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State University, and others to be announced, 

 to which President Campbell will reply. The 

 annual address of the retiring president. Dr. 

 Charles W. Eliot, will then be given on " The 

 Fruits, Prospects and Lessons of Recent Bio- 

 logical Science." Following the adjournment 

 of the general session there will be a reception 

 in the library, tendered by the Ohio State Uni- 

 versity, to members of the association and 

 affiliated societies, with accompanying ladies. 

 The sections of the association and the spe- 

 cial societies will hold their meetings through 

 the week. Addresses of retiring vice-presi- 

 dents of the association are as follows : 



Vice-president H. S. White, before the Section 

 of Mathematics and Astronomy: "Poncelet Poly- 

 gons." 



Vice-president Anthony Zeleny, before the Sec- 

 tion of Physics : ' ' The Dependence of Progress in 

 Science on the Development of Instruments." 



Vice-president F. E. Lillie, before the Section of 

 Zoology: "The History of the Fertilization Prob- 

 lem. ' ' 



Vice-president G. P. Clinton, before the Section 

 of Botany: "Botany in Relation to American 

 Agriculture. ' ' 



Vice-president E. E. Rittenhouse, before the Sec- 

 tion of Social and Economic Science: "Upbuild- 

 ing American Vitality: the Need for a Scientific 

 Investigation. ' ' 



Vice-president R. M. Pearce, before the Section 

 of Physiology and Experimental Medicine: "The 

 Work and Opportunities of a University Depart- 

 ment for Research in Medicine. ' ' 



Vice-president P. H. Hanus, before the Section 

 of Education: "City School Superintendents' Re- 

 ports. ' ' 



Vice-president L. H. Bailey, before the Section 

 of Agriculture: "The Forthcoming Situation in 

 Agricultural Work (Part II.)." 



The following societies have indicated their 

 intention to meet in Columbus during Convo- 

 cation Week in affiliation with the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science: 



American Society of Naturalists. — Meets on 

 Thursday, December 30. Will hold symposium 

 with American Society of Zoologists on Recent 

 Advances in Fundamental Problems of Genetics. 

 Annual dinner, same date, at 7 P.M., with presi- 

 dential address by F. R. Lillie. Secretary, Dr. B. 

 M. Davis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



American Society of Zoologists. — Meets in joint 

 session with Section F, A. A. A. S. WiU hold 

 symposium with American Society of Naturalists 

 on Thursday, December 30, as above announced. 

 President, William A. Locy. Secretary, Dr. Cas- 

 well Grave, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 

 Md. 



Bntomological Society of America. — Meets on 

 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, December 29, 

 30 and 31. Annual public address by Dr. C. Gor- 

 don Hewitt. Wednesday, December 29, at 8 P.M. 

 President, V. L. Kellogg. Secretary, Professor 

 Alex. D. MaoGillivray, 603 West Michigan Ave., 

 Urbana, 111. 



American Association of Economic Entomolo- 

 gists. — Meets on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- 

 day, December 27 to 29. President, Glenn W. Her- 

 rick. Secretary, Albert F. Burgess, Melrose High- 

 lands, Mass. 



American Physical Society. — Meets on Tuesday, 

 Wednesday and Thursday, December 28, 29 and 

 30, in joint session with Section B. President, 

 Ernest Merritt. Secretary, Dr. Alfred D. Cole, 

 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 



Botanical Society of America. — Meets on Mon- 

 day to Friday, December 27 to 31. Will hold joint 

 meeting with Section G, A. A. A. S., on Tuesday 

 afternoon, December 28, and with American 

 Phytopathological Society on Thursday afternoon, 

 December 30. Annual dinner for all botanists 

 will be held Wednesday evening, December 29, at 

 Hotel Hartman. President, John M. Coulter. 

 Secretary, Harley H. Bartlett, Botanical Labora- 

 tory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



American Phytopathological Society. — Meets on 

 Tuesday to Friday, December 28 to 31. Will hold 

 joint meeting with Section G, A. A. A. S., on Tues- 

 day, December 28, and with Botanical Society of 

 America on Thursday, December 30. President, 

 H. H. Whetzel. Secretary, Dr. C. L. Shear, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Botanists of the Central States — Will hold no 

 separate meeting, but will present its papers in 

 connection with Section G, A. A. A. S. Secretary, 

 Dr. Edward A. Burt, Missouri Botanical Garden, 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Society for Horticultural Science. — Meets on 

 Tuesday to Thursday, December 28 to 30. Presi- 

 dent, W. L. Howard. Secretary, Professor C. P. 

 Close, College Park, Maryland. 



Association of Official Seed Analysts of North 

 America. — Meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, De- 

 cember 28 and 29. President, W. L. Oswald. Sec- 

 retary, John P. Heylar, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, New Brunswick, N. J. 



