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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



Dr. E. B. Van Vleck, 

 Professor of Mathematics at the Univer- 

 sity of Wisconsin, Vice-president for 

 Mathematics and Astronomy. 



iveek meeting, which would impress on 

 those present and on the public the 

 magnitude and weight of the work be- 

 ing accomplished for science and schol- 

 arship. 



The American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science and its affili- 

 ated societies have failed to accomplish 

 as much as the British Association for 

 the diffusion of science and in bringing 

 together those engaged in scientific 

 research and those who are or might 

 become interested. Programs of gen- 



De. J. A. Holmes, 

 Director of the Bureau of Mines, Vice- 

 president for the Section of Geology. 



De. William A. Locy, 



Professor of Zoology at the Northwestern 



University, Vice-president for the 



Section of Zoology. 



eral interest were arranged at Cleve- 

 land by nearly every section, but the 

 attendance was practically confined to 

 scientific men. Such meetings should 

 be brought to general attention by full 

 accounts in the local press and by re- 

 ports throughout the country, but here 

 almost complete failure must be con- 

 fessed. 



The council of the association took 

 several steps intended to improve it* 



