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ne was certain that the silver bullet from McComas's
gun pierccd the breast Of tho British General.
END or THE TORONTO MEETING.
MEN OF SCIENCE CHOOSE THEIR OFFICERS.
INTERESTING PAPERS on THE CLOSING Day
HOW THE GREAT LAKES WERE FORMED


10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIDUNE.1
toronto, Ont. Sept 3.-The closing sessions Of the
American Association for the Advancement Of Science
were held to-day. Mr.. Roseburg exhibited to the
physics section photographs of tho retna of the living
eye taken as early 1904 Messrs Cook, Rogers,
"eOo ana Fulton read papers. The chemists devoted
themselves 10 discussion OF nomenclature, the only
paper read being by Mr. KnnIcutt. The biologists
naa full day with papers by Messrs lawson Fuller,
waldo and Martin. Professor J. S. Newberry, OF
columbia College gave the history OF the Great Lakes
Up to the close OF the tertiary age Great Lakes
had no existence. The ice period succeeded and
scooped out tho lake basins, and tho valley became
hllcd with Ice. When mllder climate followed, the
zee sheet melted. leaving Grest Lakes as basins
pafiy sc0oped out, and caused In part by damnlns
ana the new outlet was by the st. Lawrence, which
became necessary because OF tho filing up of the
Mohawk Valley with drift No one has ever
penetrated this drift 10 the rocky bottom. There
was no doubt valley before the glacial epoch where
Lake Superior now ls but the other lakes were formed
during this epoch. Six papers were read in the geolog
cal section By Professor Robert o. Hill
Biological papers were read by Messrs. COville,
Day and BurTcll. Professor Henry +. Osborn, OF
Princeton College, sent valuable paper on the
archaeological evidence for the transmission of ar
Qulred characters, and X. Ramsay Wright spoke upon
modern appliances In teaching biology.
.
nam, OF the Peabody Museum of Archaeology made
brief report the association OF the work which he
had been doing at the serpent Mound Park in Adams
county, southern Ohio, during the last three years
The great serpent with scycnty-fvo acres of ground
adjoining It, bought by few ladies Of Boston and
given to Harvard University under the special care
of the Peabody Museum TO be preserved from de-
struction and kept public park The serpent
lies stretched out on a high cliff overlooking Brush
Is ted large
earthwork In It's open jaws and has a large
head, three large cOnvOlutOns OF the body and
the tail triple coil. The length Of the whole earth
work is about 400 feet Professor Putnam considers
1t as temple shrine dedicated TO serpent worship
Other papers were by MeSsrs. Chamberlain, Babbit
Montgomery and Wanner The economic section heard
papers on "1hs Census Of Fisheries" by Mr.. Smiley,
The Inutnity of the DeSe.t Land Act" by Mr. Dodge
and How shall We Protect our Forests" by Mr..
Phpps. Edward Atkinson sent paper on the
scientific application OF heat 10 The cooking OF iood
describing his recent inventions for cooking by appl-
cation of moderate amount OF heat, thus securing
better result than can otherwise be obtained SLOW
cooking also preserves tho Favor ana economies III.
food. AtkinsOn philsnhropist did not pat nj
his Invention. &. VI. Woodward sent paIer on Inc
relation Of manual training 10 body and h'4u'
1he following officers were elected b. the associa
President Professor George l. Goodae, Harvard
University; vice-presd -Mathomatcs ana As
troEOmy, $ c. Chandler, Cambridge, Mass Z
Phi! sizes, Cleveland Able, Washington, d. G.; C
Chemistry, X. b. Warler, Washington, d.: =; D.
Mechanical Science ami engineering, James E Denton
IobOken, \. J. ; E-Geoloey and Geography, John c.
Branner, Little Rock, Ark. biology, c. y. Mllet
Boston, Mass. H-Anthrorology, Frank Baker Wash Nash
ngton, Economic science and statistics. j. hlch-
ards Dodge, Washington permanent sesretary. I:
W. Putnam Cambridge, Mass, office Salem, Mass
general secretary H. Darlington Bolton, OF Newly Ork
secretary OF the council, James L0udOn, Toronto
Secretaries Of the sec -A-Wooster A. Beman,
Ann ArbOr, Mich: B-W. lie COnte stevens, BrooHy n,
y. y; CIV. A. NOy.s, Terre Ilaute, Ind. D-M. r.
Cooley, Ann Arbor, Mich E-samue! CALVIN, Iowa
City Iowa; E-John NJ. Coulter, Charlottesville, Ind. :;
H-Joseph Jastrow, Madison, Wis. Is; Dana Horton,
Pomeroy. Ohio; treasurer William LILY OF Mauch
Chunk, Penn. AUDITORS. Henry Wheatland, Sa!em,
Mass Thomas Meehan, Philadelphia
Seventy three fellows were eec,el. Ind anap0lS,
August 10. $500, selected as the time and place
Of the next meeting. In the afternoon gafueh
party was held in the Government grounds by the
Common Council and citizens. TIL closing exercises
were held 10 night at Association Hal.
At the closing meeting ~ The association this even
ing announcement made that lady member
had given the association $500
Resolutions OF thanks to the Canadians for Their
hospitabe treatment presented by Professor clark
and seconded by Professors Eastman, Morse. putnam
and GOodale Responses were made by Sir Daniel
wilson Mr. Ross. Goodwin Smith and Professor Carp
bacl Goodwin Smith said In regard TO those little
differences about fisheries and seals I'm the Behring
sea This meeting has rendered any dispute about them
IL.