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delightful feature of the meeting, while the 
frequent attendance of Sir John Evans 
constantly reminded those present that the 
science of anthropology was well honored 
in the illustrious President of the Associa- 
tion. American anthropologists were well 
represented at the meeting and on the pro- 
gram as well—Miss Alice Fletcher, Profes- 
sor F. W. Putnam, Dr. W J McGee, Pro- 
fessor HE. 8. Morse, F. H. Cushing, Dr. A. 
F, Chamberlain, Stansbury Hagar, Profes- 
sor L. Witmer, etc., represented the United 
States, and David Boyle, A. F. Hunter, 
Rev. John Maclean, Geo. Iles, Dr. G. M. 
Dawson, etc., Canada. Among the dis- 
tinguished British members present or con- 
tributing to the program were: E. W. Bra- 
brook (President of the Anthropological 
Institute); Professor A. Macalister, of Cam- 
bridge; Dr. R. Munro, the investigator of 
British lake-dwellings; E. S. Hartland, the _ 
folk-lorist; Professor A. C. Haddon, who 
has written of ‘Evolution in Art;’ Dr. H. O, 
Forbes, traveler and anthropologist; F. T. 
Elworthy, who has written of the ‘ Kvil 
Hye;’ Sir Geo. 8. Robertson, ‘the hero of 
Chitral;’ F. C. Selous, the South African 
traveler. Altogether some fifty reports, 
papers, etc., were laid before the Section 
and two extended discussions on ‘A merican- 
Asiatic Contact’ and ‘The First Traces of 
Man in America’ took place. Of the papers 
read, eight were by Canadians, eleven by 
British members, eleven by members from 
the United States. 
The ‘officers of the Section were as fol- 
lows, due recognition being given to Amer- 
ican anthropologists, both in Canada and 
the United States: 
SECTION H.—ANTHROPOLOGY. 
President: Professor Sir W. W. Turner, M. 
1A ODED a el nee 
Vice-Presidents: E. W. Brabrook, C.B., 
Pres. Anthr. Inst.; Professor A. Macalis- 
ter, M.D., F.R.S.; Dr. W J McGee; R. 
SCIENCE. 
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Munro, M.D., F.R.S.E.; Professor F. W. 
Putnam, D.Se. 
Secretaries: A. KF. Chamberlain, Ph.D.; 
H. O. Forbes, LL.D.; Professor A. C. Had- 
don, D.Sc.; J. L. Myres, M.A., F.S.A. 
(Recorder). 
Committee: F. H. Cushing; David Boyle; 
Dr. G. M. Dawson, C.M.G.; F. T. Elworthy; 
A. F. Hunter; Professor EK. §. Morse; E. 
Sidney Hartland, F.S.A.; Professor Light- 
ner Witmer, Ph.D. 
Owing to the conservative regulations of 
the Association, Miss Alice Fletcher, being 
a woman, could not receive the official 
honor unanimously voted her by the Sec- 
tion Committee, who, however, by assign- 
ing her the first place on the program, 
paid a graceful compliment to her scientific 
attainments, which, together with the chair- 
man’s well-worded encomium at the con- 
clusion of her address, was a tribute which 
an antiquated idea of scientific personnel 
utterly failed to minimize. 
In detail the program was carried out as 
follows : 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18. 
1. The Scalp-Lock, A Study of Omaha Ritual. 
Miss Anice C. FLETCHER. 
2. The Import of the Totem Among the Omahas. 
Miss Anice C, FLETCHER. 
In these two papers were contained re- 
markably clear presentations of the prob- 
lems of what might, perhaps, be called 
‘the higher life’ of the Omaha Indians, 
the general ideas and ideals which underlie 
the hair-cutting ceremonial and the insti- 
tution of the totems being carefully ex- 
plained and accidental or incidental phe- 
noma rated at their true value. That the 
acquisition of the totem represented the 
outburst of individuality and personality 
on the part of the young Indian was ably 
shown, and the relations of personal, gen- 
tile and tribal totems elucidated. 
The discussion following the paper was 
