New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-31
SCIENTISTS MEETINGS END.
CLOSING BUSINESS OF BIOLOGISTS.
PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER BODIES.

| CLOSING BUSINESS OF BIOLOGISTS
PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER BODIES
| The scientific societies which for four days hav'
heen meeting ~ Columbia University. closed Their
sessions yesterday afternoon. az did tfr state
Science Teachers Association at Teachers Collage
The activity OF the societies which adjourned M
Thursday was partially atoned for yesterday by n
doublng-up II the Geological Society and by the
annual meeting Of the Society Of College Gynna
SUM Directors which held Two sessions In the
Columbia gymnasium. n VIII be n long time III
all probability before go many men NJ National
reputation as specialists In the various department
Of science gather IN Nev-York nj one time as have
gathered since Tuesday I'm the Columbia buildings.
4 large number Of the members OF the Society OF
Neturalia,s and OF the Plant Morpholosists MADE
an excursion yesterday morning 20 the GROUNDS o.
the ctys botanical gardens, now building IN Bronx
Park. md members Of the MorpholoGical Society
visited the Geological Gardens in embryo. near n.y.
These were not far enough along townrd completion
10 attract large attendance. and tho remainder
stayed In town and held o session IN schermer
horn Hall The Psychological Associatio held ita
usual sessions and the American Geological 30
ceiy. In order to get through its long programme.
divided Itself into classes. discussing potro-
graphical matters In the temporary chapel and the
other glacial geology in tho geological lecture-room
In SchermerhOrn Hall.
Nearly thirty papers read at the two meet
ings Of the Geological Society. TWO interesting
papers read by j. p. Tyrrcll. Of the Canadian
Geological Survey. who has lived in Ottawa but
registered the society blanks from Dawson City.
Yukon. Canada. These were upon the methods OF
mining In the Klondike. and glacial phenomena
IN the Yukon Territory. George NJ. Dawson. OF
the Canadian Geological Survey described the phe-
nomena connected with remarkable andslip on
the Riviere Blanche, Quebec. Others who read
papers were Professor Burton orion. Of Columbus.
Ohio T. c. Hopkins Professor II. Fielding Reid, Of
Iniy on
herst: j. +. Kemp. of Columbia l.. '. PRISON. of
Yale: Samuel Calvin. Of Iowa: State GeologS W.
o. Crosby. OF the Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
nology; a. p. Coleman. Of the Canadian Geological
Survey: G. *. Gilbert of the United States Geo
logical Survey; Peter Mcclellan F. =. CULVER C.
W. Hall. F. W. sardeson and H. p Cushing.
The seventh annual meeting OF the American
Psychological Association closed yesterday after
noon in Schermerhorn Hall. The officers elected
for the coming year we're. President Professor
tary-treasurer. Professor Livingston Farrand. q
co"nDa council n l. da ras Of Of
Professors Catiel. Muensterbers. Creighton. Royce.
papers we're read during, the days, sessions by
Loqgh Of the STATE Normal c cd, Of WIS e,
Sr OF TIE nc Ed@ o o
Professor William caldwell OF the Northwestern
pr & ToS aan IN in Hcw
Professor Charles r. lgdd Of Eew1 eiIs EnIver
Mrs. Christine Laid Franklin. of Baltimore Pro
fessor George T. Ladd Of Yale, Or. Robert Mac
Dougali OF Harvard Dr.. J.. W. Scripture OF Yale,
and DR.. John p Iylan Of The University Of Illinois
The society adjourned subject to the call Of the
secretary. which will he issued when the meeting Of
he American Society Of Naturalists Is decided on
morning session yesterday number OF technical
papers were read by w. :. Nickerson OF the Uni
yersity of Wisconsin: II. s. Jennings Of Dart
mouth; c. B; Deyonport. Of Harvard A. E XerT,
Of the University OF Syracuse: n. ". Ram. OF
Harvard: ". VI Wheeler. Of the University ~
chicago, and F. II Herrick ~ Adelbert College
Western Reserve University.