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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXXIX. No. 993 



The following affiliated societies met dur- 

 ing the week : 



Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America. 

 Botanical Society of America. 

 American Association of Economic Entomologists. 

 Entomological Society of America. 

 American Microscopical Society. 

 American Physical Society. 

 American Phytopathological Association. 

 School Garden Association of America. 

 Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. 



On Monday evening the association for- 

 mally opened its convention by the general 

 session in Taft Hall of the auditorium- 

 armory building. The meeting was called to 

 order by the retiring president, Dr. Edward 

 C. Pickering, who introduced the president 

 of the meeting, Dr. Edmund B. Wilson. If 

 anything was needed to assure the associa- 

 tion of its hearty welcome, surely the letter 

 of greeting sent by Governor Slaton, and 

 the address of Mayor Woodward amply 

 sufficed. After President Wilson's reply, 

 Dr. Pickering delivered the annual address 

 on ' ' The Study of the Stars. ' ' This meet- 

 ing was preceded in a delightful way by an 

 organ recital through the courtesy of the 

 Atlanta Musical Festival Association, Mr. 

 Chas. A. Sheldon, Jr., being the organist. 

 After the meeting the members and visiting 

 ladies were entertained by a reception at 

 the University Club. 



On Tuesday from five to seven o'clock 

 the visitors were received by Governor and 

 Mrs. John M. Slaton at the governor's 

 mansion. 



Two evening lectures of the popular kind 

 complimentary to the citizens of Atlanta 

 were delivered. On Tuesday Dr. Chas. 

 Warden Stiles, of the U. S. Public Health 

 Service, discussed "The Health of the 

 Mother in the South, ' ' and on the following 

 evening the subject of the lecture by Pro- 

 fessor Chas. E. Munroe, of the George 

 Washington University, was "The Explo- 

 sive Resources of the Confederacy during 



the War and Now : A Chapter in Chemical 

 History. ' ' 



Numerous smokers, luncheons, and din- 

 ners and several excursions to near-by insti- 

 tutions and places of historical and scien- 

 tific interest helped to add to the social 

 pleasure of the week. 



The different sections of the association 

 and the affiliated societies met morning and 

 afternoon for the reading of papers 

 throughout the week or until the lists of 

 titles were finished. 



The vice-presidential addresses given be- 

 fore the sections were as follows : 



Section A : " The Influence of Fourier 's Series 

 upon the Development of Mathematics, ' ' by Ed- 

 ward B. Van Vleck. 



Section B; "The Methods of Science: To What 

 do they Apply?" by Arthur G. Webster. 



Section D: "Safety and the Prevention of 

 Waste in Mining and Metallurgical Operations," 

 by J. A. Holmes. 



- Section E : " Pleistocene History of Missouri 

 River, " by J. E. Todd. 



Section F : " The Story of Human Lineage, ' ' by 

 William A. Locy. 



Section G : " The Evolution of a Botanical 

 Problem, ' ' by Duncan S. Johnson. 



Section I : " The Development of our Foreign 

 Trade," by John Hays Hammond. 



Section K : " The Physiological Instruction of 

 Medical Students," by J. J. R. Macleod. (Read 

 by title.) 



Section L : " Science, Education and Democ- 

 racy, " by J. McKeen Cattell. 



Among the more important actions taken 

 by the Council, the following may be 

 mentioned : 



280 members and 200 fellows were 

 elected. 



On motion, the following resolutions 

 offered by the committee on policy were 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the council looks with favor upon 

 the organization of a Brazilian division of the 

 association, and that a committee on organization 

 be appointed for this work with Senator Eduardo 

 Braga as chairman. 



