New-York tribune., 1898-12-28
SCIENTISTS GATHER HERE.
BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN cHEMI'
CAL soCIErY's MEETING.
PROFESSOR z. ". MORLEY OF CLN'S'~N0'
ELECTED PREsIDENr-THn SOCIETY OF
NArrRAIlsTs THE GEOLOGICAL 80
C1ErY AND OTHER AssoCA-


| CIErY AND OTHER AssoCA-
r1oNs TO MEET TO-DAY.
New.York this week Is favored With the visits OF
a large number Of scientists who are attending t"e
meetings of National societies being held mere dur'
ing the vacation week. The annual meeting o' ."s
| American Chemical Society began yesterday. Inc
seventeenth annual meeting OF the American So-
ciety OF Naturaists will begin to-day. and IN con-
| nection with 1t will meet the American Morpho'osi'
! cal Society the Association Of American Aha.o-
nists the American Physiological Society the
American Psychological Association. the American
Folk Lore Society the Society for Plant Morphoi'
osy and Physiology and the Anthropological Sec
ton OF the American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science which this year is trying Inc ex-
pertinent OF a nidwinter meeting In addition. the
Geological Society Of America will also begin It's
eleventh winter meeting to-day. the American
Chemical Society will continue its session. the
American Mathematical Society and the Biblical
Literature Society will hold their annual meet
ings and the New-York State Science Teachers
Association will meet in Teachers College to-mor-
The American Chemical Society began Its eigh-
teenth general meeting at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning In the assembly hall Of the Chemists Club.
at No Jos West Fify-ffth-st. The meeting Will
be continued tomorrow, and will close with a
dinner In the Wadorf-Astoria In the evening DR..
William McMurtrie. chairman OF the New-York sec
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words Of greeting and President Guggenhemer. on
behalf Of Mayor Van wyck. delivered address
Of welcome. General Alexander 8. Webb and Pro-
fessor Raoul Pictet also addressed the delegates.
Mr. Pictet spoke French.
In the absence OF the secretary. Albert c. Hale,
Of Brooklyn who Ill with the grip. DR.. Marston
Taylor Bogert OF Columbia University. was made
temporary secretary. All routine business was sus-
pended until the evening session, and the reading
Of papers began. "The Separation OF Impurities in
the Electrolytic Refining OF Copper" was the ''te
OF the first paper II was read by p de +. Rick
etts. Of Columbia. Victor Lenher. an Instructor In
Columbia next read a paper on THE Preparation
of Metallic Tellururn." "A New Method for the
Separation Of Arsenic. Anthony. Selenium and
Tellurum from One Another and from O;her Met
ais" was the subject Of Augustn f. Knox. OF
Perth Amboy. brief discussion followed the read
ing OF these papers after which the delegates start
ed out to inspect the works OF the NewJersey Zinc
Company.
In the afternoon the BaIbach Smelling and Re-
fring Company's works the Reilly Patent Leather
Works, the Murphy Varnish Company's place and
the Knickerbocker Cement Companys works, IN
Newark. were visited. the delegates returning to
the city last evening. Several OF the delegates
made a tour of the Chemists Club. IN which Is
about 10 be quartered the library OF the New-York
section Of tho American Chemical Society. which
is presided over by DR.. Charles F. Chandler, of
Columbia University.
At the evening session OF the society DR.. @. w.
Morley OF Cleveland Ohio. was elected president
of the society or the ensuing year other officers
will be elected by the council a lecture was de-
livered by Professor Raoul Plctet. OF Geneva.
Switzerland on Chemical Phenomena at Low
Temperature" DR.. f. f. Ewell. Of Washington.
chairman OF the Committee on Standardizing
Chemical Apparatus. read his report.
The president-elect of the society Is Dr. Edward
w. Morley. professor of chemistry in Adelbert Col
lege Of Western Reserve University Cleveland.
Dr. Morley was born at Newark. n. j.. In January.
1885. His father the Rev. S. b Morley. Of
the Presbyterian Church. He entered Williams
College in 1857. and was graduated with first hon
ors in 1861. He continued his studies in prepara-
ton for tho ministry at Andover Theological Semi
nary from 1861 10 1854. In lsG4-65 he connected
with the Sanitary Commission. for part Of the
time station agent at Fortress Monroe.
In 1868 he elected professor OF chemistry In
the Western Reserve University. and taught also
mathematics and geology. Between 1873 and 1855
he also held the chair Of chemistry In the Clevs-
land Medical College. He developed a fondness for
the study of chemistry at the early age Of eleven
by the use OF books in his fathers library and by
self-aught experiments. This early prediction
for chemical literature resulted later In the collec-
tion Of a most complete private library OF works
on chemistry and physics
DIR. Morley received the degrees OF doctor OF
medicine doctor of philosophy and doctor Of laws
from the Western Reserve University. He was
chairman Of the section Of microscopy and vice.
president of the chemical section Of the American
IN 1895 chosen president Of the association.
He Is An associate member OF the American Acad-
etny OF Arts and Sciences and n member Of tho
National Academy OF Science.