Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-18
HOLDS BUSINESS MEETING
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ELECTS SEW.
ERAL NEW MEMBERS.
Papers Read at Public Session This
Aftern0On-Amendm ents to
C0nstitution.

The National Academy Of Sciences began
the third day Of its annual meeting this
morning with q business session, which
was held in the office Of the assistant sec
rotary of the National Museum. The great
err part of the session was devoted to
the matter Of the election of new men,
bers Of the academy. Five scientists were
added to the roll of members. They are
e. H. Moore, professor of mathematics,
University of Chicago; Edward H. Nichols.
professor Of physics. Cornell University;
George F. Becker Of the United States
geological survey, Washington; Jas. NICK.
Cattell professor of psychology. Columbia
University, New York, and T. Mitchell
Pruden, professor of biology, Columbia
University, New York
Arnold Hague of the United States geo.
logical survey was elected home secre-
tary of the academy.
Rule 20 of the rules of the academy pro-
vfdeS that all discussions as to the claims
and qualifications of nominees at meetings
of the academy will be held strictly conf
Dental, and remarks and criticisms then
not a member Of the academy at the time
Of the discussion.
Rule Governing Elections.
According to the constitution of the
academy elections for membership are con-
Quoted as follows: Each member may in
scribe on a ballot not more than five names
of nominees selected from the list. Absent
members may send such ballots to the
home secretary. From the seven names
receiving the highest number of votes In
this preference ballot the members present
may proceed to elect new members In the
following manner: At each ballot each
member present may vote for not exceeding
three persons, and the person receiving the
highest number of votes shall be declared
cd rnxyid Oh hat ho n.
thirds of the votes cast and that his name
appear on not less than twenty ballots: and
provided further, that the number of MEM
bers of the academy be not already one
hundred or over, in which case to be de-
clared to be elected he must receive four
fifths of the votes cast, and his name must
appear on at least twenty-five ballots.
Should several candidates have the same
minimum number of votes on the prefer
ence list; the requisite number for COM
pleting the list shall be selected from them
by two-thirds vote of the members pres
ent."
In nominating for membership in the
academy, statement is made as to the
subject or subjects in which the person
nominated Is eminent. Every nomination
Is submitted, through the secretary, to all
the members of the committee or commit
tees representing the subject or subjects in
which the person nominated is stated to be
eminent; and in order that his name may
be brought before the academy for election
he must receive the votes of a majority of
the members of the committee or commit
tees to which his name has been referred.
In Public Session.
A public session is being held this after
neon. The papers on the program are:
''The Significance of the Dissimilar Limbs
Of the Ornithopodous Dinosaurs" by Theo-
dore Gill; 1.-THE Foundation of Mind" by
J. w. Powell, and Conditions Affecting
the Fertility of Sheep and the Sex of Their
Offspring by Alexander Graham Bell.
Several amendments to the constitution
have been proposed and referred to the
council. These will be discussed at an
executive session tomorrow forenoon, and
after action upon them the academy will
adjourn.