The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-29

fiitCt omGeTH.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
members of the different societies at
tended the general meeting of the
American Society of Naturalists in Ds-
born hall. A half hour before the .at-
uralists had met in business session
and elected officers for the ensuing ear
as follows President. T.. b, Wilson,
Columbia; vice presidents, r. Il, ThaX-
ter, Harvard, f. p. Mall. Johns I.op-
kins; II. S. Williams, Yale: secretary,
A. d. Mead Brown, treasurer, NJ N.
Metcalf, Womens college, Baltin IRE;
members of the executive commit tee,
NJ. w. Rowlee of Cornell, j. S. King ton
of Tufts college The following lfere
elected members of the society, Gle rye
F. Eaton of Yale, c. H. Eigermai of
Indiana university, w. G. Van N me
of Yale, Yandell Henderson of Yalt, F..
r. Lille of vassar, T. M. Webster and
C. N. Kellogg.
The following propositions which were
submitted to the society for consid 'ra-
ton and which were referred to a CDm-
mittee which will report at the t,eXt
meeting are of interest: l. That the
members of the American Society N Get
ing at Chicago December 2S, 30, '99. are
authorized to constitute western
branch of the American Society of Nat
uralists, 2. That this branch is author
lied to elect into the American society
new members in accordance with the
requirements of the constitution. 3.
That article VII of the constitution re-
ferring to the affiliated societies shall
be construed to cover the case Of his
branch. 4. That a join committee snail
be appointed, three members by the
New Haven meeting and two by. the
Chicago meeting, to consider an et tilt
able arrangement for joint funds.
At the close of the business session
a discussion was held upon the cub
ject: "The position that univers ties
should take in regard to investigation"
Papers consuming intervals of ten
minutes each were read by the fol ~
ing well known scientists: Prof. r. H.
Chittenden of Yale, Prof THOMAS
Dwight of Harvard medical school,
Prof. s. T. MacDougal of New York
Botanical garden, Prof. Joseph JAS COW
of University Of Wisconsin, Prof. will
liam Patten Of Dartmouth college
The first speaker was Prof. Dwight
gave some most interesting views on
the subject for discussion and laid
that to keep the researches out of the
regular course of the college or unf9er-
sity was not in accordance with the
purpose Of the dav, namely, the adj
vancement of higher education.
Prof Dwight was of the opinion t.1at |
systematic biological Investigations and |
4o1ra Lat,
number of times in a college year snd |
that as at the present time, the intes
tigation should not be confined to- the |
walls of the laboratory. He said he did |
not believe in offering many prizes for
the advancement of researches, but
that scholarships and awards of htnor
to enthusiastic students would not only
be inducements to the students, sput
would add to the great store of kncwl-
edge already attained. Prof. Dwight
said the question of expense would be
one hard to overcome at many ihati-
tutions Foreign researches could be
made to a advantage with some caLsal
and private or local ones, which would
be Undertaken doubtless with good re-
suits
In closing Prof. Dwight said that the
position of a university should be to- en-
researches throughout the
and to do all in their power
to increase the knowledge of the Study
in the United States. Prof. Dwight
said that the tax on an investigator
should increase in direct ratio with, his
merit, this being one excellent way to
'aise funds for researches.
Professor Chittenden was the text
speaker. His paper was intensely in
eresting and showed long and carr full
bought on the important subject He
aid a university should not limit it elf
N what it had already gained, tut
hould look to scientific research ; nd
hould give way to it's direct encoura se-
nent.
Professor Chittenden said univers ity {
hould allot a certain amount of time
0 the researches and advancement Of
he study of biology. He said the uni !
ersity of the present day was far let l
er adapted to carry on the work of
esearch than at any other time, end 1
hat as all the higher institutions of c
are provided with the met ms I
Or the enlargement of science it is real-
' the duty of a university to further
he cause.
Professor Chittenden gave EXAMPLES
the remarkable growth of other 1
ranches of science, such as physiok KY $
nd physiological chemistry and sht W t.
1 the great encouragement received
'om educators. c
Professor McDougal was the mkt W
1eaker. He said it was one of the fihtal IL
uties of university to encourage re
,arches and the advancement of bdto-
Y, and that if this was not done he
roper course Of instruction was Not G
we'd up to. He said that extensive :'e- n
arches Were the means of strengthen a
e the mental power and of grasping W
I'd broadening the power of learning, V
The papers read by Professor Jastr)w 81
i'd Professor Patton were very inter- OF
ting, and each was enthusiastically OF
oplauded. "
THE ANTAGONISTS B
The second day Of the twelfth annual al