The Washington times., 1904-12-25
SCIENTISTS MEET
IN PH|LADELP
American Scientific Asso-
citation Sc Years Old.
FOUNDED BY w. C. REDFIELD
Prof. Osborn Will Tell Scientists OF
Discoveries in ROckies-Meeting
Next Wednesday
FOUNDED BY W. C. REDFIELD

PHILADELPHIA. Dec 24.-The Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
of Science reassembles next week at
Philadelphia. at which city 1t was or
ganized f1fty-six years ago in connection
with the British Association for the Ao-
vancement of Science.
In Philadelphia, also. was organized
In 1910 the parent society, out OF Whlch
the present association has grown, the
Association of American Biologists,
afterward called the Association or
American Biologists and Naturalists
Even this was the outgrowth of meet
ing of geologists held at Albany, which
is still commemorated by a tablet set in
the house where this meeting was held.
It's Reai Origin.
The real origin of this great scientific
association was thea in our own State;
its first president was William c. Red
field, a New Yorker; and after the close
of the civil war. the association was re-
organized at Buffalo In 1855, under the
presidency of President +. A P. Barn
ard. of Columbia University, and has
met at Buffalo every tenth year
thereafter. 1t has met three times
within the limits Of Greater New York
city; in 1887 at the old Columbia Uni
yersity; in 1894 az the Packer and Poly
technic in Brooklyn. and in 1900 at the
present Columbia University.
The Brooklyn meeting gave an i'm
petus to the association. previously In
rather decaden3 condition, and start
ed an era of prosperity which mas con-
tinued till now. When the membership.
4.127, exceeds all previous records.
Mayor Charles =. Schieren was chair
man of the local committee and the
late Henry w. Maxwell was treasurer
and chairman of the finance committee
The Brooklyn institute. then as now
under the leadership of Prof. F. w
Hooper. lent the full weight of it's in
auence to render the Brooklyn meeting
an epoch-making one.
One Charter Member Left.
OF the little band that met at PhiIa
delphia sixty-four years ago to organ
ize the parent society. and again fifty
six years ago to organize the presen
association. one still survives. DIR. Mar
tin H. Boye, of Coopersburg, Pa.
The meetings of the association wer
held in the summer time until two year
ago. when the change was made to foli
day week These winter meetings hav
grown I'D in connection with the So
ciety of American NaturaIists, whic
has gradually been gathering a retinu
of attendant societies. till the array fo
the present week numbers twenty six i
addition to the A. A A s.
The twenty-third meeting of the Sc
ciety of American Naturalists will BIZ
gin on Tuesday evening with a Iectur
by Prof. Henry F. Osborn. of Colun
bia University, on Recent Discoverie
EYfjYct Animals in ha Lr
tain Region and Their Bearings O
Present Problems of Evolution
Convenes Wednesday.
The A. A A s. will convene next We.
nesday morning. and the most impo
tant sessions will be held on Wedne
day, Thursday. and Friday, though ass
ciated societies will continue on Satu
day
The meetings will be held in the v
rious buildings of the University
Pennsylvania, the opening session at
o'clock on Wednesday being IL the cha
el. called to order by the retiring pres
= dent. DR.. Carroll d. Wright, who W
introduce the president-elect. DR.. w
liam G. Farlow. The address OF L
Wright as retiring president will be
Science and Economics and will
iQe1FeTed On WEDNESDAY evening
A new arrangement has been made f
the addresses of the retiring vice pres
dents, whereby they will occur sever
afternoons. instead of being all deliver
on the opening day, as has always be,
customary
o. II. Tittmann Speaks.
On Wednesday afternoon o. II. Til
mann will address the section of mat
ematics and astronomy. W. d. Bancre
that Of chemistry. /. c. Russell that
geology and geography. and E. l.. Ma
that of zoology; on Thursday E. H II
will address the section Of physics, J.
Mcbride that of botany, and s. E. Bal
win that of social and economic scienc
on Friday. C. M. Woodward will addre
the section OF mechanical science a
engineering. and NJ. II. Saville that
anthropology-
Judge Baldwin's address to the e,
nomic section will be on the Droit d A
baine, i. e.. our new system of State
heritance taxes on non-residents.
The hotel headquarters will be at I
Hotel Walton, on Broad and Loc,
Streets.
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