432 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
W. Gibbs, and the Treasurer, Dr. A. L. Elwyn, were not present. 
. B, A. Gould was elected chairman of Section A, Mathematics 
and Physics, and Prof. J. W. Dawson, of Section B, Natural His- 
tory and Geology. 
The whole number of papers read was 63—30 in Section A, a 
33 in Section B, The papers, generally, would compare pvorakil 
in interest and importance with those of perions meetings. 
e attendance of members was phot the same as at Buffalo— 
them in their several fields of effort. At the same time, the ab- 
The 
Aah. by Servanticat of the ‘Champa "Trans ortation ompany 
WH . H. Bingham, 
o exam e 
ner light of the suggestions and ee of recent 
writers, to prepare a code es laws and recommendations 2 
mages 7 Wit modern usage, to be vanes aie to the gee 
ciation at the next meeting.” The commission, ore Ga inted, ¢0 3 
sists of Profs. J. D. Dana, J. Wyman, S. F. Baird, Leidy, J. : 
a Ww. eyes Wm. Stimpson, §. H. Scudder and F- 
¥ was appointed on the committee of Weights 
ace of the late Prof. Bache. Life 
ve inted to prepare an address on the 
to be delivered at the next meeting 
