December 4, 1903.] 



SCIENCE. 



707 



by the retiring president, Dr. Ira Reinsen, 

 who will introduce the president-elect, the 

 Hon. Carroll D. Wright, and short ad- 

 dresses of welcome and announcements will 

 be made. The retiring president will give 

 his address at the Odeon in the evening, 

 and in the afternoon the addresses of the 

 retiring vice-presidents will be given, as 

 follows : 



At 2::i0 P.M. 



Vice-president Halsted before the Section of 

 JIathematics and Astronomy. 



Vice-president Baskerville before the Section 

 of Chemistry. 



Vice-president Davis before the Section of Geol- 

 ogy- 

 Vice-president Dorsey before tlie Section of An- 

 thropology. 

 At 4 P.M. 



Vice-president Nichols before the Section of 

 Physics. 



Vice-president Waldo before the Section of Me- 

 chanical Science and Engineering. 



Vice-president Hargitt before the Section of 

 Zoologj-. 



Vice-president Coville before the Section of 

 Botany. 



Vice-president Xewcomb before tlie Section of 

 Social and Economic Science. 



The sections will meet daily immediately 

 after the adjournment of the general ses- 

 sion, and from that time until one o'clock, 

 and then after an intermission of one hour 

 for luncheon, from two to five, except on 

 Thursday afternoon which will be devoted 

 to a visit to the exposition grounds. For 

 details the daily programs, to be had of 

 the local secretary and in the section rooms, 

 should be consulted. 



Though other evening sessions may be 

 announced later, the local committee now 

 has knowledge of only the following even- 

 ing events: 



Monday Evening.— The retiring presi- 

 dent of the association, President Ira Rem- 

 sen, of the Johns Hopkins University, will 

 deliver his address in the Odeon, at the 

 corner of Grand and Finney Avenues, at 

 eight o'clock. The subject, which will be 



of general interest, will be announced later. 

 The public are invited to attend. 



Tuesday Evening. Sections D and F 

 are likely to hold evening sessions. 



The American Association and the 

 American Society of Naturalists hope to 

 secure a lecture, complimentary to the 

 citizens of St. Louis, on a subject of gen- 

 eral interest and by a speaker of inter- 

 national reputation, in the auditorium of 

 the Central High School, at eight o'clock; 

 if so due announcement will be made. 



At nine o'clock the American Society of 

 Naturalists and affiliated societies will hold 

 their annual smoker at the University Club, 

 (h-and and Washington Avenues. 



Wednesday Evening. Section D is 

 likely to hold an evening session. 



The retiring president of the American 

 Chemical Society. Dr. John H. Long, will 

 deliver his address in Room 102, at 7:30 

 o'clock. His subject is 'Some Problems in 

 Fermentation. ' 



The annual election of the American 

 Society of Naturalists will be held at the 

 Mercantile Club, Seventh and Locust 

 Streets, at 6:45. At seven o'clock, in the 

 same place, will be given the annual din- 

 ner of the society, followed by the address 

 of the retiring president. Professor Wil- 

 liam Trelease. Members of this society 

 and of the societies affiliating with it are 

 requested to register for the dinner as soon 

 as possible after reaching the city, at the 

 desk of the local secretary, who will re- 

 ceive payment for and issue tickets— to be 

 taken up at the dinner. 



Thursday Evening. — The regular meet- 

 ing of the general committee of the asso- 

 ciation, consisting of the council and one 

 member from each section, will be held at 

 the hotel office of the permanent secretary, 

 at the Southern Hotel, at eight o'clock, to 

 elect officers and decide upon the time and 

 place of the next meeting. 



The annual banquet of tlie Sigma Xi 



