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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE. 



THE CONVOCATION WEEK MEET- 

 INGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES 



The American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science meets at New 

 Orleans from December 29 to January 

 4. The place of meeting is somewhat 

 remote from the main centers of scien- 

 tific activity, and the attendance will 

 scarcely be as large as when the asso- 

 ciation meets in one of the sea-board 

 cities. But those who are able to at- 

 tend will find the meeting of more than 

 usual interest. A particularly good 

 and unexpectedly large meeting of the 

 American Economic and Historical 

 Associations was recently held at New 

 Orleans, and one of the pleasantest 

 meetings of the American Association 

 was held several years since at Denver. 

 When the surroundings are new to 

 many of the members — and New 

 Orleans has many of the attractions of 



a foreign city — the meeting is likely to 

 assume a more individual character and 

 to profit both from the unusual condi- 

 tions and from the greater intimacy 

 into which the members are brought 

 with one another. 



There is of course no danger from 

 yellow fever at New Orleans; indeed 

 the complete suppression of the recent 

 epidemic by scientific means will add 

 to the interest of the meeting. This 

 has been made the occasion for a special 

 discussion on yellow fever and other 

 j insect-borne diseases, which will be 

 taken part in by a number of those 

 who have contributed in important 

 measure to our knowledge of the causes 

 and remedies of these diseases. The 

 southeastern and central passenger 

 associations have offered a rate of one 

 fare and twenty-five cents to New 

 Orleans, which is more favorable than 



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