Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-30

Chairman Of the Press Committee.
tons of geometry; the composition Of reno
waited butter to the tadpoles of the green
tree toad" and back again to the range of
variation in entypela glandulosa" and 1.-The
right Of the laborer to his job"
The most profound interest was manifest
ed in every section and in each paper pre-
scented.
At the general meeting this morning an
nouncement was made of slight changes in
the constitution An invitation was ex-
tended to the members to submit them
selves to the committee on anthropometry,
for tests Of their physical and mental traits.
Professor Chester, in charge Of the naval
observatory, extended an invitation to the
members of the association to visit the OBJ
servatory at any time during the week.
The Several Sections.
A program of twenty papers was begun
in the section on mathematics and astron-
omy this morning, the meeting being held
in the assembly hall of the Cosmos Club.
sample of the topics discussed may be
had. perhaps, from the title offthe first,
"Defections of the Vertical in Porto Rico
by Prof. o. H. Tittman, chief Of the coast
and geOdetic survey.
The section on physics, meeting in the
lecture room Of the Columbian University,
began a program Of twenty-five papers, the
first of which was by Prof. F. H. Bigelow
Of the weather bureau and entitled 1.-THE
Semi-diurna Periods in the Earth's At
mosphere."
The chemistry division touched on sub
jects of practical character. The pro-
gram this morning read as follows: 1.-THE
ples." L. s. Munson and l.. NJ. Tolman;
Chemical Composition Of Some Tropical
Fruits and Fruit Products" E. NJ. Chace
L. 8. Munson and L. NJ Tolman: Mature
Of the Work Of the Bureau of Chemistry.
Department of Agriculture, H. w. Wiley;
THE Composition of Renovated or Process
Butter" c. A. Champion; THE Compost
ton Of Spirits Produced From Grain. and
the Changes Undergone by the Same When
Stored in Wooden Packages" c. A. Cramp-
ton.
The mechanical science and engineering
section considered dozen papers on vari-
Gus phases of mechanics. Geology and
geography were considered in a lengthy
program by the section under that head.
Papers on Zoology.
The Zoology section listened to papers as
follows:
"Tadpoles Of the Green Tree Toad" Simon
H. Gage, Cornell University; THE Habits
of Cryptobranchus." Albert M Reese, SYRIA
cuse University: THE Effects Of Low Tenn
peratures on Mosquito Larvae" John B.
Smith, New Brunswick. N. j.; "Notes on the
Natural History Of Some Of the Nudi-
branchs," w. NJ. Smallwood, Syracuse Uni
versity; Sense of Hearing In Fishes" g.
H. Parker, Harvard University; Breeding
ddDltS OF une butluedQ, H. M OHHllu,
United States fish commission. Washington;
"Death-feigning in Sand Fleas." s. ].
Holmes. University Of Michigan; Variation
and Natural Selection in Lepidoptera," H.
E. Champion, Columbia University; "A Re-
view Of Certain Attempts to Introduce the
Eastern Oyster Into the Bays Of the Ore
gon Coast. A Brief Review of Certain Eff
forts to Accimatize the Eastern Oyster in
the Bays Of Oregon Enumeratng the Nat
ural Difficulties Encountered" F. L. WASH
burn st. Anthony Park, MINI.
Botany was discussed in many phases in
seventeen papers which were read. The
the pines of the Isle Of Pines, the fungus
diseases Of the mulberry fruit, and the
striking resemblance between the sand dune
horas Of Cape Cod and Lake Michigan be-
ing some of the titles
Anthropology also had its inning, when
thirteen papers were read, principally on
studies Of the Indian and the monuments
he has left behind.
On social and economic science, there were
five papers read. as follows:
1.-The Economic Law Of Competition and
Of Monopoly" Mr.. Allen R. Foote: RE
marks on Capitalization and Publicity"
terstate commerce commission; THE Neces-
sity Of Organization Among Employers"
Mr.. David NJ. Parry. president Of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers; 1.-THE
Right Of the Laborer to His Job" Mr.. WAL
ter 8. Logan, New York city; Recent As
poets of the immigration Problem" Prof.
Roland p. Falkner. chief Of the division Of
documents, Library of Congress.
Labor and Science
1.-THE Right Of the Laborer to His Job
was discussed by Walter s. Logan Of New
York. Mr. Logan considered the question
under two heads-the moral right and the
legal right. Under the first head he showed
that the human species is of such a compli-
Gated structure. and the requirements of it's
existence and development are so uniform,
that labor is a necessity. Besides, we alone
of all the species that inhabit the earth,
have organs which make productive and
sustained labor on any considerable scale
possible. Labor. therefore. must have been
not alone the necessity OF our existence, but
the intention Of our creation.
MT. Logan argued that II labor lis the
necessary condition Of our existence, and by
labor alone can the apparent end OF our
creation be fulfilled, the right to latbor-that
ts. the right to have a chance to labor-must
be considered one OF the primary rights OF
humanity.
Summing up this branch OF the subject.