New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
rouvs HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.


Baltimore Dec % lSpeciaD.-The great ha.lS OF
IN. Johns Hopkins University will not be empty
during the Christmas holidays. Most OF 'he pro-
fsssors remain in town to attend the annual con-
ventions OF four Of the most prominent scien''Hc
societies in the United States. when VIII DE- he"
At the university. December =. y aili ~ ines
bodies are the Geological Society or America '"e
American Society Of Naturalists. the American"
Norphooslcal Society and the American Physolos-
zeal Society.
The theological Society will meet on THURSDAY
Friday and Saturday in the geological laboratory
of the university. The presidents annual a''reS9
70 be delivered by Professor 7. c. Champerilh' Oh
the University OF Chicago, who accompanied ,he
Pcary Relief Expedition geologist. will be on MS
experiences in the Arctic regions. Among the
oth.r ,,uers announced are: observations on the
GlaciaI Phenomena Of NEWFOUNDLAND. Labrador
and Southern Greenland by Professor .. fred-
erick Wright. OF Oberlin. ONO; "The feoBraPhcd'
Evolution Of Cuba" iy J. W. Spencer OF the
United States Gcolos.,al Survey: Lower CAM
brian Rocks in Eas.crn California" by Professor
Charles d. Walcott, Director Of the United states
Geological Survey. and others OF more speciai anu
technical geological interest. Other prominent
biologists who will read papers are Professor W.
e. Clark OF the Johns Hopkins University; H. T.
Gushing. OF Cleveland: Walter H. Weed. Of Wash
ington. ID. c.; Louis V. PRISON, of New-haVeh'
Conn., j. +. Kemp. Of Columbia College. New
York g. H. Hitchcock. OF Hanover. " H.; War
rem I'pham OF Scncrvillc Mass; c. w. Hall. OF
Minnea polls: Frank u. Adams Of the Canadian
Geological Survey. OF Montreal. Canada: n H.
barton. OF the United States Geological survey
Rollin u. Salisbury. Of the University OF Chicago'
W $. Bayley. OF Colby University: Alfred C. Lane.
OF the University OF Michigan; Robert Bell and
Alfred T.. Barlow. OF the Canadian Geological sur
vcy. Samuel Weidman OF Madison. Wis; Edward
Il. Mathews. OF the Johns Hopkins University, ana
others.
The meetings OF the American Society Of Nath-
ralists viii be two in number The present officers
OF the society are: Professor e. $. Minot Of Har-
ward University. president Professor Dali v 81 .he
n,ed states NSnonai Museum and professor
y L. Smith, Of Yale University. ce-preside,n T.,
and Dr. f. e Gardne5 Of "i oson rsasrcr Tier
will be- a discussion Thursday ~ "Environment IN
veiopment and as a cause OF Variation" by Pro-
fessor H. +. Osborn. and Professor 7. - Visor
tho Johns Hopkins University, and Or. C. Hart
Merriam Of the United states Department OF Mgr
viii deliver an illustrated lecture on Two Months
IN ire,niand AZ the session. on Frn1' ,,lcn-:
for 1876 Professor g : Mino will deliver the pres
Naturalist IN the World" The annual discussion
vii follow on Laboratory Teaching OF i.arse
society Of Natural Hs'ory viii Introduce the sub
Jet Professor II. g. Bumpus. of Brown lniv'r-
znS,s w' and T'" Fro G IS + Ganons q smith
College the same subject in rs rc.ation 10 hi-
evening mo annual dinner ~ the American society
~ Nafuralists ard affiliated societies VIII tax"
place Tho local committee In charge consists ~
Professors " II. Howell chairman. ". X. brooks.
W ~ WEIGH. T. \ Andrews ana Boiling W. baI
ton al ~ fhe Johns Hopkins University ~
The biological laboratory ~ the university VIII b"
IN. seen. Of the three meetings ~ the American
I'h,elpllgc.l Society. An election WI be held AZ
which new officers ~l b" chosen - r,placr m pres.
cut officers who ar" Professor II + Bowdtch. ~
Howard University. pres lent anl Professor ". T.
Lombard = the University ~ Michigan.
Tho American Morphologcal society VIII also
meet in the biological laboratory Thursday morning
h. present officers of the association Professor
q - Whitman Of the University % chicago. pr"sl
dent and pr . II Parker. 81 Harvard University
secretary and treasurer
ON THURSDAY evening the members ~ the visiting
associations will attend reception ~ be given IN
Mccoy HAL by the Johns Hopkins University \
rruscal programme Will b" rendered during the
evening hy a stringei orchestra. and number OF
objects Of intcre't Will be on exhibition In Mccoy
Hal