Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-18
MlCROA'O pISFS.

The American Microscopical society
held the first session Of its annual
meeting in science hall. at University
Of Wisconsin commencing ut 10 o'clock.
The Attendance was small, owing part
iy IL the attractions of the worlds fair,
partly to the fact that most of the
members reside east of the AIle@hanieS.
The following new members were
elected. Miss Edith j. Claypole, Akron,
o., Henry G. Bennett. New York City;
James G. Gregory, Myack on Hudson.
n. Y; Herman Schrenck, New York
City, Agnes WinSloW Foster. Brewster,
Mass; Or. VIM. IL. KNAPP, Chicago, Ill. !;
Jobn IL. Madden. Chicago. ILL.,: Il. y.
Rrrlim, Toledo. o.; John d. Locke
HaverhiIl a. H.
The society voted to publish 500
copies Of its proceedings next year.
The committee on universal screw re
ported progress AMI was continued.
IT was also voted to add abstracts OF
American mcroScopical work To the
proceedings The local committee gave
an invitation to an CNcur-
sion on Lake Mendoza Tues
iay evening, which was ac
ccpted. 1t was decided not to give Il
Soiro this year In tn" afternoon the
society listened to IN elaborate de
scription by Prof. w. ). Miller, Of
Wisconsin university. of the methods
nf reconstruction Of The lung from thin
serial sections. many hundreds OF
which are made about tWo-hundrCtllS
of \ milimctcr or one twelve hOuS-
andth of an inch in thickness, and
sheets Of WAX onn-tWcltth Of an inch
thick or 1nO times ~ thick. which are
cut ont like the sections, only 100
times rs large, aud are piled on one
another till part of a lung is mod
eled on 4 scale loo times the size OF
tile actual organ Thus the real con
Structiun is made much more familiar
cams may be made in the same way.
in III" evening 1T : o'clock, the
members Of the association met i'll the
assembly chamber of the capitol with
Il goodly number of MadiSonianS. Short
addresses of welcome We're made by
Maye3 CorSCot on behalf of the city.
General Iucills Fairchild. chairman of
the local committee and President G.
X Adams on behalf of the university
Hon. J. D. Cox. president of the so
ciety introduced the gentlemen.
After the addresses of welcome, Prof
Jacob L. Cox. of CiAcinnati. Ohio.
president of the American Microscope
cal society, read a paper entitled: Why
the Technique of the Microscope and
its Accessories Should Systematically
be Taught in Our Universities. Mr.. Cox
is dean of the law school Of Cincin-
natl college. He was governor of Ohio
in 1866 and 1887 and was secretary
of the interior in President Grant s
cabinet His paper while necessarily
technical to i degree WAS from time
to time cmhelished With Illustrations
Of microScOpical achievements which
made ii h.@hly acceptable to = popular
audience H. urged the delrahiltty OF
Il somewhat extensive course of tech.
meal instruction and training in re-
gard 10 the microscope. backed by -
annie 4 collection Of stands, Of chiec
tilcS and az accessory apparatus rs
shall give tie university students The
oppartu2i, Y Is jude for himself un-
der the guidance Of = competent in
su1c1or. Of the practical v2l,a f0r gen
crll OF for special use nj tic N&r.o,.S
forms Of Instruments ot different types.
The praper procedure in selecting IN
<trssr2ents. etc. was dWolt upon The
apparatus necessary for the taorou@h
prosecution If -n.crlScNa;p N-a,,. iz SO