The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
JOURNAL TO BE PUBLISHED
List of Fellows of the Academy Elected
at Yesterdays Meeting.
W. [. PoTEAT WAS CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Address by Prof T. Gilbert Pearson on the
Subject Ct Bird Protection. Moy ment
Unanimously Endorsed by
the Academy.

Yesterday afternoon and last night
there was held in the Agricultural Build
ing a most important meeting of sclen-
lists that is likely to be far reaching IN
its effects on the development OF scientihc
study and research within our borders.
The question of an organization of work
ers in these lines in North Carolina has
been quietly talked over by several OF
those most interested for some time past
and meeting was finally called for yes
terday afternoon in the office of the
Commissioner of Agriculture to put the
idea into practical form. An organlza-
ton was there effected of the North
Carolina Academy of Science, Officers
elected and a constitution and by-lays
adopted.
The academy starts out with every
prospect of success. The officers, as will
be seen from glance at the list given
below, are all men identified with scien-
tific work in the various lines OF teach
ing and investigation and every fellow of
the academy elected at yesterdays ses-
sions is a well known worker along some
one or other of the many divisions of re-
search and investigation.
The objects of the academy are to pro-
mote study and research in all scientific
problems and to encourage original in
veStigation particularly in regard to ma
tive phenomena. 1t was decided that
papers of the members deserving perma-
nency among the literature devoted to
these subjects should be published in
journal, the editorshp of which is in
vested in committee composed of men
whose names guarantee that nothing not
strictly high class will be allowed to APP
pear therein. 1t is the object OF the
academy to make this journal represen-
tatfye of the best scientific thought and
work done in the State and no effort
will be spared to make it of the highest
type of effort and reliability.
The organization starts out with an
exceedingly satisfactory membership and
the prospects are that it will very short
ly embrace all the prominent workers
in the various lines included in its plan
and scope.
The list of fellows at the academy
elected at yesterdays meetings is as
follows:
T. Gilbert Pearson, Professor of Bolo-
gy, State Normal College.
Franklin Sherman, State Entomologist,
Raleigh.
w. l. Poteat, Professor of Biology,
Wake Forest College.
DR.. B. w. Kilgore, State Chemist Raj
eigh.
C. s. Brimley, Zoologist, Raleigh.
DIR. H. V. Wilson, Professor of Biology,
State University.
DR.. F. L. Stevens, Professor Of Biology,
A. and NJ. College.
J. L. Kesler. Professor of Biology,
Baptist Female University.
DR.. TAFT Butler, State Veterinarian,
Raleigh
w. w. Ashe. Forester to North Caro-
lima Geological Survey.
H. H. Brimley, Curator of the State
Museum. Il
DR.. H. A. Register, Dean of the Univer-
sity Medical School, Raleigh.
w. A. Withers, Professor of Chemis-
try, A. and NJ. College.
The officers elected were as follows:
President. w. L. Poteat; vice president.
T. Gilbert Pearson; secretary-treasurer
Franklin Sherman. The executive COM
mittee is composed of the following: The
president and secretary ex-officio; H. V.
Wilson, T. L. Stevens, J. L. Kesler, TAFT
Butler H. H. Brimley B. w. Kilgore.
w. w. Ashe.
Mr.. T. Gilbert Pearson, Professor of
Biology at the State Normal College and
vice president of the Audubon Society of
North Carolina, addressed the meeting
on the subject of bird protection. Mr..
Pearson made a strong plea for the
birds and at the close of his remarks the
academy unanimously endorsed the
movement for their protection and
pledged its sympathy with and it's solid
support of the Audubon Society OF North
Carolina
The academy then adjourned subject to
the call of the executive committee