January 10, 1902.] 



SCIENCE. 



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as the Naturalists is well indicated by an 

 address of this character, stating in a semi- 

 official way the consensus of opinion of 

 scientific men on a topic of great concern 

 to the Avhole people. For this address, and 

 for his leading part in the arrangements 

 for the Chicago meeting, Professor Sedg- 

 wick has the thanks of all naturalists. The 

 lecture by Dr. Howard, like the president's 

 address, was a model of what the occasion 

 required. The subject ' International Work 

 with Beneficial Insects ' was of interest to 

 all, and the treatment was neither technical 

 nor trivial. 



The local arrangements were admirable. 

 The University of Chicago offered every 

 possible facility for the meetings. Presi- 

 dent Harper welcomed the societies and en- 

 tertained them at his house. The local 

 committee, headed by Professors Daven- 

 port and Jordan, left nothing undone. 

 The hotel headquarters were probably the 

 best ever provided, and the dinner— at- 

 tended by two hundred members, fifty 

 more than at any previous meeting — was 

 excellent, from the point of "view both of 

 the physiologist and of the psychologist. 

 There were no speeches except the presi- 

 dent's address, but after the official ad- 

 journment, most of those present lingered 

 for an hour or two in pleasant social 

 groups. 



Three hundred and three scientific men 

 registered, and there were doubtless some 

 who omitted this formality. The meeting 

 was the largest in the history of the Society, 

 and nearly as large as the meetings of the 

 American Association when it meets in the 

 Central States. The attendance from the 



Eastern States was very satisfactory, 

 though the journey naturally prevented 

 the attendance of many of the younger 

 men. The Central States, including Iowa, 

 Nebraska and Missouri, were Yery fully 

 represented. 



The number of papers announced on the 

 preliminary programs of the affiliated so- 

 cieties—considerably increased at the time 

 of the meetings— was as follows: Ameri- 

 can Morphological Society, 50 ; American 

 Physiological Society, 43 ; Association of 

 American Anatomists, 31; Society of 

 American Bacteriologists, 35; Botanists of 

 the Central and Western States, 28 ; Am.er- 

 ican Psj''chological Association and West- 

 ern Philosophical Association, 23 ; Section 

 H, Anthropology, of the American Associa- 

 tion, 16. Adding the addresses and dis- 

 cussions before the Naturalists, there were 

 thus 244 scientific papers on the prelimi- 

 nary programs, probably the largest num- 

 ber presented at any meeting of the Natur- 

 alists, and equalling the number iisually 

 presented at the meetings of the American 

 Association. Either the official proceed- 

 ings or full reports of the meetings of the 

 different scientific societies will be pub- 

 lished in subsequent issues of this journal. 



The Council of the American Associa- 

 tion held a well-attended meeting. The 

 permanent secretary, Dr. Howard, made a 

 report showing that the number of mem- 

 bers has greatly increased during the year, 

 and that the finances are in good condition. 

 The membership at the end of the year 

 was over three thousand, and the initiation 

 fees of the new members had more than 

 defrayed the cost of sending Science to all 



