Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-29
GREAT Is SCIENCE.
Meeting of the Association i"r '
Advancement.


,corresnondence OF the Dispatch)
BUFFALO, y. Y, August
American Association for the Au'""O
me, OF Science, Familiarity known d. 'i'e
has been in session mere III
TIA forty-ffth meeting since N0i'1"'
..,.,,,, and will continue throughout
-, The attendance Is not qul1e
nc az usual. but over 800 mehDei
- - - registered. These are rom az
49, - the country most OF the leaulhs
- and universities being IePio
"a some of them by men OF sOiel'eO'
,rhara are however. as usual rev
-, from the South. RichmOhu NonSs
rs two representatives-Prol
na, - professor Hunter. Washington
~ 90 University has two, professors
etnreIand and Howe, and there are PEI
hans a doZe,. more represehla'i'e,, -
Nnrtb Carolina, Alabama, Oeoi ga
FLORIDA. etc. with quite hu"'' ~
conrse from Washington ~ - -
divide themselves each morning ~ ~" 80
respective sections, OF Which ~, '-tro',o-
eight-to wit: Mathematics anu a assS,D,o,,
nv phvsics. chemistry, mechaHlea,
Science and engineering, geology anu
.,scgranhv. zoology, botany, anthtopoloes -
"a gnailv social and economic scienoe'
VERY TECHNICAL"
These sections read, hear anu nG a.
,aners morning and atleihoon' -,
nav be well assumed tlat 'ro,,..1 onl,
ara extremely technical anu ' Sl''p before
IN the small and special auuie, -, 80
~ VIC IT,, are read. Few OF them tahe
NON I'm, Of the general public anu
aNy r1,rariIv discourse in terms aiilo91
-. ,eiI,oibIe TO outsiders about suoJec13
~. l,',tstders never heard OF before ailu
- are to hear of again. en-, 80
,,rIe - Note on the Me!ilp' az -
- - tho Prosencephal and DienCep'a'
49, ~ rs,oiJst. or some Remarks oI'
y, .1'.,.,ar,, and the like. Sometime
,--'I'',-ar caster and more cOmmoNpl117
r,.,,tacts are considered IN some vi '"e
,eo,tons Cau of which il must De uiueI
.tood are in session at the same 'iihe)'
MONEY QUESTION.
~. ,.o,,orsav for example. the section
..Soo,.I ana Economic Science as
- somewhat the money question anu
the gold standard. running Clos1
H. absorbing question OF the Gay
the same section was reau inc 90.
r-.,ruiug q paper on "Ihe Ioip e1'1io'.
~ the sexes aud Its Results. ~ wa
am able paper from the pioiVslCei PY IL
AT view mainly anu II Ne1 - go
,,,,r,ging to the aspirations OF the
IN, Iyoman." Nine tenths OF the
audience were women, VINO listened
.barplv and critically, and wheh the
nc, was done two or three OF the"4
IL earnest and forceful reply ana LOT
.,r,.. time we had Lively dlscuSS'Oi''
the New woman will not down. even al
the bidding Of science. ,,-... ~.
-rnsra have been the usual addresses OF
paIeome receptions. etc, anu huilipeI
of excursions are preparing TOT us. Ids
evening the Buffalo Society OF NatuI II
Sciertists gave the association most
brilliant reception a. the rooms VI 'Ae
7-rentisth Century clubhouse. falE
l,diss of Ruffalo received the toilers IN
scienee with their brightest smiles, ana
mid flowers and music and refreshments
the hours passed charmlngly away.
y RAYS.
The nhysics section had at an earlier
hour the same evening most choice ana
deIiehtfuI entertainment of quite DIFF
ferent character Mr.. Stevens wealthy
Gentleman and amateur scientist. invited
the section. in which some papers on
\ rsys had been read. to meet al MS
house and 10 see these rays. or tnelr
effects. in actual operation. rms was
h,st what some OF M wanted to do. ana
40 in the early evening. nifty or more OF
rs gathered at his elegant mansion ana
saw some things never seen before. /
Jaw. for example, the bones of my hanG
ana arm quite clearly and deliberately
and 1 am sure no human eye ever saw
them before. Articles in closed wooden
boxes. money in closed purses. nails IN
tie interior OF 3-inch-thick blocks OF
wood and many such wonders were seen
i'm full. Photography Of these thing
many OF US had seen before, over anu
over again; but the actual things them
selves We kad never seen. or had seen
most imperfectly. Other similar expert
.nents prolonged and added to the in
terest Of an evening that was most
thoroughly. enjoyed by all present
But our morning work has begun, and !
must hasten 10 my section. Yours, etc,