362 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [Nov 



MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETIES. 



American Microscopical Society. 



The i8gj Mee/i/ti^. — It was held at Toledo but owing- to 

 the attraction of the A. A. A. S., and the British Associii- 

 tion at Toronto and the lack of preparation for the meet- 

 ing- it proved almost an entire failure. The Toledo pap- 

 ers paid almost no attention to the matter and sent no re- 

 porters to the meeting-. From two short notices in the To- 

 ledo Blade, however, we are able to glean the following- : 



Thursday August ^. — Meeting- opened in the Hig-h School 

 building- with an address b}- the President, E. W. Clay- 

 pole, upon "Microscopic Lig-ht in Geolog-ical Darkness." 

 Only a small number of persons were present the}' beings 

 mostly Toledo microscopists and their friends. An in- 

 formal talk or "reception" followed the address. 



Friday Aug. 6. — The meeting for business commenced 

 at '):30a. m., (with a dozen present), and after unimportant 

 matters had been discussed, Prof. D. S. Kellicott of Colum- 

 bus, Ohio, spoke on the "Capture and Study of Rotifers." 

 Miss Edith J. Clavpole, a daug-hter of the President read 

 a technical paper on "Comparc.tive Structure of the Dig-es- 

 tive Tract." Francis L, Rice, of Steelton, Pa., had ex- 

 pected to present a "microscopic examination of steel." 



Friday P. .')/. — No meeting-. The visitors were escorted 

 about town by citizens to see "various points of pleasure 

 and interest." 



Friday Eveving. — Soiree. All the available niicrosc<)pes 

 in Toledo were brought to the Library l>uildingand the 

 miscellaneous public were shown the usual wonders of the 

 invisible realm. "Ever}' body who has any interest in 

 these mattersshould avail themselves of the opportunit}'," 

 was the invitation to the public. "The public exce])t 

 small children, is cordially invited." "Inhere were nearly 

 KM) instruments of all sizes the lens of some of them being- 

 e X t re m ely powe r f u 1 . " 



Saturday Aug. y. — The sessions closed w ith the election 



