Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-08-03
WILL STUDY THE
PACIFIC COAST
During the Present Year
the American Association
for the Advancement of
Science Has Organized
New Western Division

During the present year the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science, which is by far the largest
and most comprehensive scientific or
sanization in the United States, has
been organizing a Pacific division of
this association. The organization of
the Pacific division of the American
association has been determined upon
because of the separation of the Paci-
fic region from the eastern portion of
the United States by many natural
and commercial barriers, and also as
recognition of the extensive scienti-
fic progress and organization of scien-
tific interests already effected on this
coast.
Pacific Coast committee of the
American association has been ap-
pointed to take charge of the organiza-
ton of the Pacific coast division, con-
sisting of the following:
W. w. Campbell. Lick observatory,
Mount Hamilton. chairman: President
John Casper Branner and Professors
Q. P. Jenkins. V. L. Kellogg, Lillien J.
Martin, H. ]. Ryan, Fernando Sanford,
j. M. Stillman and DR.. David Starr
Jordan of Stanford university; Pro-
fessor VIM. A. Bryan, College of Ha-
wall. Honolulu; DR. H. S. Carhart.
Throop College of Technology. Pasa-
dena; DR.. G. l.. Edwards, Los Angeles;
President William T. Foster Reed col
lege, Portland, Ore; DR. James H. Nc
Bride, Pasadena: Mrs Agnes c.
Moody, Berkeley, California; DIR. John
Muir Martinez: Professor l.. r. Stoo-
key, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles; Dr. ID. 7. MacDougal,
desert laboratory, Tucson. Arizona; DIR.
George E. Hale, Mount Wilson Solar
Observatory, Pasadena; President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Professors
NJ. W. Haskell, f. w. Hilgard G. H.
Howison, C. A. Kofoid, A. L. Kroeber
A. c. Lawson, A o. Leuschner, f. P.
Lewis, j. c. Merriam W A Setchell
and w. f. Ritter of the University of
California
In further recognition of the scienti-
fic attainments Of the institutions of
learning of the Pacific coast. the
American association is planning TO
hold special meeting in San Fran
cisco during the week beginning Aug
ust ?. 1915. At this time it is expected
that many national learned societies
will come together for very valuable
series of meetings.
Plans are now being carried out for
the combination of this recently organ
lied division of the American assJoia-
ton with the former Pacific associa-
ton of Scientific Societies, and for a
continuation of the excellent work be-
gun by the Pacific association in de-
veloping scientific progress in this
region and in bringing people of scien-
tific interests together for scussion
of problems of science
The Pacific division of the American
association has for It's purposes the
stimulation of scientific interest en-
this coast through the organization Of
scholarly societies from time to time
in the various branches Of science, and
by rendering assistance to scientific
societies already in existence. The mo-
tive underlying the activities of the
Pacific division of the American asso-
citation is that Of bringing the progress
of modern science more fully within
| the reach of the public SO that the
scientific achievements which are now
so rapidly occurring in all fields Of
| research may become more accessible
! to the public and more widely appre-
ciated by people at large.