New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

n secretary for exactly a quarter Of a century
or half the lifetime OF that organization. 1t is
largely due to his enthusiasm and efforts that
the association has grown 10 It's present size
and usefulness. And both directly and indl-
rectly the coming meeting will recognize the OBJ
legations Of the society 10 so faithful servant
highly impressive array % names Is to be
found on the list OF local committeeman and
women selected to represent the modern Athens
on this occasion. The speeches Of welcome 10
be delivered at the first general session OF the
association VIII he made by the Governor or
Massachusetts Roger Wolcott; the Mayor OF
Boston. Josiah Quincy. and President CTa1cS az
the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. H.
whose buildings. by the way. the principal se9-
sions OF the association and o; the various sec
lions will BE held The Arnold Arboretum. the
Blue Hi Observatory the Harvard Medical
School (Which IS in Boston, ard other places OF
interest Will be opened to the visitors at ths
time; and on one day while the meeting Is IN
progress Harvard Will entertain the whole as
ISOLATION out at Cambridge
The lists o. papers to be submitted TO the dN-
ferent sections have not all been made up as yet
but these contributions are likely TO come up
TO the average in value. OF course. there Is al
WAYS a certain proportion lacking in the THOR
oughness and accuracy which are 50 essential
dresses By heads % sections are as follows:
Mathematics and astronomy. Z. T. Barnard
Q. the Yerkes Observatory. chairman; "DeVe!op-
rnent OF Astronomical Photography" physics
Frank p Whitman. Of Cleveland. chairman:
"On the Perception of Light and Color.' Chem
,stry. Edgar T. Smith. OF Philadelphia, chair
man: To be announced. Mechanical science
and engineering VI. T. Cooley, of Ann Arhor
Chairman: 70 be announced. Geology ana
geography. H. I. Fairchd. of Rochester y. y
chairman: Glacial Geology In America.
Zoology. A S Packard. Of Brown UNIVERSITY
chairman: "A Half Century of Evolution WIN
Special Reference 10 the Effects OF "eootIoai
Changes on Animal Life" Botany. W. G. Far
lou. y, Harvard chairman: The Conception OF
specjes as Affected by Recent lnvesuga-
tons on Fungi" An'hropology. J. NICK
Cat,eu OF Columbia University. chairman;
"The Advance Of Psychology" Economic
science and statistics Archibald Blue. OF
ro-on,o chairman: The Historic Method IN
Economics" The address Of Professor Woico't
Gibbs. Of Newport the retiring PRESIDENT OF '"e
association, will be on Some Points III l"e'
re,ical Chemistry" Or. Thomas Dwight OF inc
Harvard Medical School. will lecture before inc
sections OF anthropology and zoology on ai
tons in Human Bones.
7, has been customary for many years Io'
yarious National scientific societies WHicH 4"'
che reason or another have preserved thelr OF
ganlzation 10 meet at the same time ana pace
as the American Association for the Advance
rnent OF Science Among these are the foIo"-
ing: American Forestry Association frahc's
II. Appleton 90 Boston. president; Ieoioe'ca'
Society Of America. j. j. Stevenson OF New
York CIV president; American Chemical 90
cletv Charles T. Munroe. OF Washington IfeSl-
dent: Society for the Promotion OF Agricultural
Science c. s Plump. " Lafayette lnd' secIe-
tary: American Mathematical Society +. ~
Cole Of Columbia University secretary 9oCe'S
for the Promotion OF Engineering Educauoh' D.
p. Johnson % 81. Louis president; American
Folklore Society w. Newell. Of CamDrluse'
secretary. National Geographic Society Boiah1-
cal Society Of America. John NJ. COULTER P'es',
dent This year for the first Tine speo'"
Conference q astronomers viii be held AT Inc
Harvard Observatory the three secular uu'
Immediately preceding the meeting OF Inc aS"o'
eation The suggestion for such n conference
yignated with President George J.. Haze III
rotor ~ the Yerl,es Observatory. prctEac'eo
netting FOR astronomical discussion was helo
atWNiams Bay last year, when the great ~
Inc telescope was dedicated and the proceeu-
ingswere so pleasant and profitable to all con-
cernd that an annual repetition has since beer
unde consideration by leading American as
trono1ers
Theamerican association. Ike the BRUSH AS
sociatin for the Advancement OF science GU"
tains TO distinct elements professional AM
amateur scientists The latter may be inVesu
gators r they NAV not They may con
tent therselves with trying TO form some iue'
by readirx .cac,a, nario6icals OF what Is peiHt