The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
THE SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.
The Buffalo Meeting Unusually Successful
The Indiana People in Attendance.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug 24--The present meeting
of the American Association for the Advance
ment of Science is the third held in the city of
Buffalo, at intervals of ten years. 1t has been a
great success, Notwithstanding the fact that the
citys hospitality has been put to severe test in
its attempt to entertain at the same time the
| State Association of Volunteer Firemen. Ar
irving here the 18th we found the streets
arched in many places, and the houses public
| and private. gaily DECORATED Night and day dur
ing small part of the time were made hideouE,
or merry. by the beating of drums, the braying
of brass bands, and the marching and counter
marching of fire companies The hotels have
been filed to overlooking by the members of
these two bodies, and the attention of the public
of the place has been divided between the dis
cussions OF scientific subjects and the handsome
displays In the streets
The meeting has been an unusually success
ful one In many respects. The weather has
been all that could be desired, the people have
been hospitable and the discussions interesting.
nile excursions of more than usual interest have
been made to points down the Niagarariver and to
Niagara Falls.
The geological section has given a day to the
discussion of the problems relating to or con-
nected In one way or another with the falls
themselves, after spending from one to two days
III that region. 1t cannot be said. however, that
any great addition has been made to our knowl-
edge of this subject, with the exception of very
interesting map of the falls that has been made
within the last two weeks by the United States
Geological Survey. This survey shows that The
falls have Psceded since 1912 at average rate
Of little more than two feet year. This is
the rate computed for the Canadian fail, that of
the American fan being very much smaller.
The computation includes the whole width of
the river upon the Canadian side. while the re-
cesson in the middle of the channel is much
greater being about four and half fest year.
Mr. Gilbert. one of the biologists Of the United
States Geological Survey. estimates that since
the retreat of the ice from this region there has
elapsed period of 1000 years at the most
Indiana is we'll represented before the associa-
ton, and receives a good share of the honors of
the body La the biological section a paper was
read by Professor Coulter. of Wabash College.
1t is of great Importance, and is so appreciated
both by the botansts and the psychologists
Fl. w. Wiley, native of Indiana, is vice presi-
dent of the section of chemistry. and delivered
an interesting and important address Professor
Branner, of the State University, has four pa
pers before the geological section and one before
the anthropolOgists. Prof. John Collect, former
State Geologist. is among the last
rivals Miss Lille Martin, of Indianapolis
is present, and has had enc or two papers before
the association. Amos w. Butler. of Brookville.
is secretary of the section Of anthropology.
There are present. also, besides those mentioned
above. the following members from Indiana
Prof. G. r. Barnes Prof r. B. Warder. Lafay-
cite; DR.. Scovie, Stanley Coulter, Terrc Haute
Prof. +. Vi. Webster, of Lafayette, has been
elected member of the association. Professor
Barnes has a paper to-day before the section of
biology. 1t is not yet known where next years
meeting of the association will take blaze, buL
probably somewhere in New England j. G. B.