THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE. 



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David S. Jacobus, 



Professor of Experimental Mechanics and Kngineering Physics, Stevens Institute of 

 Technology, Vice-President for Mechancal Science and Engineering. 



for the harmony which prevailed be- 

 tween the special societies and the gen- 

 eral association. In several cases the 

 sections had charge of a general ses- 

 sion in one half the day, and the affili- 

 ated societies of a meeting during the 

 other half. Those sections of the asso- 

 ciation with which affiliated societies 

 met were naturally the most largely 

 attended. In regard to other questions, 

 such as time and place of meeting, a 

 certain amount of conflict of interests 

 is bound to occur. It may be desir- 

 able and feasible for the association to 

 hold two meetings annually, one dur- 

 ing convocation week, primarily in the 



interests of scientific organization in 

 America, another in the summer, some- 

 what more along the old lines familiar 

 to our readers. These and other vex- 

 ing questions of policy come up at Phil- 

 adelphia, and were reported on by the 

 committee on the policy of the associa- 

 tion. This committee was empowered 

 to exercise a general executive control 

 of the preliminary arrangements for 

 meetings and of the publications, and 

 President R. S. Woodward, of the Car- 

 negie Institution, was appointed as its 

 permanent chairman, continuity and 

 responsibility being thus insured. 

 The national character of the asso- 



