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SCIENTISTS GATH
? Err IN CHICAGO


in the field of scientific research
throughout the country, numbering
5000 of the nations leading jsavants
and educators, gathered in Chicago
today TO attend the fifty-eishth meet
ing of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. The
opening session was held at 10 O'Clock
this morning in the Leon Mandel as
sembly hall, University of Chicago,
and was devoted to addresses of vel
come and responses. The incoming
delegates were given cordial recep-
tion by the faculty of Chicago Univer-
-sity and were registered at the spe-
-cial Office established in Mitchell
Tower Arcade at the university. The
convention will last through the week
and papers will be read by the most
distinguished scholars Of the United
States The association is the guest
OF the University Of Chicago and will
hold all its general and sectional
meetings in the lecture halls on the
campus. The local committee. COM
posed of the faculty Of the university
and all the members Of the associa-
ton within fifty miles OF Chicago. is
making every effort to render the
visiting members comfortable and the
convention memorable one.
The American Association for the
Advancement of Science consists OF
the following sections: Mathematics
and astronomy, physics, chemistry,
mechanical science and engineering
geology and geography, GEOLOGY, bot
any. anthropology and psychology, So
-cial and economic science, physiology
and experimental medicine, and edu-
cation. Each Of these sections has
a large and representative member
ship and all will hold meetings. dur
ing the week.
This mornings general session was
called to order by the retiring presi-
dent, DR.. w. II. Welch, of Baltimore,
who introduced the president OF the
meeting, Professor f. L. Nichols, Oh
Cornell University. Addresses OF well
come were delivered by DR.. Harry
Pratt Judson, president OF the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, and by Charles H.
Hutchinson, chairman of the local COM
mittee for the meeting. President
Nichols responded in a brief address.
This afternoon was devoted to ad-
dresses of the vice-president, includ-
ing Edward kasner Of New York, ON
Geometry and Mechanics; Charles
A. Conant of New York on THE In
tluence of Friction in Economics; A.
G. Lane of Lansing Mich, on The
Early Surroundings of Life" and b.
G. Conklin ON Zoology. The other
past yice-presidents will read papers
at the following sessions
Tonight DIR. W. II. WEIGH OF John
Hopkins University, the retiring
president will deliver his annual ad-
dress in Leon Mandall assembly hail.
At the close of the address reception
will be rendered to the delegates by
President II. p. Judson and the board
of trustees of the University of Chi
cago.
On 4the following days the sec
tions and affiliated societies VIII
mold their meetings. There will be
Joint meetings when the same sub
other general meetings of interest
to all the members of the assocla-
ton. Dinners smokers and inform
al meetings have been arranged for
every evening of the week. On Fri
day AFTERNOON there will be a con-
vention of the Sigma il, followed
by a banquet in the evening.
In ordre to have the benefit OF
these gatherings the following ma
rional and sectional scientific So
cieties will hold their annual con-
ventions here during the week:
American Association Of Anatom-
lists, American Anthropologieal AS
sociation, American Folk Lore So
ciety, American Chemical Society,
American Mathematical Society, So
.ciety for the Promotion Of Engineer
ing Education, American Society of
Naturalists. American Photograph
ical Society. Association Of Ameri-
can Geographers, Lake Placid Con-
terence on Home Economics. Ento-
molgical Society of America, Ameri-
can Physiological Society, Associa-
ton Of Economic Entomologists, Bo-
tanical Society of America, Ameri-
can Nature Study Society. American
Federation OF Teachers of Mathe-
mates and Physical Sciences, Cen
trail biologists Society, Society of
biological Chemists, American Psy-
Geological Association, Western
Philosophical Association and the