St Clair. In the evening at o'clock the
scientists, their friends and the citizens OF
Ann Arbor heard an address by Capt. Z. T.
COrthell OF New York.