New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-11
DISCUSSING THE SCIENCES.
SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY.
PAPERS READ BY THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
by SETH LOW.

PAPERS READ BY THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
by SETH LOW.
The National Academy Of Sciences is having three
days session at Columbia College. and the hrs' meov
Ing was held yesterday morning. o. G. Marsh, presi
dent, called the meeting to order at IL 80 O'CLOCK
and introduced Seth Low, president OF Columbia 'oi'
lege. Mr.. Low In n short speech babe the memoei'
Of the academy welcome to the college, lie
spoke Of the former president OF Coiumnia'
DR.. Barnard. WHO member Oh the
Academy in the most culogsic way, and read part OF
Dr.. Barnards will, in which all OF the pfesidents
property is given to Columbia. provision oil INC
will IS for the purchase Of physical and astronomical
books, particularly those wldch will be uscfui 10
original investigators. The establishment OF bar
nard fellowship In science IS provided Tor ana another
provision establishes Barnard medal, which VIII be
given in five years for the best services In phy
or astronomical science. Both Americans and for-
eigners may try TO win this. Tie Nauoiia'
Academy Will make the nominations
Mr.. Low was applauded he sat down, ana Mr.
Marsh thanked him for his hearty welcome OF the
members. He then opened the meeting, ard called on
G. L. Goodale who read paper when seehieu W
interest the members but would not seem especiaS
thrilling to the ordinary person, called some Aspects
Of Australian Vegetation" L. d. Cope, OF Phiadei-
phia then read a paper On Degenerate Types OF
scapula and Pelvic Arches in the Lacertilla' Mr..
Goodale read paper "The Nomenclature Oh
Vegetable Histology" Thomas B. osborne's paper
"The Proteids or Albuminods Of the Dat kernel
second Paper, was the next. The last was entitled
Astronomical Methods OF Determining the Curvature
of spaees and was read by the author c. S. Pierce
Of Washington.
The following papers will be read some Time III VIC
session, which adjourns on Thursday:
The members present yesterday were Cieveiahd
Able Washington General Henry l.. Abbot ana j.
Asaph Allen, New York; william II. Brewer, New
Haven Conn: Charles +. Chandler, Seth C. Chandler,
Cambridge, Mass; wolcott GIBBS, Newport, r. l.
ington; r. sterry Hunt. New-York; Alfred NJ Mayer
Hoboken Edward c. Morse Salem, Mass. Edward o.
Pickering, Cambridge; ogden " Rood, New-lori
Henry A. Rowland Baltimore; Samuel H. scudoer'
Cambridge; william P. Trowbridge, New York; A. E.
Verill, New-IIaven; Francis a. Walker, Boston
Charles s. Hastings. New Haven samuel W. Johnson
New Haven Serene Watson, Cambridge. .
The meetings. which are open TO the pubic, VII
be held to-day and tomorrow at Columbia college
The sessions begin at IL q. IN.
Tue members of the Academy were entertained
last night at reception given by seth Low at M
house, MadsOn-ave. and Sixty-fourthst. In spite OF
the unplea weather all the members except Messs
Gibbs and Hunt present. Among the Others who
were there were General Alexander ;. Webb, presl
dent Of the College OF the City OF New York Professor
s. Z. Langley secretary OF the smithsonian lnsutuuoL
al Washington James Hall, director OF the state
Geological survey Henry Morton, president OF steven:
Institute at Iobokcn. and Professors Meyer and Leeds
Of the same institution chanSeiioT A MoSY1rF
Morris X Jesup: Professor Whitehonse Of the I I'M
veIsity dr. n. u. Brtton, John Z. Br9wl
s. b. Brownell, William G. Lathrop, Professor Bolton
Dr. H. IT, Rusby. John Bglow, and the following from
Columba College: Professors Rees, Waller. Ricketts,
IIamn and Drs. Morony and weichman.