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Program Set for 10Oth
Anniversary Meeting
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The Tooth anniversary meeting Of
the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science, oldest and
largest federation of scientific So
cieties in the new world, opens here
tomorrow.
Representatives of nearly all
sciences. including delegates from
more than 200 affiliated and asso-
ciated societies, will be present.
The general theme will be "One
World of Science" emphasizing the
international aspects Of all the
sciences and emphasizing the pres
ent status Of the various subjects.
To Open with Astronomy.
The opening address, "One World
of Stars" will be given in Consti-
tuition Hall tomorrow evening by DR..
Harlow Shapley, professor of as
tronomy at Harvard University, re-
firing president of the association.
For the next three days there will
be a series Of symposia each morn
ing with prepared papers to be fol-
lowed by discussions.
These symposia are scheduled
Tuesday morning:
Departmental auditorium, Worlds
Natural Resources, with DR.. Kirtley
F. Mather Of Harvard University
presiding.
Presidential ballroom, Statler
Hotel, Human individuality. DR..
Lyle Lanier of the Research and De-
velopment Board will conduct this
symposium.
National Museum auditorium,
Genes and Cytoplasm, conducted by
DR.. II. J. Muller Of the University
Of Indiana.
Commerce auditorium, Housing.
THe presiding officer will be DR..
Douglas Parsons OF the Bureau Of
Standards.
MAyfiower ballroom, High Poly
mers. DR.. Gordon H. Cline Of the
Bureau OF Standards will preside.
Wednesday MsrninEs List.
These symposia Will be held We'd
nesday morning:
Departmental auditorium, Sources
Of Energy. DR.. w. e. Wrather Of
the Geological Survey will preside.
Hall of Nations, Washington Hotel,
Interactions Of Matter and Radia-
tions. DR.. Isador I. Rabbi Of Colum-
bia University Is presiding oficer.
National Museum auditorium, Up
per Atmosphere. Director r. w.
Reichelderfer Of the United States
Weather Bureau will preside.
Statler ballroom, World Health
Problems. The symposium will be
conducted by, DR.. Thomas Parran,
former Public Health Service sur
geon general.
Commerce auditorium, Educabil-
ity. DR.. Dean F. Payne OF the Uni
versity of Indiana will preside.
Symposia For Thursday.
These symposia will be held
Thursday morning:
Statler ballroom, Sciences Of So
cietS. The presiding of1cer will be
DR.. Virginia Gildersleeve, dean OF
Barnard College.
/ Commerce auditorium, problems
of the ocean. This will be con-
Quoted by Admiral Thorbald A. Sol
berg, Chief Of the ONCE Of Naval
Research.
Departmental Auditorium, Food
and Nutrition. DR.. Anton j. Carl
son of the University Of Chicago will
preside.
National Museum auditorium,
Waves and Rhythms. The SYM
postum win be conducted by DIR. w.
r. @. Swami of the Bartol Founda-
ton, Philadelphia.
Evening Meetings Slated.
Papers at all these symposia will
be presented by groups OF the fore
most experts in this country.
There also will be series OF
evening meetings. Tuesday evening
In the Statler ballroom DR.. Arthur
Allen of Cornell University will lee
ture on American bird life. At the
shoreham ballroom the same eve
ming DR.. Lewis Mumford will speak
ON the Future of Western Civil1za-
ton. DR.. Warren 8. Thompson OF