Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-27
BUSY DAYS ARE AHEAD
American Association for Advance.
ment Of Science.
FOUR THOUSAND DELEGATES
General Session Opens Tonight.
Meetings of Sections Beioy
Held Today =

occupying nineteen halls ard assembly
rooms all over Washington. the mann
oers OF the American Assoc,.tio, for
the Advancement OF Science. in animal
meeting. today started in on four husv
DAYS or work. All departments of
scientific activity are representea hy
the big association and it's thirtv ami
ated societies. At each animal se.s,on
the association outlines gan.r,,
policy for the coming year ana tba
members of the affiliated .oo,o,,
gather in their various meeting n,aces
and talk over what has been aona ara
"hat may be accomplished in their
various lines.
The feature of the meeting Will be thu
opening of the general session at the
Nationai Museum by President Taft at
y O'Clock this evening. There ,iu he AID
dresses by Charles ID. Walcott. secretary
OF the Smithsonian Institution: Charles
Bessey OF the University of Nebraska
the new president of the association. and
A. A Michaelson, the retiring president.
Many social entertainments have been
arranged for the four days of the meet
ing. These include dinners, teas and
smokers at the homes OF local scientists
and at the various hotels, a reception at
the White House and a special drill in
the riding hall at Fort Myer
Meeting of the Council.
The center of interest of the association
this morning was the New Willard Hotel.
where was held meeting of the council
OF the association. This is a sort of
steering committee for the whole asso-
citation, and deals with matters OF gen.
eral policy. Nearly all the work this
morning was devoted to small details OF
internal policy. The same was true of a
preliminary meeting OF the council held
DIT the home OF K. =. Woodward last
night In connection with the delibera-
tions of the council, IL is explained that
the association Is not conducting a cam
paIgn Tor the establishment OF a depart
ment or public health. Dr. l.. u.
Howard. the permanent secretary, SAID
today that no move had been made in the
matter either for or against such a de-
partment.
The meeting Of the council was pa al
leled by a busy scene IN the heauquar-
ters OF the association at the New " il
lard. Hundreds Of delegates were COM
ing ana going, demanding to be rexis-
tered, seeking Information and looking
for friends. Several of the younger mem
bers of the office force at the Smith
sonian Institution had been drafted 10
attend to the clerical duties, and they
mad their hands full.
The active interest Of the scientists.
however, was in the section meetings,
held in different parts of the city.
Meetings of the Sections.
Mathematical interests were represent
ed in the section meetings this morning
by d session OF the Astronomical am
Astrophy sical Society OF America at the
Carnegie Institute building. The presi-
dent. Edward G. Pickering of Cam
bridge presided, and a number of papers
We're presented by members.
At the time that TINS meeting was go
ing on, there Was a Joint meeting VITA
tie American Physical Society at Ihe
Dureau CT standards on the PIERCE Mill
ROAD. There a numper OF technical
papers were presented, zach beIus linz
lteu to ten minutes.
he American Chemical Society held its
meeting at Mckinley Manual rrainins
School, where there We're discussions in
the different divisions of the society re-
latinG to organic chemistry, biological and
pharnaceus work. Under the chem
ical society the division of Industrial
chemists and chemical engineers had a
number OF papers to present that We're OF
great industrial interest. There will he a
special meeting of these members Friday
to discuss the disposition OF mineral waste
and conservation In general. Suggestions
Will be made at this meeting for the utili-
Zation of by-prodGcts now wasted In many
lines of technical wors. The division OF
physical and inorganic chemistry began
its series of meetings this morning and
will continue its sessions through Thurs
day ana Friday.
The section of chemical science and en-
gineering opened its session at the
Georgetown Law School sos L street
northwest, this morning. The discus
sions. although highly technical were at
the same time of considerable general in
terest. r. II. Fernald of the Case School
of Applied Science, talked on the work of
the bureau of mines in relation to gas.
producers and internal combustion en-
sines .. L. Hood of the bureau of mines
talked on the experiments that the bu-
reau has been conducting in fuel eff
cheney, while ]. A. Holmes. the director
of the bureau, spoke particularly of the
work of the the bureau of mines In rela-
ton to safety I'm coal mines, quarrying
and metallic mining There were a num-
ber of other interesting papers which had
to be Read merely by title.
Geology and Geography.
At the National Museum the section on
geology and geography met under the
chairman, Bohumif Shimek of Iowa City.
Iowa Owing to the death of Vice Presi-
dent Hall of this section, the section pre-
sented no set program, but will coalesce
With the Geological Society of America
under its president, William M Davis.
This section will hold it's annual dinner
tomorrow evening the Ebbitt House
at O'Clock.
Considera BILE interest centers in the
meeting of the Association of American
which. on invitation of Tho
National Geographical Society, will hold
rs sessions at Hubbard Memorial Hall
beginning tomorrow. The president OF
tllis section is Ralph s. Tarr of Cornell
University. formerly a well known MEM
per OF the United States geological sur
1ey, in Washington.
The archaeological Society Of America
$ another of the societies which will
meet in the National Museum in affilfa-
ion with the Geological Society OF Amer
ca. Its sessions will not commence un-
III tomorrow.
Symposium on Animal Instinct.
The American Psychological Associ-
ltion opened its meeting at $3.50 o'clock
his morning at George Washington
Medical School. The chief interest at
he morning session was a symposium
IN animal instinct and intelligence.
Papers in this connection were submit
ed by II. r. Marshall, New York city:
:, Judson Herrick OF the University OF
Chicago, Robert NJ Yerkes OF Harvard
md Charles H Judd OF the University
II Chicago.