1882. 95 Trans: NN. VY. Ae: Sez. 
bers should be named by each nation. The President of the Italian 
Geographical Society is requested to take the initiative in bringing the 
subject before his Government and foreign geographical societies, and 
to take the necessary steps for the realization of the request contained 
in the resolutions. The Group desires to draw atterti.n to the propo- 
sition of the American delegates that the proposed International Com- 
mission should meet at Washington on or before May 1, 1883.” ® 
From what has been shown, it appears that the proposed sys em is 
being widely discussed, and is gener-lly favorably received. Effor's 
have been made to bring the whcle subject before the railroad men of 
the country. Communications were presented at the General Time Con- 
vention of all the roads in the United States, held in New York City in 
October, 1881, from Professor Abbe, chairman of the committee on 
Standard Time of the American Metrological Society, and from Professor 
Ormond Stone, chairman of the committee appointed by the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science. These communications 
were referred to the secretary, with directions to report at the meeting 
to be held in Cleveland, in April, 1882. Public opinion is being informed 
in regard to the proposed system. In tlie near future we may hope to 
see the adoption of the suggested standards. 
Prof. D.S. MARTIN read by title the following paper, to appear in 
fullin the forthcoming Annals of the Academy, Vol. Il, Nos. 7 and 8: 
DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF FOSSILS FROM OHIO, WITH 
NOTES UPON SOME OF THE FORMATIONS IN WHICH THEY 
Occur. By Prof. R. P. WHITFIELD. 
He also presented the full programme of the Academy’s Lecture- 
course for the season, in behalf of the Committee on Lectures. The 
course comprises the following subjects: 
January 23.—THE MORAL BEARING OF RECENT PHYSICAL THEO- 
RIES. Prof. BENJAMIN N. MARTIN. 
February 20.—ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS IN AMERICA. Prof. JOHN 
S. NEWBERRY. 
March 20.—SOME RESULTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS APPLIED TO 
ASTRONOMY. Prof. JOHN K. REES. 
April 17.—THE SUBMARINE TUNNEL BETWEEN ENGLAND AND 
FRANCE. Count ERNST VON HESSE-WARTEGG. 
May 15.—GLACIERS. Prof. H. CARRINGTON BOLTON. 
Notes For ‘* THE INTERNATIONAL TIME SysTEm.” 
1 See Proceedings of the American Metrological Society, p. 18, Vol. II., Part I. Report 
of Committee on Standard Time, and Vol. II., Part II., page 175. 
2 A full description of this unique system is given in the January number of the Popular 
Science Monthly, by Prof. E. Engler, of Washington University, St. Louis. 
3 See Reports of the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, in the Washington 
Astronomical and Meteorological Observations, 
