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Miller, Prof. Kelly. The Primary 

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OflBcers of the American Associ- 

 ation for 1900.- — The American Asso- 

 ciation, at Columbus, Ohio, elected as 

 president for the next meeting, which is 

 to be held in New York city, June 25 

 to 30, 1900, Prof. R. S. Woodward, of 

 Columbia University. The vice-presi- 

 dents-elect are: Section A (Mathemat- 

 ics and Astronomy), Asaph Hall, Jr., of 

 Ann Arbor, Mich.; Section B (Physics), 

 Ernest Merritt, of Ithaca, N. Y. ; Section 

 C (Chemistry), James Lewis Howe, of 

 Lexington, Va.; Section D (Mechanical 

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 New York city; Section F (Zoology), 

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 of St. Louis, Mo.; Section H (Anthro- 

 pology), A. W. Butler, of Indianapolis, 

 Ind.; Section I (Economic Science and 

 Statistics), C. M. Woodward, of St. 



Louis. The permanent secretary is L. 0. 

 Howard, United States Entomologist, 

 Washington, D. C. ; General Secretary, 

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 C. ; Secretary of the Council, William 

 H. Halloek, of New York city. The sec- 

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 tion C, A. A. Noyes, of Boston, Mass.; 

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 bus, Ohio; Section E, J. A. Holmes, of 

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 Eigenmann, of Bloomington, Ind.; Sec- 

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 Treasurer, R. S. Woodward, of New 

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