‘SEPTEMBER 1, 1899.] 
At Two o'clock. 
Vice-President BENJAMIN, before Section of Social 
and Economic Science. Subject: ‘The Past Presi- 
dents of the Associations.’ 
Vice-President WHITEAVES, 
Geology and Geography. 
in Canada.’ 
Vice-President THomsoN, before Section of Physics. 
Subject : ‘The Field of Experimental Research.’ 
At Three o'clock. 
Vice-President MACFARLANE, before Section of 
Mathematicsand Astronomy. Subject : ‘The Funda- 
mental Principles of Algebra.’ 
Vice-President BULL, before Section of Mechanical 
Science and Engineering. Subject: ‘ Engineering 
Education as a Preliminary Training for Scientific 
Research Work.’ 
Vice-President GAGE, before Section of Zoology. 
Subject: ‘The Importance and the Promise in the 
Study of the Domestic Animals.’ 
At Four o'clock. 
Vice-President VENABLE, before Section of Chem- 
istry. Subject: ‘ Definition of the Element.’ 
Vice-President BARNES, before Section of Botany. 
Subject : ‘The Progress and Problems of Plant Phys 
iology.’ 
Vice-President WILSON, before Section of Anthro- 
pology. Subject: ‘ Beginnings of the Science of Pre- 
historic Anthropology.’ 
before Section of 
Subject : ‘The Devonian 
These addresses are in course of publica- 
tion in Sctence, while in the issue for last 
week will be found the address of the retir- 
ing President, Professor Putnam, on ‘A 
Problem in American Anthropology,’ deliv- 
ered on Monday evening. On Wednesday 
evening Professor C. E. Munroe, of the Co- 
lumbian University, gave the lecture com- 
plimentary to the citizens of Columbus, his 
subject being ‘ Applications of Modern Ex- 
plosives.’ 
Among the items of executive business 
we may note that authority was given to 
officers of the Association whereby any sec- 
tion may arrange for a joint meeting with 
an independent society of similar scope. 
Section H was authorized to hold its usual 
winter meeting. The report of the Treas- 
urer and Permanent Secretary showed a 
gratifying increase in the funds of the As- 
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sociation. In addition to income derived 
from investments, the Permanent Secretary 
was able to turn over to the Treasurer, to 
be added to the permanent fund, $1,000 
derived from membership fees. 
President Orton announced the gift of 
$1,000 from Mr. Emerson McMillin, well 
known for his generous benefactions to 
science. Thereupon Mr. McMillin was 
elected a patron of the Association. 
The amendments to the constitution, 
acted upon by the Council and presented to 
the Association at the Boston meeting and 
already printed, were adopted. New amend- 
ments to the Constitution were proposed 
by Dr. McGee, making the term of office 
of the Treasurer five years and by Dr. Cat- 
tell adding a Section of Physiology and 
Experimental Medicine. 
The Committee on the White Race in 
America made a report and was given a 
grant of $50 for the establishment of an 
anthropometric laboratory at the next 
meeting of the Association. A second grant 
of $50 was made for the quantitative study 
of biological variation under Dr. Daven- 
port, and to report and extend this work a 
committee was appointed, consisting of 
Drs. Boas, Cattell, Minot, Higenmann and 
Davenport. The only other grant made for 
research was one of $100 for the purpose of 
stocking pools with different species of 
blind vertebrates where they may be reared 
and studied in the light, the work being 
carried out by Professor Eigenmann. 
Reports were also made by the com- 
mittees on the library, on standards of 
measurement and on the U. 8. Naval Ob- 
servatory. Several committees that had 
accomplished the work for which they had 
been appointed were discharged. 
The officers nominated for 1900 are as 
follows : 
President—R. S. Woodward, Columbia University. 
Vice-Presidents—Section A, mathematics and as- 
tronomy, Asaph Hall, Jr., University of Michigan ; 
