84 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



" During the last quarter of a century Sir William and Lady Huggins have 

 worked together in developing this most powerful method of research. Applying 

 it to one object after another, a theory of the universe has been evolved, which is 

 described in full in the work mentioned above. It is probable that this method 

 must, in general, be followed in all attempts to study the chemical relation of stars 

 to one another. 



" We thus see that Sir William Huggins's activity has extended over nearly half 

 a century. During this time discoveries of the greatest importance have been made, 

 on which advances in astrophysics largely depend. Besides this, laborious investi- 

 gations have been undertaken, extending over many years, by which the methods 

 discovered have been developed and applied. For this remarkable record of 

 scientific activity and perseverance the undersigned recommend the award by the 

 Academy of the Henry Draper medal to Sir William Huggins." '* 



The President of the Academy, Wolcott Gibbs, resigned in 

 the spring of 1900 and the office remained vacant until April, 

 1901, when Alexander Agassiz was elected to succeed him. Dr. 

 Agassiz remained at the head of the Academy throughout the 

 term of six years prescribed by the constitution. He was suc- 

 ceeded in 1907 by Dr. Ira Remsen. 



The years 1901 to 1903 were notable in the history of the 

 Academy on account of the number of celebrations of important 

 events in the learned world in which it participated through 

 delegates appointed by the President. At the celebration of the 

 450th anniversary of the founding of the University of Glasgow, 

 June 12 to 14, 1901, the Academy was represented by Professor 

 William G. Farlow and Dr. Theodore N. Gill. Professor 

 Farlow also represented the Academy at the meeting of the 

 International Association of Botanists held at Geneva, in August, 

 1901, and of the International Association of Academies at Paris, 

 April 16, 1901. At the bicentennial celebration of Yale Univer- 

 sity in October, 1901, the Academy was represented by Dr. Ira 

 Remsen. Professor Edward S. Morse was appointed a member 

 of the general committee of the International Congress of 

 Americanists held in New York in 1902. At the installation of 

 Dr. Edmund J. James as president of the Northwestern Univer- 

 sity, on October 19 to 21, 1902, the Academy had as its delegates 



"Rep. Nat. Acad. Sci., for 1901, pp. 10, 11. 



