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tory; the American Physical Society, Pro- 

 fessor Carl Barus, Brown University; the 

 American Mathematical Society, Professor 

 W. F. Osgood, Harvard University; the 

 American Chemical Society, Professor W. 

 F. Hillebrand, U. S. Geological Survey; 

 the Association of American Geographers, 

 Mr. Cyrus C. Adams, New York City; the 

 American Society of Zoologists, Professor 

 W. E. Castle, Harvard University; the 

 Association of Economic Entomologists, 

 Mr. A. H. Kirkland, Maiden, Mass.; the 

 Society of American Bacteriologists, Dr. 

 Erwin F. Smith, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture; the American Physiological So- 

 ciety; Professor W. H. Howell, the Johns 

 Hopkins University; the Association of 

 American Anatomists, Professor Franklin 

 P. Mall, the Johns Hopkins University; 

 the Botanical Society of America, Dr. F. 

 S. Earle, Herradura, Cuba; the American 

 Psychological Society, Professor James R. 

 Angell, University of Chicago; the Ameri- 

 can Philosophical Association, Professor 

 William James, Harvard University; the 

 American Anthropological Association, 

 Professor F. W. Putnam, Harvard Uni- 

 versity; the American Folk-lore Society, 

 Professor A. L. Kroeber, University of 

 California; the New York State Science 

 Teachers' Association, Professor John F. 

 WoodhuU, Teachers College, Columbia 

 University. In the case of the American 

 Society of Naturalists the address will be 

 given by Vice-president Davenport, on 

 'Cooperation in Science.' Owing to the 

 lamented death of Professor Israel C. Rus- 

 sell, the president of the Geological Society 

 of America, Professor W. M. Davis, of 

 Harvard University, has become acting 

 president, but it is understood that an ad- 

 dress prepared by Professor Russell will 

 be read. Among the numerous discussions 

 may be mentioned one before the American 

 Society of Naturalists on 'The Origin of 

 Sex' and one before Section K on 'Protozoa 



as Factors in the Diseases of Animals and 

 Plants.' 



On Thursday evening the trustees of 

 Columbia University offer a reception to 

 the visiting societies and on Saturday even- 

 ing the trustees of the American Museum 

 of Natural History and the council of the 

 New York Academy of Sciences offer a 

 reception. There will be in connection 

 with the latter a conversazione and an 

 exhibit of scientific progress by the New 

 York Academy. The academy has on sev- 

 eral previous occasions arranged conversa- 

 ziones of this character which have proved 

 very successful. The scientific exhibit will 

 also be open on Friday and on Saturday 

 morning, while on Saturday evening there 

 will be demonstrations and short addresses. 

 Following the receptions at Columbia Uni- 

 versity and the American Museum of Nat- 

 ural History there will be smokers, the one 

 at the Faculty Club and the other at the 

 Chemists' Club. Friday evening is re- 

 served for the dinners and the smokers of 

 the special societies. 



The City College has invited the mem- 

 bers to luncheon and to an inspection of 

 its beautiful new buildings on Saturday. 

 At twelve o'clock, immediately preceding 

 the luncheon, there will be addresses at the 

 City College by Professor C. F. Chandler, 

 of Columbia University, and by Professor 

 John M. Clarke, of the Science Division of 

 the New York State Education Depart- 

 ment, the former speaking on the indus- 

 tries, the latter on the geology of Niagara 

 Falls. On Saturday afternoon members 

 are invited to the unveiling of ten marble 

 busts of pioneers of American science, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Morris K. Jesup to the 

 American Museum of Natural History. 



While most of the meetings will be held 

 at Columbia University, some of them will 

 take place at the American Museum of 

 Natural History, the New York Botanical 

 Garden, the Rockefeller Institute and else- 



