The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-30
THEIR WORK is FINISHED
Scientists Considered Everything from
Cockroaches to Music of the spheres.
works Near Anderson-Papers Read
and Discussed.

The Academy of Sciences covered the en-
tire ground laid out In the programme yes
terday morning and afternoon. Nothing
was left unturned. from the mysterious life
and customs OF the most obscure insect TO
to the rhythmic courses of the spheres.
Their researches reached back beyond the
ancient civilization of the Aztecs. while
their approximations Of proba bilities ran
on into the centuries to come. In one room
these learned gentlemen were weighing the
brains Of q moleoule. and in another they
were ascertain.ng the avoirdupois of dis
tant moons. Yesterday morning the
academy met In general session, and con-
edi gs at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The
following officers were elected:
President--J. G. Arthur. Purdue.
Vice president-w. A. Noyes, Rose Polytech-
mic.
secretary-A. w. Butler, Brookville.
Assistant Secretary--stanley Coulter. Purdue.
Trcasurer-C. A. Waldo. DePauw.,
Programme Committed. M. Underwood. De-
PAW; w. A. Noyes, Rose Polytechnic.
The first paper read yesterday was by j.
w. Hubbard, of Bloomin gton, on "The
Yolk Nucleus" Francis A. Walker
read an account Of the ancient
earth-wOrks neal Anderson, concern
ing which SO much interest has
been taken by the American Scientific
Association that q committee has been ap-
pointed to urge the State or city of Ander-
son to purchase and preserve them for
scientific purposes. A similar committee.
on motion of A. w. Butler. comprised of J.
NJ. Coulter, Francis A. Walker, ID. w.
Dennis. j. Is. Craig and j. p. ID. John. was
appointed tor the purpose of aiding In Sc
curing the said purchase. b.. w. Everman
talked about the work done by the United
States Fish Commission in the north Pa
citio and BehrinR sea in 1892. Mr..
Everman had been all over the
territory himself, and showed d hotographs
of the most important fisheries. j. Z. Ar
thur exhibited an invention of his W for
keeping a uniform temperature in green
houses. Ancient relics found In Tippeca-
noe county were shown by D. J. Craig. v.
tion of Kings County Traps to Those Of
Cumberland County. N. s."
The afternoon session began with q paper
by II. NJ. Stoops. of the State University.
on the Bruins group OF pounds. The paper
detailed the work done last year by the
university exploring this, which is one of
the most interesting groups OF mounds in
the United States It is situated near
State. w. s. Blatchley read an interest
ing paper on Indiana cockr0aches and
other inject forms similar to them.
Six kinds. had been found in In
the eastern part of the United States.
The Oriental roach was considered the pro-
genitor of the other species. and being an
eminent scovenger had emigrated to this
country in the dark filthy holds of ships.
This insect is the only one on earth that
can devour Old leather and bed-bugs.
+. B. Ullne read o chnic paper on
''Spines and Epidermis of the Cactaceae."
j. c. Arthur gave q talk on the
causes acting ply siologlcally toward
the destruction of trees in cities
deductions from which showed that trees
must pass their weights in water each day.
Gas escaping near their roots killed them,
and sewer systems removed too much of
the natural moisture of the ground.
l.. NJ. Underwood. of DePauw, believed
that q biological survey of the State
should be made. and that the academy
should make it. 1t should organize
with q definite plan of procedure.
w. L.. Bray. of the State University. read
some notes on pediastrum. with illustra-
tons. D.. Mothers paper was entitled
Fucus yesiculasus." w. w. Norman.
"I De Colleges CooSd Aid id0's the P %ss
lilo Schools in Teaching Biological Sub
~jects." seemed to see nothing palmer
than the fact that the colleges could not
very we'll help primary or public instruc-
ton. "Notes on the Flora of the Chllhowee
and Great Smoky Mountains was the
name of Stanley Coulter's afternoon pa
per. b. w. Everman produced specimens
of Alaska grouse and ptarmiRan. Botanical
assemblies in the United States for the
year 1893 were announced by j. C.. Arthur.
Stanley Coulter closed the session with
facts regarding forest distributions in In
drama. The academy adjourned to meet
next year at the same time and place as
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