New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
SCIENTISTS AT COLUMBIA.
A GREAT GATHERING ENTERTAINED BIZ
THE UNIVERSITY.

THE UNIVERSITY.
srssroxs or FIVE or THE spvEN oRoANIzA-
T7oNs AFFILIATED WITH THE SOCIETY OF
NAruRArIsrs MEET WITHIN IT'S WALLS
-oEoLoolsrs. MArHExArrc1ANs
AND CHEMISTS IN sEs- :.
SION ALSO
Columbia University on Morningside Heights.
was the Nsccak yesterday OF hundreds OF we'll
known scientists from all over the country who
ara In the city TO attend the meetings OF the
numerous societies held there during the present
vacation week. Five OF the seven societies con-
nected with the American Society OF Naturalis's
hold their sessions yesterday morning and after
noon in the halls OF the University. the others meet
ing at the College Of Physicians and surgeons
In addition to the Naturalists. meetings OF .ne
American Geological Society. the American Mn'he-
NAUTICAL Society and the American Chemcai oo''-
ETY. were held yestcfdAy
section OF the American Association for the Ad-
yancement Of Science, which Is holding an extra
winter meeting IN connection with the society "
NaturalIsts was held In Fayerweather Han IN inc
morning The Indian Congress at Omaha was ue,
,cr,bed BY James Mooney, Of the Etnnoioeica
bureau In Washington. Miss Alice c. Fietcner' Oh
Cambridge also connected with the washington
Rureau read a paper on 1.-THE Belief in VIII Power
.roong the Pawnees" Professor William n.
Holmes curator Of the National Museum SPOKE
Of archaeological problems OF California ana
Major J. W. Powell. director, OF the bureau u
American Ethnology at washington ou,Ne.
nronosed science OF esthecology. The society ao-
,or,n.d IN meet at the regular meeting OF tne
Association for Scientific Advancement IN Column
bus Ohio. In August ,,., Ga -
Many OF the members OF the Antnropoos'ea' o.
c,ety were present in the afternoon al inc mee,
ing of the Folk Lore Society IN Fayer"ea,"e, I~'
The council Of this society met at noon III oene.
,nerhorn building Professor Henry WOOD OF BAL
t,rnore presided at the regular meeting ana SPOKE
., so,k.jore and metaphor In literary styie WIN
especial reference to the folklore IN Snahespea'
w W. Newell Of Cambridge. Mass. In heu OF
paper on Modern Theories Of the Origin OF ro'n-
Tales" talked about the myths regarding the su"
90 ali neoples and especially among the American
indians. suggesting that there was great resem-
hIsnce in the ideas in some particulars Inc re-
roainder Of the session was devoted 10 oemo"-
stration Of Photographic records OF indian songs
by Miss Alice c. Fletcher, OK Camorose, H.o's
p,rd C;rinnell OF New-York; Francis La Flesch Oh
w.s,,nston. DR. Carl Lumholtz and DR.. Franz
Roar Of the American Museum of Natural History.
Meetings OF the Folk Lore Society will be held
again to-day.
MoRpHoLOGIsTs IN SESSION.
The American neurological Society held morn
~ which =, large number Of technical papers were
read Among the contributors were W. Patten. OF
par,uouth College: Bashtord Dean. OF Columbia;
r r. Sumner Of Columbia; ]. Reichard' OF the
University of Michigan; w. E. Ritter. OF CALIFORNIA
University: C. II. Minot Of Harvard; B. d. Gage
OF Cornen w A. Locy. Of Northwestern uniVer-
sity: c. j. Herrick, of Dennison University, ONO;
n r. Harrington and E. Loamng. OF Adebert
College. Cleveland Ohio: c. H. Eigenmann. OF the
University Of Indiana: u. Dahlgren, OF Prnceton'
G. H. Parker and F. X. Davis OF Harvard; L. H.
enowden Of University of Pennsylvania; II. r.
Osborn. Of Columbia; J. L. Workman OF Coiumba
I Kingsley and ". H. Ruddick. Of Tufts Col
,see. q q whitman. of the University Of Chicago
n G Bumpus. of Brown University, and A. f.
verrill. Of Yale.
Professor H. F. Osborn Of Columbia. presided
Professor T. H. Morgan OF Bryn Mawr was vice.
president and the secretary was g. II. Parker OF
Harvard. Meetings will also be held to-day and
tomorrow.
The second meeting Of the Society for Plant Nor
phology and Physiology. which was opened on
Tuesday night with reception from the Torrey
Botanical Club in the rooms Of the Department or
Botany In Schermerhorn Hail. was continued In
business meeting and with general session, at
which papers were read by DR.. r. w Rowlee, OF
Cornell; DR.. J. w. Harshberger of the University
Of Pennsylvania: DR.. W. F. Ganong. Of Smith Col
lege; Professor B. D. Halstead. of the New-Jersey
Agricultural College; F. +. Lloyd. OF Teachers
College: John c. Shaw and R. r. B. McKenney
and Miss Amelia B. Smith. of the University Of
Pennsylvania; DR.. NJ. A. Howe. Of Columbia; Dr.
Henry Kreamer, Of the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy; DR.. G. E. Stone. OF the Massachusetts
Agricultural College; DR.. c. o. Townsend. Of the
Maryland Experiment Station: DIR. Erwin F. Smith,
OF the Department Of Agriculture. Washington;
Dr. Carleton c. Curtis. Of Columbia and Professor
d. T. MacDougal Of the University Of Minnesota.
The Presidents address was delivered by DR.. WI
De-. .rtor
of Marine Als@ In North America" The society
will meet again to-day.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The seventh annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association begun in Scher-
merhorn Hall yesterday morning and continued in
the afternoon Professor Hugo Muensterberg of
Harvard presided. In the morning Mr.. f. A. Kirk
patrick OF the State Normal School Of Massachu-
sets spoke OF The Development OF Voluntary
Movement" Professor A. B. Deabarre of Brown
University spoke Of "The Effects Of Cannabis In
dica." Professor George 7. Ladd Of Yale of Ger
tain Hindrances to the Progress OF Psychology In
America" Henry Rutgers Marshall, on Reason as
Mode OF Instinct" Professor Wesley Mills of
McGili University on THE Nature OF Animal In
teligence and How to Study It." and Miss Mary
Wilton Calkins OF Wellesley on Psychological
Classification"
In the afternoon Professor Muensterberg dellv-
cred the presidents address on Psychology and
history This was followed by long discussion
between Professors George T. Ladd of Yale. j. G.
Hibben OF Princeton. William Caldwell of the
northwestern University. and A. c.. Armstrong
OF wesleyan University, on THE Relation Of viii
70 Belief. The meetings will be resumed to-day
PSYCHOLOGISTS IN SESSION. TOO
The eleventh annual meeting Of the American
Fny3ioogtcd Society convened IN the physiological
hb4fatory Of Columbia University in the morning
After brief business session. at which several
persons were proposed for membership. papers
were read by A. r. Cushny. Walter Jones. r. H.
Chittenden. ]. J. Abel for A. 8. Chittenden: Beat
tie Nesbitt W. T. Porter. r. Hunt and ]. j. Abel
The paper read by Professor Porter on "Exberi-
rnents on the Mammalian Heart" was considered