Evening star., 1924-12-22
SCIENCE LEADERS
TO ASSEMBLE HERE
Greatest Gathering of SchoI-
ars in Nations History
Due Next Week.

The largest representative assem-
hlage Of scientists ever gathered in
America is expected in Washington
when the American Association for
the Advancement of Science convenes
for its 10th meeting a week from to-
day. Forty-six separate learned SO
cieties will take some part in the
general convocation, which will con-
tinue until January 8. Preparations
are being made for an attendance of
more than 5000.
Every branch of science will be rep
resented by leading workers, many of
whom will present results of their
more important Investigations during
the last year. More than a thousand
papers will be read. covering all
science from astronomy to zoology.
President May Speak.
President Coolidge may deliver an
address of welcome the opening
meeting, at which the president of the
association, DR.. J. McKeen Catten
formerly professor of psychology at
Columbia University, will preside. The
retiring president, DR.. Charles d..
Walcott, secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution. will speak on Science
and Service at the meeting, which
will be followed by a general recep-
tion to the visitors by resident sclen-
lists.
During the sessions the Britis. d.
bassador. Sir Esme Howard, Will
speak before the American Political
Science Association on British Policy
and the Balance of Power" Other ad-
dresses of general interest Will be
given every day of the session. Day
light hours will be devoted chiefly to
small section meetings, while eve
ming meetings will be Of a larger and
pAore popular character.
Awarding of Prize.
One of the events of the week Will
be the awarding of the second Amer
ican Association prize of $1,000 TO
the author of one of the more note
worthy papers presented during the
week. This prize is given by an
anonymous donor and was awarded
for the first time at the Cincinnati
meeting of the association last year
to DR.. L. E. Dickson OF the Uni
versity of Chicago. While it is ex-
pressly stated that this award is not
competitive in the usual sense, there
is keen interest shown in it by pos
sible winners, many of whom are
said to be Withholding until the last
moment the titles of the papers
which they intend to deliver.
Defenders of evolution are looking
forward with anticipation to the ad-
dress of Dr. Z. l.. Rice, professor
of zoology at the Ohio Wesleyan
University and retiring vice presi-
dent of the geological section of the
association. who will speak on Oar
win and Bryan; a Study in Method"
This will be delivered before the
American Society of biologists.
Papers on Biology.
The branches of science having to
do with living things will have an
especially important program and the
more significant papers are looked
for from that quarter There will be
general discussions on such subjects
as Sex and Sex Determination" :"
Growth" and The Physiological Eff
fects of Light" in which leaders of
science will have prominent parts.
Exhibits of scientific apparatus will
--s@@-a feature of the msatine and new
methods of research will be demon
strated; of these exhibits one of the
most important will be that of bio
logical apparatus for experiments on
living animals which will be shown
at the United States Hygienic Labora-
tory, where demonstrations of some
of the latest methods of research will
be given.
Women will take a large part in
the meeting, and will read a number
of important papers. Special arrange
ments are being made for their eu-
tertainment by the American Associa-
tion of University Women and the
College Womens Club.
This will be the fifth time the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science has met in
Washington since its organization
in 184S. The last was in 1911, and
previous meetings were held in 1902,
1891 and 1854. The membership of
the association is now more than
$4,000, and the lure of the National
Capital is expected to draw nearly
one-fourth of that number here. The
meeting is also one of the more i'm
portant quadrennial sessions at which
especially important programs are
arranged.