The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-08
DEIIBER4IIONs or SCIENTISTS.
Interesting Session of the A. a. A. ;. and
Affiliated ,ncietias AZ BurAlo,

Affiliated societies az Buffalo,
only about two months ago the city Of
BunalO A. y. threw open lts doors 70 me
l0arnbtrs OF the National Educational As
ISOLATION, who came from all seeloHs u
our country 10 counsel t0SstneI eonSesi'
Ing the great questions contributing 90
Gators lcyal was the reception accord
Ell these berefactors who are putting ihto
their work much OF the best sAgl5uN "a
the day. Fortunes for when lhey a.
striving consist OF the great .naSSeS ..
youthful minds al over the lahl le'sI, lol
the educators skill. and 90 reclaim these
minds from ignorance IS their aim anu oo
jet -. Ga.
Lake again opened her doors 10 AAOtNri
gathering chiefly Of educators, Wa; Inc
American Association for the Advance
mont OK Science This Is the IouF'h -l.,'o
that Buffalo has accordeded a nehl5
welcome 90 this association; 10 beihs nv"
tually understood that the association WI.
visit Eun.do once each decaie Aitta.f
has the city extended an lhNlta.lVH ~
the association TO hold us annuAi meet
iug with her in 1905. IN addition 70 tnc
American Association, several anluatel
societies were holding their annual meet
ing ia the city Of Homes. ABOUT uiiS vu'e'
va. The American Ihemical 9o'iels;
American Geological Society botanical
Soriatv OF America. Association OF ECO
nomll EntOm0iOelsts. American MatHe-
matllal Society. and Society Tor Ilouo-
ID
The American Association is org aiil1 .e.
on the sectional plan. there ncins SO l'i
nine sections. The OBJECTS or lNN vs.
citation are 10 promote social lhlti'oul sc
among scientists IN America, TO stimulate
scieat.hc research. ana 10 procure 10.
scientific men Increased facllue5 ana
wider usefulness
From tho very nature OF the case, lts
meetings are In no sense legislative, as
all scientists know scientific questions
are not 10 De settled b. legislation.
As mentioned in my letter from SUI
Core fhr eminent polacoutologist. or
Philadelphia. was delli cred on Monday
morning. August 2ith The mayor OK the
city Hon. Edgar b. JewsetL 10 in an. ornate
and unusually appropriate address, eA-
tended The Association tls freedom OK
The city. To- which the president respghd-
et most heartily FOR the association. DIS
general meeting was then a4lolI i l
and tae various sections le.d their sts-
siOns for organization Immediately aitel
wards The afternoon sectional LrtlNss
ar-- 70 listen % tho addresses OF mo
Vce-pre8iienfs N tho various SCI LOIS
AZ $ O'Clock Monday eyening- mo re-
rIag president Prof D. w. Morley Oh
Cleveland. 49,. gave an interesting az
dress Oh "a Completed Chapter in the
History OF tle Atomic Theory.
The Subsequent meetings OF the SECTIONS
were detoVcl 90 the reading OF papers on
various topics and discussions ~ them.
| range of these papers was apparent
Questions 0i purely scientific interest aa
/ well as others of wholly unitarian
/ Value were dealt with I'M the chemical
section. with whose topics / was naturally
! most luter etel. % whole forenoon ana a
/ part of one afternoon were devoted 10
! discuss ms th' problems every teacher oI
/ chemistry enco-niers in Dis work. This
/ was. perhaps tho most practical to teach
/ ers of all me various subjects discussed.
] The Tact that 600 topics taken up ln-