The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-15
Scientists Concluded Their
. Meetings Yesterday.
The RECEPTION OF MEMBERS
President Fauacs and Members Of Faculty
Of Brown University Entertained The Dis
tlnguIshed Guests Last Evening.

The National Academy OF Scientists
held its last meeting OF the November
session at Brown university yesterday. At
the business meeting II was voted to I'm
rlude the Providence sessions In the an
nual report To congress.
Five new candidates were nominated
for membership and Will be voted upon
at the April session in Washington.
President Gibbs OF the academy was un-
able to be present at the meeting on ac-
count Of the infirmity OF old age.
The demonstrations yesterday were ex
clusively by apparatus and blackboard
work and were of a technical nature.
The subjects OF discussion were also Of
q technical nature.
No subjects OF special Importance to
the public came before the academy. but
rather such topics as could be understood
by small community of scientific men.
The election OF officers of the academy
will take place at Washington next April.
At this afternoons session DR. Crafts,
ex-president OF the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute OF Technology. read paper on The
Value of international Scientific Meet
ings.' The other subjects on the pro-
gramme were: Investigation OF Light
and Electricity with the Aid of a Battery
of 10000 Cells by Prof. j. Trowbridge:
Progressive Evolution OF Character in
the Young Stages OF Cephalopods." by
Prof Alpheus Hyatt: Recent Observa-
tions on the Planet Eros" by DIR. r. G.
Pickering; "Leeman Effect" by Prof.
Nicholson ~ Chicago university
RECEPTION TO MEMBERS.
Last evening reception was rendered
10 the members OF the academy by the
president and faculty OF Brown univer-
sity I'm the Lyman gymnasium, and the
affair was a notable one, being dignifed
by the presence OF state and city officials.
besides prominent educators and men emil
nent In other pursuits of life.
Some 800 invitations had been issued,
the majority OF which were responded to.
but at no time was the gymnasium un-
comfortably crowded during the recep-
tion, which continued from TO II o'clock.
The gymnasium was elaborately deco
rated for the occasion with a profusion
of American flags tastefully arranged SO
as to conceal gymnastic paraphernalia.
And at one side of the hall on a raised
stand. decorated with plants and tropical
greenery, stood President Faunce and
Mrs. FaIrnce, Dr. Asaph Hall and Prof.
Ira Remsen. who spent the greater por-
tion OF the evening receiving the honored
guests
The evening was passed pleasantly In
social intercourse and the guests were in
spired to the discussion OF both timely
and classical topics by the selections rem
dered by Reeves American orchestra,
which were especially adapted 90 the oc-
casion. During the course OF the evening
fees and other confections were enjoyed.
Theodore Green ofiiciated as chairman
of the entertainment committee, and Pro-
fessors ii. Il Gardner. O. q. Wilson.
Courtney Lsngdon. Il. u. Delabarre. J. f.
jameson, G. +. Kent. a. @. Hardness and
II. C. Bnmpus acted as ushers.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Among some OF the members of the
academy VINO were present were the fol-
lowing. Dr. G. s. Minot director Har-
ward Medical School: Prof. s. N Penfeld,
professor of mineralogy, Yale university;
DIR. Asaph Hall. astronomer u. $. N,
professor at Harvard university: DIR. III.
A, Rowland director physical laboratory,
Johns Hopkins university; DR. A. A.
Nicholson. director physical laboratory,
University OF Chicago; Prof John Trow-
bridge, director physical laboratory. Har-
ward university; Prof Cleveland Abe
United States weather bureau, editor
United States Weather Review: Prof Ed
mund H. Wilson, Columbia university:
Dr. w. c. Farlow, professor OF botany
Harvard university; DIR. ira Remsen, dl-
rector chemical laboratory. Johns Hop
kins university; DR.. r. w. Richards pro-
fessor chemistry, Harvard university;
Prof. T.. S. Morse. director Peabody Mu-
scum, Salem, Mass; Prof. Alpheus Hyatt,
director Boston Museum Natural History:
Prof r. G.. Mendenhall. president Wor-
cester Polytechnic institute: DR.. Arnold
Hague. United States Geological survey;
Prof. George J. Brush. exdirector Shelf
field Scientific school. Yale university;
DIR. s. G.. Chandler astronomer, Cam
bridge; Tfof. A II. Verril. director Biolo-
gical Museum, Yale university; DR.. c. :.
Walcott, director United States Geologi-
cal survey, and tho Providence members.
There We're also present Lieut.. Gov Kim
ball Mayor Baker. Superintendent Hor-
ace Tarbell of the public schools Stephen
O. Edwards. Walter +. Angel. j. c. B.
Moods and others.