VAS8AE BROTHERS INSTITUTE. 13 



1884. 

 December 3. " The Gyroscope : what it does and the reason for its 

 peculiarities." "The Top, Gyrostat, Gyrocycle and 

 Bohneuberger Machine ; their rationale." 



C. B. Warring, Pb.D. 

 December IT. "Scraps from a Worker's Note Book." 



James M. DeGarmo, Ph.D. 

 1885. 

 January 28. " Description of the Jolly Specific Gravity Balance, and 

 a simple device for overcoming an optical difficulty 



in its use." L. C. Cooley, Ph.D. 



February 11. " The Peculiar Structure of Clark's Clay Beds near New- 

 burgh, N. Y." Prof. W. B. Dwigbt. 



February 25. "The Gyroscope: various results and final studies." 

 " Precession of the Equinoxes." " Frisi's Law." 



C. B. Warring, Ph.D. 

 March 11. " Recent Celestial Phenomena.". .Maria Mitchell, LL.D. 



March 11. " Sun Spots." Miss Mary Whitney. 



March 25. " Exhibition of a Collection of North American Ferns. 



Mr. C. N. Arnold. 



At the annual meeting of this Section C. B. Warring, 

 Ph.D., was elected chairman, and Mr. C. N. Arnold was 

 reelected recording secretary. 



The following papers and discussions were given before 

 the Literary Section during the season of 1884-85. 



1884. 



( Mr. Benson Van Vliet. 

 November 11. " Business Speculation " ") W C All ro Fs 



November 18. " Le Sage " Rev. S. H. Synnott. 



November 25. " Concerning Pleasantness " Rev. C. W. Fritts 



December 9. " The Effect of Amusements on National Character " 



("Rev. L. H. Squires. 

 \ Mr. Henry Bartlett. 



December 16. "The Mexican War" Edward Elsworth, Esq. 



December 23. " The Isthmian Canal " C. B. Herrick, Esq. 



1885. 



January 13. " How Science Aids Faith " Hon. John Thompson. 



January 20. " The American Marine, 



( Its Past, j Mr. L. F. Gardner, 

 "[its Future," "(Mr. A R. Haskin. 



January 27. "Legends" F. B. Lown, Esq. 



February 10. " Theophrastus ** R. E. Taylor. Esq. 



February 17. "Education." The American System of Education, 



Mr. S. W. Buck. 



