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tant excursious have been arranged to fol- 

 low the close of the meeting. 



At the first general session the President- 

 elect. Prof. E. W. Morley, will be introduced 

 by tlie retii-iug President, Prof. D. G. Briu- 

 tou. Adilresses of welcome will be made 

 by his Honor, Mayor Chas. L. Long, and 

 Hon. Wm. H. Haile, President of the Local 

 Committee. 



The addresses of the vice presidents be- 

 fore the sections are as follows : 

 W. Le Coxte Stevens, before Section of 

 Physics : The Problem of Aerial Locomotion. 

 F. H. CrsHixG, before Section of Anthro- 

 pology. 

 Jed. Hotchkiss, before Section of Geologj- 

 and Geogra2)h3- : The Geological Survey of 

 Virginia, ISSo-lS^l. Its hiMory and in- 

 JJiienee in the advancement of Geologic Science. 

 B. E. Feexow, before Section of Economic 

 Science and Statistics : The Providential 

 Function of Government in relation to natural 

 resources. 

 McMiRTiE, before Section of Chemistiy. 

 J. C. Arthur, before Section of Botany : 



The Development of Vegetable Physiology. 

 "William Kent, before Section of Mechan- 

 ical Science and Engineering. 

 In the evening the address of the retiring 

 President, Dr. Daniel G. Brintox, on The 

 Aims of Anthropology will be given, followed 

 by a reception by the Ladies' Reception 

 Committee of Springfield. 



The affiliated societies meeting in con- 

 junction with the Association are : 

 The Geological Society of America ; Augnst 27 

 and 28. Prof. X. S. Shaler, Cambridge, 

 President; Prof. H. L. Fairchild, Roches- 

 ter, Secretary. 

 Society for Promotion of Agricultural Science; 

 August 26. Prof. William Saunders, 

 Ottawa, President; Prof. "William Frear, 

 State College, Pa., Secretary. 

 Association of Economic Entomologi-fts. 

 Association of State Weather Service. Ma.J. H. 

 H. C. DuNwooDY, "U'ashington. President; 



James Bekrv, "Washington, Secretary. 

 Society for Promoting Engineering Education ; 

 September 2, 3, 4. Geo. F. Swain, Bos- 

 ton, President; Prof. J. B. Johnson, St. 

 Louis, Secretary. 

 American Chemical Society; August 27 and 

 28. Edgar F. Smith, Philadelphia, Presi- 

 dent; Prof. Albert C. Hale, Brooklyn, 

 Secretary. 

 American Forestry Association; September 3. 

 Hon. J. Sterling Morton, "Washington, 

 Pre-iident ; F. H. Xewell, Washington, 

 Secretary. 



The Botanical and Entomological Clubs 

 of the Association will meet as usual during 

 the Association week. 



For information relating to memberehij) 

 and papers Prof. F. W. Putnam, Perma- 

 nent Secretary, Salem, Mass., should be ad- 

 dressed. For all matters relating to local 

 arrangements, hotels, railwaj' rates and cer- 

 tificates, Mr. W. a. Webster, Local Secre- 

 tary, A. A. A. S., Springfield, Mass., should 

 be addressed. 



the BRITISH association. 



The arrangements are now completed for 

 the meeting of the British Association, to 

 be held at Ipswich from September 11 to 1!), 

 under the presidency of Sir Douglas Galton. 

 The following is the list of sectional presi- 

 dents nominated by the Council : Section A 

 (Mathematical and Physical Science), Pro- 

 fessor W. M. Hicks, of Fii-th College, Shef- 

 field ; B (Chemistry), Professor R. Meldola, 

 of the City and Guilds Technical College ; 

 C (Geology), Mr. W. Whitaker, of the 

 Geological Survey; D (Zoologj', including 

 Animal Physiologj'), Professor W. A. Herd- 

 man, of Liverpool University College; E 

 (Geography), ^Mr. H. J. Mackinder, Reader 

 at Oxford; F (Economic Science and Sta- 

 tistics), Mr. L. L. Price, Bursar of Oriel 

 College, Oxford; G (Mechanical Science), 

 Professor L. F. Vernon Harcourt, of Uni- 

 vereity College, London ; II (Anthro- 



