The herald., 1896-06-12
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Large Reception and Microscopical Ex.
hibit Given Last Evening
Brilliant Gathering Of Los Angeles Great
Enthusiastically and Scientific Re.
search the Trend Of the Evening

The annual reception of the Southern
| California Academy of Sciences was
! held in the assembly hall of the Friday
Morning club last evening. A large
number of guests We're i'll attendance as
well as most of the scientists of Los An
geles, who, together formed both de-
lightful gathering and q jealous audi
ence; the affair taking the characteris-
tics of sociability combined with scien-
titic research. After a cordial address
of welcome by Prof. knight, president
of the association, the attention of the
guests was called to the fine display of
chronological specimens placed about
the room and to the numerous micro
scopes brilliantly lighted with many
lamps for special inspection of bacteria,
sea grass, etc. A large collection of but
terflleS and Indian stone pipes the finest
in the state, We're loaned by Mr. Carson
on South Main street, and a special in
V1tatlon was given to the assembly to
visit Mr.. Carsons home for the further
study of the specimens.
Captivating music by Martins orches-
ira and number of happy speeches oc-
casioned delightful interludes through
out the ev>oing. Prof. knight made the
first scientific address, in which he lik-
ened the world to a small oasis of
knowledge bordered by vast desert of
mysteries. From age to age, great
thinkers had won a strip from the des-
ert, and while in our day, the acquisi-
tion of strip might not be attaina BILE.
yet all might forward the boundary of
knowledge and widen the oasis
Prof. B. r. Baumgardt made a brief
sketch of what had been accomplished
at the recent visit of the members of the
Academy of Science to Mount Lowe.
Other addresses were made by DR.. A.
Davidson, president of the botanical
section. DR.. Prayer, president of the
mineralogical section, and Prof. VIM. l..
watts of the State Mineralogcal asso-
citation.
The trend of thought of the evening
was given religious bent through u
Few remarks made by Mr.. w. S. Creigh-
ton, who digressed on the object of liv
ing. which he claimed to be. not the at
tainment of happiness, but the pursuit
OF knoWledge, which prepared for a
higher life.
The ball thus started was kept rolling
by Dr. Remondino of San Diego and
others and was finally wound up in an
appreciated address by Bishop Mont
gomery. The bishop claimed that true
science and revelation would eventually
come to the same conclusion.
Mr.. 5. N. Parsons started the question
of electricity. 1t was stated in reply
mat this section would be added at an
early date. The following eighteen mem
pers We're added to the association la It
evening: Prof. Melville Dozier, D. 70,
Lane, NJ. D.. Of Alhambra, Francis O.
Yost, Harvey S-Irdevant. John Scott of
nuarte, Edgar 10y, Merrill NJ Grirg.
mrs. Sarah A. Holman. Homer Hamlin.
Hubert j. Goudge, Lincoln Nuslev
frank l.. Washburn. George Herrinan,
VIM X. Bentley. Mrs. r. Berman. Miss
Maud Aver. James w. Warren and
Prof. j. G. Cross, Monrovia.
A punch bowl doing good service
throushout the evening was in charge
of Mrs. b. r. Baumgardt and Mis- E,o,.
ence Blackman.