SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. LIII. No. 1358 



Professor E. H. Moore, of the University of 

 Chieag-o, wlio will preside at Toronto and give 

 his address at Boston is the acknowledged 

 leader of American mathematicians. It is 

 now many years since that science which is 

 fundamental to all others has supplied a pres- 

 ident to the association, and it is fortunate 

 that a representative could be selected with 

 the unanimous approval of all mathema- 

 ticians. 



Dr. D. T. MacDougal, director of the de- 

 partment of Botanical Research of the Car- 

 negie Institution, who has been active in the 

 organization of the work of the association, 

 more specially in the Pacific and Southwest- 

 em Division, was elected general secretary to 

 succeed Professor E. L. Nichols, of Cornell 

 University. By the constitution the general 

 secretary is entrusted with the important task 

 of promoting the organization of the asso- 

 ciation especially in its relation to the aiSli- 

 ated societies. Another step that will promote 

 the efficiency of the work of the association 

 was the authorization of the appointment of 

 an assistant secretary who will assist the per- 

 manent secretary in the scientific work of the 

 association, as he is now assisted in the work 

 of the office by the efficient executive assist- 

 ant, Mr. Sam Woodley. 



The sessions were held mainly in buildings 

 of the University of Chicago, which furnished 

 excellent facilities. The University Baptist 

 Church provided for the sessions of Section K, 

 Political and Economic Sciences, and the 

 Quadrangle Club (Paeulty Club) was also 

 made available for some meetings, dinners, 

 etc. At the Chicago Art Institute was held 

 the reception of the Wild Flower Preservation 

 Society, at which was exhibited a collection 

 of flower xwrtraita, etc. The exhibit of work- 

 ing models on wireless telephony, set up 

 through the cooperation of the National Re- 

 search Council, was also in the Art Institute. 

 The local arrangements for the meeting 

 were in charge of the local committee : 



J. Paul Goode, General Chairman 

 Gilbert A. Bliss, Publicity 

 Henry C. Cowles, Membership 

 Henry G. Gale, Meeting places 



Frank E. Lillie, Finance 



William D. McMillan, Hotel Accommodations 



To the efficient and tireless efforts of Pro- 

 fessor Goode and the other members of the 

 local co mm ittee is due, in very great measure, 

 the success of the Chicago meeting. 



The arrangement by which admission to 

 the three general sessions was by ticket per- 

 haps caused a small amount of unavoidable 

 difficulty, but it made possible an analysis of 

 the attendance. This rule is in exact accord 

 with the provisions of the by-laws. Tickets 

 were given out only to registered persons, this 

 applying to guests as well as to members. 



The total registration for the Chicago meet- 

 ing was 2,412. This is the largest registra- 

 tion ever recorded for the association, but it 

 must be remembered that many persons in 

 attendance at the meeting failed to register, 

 so that the corrected number was much larger. 

 Of those registering 1,383 were members of 

 the association or delegates from institutions, 

 3Y7 were members of associated societies not 

 members of the association, 237 were invited 

 guests, students of the University of Chicago, 

 and 415 were other guests. 



The geographical distribution of the attend- 

 ance is shown below: 



United Statea 



Alabama 



Arkansas 



Arizona 



California 



Colorado 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



Dist. of Columbia. 



Florida 



Georgia 



Idaho 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Iowa 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maine 



Massachusetts .... 



Maryland ....... 



Missouri 



Total 



4 



5 



7 

 27 

 22 

 21 



1 

 81 



4 



98 

 90 

 63 

 17 

 5 

 

 50 

 15 

 70 



United Statea 

 North Carolina. . . 



Oregon 



Oklahoma 



Ohio 



Pennsylvania . . . . 

 Rhode Island . . . , 

 South Dakota . . , 

 South Carolina . . , 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Utah 



Virgiuia 



West Virginia. . . 



Vermont 



Wyoming 



Washington 



Total 



7 



3 



15 



121 



57 



5 



8 



3 



19 



16 



1 



8 



11 



2 



4 



5 



Wisconsin 181 



other Countries Total 



Philippines 10 



Australia 1 



Argentina 1 



