Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-17
M { N OF SCIENCE
Annual Gathering of the National
Academy of Sciences.
SESSIONS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
Many Interesting Papers to Be
Read During the Meetings.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT

The rembers Of the National Academy
of Sciences gathered 4 This city this morn
ing for the annual b ness and scientific
meeting. This is one OF the most important
bodies of the country, mum berins in its
membership many Of the leading men in
the various scientific brar ches. The meet
ings are to last several days. the sessions
being held in the lecture hall of the Ma
tional Museum. During the meeting there
are TO be number of papers read at the
sessions, which are opened to the public at
noon.
There ives a fairly large attendance Of
members and others when the first meet
ing was called to order by the president,
Prof. Marsh Of Yale University Prior to
this there was a business meeting Of the
council. at which a number of details of
interest and Importance to the academy
were transacted. 1t was decided then to
hold the election for members OF the coun-
Gil tomorrow and of members of the acad-
emy on Thursday. The open sessions last
until 1:30 o'clock, and then a short re-
cess is taken for luncheon, after which
the reading OF papers Is continued. The
first paper today was by Prof. Goodale OF
Harvard University, on a botanical subject.
but the list of papers altogether covers
very wide range.
some of Those Present.
Among those who are present for the
April meeting are the following: Carl Barus.
Washington; Assistant Surgeon Gen. John
s. Billings. Washington; VIM. H. Brewer,
New Haven; Col, Thomas L. Casey. Wash
ingon; Seth c. Chandler. Cambridge. Mass
Prof. Edward D. Cope University of Penn
sylvania; Samuel f. EmmoEs, Washington;
Walcott Gibbs, Newport, r. l.; Theodore n.
Gill, Washington; Prof. George L. Goodale,
Cambridge, Mass; Prof. G. Brown Goode,
Washington Benjamin A. Gould, Cambridge
Mass; Arnold Hague. Washington; Prof
Asaph Hall, Washington; Prof. Charles g.
Hastings. New Hav&n; Secretary Samuel
p. Langley. Washington; Prof. Q. G. Marsh.
New Haven; Prof T. c. Mendenhal WASH
ington: Edward 8. Morse. Salem. Mass
Ira Remsen, Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore; Prof. Henry A. Rowland, Johns
Hopkins; Charles A. Schott, Washington
William Sellers. Philadelphia; Prot. Francis
Washington. and Prof. Charles A. Young.
Princeton. N. ].
Papers to BE Read.
Prof. o. c. Marsh Of Yale University, is
the president Of the academy. and is pre-
siding over this meeting. The following pa
pers have been entered to be read: "His.o-
logical characteristics Of Certain Alpine
Plants and the Corrosions by Roots by Prof.
George L. Goodale of Harvard University
An Investigation of the Alteration and
Refraction of Light" by Prof. George c.
Comstock of Madison. Wis; Biographical
Memoir of John lie Conte" by Prof Jos.
LIE Conte Of Berkeley. Cal; .The Coral
Reefs of the Bermudas," by Prof Alexan-
der Agassiz Of Harvard University;. The
So-called Serpulae Reefs of the Bermudas, :"
by Prof. Alexander Agassiz of Harvard
University; The Bathymetrical Extension
OF the Pelagic Fauna" by Prof Alexander
Agassiz of Harvard University; New
Method of Determining the Relative Affini-
ties OF Certain Acids" by Mr.. NJ. Carey
Lea Of Philadelphia "On the Change of
Young's Modulus of Elasticity with Varia-
ton OF Temperature, as Determined by the
Transverse Vibration of Bars at Various
Temperatures" by DR.. A. NJ. Mayer of
Stevens Institute. Hoboken. N. j.; "On the
Production of Beats and Beat Tones by
Covibration of Two Sounds SO High In
Pitch that When Separately Sounded They
are Inaudible." by DR.. A. NJ. Mayer of
Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N. j.; "On the
Motions of Resonators and Other Bodies
Caused by Sound Vibra tions," by Dr. A.
M. Mayer of Stevens Institute, Hoboken,
n. j.; ON Late Researches on the Varia-
ton of Latitude" by Mr.. s. G. Chandler
of Cambridge Mass. "On the Infra Red
Spectrum" by Prof. s. p. Langley, Smith
sonian Institution; THE Bacteria Of River
Water and The Influence Of Light Upon
the Bacillus of Typhoid and the Colon
Bacillus" by DR.. John s. Billings, Army
Medical Museum.