The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26
MEETINGS OF SCIENTISTS


Ten Societies Open Their Winter Meet
Three Days-Mecting Places of the
Various Bodies-Programm of the
AnthropoIoEicsl Section.
The annual convention of the Ameri-
can Scientists will open in this city on
Wednesday. Some of the scientists
from the far west, who will attend
the convention, have already left home,
but none of the members OF the societies
are already here. No routine events are
scheduled to take place to-day.
The members Of the physiological So
ciety will come together in the only
event of any kind down on the pro-
gramme for to-day. They will meet In
a social session in the New Haven
house at $50 o'clock. On Wednesday
the ten societies begin their sessions.
The American Society of Naturalists
meet in North Sheffield hall, the Nor
biological society in the Peabody Mu-
scum. the Society of American Anato-
mists at the Yale Medical school, the
American Physiological society in the
Sheffield Biological hall, the American
Psychological society in North Sheftleld
hall. the American Folklore society In
North Sheffield hall, the Society for
Plant Morphology in the Yale Botanical
laboratory, and the Society of Anthro-
pology in the Yale Psychological labo-
ratory.
The main social events of the meet
ing will be the reception to the members
of the societies in Alumni hall on We'd
nesday evening and the dinner in the
New Haven house on Thursday even
ing.
The programme of the meeting of the
Acknowledged section of the Ameri-
can association for the Advancement OF
Science which begins on "Wednesday
and continues three days is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER n.
Morning Session. 10 o'clock.
psychological Laboratory, 100 Elm STD
Anthropological Recommendations
al Wilson.
Proposed anthropometric tests at the
next meeting of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Science-McKeen Cattell.
Three American types deduced from
physical measurements-J. w. Seav-
er.
Anthropology of the occult - Joseph
Jastrow.
Relation of fuctuation of attention and
accuracy of judgment of class stand
ings-J. E. Tough.
The Esquinos of Hudson Bay-Franz
Boaz.
The Art Of the Thompson Indians
Franz Boas
SYMBOLISM Of the Arapaho Indians-A.
L. Kroeber.
afternoon Session, oclock)
Psychological Laboratory, 1O9 Elm STD
Some Basketry Designs of the Maidu
Indians of northumberland 3. Dix
Archaeology of the Thompson River Re-
gion, British Columbia-Harlan l.
Smith.
Observations on the Ute Indians-A
Herdlicka.
Morphology of the Chinook Verb-John
r. Swanton.
Exhibit of views in relief with the
stereoscopio double lantern (polariz-
ed light method and red-green meth
ODD and views in natural colors by
projection with the triple lantern;
also color views by triple photography
for the single lantern-E. w. Scrip
ture.
The pose of the body as related to the
type of the Uranium and the direc-
tions of the planes of vision-George
7. Stevens.
Electric Anaethesia--E. w. Scripture.
Meeting with the American Society Of
Naturalists, S:15 o'clock.
North Sheffield Hall, Prospect ST.
The Geology and Natural History of
the Standardization E. Verrfll.
$3.50 O'Clock.
alumni Hail. College Campus.)
Reception of the local committee to
members and invited guests.