The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-26
To CIaIm $1,000 saIary.
MANY SCIENTISTS TO MEET.
Johns Hopkins VIII BE Represented
at the New York Convention

at the New York Convention.
NEW YORK, Dee. 26.-Not less than
400 distinguished scientists from all parts
ga her a. Columbia University this week
TO attend the annual convention of Eve
scientific societies.
Among the SPEAKERS are university pro
Tasscrs from Maine to California. Scien-
lists from Germany, England, and Greece
viii be present Among them are to be
Sir Robert :. Ball, F. r. s., Lowadean
professor Of astronomy ard sociology IN the
University OF Cambridge and formerly
royal astronomer for IRELAND, >aad Dr. Ru-
fus 3. Richardson, director Of the Ameri-
can School for Classical Study and Re-
search at Athens Greece
The programme Of the deliberations Of
the societies whose work is undertaken Is
as follows: The American Mathematical
Society VIII meet IN room S0I, Engineer
ing Building, On Friday and SaJurd2--
There VIII be tive sessions daily. al II
O'Clock a. n and o'clock p. m Mere
than sixty mathematieians from various
colleges and cities all over the country
viii be in attendance. On Friday morn
ing. before the regular session begins, the
society council will meet in room 436
Fayerweather Hail On both days lunch
viii be served By Columbia University il
University Hall. and on Friday night .
banquet VIII be held at the Marlborough
Hotel ....--
On Saturday morning the election OF Of
fcers will be held The council has
nominated the following men: For vice
presidents. Prof. Maxine Bocher
of Harvard University, aud Prof
University for secretary, Prof.
Frank Nelson Cole, OF Columbia Uniyer-
sity; for treasurer, DIR. William Sawyzr
Deanett, OF New York; for librarian
Prof. David Eugene Smith, principal OF
the State Normal School at BrockpoFt
y Y: Tor committee of publication. Prof
Frank Nelson Cole, OF Columbia Univer-
SHY: Prof Alexander Zievet. of the Uni
versity of Michigan. and Prof. FraEk
Morley Of Johns Hopkins University.
Prof. Eliakin Hastings Moore of the
I University Of Chicago, the president of
the society. holds Office for another year
The society now reports 375 members
an increase of twenty over last year.
BY authority of the council of the Arch
geological Institute of America a general
meeting for reading and discussing arch
geological papers viii be held IN Scher-
merhOrn Han, room 30J, on December %.
q, and % The first session will begin on
Thursday afternoon
The Society of Biblical Literature and
ESegesis viii meet in Schermerhorn Hall
on December y and % A Joint session
OF all the members of the society and the
Archaeological Institute viii be held on
Friday at 2:30 o'clock. The president of
the Society OF Biblical Literature aud
EE6gesis, Prof. Edward 7. Young, of the
Andover Theological Seminary, will de-
liver his annual address at this session
On Friday evening at $50 O'Clock the
Of the Institute viii be welcomed
by Prot Nicholas Murray Butler, acting
president OF Columbia University. The
annual address. to be delivered BIZ Prof
Thomas Day Seymour, of Yale Univsr-
sity, vice president OF the institute, win
follow After the address the members
viii he received by Professor and Mrs.
Butler IN the Avery Architectural Library
Al Columbia