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this latter kind does not attract the atten- 

 tion of the multitude, partly because it can 

 not be readily tested in examination, and 

 secondly because it is more ordinary, more 

 common. It is the unusual thing always 

 that arouses the wonder of people, and sets 

 them to talking. 



These modern instances of intellectual 

 prodigies, then, give us no new view of hu- 

 man nature, and no new theory of educa- 

 tion. They simply indicate what may be 

 achieved in any particular direction by 

 persistent, systematic, organized instruc- 

 tion. The particular intellectual achieve- 

 ments of these cases serves as no indication 

 of how the majority of children ought to 

 be trained; but they do impress the value 

 of educational principles which are fa- 

 miliar to all who are in the business. 



M. V. O'Shea 



The "Dniveksity of Wisconsin 



TEE WASBINGTON MEETING OF THE 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOE THE 



ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



The sixty-third meeting of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 and the tenth of the " convocation week " 

 meetings, will be held in Washington, De- 

 cember 27 to 30, 1911. A meeting of the exec- 

 utive committee of the council (consisting of 

 the general secretary, the secretary of the 

 council, the permanent secretary, and the sec- 

 retaries of all of the sections) will be held at 

 the office of the permanent secretary, in the 

 New Willard Hotel, at noon, on Tuesday, De- 

 cember 26. The opening general session of 

 the association will be held at 8 o'clock p.m., 

 on "Wednesday, December 27, in the main as- 

 sembly hall, new F. S. National Museum. 

 The council will meet Wednesday morning, 

 December 27, in the New Willard Hotel at 9 

 o'clock. Sections will meet in their respective 

 halls at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. 



The program for the entire meeting wiU be 



issued on Wednesday, December 27, and 

 copies may be obtained at the office of the 

 permanent secretary in the New Willard 

 Hotel. 



The following events may be announced in 

 advance : 



Tuesday, December 26 



The register for the Washington meeting will be 

 open from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 p.m., at the general 

 office of the association in the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, and on following days from 9:00 A.M. to 

 5:00 P.M. at hotel headquarters. New Willard 

 Hotel. The register will be open from 6:30 to 

 9:00 P.M. at hotel headquarters. New Willard 

 Hotel. 



Wednesday, December 27 



9:00 A.M. — The council will meet in the council 

 room at the New Willard Hotel. Eegistration 

 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 



10:00 A.M. — The sections will meet in their 

 respective meeting-places for organization, and 

 where sections have programs the reading of 

 papers will begin after organization. 



2:00 P.M. — Meetings of the sections and affili- 

 ated societies. 



2:30 P.M. — Addresses by retiring vice-presidents 

 as follows: Vice-president Frankforter, before the 

 Section of Chemistry, on "The Eesins and their 

 Chemical Eelations to the Terpenes"; Vice-presi- 

 dent Eeighard, before the Section of Zoology, on 

 "Adaptation"; Vice-president Harper, before the 

 Section of Botany, on ' ' Some Current Conceptions 

 of the Germ Plasm. ' ' 



8:00 P.M. — First general session of the associa- 

 tion in the assembly hall of the new U. S. Na- 

 tional Museum. The meeting will be called to 

 order by the retiring president. Dr. A. A. Michel- 

 son, who will introduce the president of the meet- 

 ing, Dr. Charles E. Bessey. It is expected that 

 the address of welcome will be given by the presi- 

 dent of the United States. Keply by President 

 Bessey. Announcements by secretaries. Agree- 

 ment on the hours of meetings. Annual address 

 by the retiring president. Dr. A. A. Miehelson, on 

 "Recent Progress in Spectroscopic Methods." 

 Adjournment of the general session, to be followed 

 by an informal reception and inspection of the 

 exhibits of the new National Museum. 



Thursday, December 28 

 9:00 A.M. — The council will meet in the council 

 room at the New Willard Hotel. Eegistration 

 from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 



