274 The Mioroscope. 



The Soiree, held in the evening at the old City Hall, was a 

 marked success. The arrangements by the local committee were 

 excellent and the great crowd of over ;3,()00 spectators were shown 

 the beauties of about one hundred and twenty objects without the 

 slightest confusion. Nearly all of the members present at the meet- 

 ing were among the exhibitors. The people of Pittsburg were 

 given an excellent exhibition and appreciated it. 



Friday, September 2d. Mr. Wm. J. Lewis, Chairman of the 

 nominating committee, presented the following names for ballot: 



For President, D. S. Kellicott; 1st Vice-President, J. H. Detmer; 

 2d Vice-President, T. B. Stowell; Secretary, T. J. Burrill; Treas- 

 urer, S. M. Musgrove; Executive Committee, R. J. Munn, C. C. 

 Mellor, H. D. Kendall. 



These gentlemen were then elected by ballot. 



The following papers were read: The fallacies of bacteriological 

 research, by Geo. W. Lewis, I'ead by Dr. George E. Fell. The Life 

 History of the Diatomaceae, part II., by H. L. Smith, read by title. 

 A new photo-micrographic camera, by Geo. W. Rafter, abstract. An 

 interesting study of the cardiac muscle cells in man, and certain 

 other mammals, by B. J. Oviatt, was read by Prof. Gage. The session 

 closing with a few remarks on the Zeiss' apochromatic objectives, by 

 H. J. Detmer and others. 



The programme for the afternoon embraced the following list 

 of papers, several of which were read by title or abstract: Compar- 

 ison of Fasoldt, II., with centimeter scale "'A," by M. D. Ewell; erysip- 

 heae of Illinois, by T. J. Burrill; Notes on microscopical exhibitions, 

 by R. H. Ward; Permanent Potassium hydrate preparations, by 

 Boardman J. Oviatt. 



After the usual business and reports, the tenth annual meeting 

 of the American Society of Microscopists was otiicially declared 

 adjourned. 



No attempt has lieen made to give more than an outline of the 

 programme offered, but the mere mention of titles is suflicient to 

 indicate the high class of papers read, and the real work done by the 

 society. During the session the Spencer-Tolles' fund received several 

 subsci iptions, and by vote of the Society it was decided to devote the 

 interest accruing from this money to the assistance of some student 

 in carrying out original research. Although the attendance at this 

 annual meeting may have fallen a little short of that expected, those 

 who were fortunate enough to be present left Pittsbui'g with a feel- 

 ■ ing of satisfaction, and with an increased determination to advance 

 the interests of American microscopy and the A. S. M. 



