The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-29

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wae illustrated. had ovipositors over three
inches long with which they pierce the
stems and twiRs of various plants and de-
post their eggs within. Others are wing
have antenna or feeling organs over
four inches long, with which they
find their way through the dark
ness where they live. Prof: Blatchley
sects, collected In this country n In Mex
leo, and has published many papers on
them in the various scientific journals of
the United States.
paper on the cymatogaster, q group of
fishes found on the Pacific coast. which
bring forth the young alive. In the paper
he traced the early Developments of the
embryo within the body of the mother fish.
Dr. 0. p. Hay followed with q paper on the
"Embryology of Amphinna,n which Is a
largo species of salamander. Professor
Blatchley noted the occurrence OF the
bill is a sparrow. with a bin pc.
culiariv curved for the purpose of
extracting the seeds from the cones of
pine trees. The bird has been known to
appearance in summer has not before been
recorded. Mr.. Butler followed with q pa
per on the same bird, In which he gave q
large mum ber OF notes concerning its oc-
currence in both winter and summer.
CHEMISTRY n PHYSICS.
President Campbell, of Wabash College.
presided over the section Of chemistry and
physics. The papers read IN this section
were of q purely technical nature.
Professor Hathaway. of Rose Polytechnic.
read Q paper on the "Quarternion
treatment of the motion OF two or moro
bodies under the law of gravitation," which
NAUTICAL formula for demonstration.
Professor Goss. Of Purdue. read a paper on
tests of the Purdue experimental l0como-
tive, which explained the manner of scien.
and II; N. MCCOY, of Purdue, presented!
1.-The Electrical Oxidation of Glycerine."
which explained the method Of converting
glycorine into glucose: Prof X. A. Fes-
senden: OF Purdue, read q paper on the
Won der waals's equation. Walter
Jones. of Purdue. read q paper on ~"Sulphon.
pthsleins" Dr; Snow. of the State Uni
versity, described a m 'thod for making
quartz fibers. H. A. huston and F.. w.
Mcbride. of Purdue. submitted q joint
paper on q modification Of Grandeau's
method for determination of humus in
soils. Professor Fessenden came to the
front again with a paper on Experiments
with and Phenomena of Vacuum Tubes"
w. E. Stone and w. Fl. Test described how
they made sugar from the waste lime
LIQUOR produced in the manufact-
Gray. of Rose Polyteohnio.- spoke
on the electromagnetic inertia of . large
magnet. Professor Noyes, of Rose Poly
technic, described an improved method for
determining chlorine in natural waters.
Professor Fesser d N talked about a variety
of forms of electrical apparatus. w. h.
Stone and Clinton Dixon described thiofur-
furol and Its condemnation products. Prof.
Baker, of DePauw, described an interest.
ing method for the elementary determine
ton CT balance.
C~AMPBELLS ADDRESS.
President j. l.. Campbell addressed the
academy last night, choosing for his theme
"The Interdependence of Liberal Pur-
suits" The group of statuary to be placed
over the Meridian-street elevation of the
new library suggested this idea. said he.
with science. literature and art depend
emily posed and bound By sympa thy to
each other. The group also suggests the
necessity of an intellectual trust, and
furnished the topic of discussion. This in
tellectusl trust should be the means of pro-
tecting and stimulating the efforts OF
science. literature. art and liberal pursuits.
President Campbell was of the opinion that
although ell genuine efforts were running
to specialties, q specialists narrowness by
virtue of his restricted labors put too
great O distance between him and the
rect of the world. 1t was the OBJ
ject Of the scanemy to place the poet
near b, botanist. the novelist close to the
geoloulst. etc.. until their sympathies drew
the warp out of their tastes and made them
as companionable as they should be- A
critical examination of the productions OF
the various departments of literature and
science disclosed many defects which
might be traced to the want OF inter-
change of thought. Scientific treatises
were often defective in style and express
sion, while literary works were frequently
absurd In their scientific by-playa A
more generous fellowship was needed for
mutual benefit. 1.-The poet walks alone
that hrs communion with nature may
not be disturbed. when he might find yalu-
able assistance in the 'd-rawlng-rooms' of
the hydraulic engineer. Is it not possible
to secure better results by the union of
science and literature than are gotten by
their separation The swelling monopoly
OF newspapers and periodicals, the presi-
dent observed. was crushing the vitality
out of the books of the age. At one time
the best minds were found in books: now
they were engaged in the other field. 1t
was claimed that the rapid advances con-
stantly made in science soon made q book
useless and it fell behind the times. But
there were already signs Of reaction. 1t
lay with the writer's OF Amer
ica TO open wide the new day.
! With q more liberal view of intellectual
fellowship would come more liberal meth
DDS In the pre- paratory, as we'll as the wage
earning, period Of life. An earnest plea
was made for more room In the elementary
period of training in the branches which
are extra. or rather re-pr0fessional, and
which must be mastered before anyon can
lay claim to q liberal education.