84 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
“During the last quarter of a century Sir William and Lady Huggins have 
worked together in developing this most powerful method of research. Applying 
it to one object after another, a theory of the universe has been evolved, which is 
described in full in the work mentioned above. It is probable that this method 
must, in general, be followed in all attempts to study the chemical relation of stars 
to one another. 
“We thus see that Sir William Huggins’s activity has extended over nearly half 
acentury. During this time discoveries of the greatest importance have been made, 
on which advances in astrophysics largely depend. Besides this, laborious investi- 
gations have been undertaken, extending over many years, by which the methods 
discovered have been developed and applied. For this remarkable record of 
scientific activity and perseverance the undersigned recommend the award by the 
Academy of the Henry Draper medal to Sir William Huggins.’ *§ 
The President of the Academy, Wolcott Gibbs, resigned in 
the spring of 1900 and the office remained vacant until April, 
1901, when Alexander Agassiz was elected to succeed him. Dr. 
Agassiz remained at the head of the Academy throughout the 
term of six years prescribed by the constitution. He was suc- 
ceeded in 1907 by Dr. Ira Remsen. 
The years 1901 to 1903 were notable in the history of the 
Academy on account of the number of celebrations of important 
events in the learned world in which it participated through 
delegates appointed by the President. At the celebration of the 
4soth anniversary of the founding of the University of Glasgow, 
June 12 to 14, 1901, the Academy was represented by Professor 
William G. Farlow and Dr. Theodore N. Gill. Professor 
Farlow also represented the Academy at the meeting of the 
International Association of Botanists held at Geneva, in August, 
1gor, and of the International Association of Academies at Paris, 
April 16, 1901. At the bicentennial celebration of Yale Univer- 
sity in October, 1901, the Academy was represented by Dr. Ira 
Remsen. Professor Edward S. Morse was appointed a member 
of the general committee of the International Congress of 
Americanists held in New York in 1902. At the installation of 
Dr. Edmund J. James as president of the Northwestern Univer- 
sity, on October 19 to 21, 1902, the Academy had as its delegates 
Rep. Nat. Acad. Sci., for 1901, pp. 10, 11. 
