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Fellow by that body, an honor which has been bestowed on but few. 

 He is also an Hon. Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society; a 

 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 and has twice been its Vice-President at the head of the section of 

 mathematics and astronomy; a member of the German Astronomical 

 Society; a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 

 whose membership is limited to one hundred; a member of the 

 National Academy of Sciences; also of the Society of Mechanical 

 Engineers. He has been the recipient of the honorary collegiate 

 degrees of A. M., and Ph. D., and at the last annual meeting of the 

 American Society of Microscopists was elected its president. 



w. J. L. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



CENTRAL NEW YORK MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



Syracuse, N. Y., November 30, 1886. 



TT is a pleasure to record the first soiree of the Central New York 

 -^ Microscopical Club as a complete success. The entertainment 

 of Nov. 24th awakened new interest in the study of micro- 

 scopy in this section, and will result in permanent good, and an 

 increase in the ranks of workers here. At the soiree, eighty-five 

 microscopes were in use, showing twice that number of slides, the 

 generous assistance of our neighboring friends enabling us to com- 

 plete a programme full of interest alike to the general observer and 

 the expert. One of the most interesting features of the entertain- 

 ment was the stereopticon exhibition by Rev. D. W. Smith, who 

 showed the audience many well-known objects in a new light. The 

 most pleasant feature was the opportunity given of a more intimate 

 acquaintance among workers in this portion of the State, and this 

 fact, coupled with the hearty appreciation shown by Syracuseans, 

 will be a sufficient incentive to make the soiree an annual feature of 

 the club. 



Among the visitors who exhibited with us were, W. C. Walker 

 and Dr. M. Cook, of Utica, N. Y. ; Dr. R. H. Ward and H. B. Ward, 

 of Troy, N. Y. ; Dr. Angell and Adelbert Cronise, of Rochester, N. 

 Y. ; and Prof. Wm. G. Crosbie, of Canandaigua, N. Y. Dr. R. D. 

 Nevius, of Olympia, Washington Territory, was fortunately enabled 

 to be present and exhibited many things new to more eastern 

 students. 



Last evening our club held its regular monthly meeting in Dr. 

 Robert Aberdien's office. Three names were presented for active 



