272 SCIENCE. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 
Tue forty-eighth annual meeting was 
held at Columbus, Ohio, from August 19th 
to 26th. There were 352 members and as- 
ciates in attendance and 273 papers were 
presented before the sections. Twenty- 
eight States, the District of Columbia and 
Canada were represented as follows: Ohio, 
113; New York, 52: District of Columbia, 
25; Pennsylvania, 21; Massachusetts, 18; 
Indiana and Michigan, 12 each; Iowa and 
Illinois, 9 each; Kentucky, 7; Canada, Con- 
necticut, Kansas, New Hampshire, Ne- 
braska and Wisconsin, 6 each; Minnesota, 
Texas and Maryland, 5 each; Missouriand 
Virginia, 4 each ; West Virginia and North 
Carolina, 3 each ; New Jersey and Colorado, 
2 each ; Alabama, Rhode Island, Washing- 
ton and Louisiana, 1 each. 
The papers were distributed among the 
- sections as follows: Fourteen before Section 
‘A’ (including five reports of progress) ; 
forty before Section ‘ B’; fifty-five before 
Section ‘C’; fifteen before Section ‘D’; 
thirty-three before Section ‘EK’; nineteen 
before Section ‘ F’ ; thirty-three before Sec- 
tion ‘G’; twenty-seven before the Botan- 
ical Club of the Association ; twenty before 
Section ‘H,’ and seventeen before Sec- 
tion ‘I.’ 
The first general session was called to 
order at 10 o’clock on Monday morning by 
the retiring President, Professor Frederic 
W. Putnam, of Harvard University, who 
with a few remarks introduced the Presi- 
dent-elect, Dr. Edward Orton, of Ohio State 
University. Dr. Orton took the chair and 
introduced General Axline, who welcomed 
the Association on behalf of the State of 
Ohio, and was followed by Judge M. B. 
Earnhart, representing the city of Colum- 
bus. Dr. William O. Thompson, President 
of the Ohio State University, then spoke 
on behalf of the University, and President 
Orton replied for the Association. The ad- 
dresses of Dr. Thompson and of President 
[N. 8. Vou. X. No. 244. 
Orton are given in full in this issue of 
SCIENCE. 
A resolution by the Council was then 
read by thé General Secretary, extending 
the privileges of associate membership to 
the members of the Local Committee, to. 
citizens of Columbus and the immediate 
vicinity interested in scientific work, and to 
members of the affilliated societies meeting 
with the Association. 
In accordance with custom the Perma- 
nent Secretary read the names of mem- 
bers and fellows of the Association deceased 
since the Boston meeting. Among these: 
were the names of two honored past presi- 
dents of the Association, Professor O. C. 
Marsh, of Yale University, and Professor 
Daniel G. Brinton, of the University of 
Pennsylvania. 
The Local Secretary, Professor B. F. 
Thomas, representing the Local Committee, 
then made announcement of the arrange- 
ments for the reception and entertainment. 
of the Association. In addition to lunch- 
eons provided in one of the University 
buildings, the receptions given by Presi- 
dent and Mrs. Thompson and by the Co- 
lumbus Club, and the several entertain- 
ments provided for the ladies, the members 
of the Association were invited to join ex- 
cursions to the gas fields near Lancaster, to: 
the coal fields of the Hocking Valley, to 
the prehistoric fortifications at Fort An- 
cient, and to the islands in Lake Erie. The 
latter excursions were on Saturday and con- 
sequently did not interrupt the serious work 
of the sections. On Monday a more ex- 
tended excursion was arranged to Mackinac 
and the Great Lakes. The excursions and 
entertainments were largely attended, and 
the resolutions of thanks presented by 
President Mendenhall at the close of the 
meeting were seconded and carried with 
unusual cordiality. 
On Monday afternoon the addresses of the 
Vice-Presidents were delivered as follows : 
