New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
A RECEPTION FOR GEIKIE.
SIR ARCHIBALD WARMLY GREETED BY
BIOLOGISTS.
PROFESSOR

xrrCoMEp TO THIS COUNTRY ny PROFESSOR
xrNp OF Co1rMBIA-HE INDUCES IN
"REMINISCENCES AND PRAISES THE
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS MADE
HERE SINCE 1870.
recontion In honor OF sir Archibald Geikic. the
eminent British geologist was given by the section
~ geology and mineralogy of the New-fork Acao-
.yrv of Sciences at the Academy or Meuicle' III
IVES. Forty hird-st. last evening Sir Archipaiu
,o &c Director General of the Geological Survey OF
croo, Britain and Ireland. arrived In this city on
saturday and is now staying at the WINDSOR Hotel
-, .or,es "a this country 10 deliver n course or
,no,nros NJ the Johns Hopkins University Baiti-
more. - .. .
- ~ rocon,ion Professor J. +. Kemp OF the
S,hoo, ~ Mines Columbia University presided and
=, ,oor,,ns Sir Archibald on behalf of the academy
-, ,ha, he was a representative cosmopolitan ex-
-, ~ Seolocv which was a science having little
rosard for political boundaries. Sir Archibald had
4, a nrevious visit to America, solved some OF the
rroblens which American biologists mad been AT
,empting TO solve. and no European scientist was
,o-n rosnected in this country. Professor Steven
90, ond professor Dodge also spoke, the latter re-
marking that Sir Archibald was the greatest living
.rnonont of the Scottish school of geology, and
scotland had produced more great geoogis's than
any place of its area in the world.
Sir Archibald Geikie. in replying said that he
Rad only been forty-e.ght hours in New-lork, but
a., ,hat time he had discovered that no one could
- nessin,istic about the condition Of science IN
America Everywhere in the city there was evil
dance OF the desire 10 keep abreast OF all the new
est discoveries. When he was In New-horK eigh-
teen wears ago the American Museum of Natural
uistorv was a small collection. Now 1t was vast
- growing institution. which II would require
rro,,hs 10 study properly. lie had visited COLUMBIA
College and found palatial building equipped
with every possible aid TO the students ana teach-
ers THE geological survey of the United states
,,- took the place of the various surveys in exist
no~ Formerly and the consolidation. he thought
MAS a great improvement. Splendid Work was now
oy's yer the world Sir Archibald said he could not
helm comparing the liberali,y of the tnited STATS
Gov econiinuaiiy RECEIVING the reports of the AMER
can survey well p:nte bound ana ON tea paper
snd illustrated in wreichsd ma an resIts Of his
t AITnga Xs o this country abiding Or s
Newberry. Professor Dana and others VINO neo a."
sisted hin then, but who are now no more no. fo,nd
was sad he said think of all the gaps ne iow was
among his old friends on ms return, aps conId be
snH had been filed by the young men. VINO Wtie
working with vigcr and ndomiiabie en n bIs own
Country encouraged and refreshed by what ne mao
seen in America and he heartily 'n'''Neu '''
pTTSsen Lectures Sir Archibald will deliver in Balt-
more are the first to be given under an enuoM-
mo- f,nd in memory of the late Professor George
u Williams presented to the University pE NIT,
Williams. The most eminent seo9s.e'' d vi The
a,d America are be requested TO denver tne
iectures an American and n foreign lecturer Oeihs
appointed in alternate years, 49,. . t.,
Slr Archibald when he visited this country IN
1s;e made a long scientific trip through wyoming
a. me snake River lava fields. RE was accom-
rs,ind bv several prominent biologists. and the
,sriy thoroughly examined the remarkane rl1SI
Washington Cambridge. New-Haven. Albany ana
othe. Eastern cities but delivered no lectures
Tn. lectures at Johns Hopkins University VIII
beg n tomorrow. and will be continued dairy lot
81. DAYS on April y Sir Archibald VIII start on a
MARYLAND party
/ American biologists. including several OF the
professors at Columbia College. the party VIII ne
;eccived by Governor Lowndcs at Cumberland. ana
orr Of the large coal companies will give dinner
IN Sir Nrchibalds honor. a Government cutter
'rin will end on MAY ]. after which Sir Archibald
viii spend three four days in Washington. ana
then return to NewYork. He will deliver lecture al
ihe Brooklyn Institute. visit his friends IN New
Haven and Boston. and sail for Europe on May To-