40 BULLETIN OF THE LARORATORIES 



Hervey, E. A. Deming, W. H. Cathcart, Cieo. D. Shepardson, Chas. 

 Chandler, L. E. Akins, John Thorne, Enoch J. Price, Chas. T. 

 Atwell. 



As the Association increased in its membership and work it was 

 found necessary to add two new sections to the original Hst so that at 

 present the sections of the association are : 



ist, Geology and Paleontology; 2d, Photography; .^d, Biology 

 and Microscopy ; 4th, Chemistry and Mineralogy ; 5th, Physics and 

 Astronomy ; 6th, Philology, Ethnology and Explorations; 7th, Pure and 

 Applied Mathematics. Each section leader is responsible for the pro- 

 gram of the meeting at which his section has the principal papers. It 

 is customary also for each section leader to make a brief report at each 

 meeting of the progress in his department for the two weeks preceed- 

 ing. In this way a resume of the scientific hterature in every depart- 

 ment for the interim between meetings is reported at each meeting, 

 while each section in succession is represented by more extended re- 

 ports and original papers. The benefits thus gained are very great. 

 The Association stimulates work in every department and its members 

 are kept in touch with work being done in other lines than their own, 

 thus accjuiring a large amount of general knowledge. Before the or- 

 ganization of the Association Professor C. L. Herrick had begun the 

 publication of the Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories and as perma- 

 nent secretary of the Association he also acted as editor of the Bulletin, 

 which he placed in the hands of the Association as its official organ of 

 publication. Thus it was that the Bulletin of the Laboratories passed 

 under the auspices of the Association with its permanent secretary as 

 editor. Professor Herrick remained permanent secretary of the Asso- 

 ciation until 1889, when Professor Tight was elected to the position 

 made vacant by Professor Herrick's absence from the University. 



