New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
SCIENTISTS IN SESSION.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN AssOCrA.
TION AT DETROIT.

PAPERS ON INTERESTING TOPICS By WE'LL
KNOWN sTrDENrs-PRorEssoR coI.BuRs
on 'TMPRovIDEST CIVILIZATIONS"
Detroit Aug a-The Auditorium OF the immense
new Central High School Building was to-day Z
scene OF beauty, the decorations being In honor OK
the forty-sixth annual meeting OF the American
Association for the Advancement OF Science The
attendance OF members was about two hundred at
the opening. and the galleries we're filled with ell.
zens Of Detroit About twenty members OF the
British Association occupied seats on the platform
Secretary Frederick w. Putnam called the assem-
blage to order and announced the death OF the as
sociation's former president Professor Edward d.
Cope. In the absence of the president Wolcott
Gibbs OF Newport. r. l.. the chair was taken ny
Professor Theodore GIL. OF Washington VINO IN
turn handed the gavel to Professor W. j. Nc
Gee OF Washington, senior vice-presdent OF mo
association. Mayor Maybury delivered an address
OF welcome Further words of greeting were Spo-
ken by x-senator Thomas w. Palmer
Professor McCiee. In expressing his appreciation
Of the hospitality extended, said the opject OF 'ns
associa To kInde interest In scientihc mat
ters and cultivate a closer relationship between
scientists and the general pubic.
After the adjournment OF the general session me
nine sections were organized. and each section was
addressed by its chairman.
"Improvldent Civilization was the subject OF an
address by Professor Richard T. Colburn' CHAIRMAN
of the Section of Social and Economic Science
Professor Coburn thought the controversy IN re-
spect to bimetalic money standard and the other
s to the limits OF safety for representative or cur-
rency money are certain TO be fully worked over
nc tho nowerful vested interests concerned In re-
norts OF commissions and printed volumes. His eS-
panation was that these questions arc but parts 1f
a far greater question OF NEUROLOGY Professor 'oi'
When we speak OF value. equivalency, wealth,
risk trust dstrus panb Ike we rod d'1 pieces
but with states OF mind yet these Ideas lie AZ tns
foundation Of my o yoa evef imagined what
would happen II some modern Rosicrucian should
succeed In turning the debasement cheaply into
gold, No one can maintain that this Is impos-
sible Such "A discovery would introduce INTO the
world OF commerce-and. indeed. into all nscal re-
general rise OF prices and: second: 'y i n.s'o,a ga
otherwise Among other curious results we should
witness would be change OF sides ana tuhss s- o.
ards. with a general desire to shift over by ne
holders OF contracts for specific yd bnpSo IN Son
only more slowly If vast od dspos sp bns ., sceSed
Sear1@aS Sg pracicay s supply The a.,emp!
were made to put silver In its place ,the prics o.
which would be enormously ennanGg' 70 'h.s m ups,
by similar discoveries. | am not sure Dut tne ai,er
benefits to MANKIND ,s S OF more
efficient tool of exchanges. scsntlic ana MOI 20,
ali the disaster it would temporarily cost shall
We have to wait for such an accident Tor the get
AS SAMPLES of the improvident tendencies Of
modern life Professor Coburn spoke OF the waste
OF warfare and armament. the decadenee Oh ra,g.
blight of parasitism. superstitons and the diversity
Professor c. White, Of Morsantownri, ri,, W p'.. "a.
had prepared an interesting paper on Inc TITS, TITS
burg Coal Bed" In the absence OF Professor " nte.
in hS we esd cpsed Py Ss
United States Geological Survey for entertain.s
the theory that coal bed can be certainly idrnt-
fed beyond the OF its continuous oucrop nis,
he asserted. gives local name TO every isolated
thus adding greatly 9 the burden 9i
He urged a reform I'm the methods OF work wncn
lead to such undesirable results -.
Section Of Chemistry, read a long address on 'Ex-
pert Testimony" He considered that the cause
of the universally harsh criticism Of expert testi,
times. what s worse. liz lorance on the part OF INC
expert He counseled greater care and precision
the part of toxicologists in preparing cases Tor
Other addresses before the sections were as FOL:
lows: Professor Carl Barus before the Section OF
Physics Long Range Temperature and Pressure
Variables I'm Physics Professor W: j. MCGEE. DE.
the Secton Of he Ssfor sssnee 10, %,
Section of Mathematics and Astronomy, "A chap.
ter in the History of Mathematics"; Niee.President
vacancy caused by the death of Professor Goode.
gave by request OF the Council. an address before
son spoke before the Section OF Botany, on "Ex'
perimental Morphology. and Professor John Gal
braith before the Section Of Me9hhanca Science
The influx OF members continued steadily All the
afternoon until tonight the secretary's register
showed "A roll of over three hundred.
the American Chemical Society which holds 's
annual meeting in connection with the association,
w W. Noyes of Perdue University: Evening dress
predominated at to,nignts general session Of the
OF a eIlogy or the life and work OF Professor Ed
ward d. Cope late president Of the association. by
DR.. Theodore GILL; OF Washington