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the sister sciences, with the attendant loss of perspective which a 

 more general survey of the whole field of science should furnish. 

 Should we not, then, utilize every opportunity which promises to 

 further their union? 



The geologist, the chemist, the physicist, the mathematician, may 

 and occasionally do meet here on the common ground of crystal- 

 lography. By a comparatively slight extension, the *' ground forms " 

 of organisms — as Haeckel terms them — may also be included with 

 a corresponding extension of our society of sciences to include 

 zoology and botany. 



Nay, Art will demand a chair at the banquet, and Music and 

 Poetry will also grace the feast. 



