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On the evening of the 17th, Prof. Arnold Guyot, of Princeton, 
. read a paper on the Life of Louis Agassiz in America. 
Dr. Elliott Coues, in the absence of the Pon read a Memoir 
of Prof. Jeffries Wyman, by Dr. A. S, Packar 
Communication was made by a representative of the subscribers 
to the fund, amounting to $40,000, presented to Professor Joseph 
Henry as a testimonial of their high appreciation of his services 
and his unselfish devotion to the cause of science, the principal of 
which is finally to go to the National Academy of Science, to 
form a fund to be known as the Joseph Henry Fund, the interest 
of which is to be devoted to assist the original research, The 
_ academy now holds a similar fund, “the Bache fund,” the princi- 
pal of which was left to the academy by its first President, Prof. 
A. Dallas Bache, and the income from it has been applied to the 
assistance of investigators in many of the most important branches 
of science. The list of contributors to the “Henry” fund, which 
is made up mainly in sums of $1000, embraces the names ‘of well 
known persons in the large cities of the United States 
‘eu A MEETING of the Jewett Scientific Society of Lockport, 
, Jan. 25, 1878, Mr. A. F. Goodman read a paper on the 
ee fish and its habits. Dr. S. F. Clark presented a paper re- 
cording his observations on ants. Feb. 8th, Mr. M. S. Burnett 
delivered a lecture on evolution, and Dr. A. W. Tryon remarked 
on the process of petrifaction. 
APPALACHIAN Mountain Crus, May 8.—Prof. C. E. Hamlin 
read an account of Mt. Katahdin, Maine, illustrated by a model 
of the mountain. The councillors presented reports of their 
plans for the summer’s work. A meeting of those wishing to 
form a section of exploration was held May 11th. On Saturday, 
May 18, 1878, an excursion was made to Blue Hill, Milton, Mass. 
On Wednesday, July to, 1878, a field meeting will be held at 
the Fabyan House, White Mts., N. H. 
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, April 16th.—Elial F. Hall — 
read a paper entitled Gerard Mercator, his life and works, while 
addresses were made by the President of the Society, and ‘others 
upon the state of geographical knowledge before Mercator. : 
SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION OF THE JonNs Hopkins UNIVERSITY, 
April 3—The regular exercises were contributions towards a 
history of Maryland Cambari, by Mr. Uhler; a paper ‘on Nitro- — 
ares Acids, by Mr. Hart; Theory of Groups, by Dr. 
Stor 
Ee: Society or Naturat History, April 17.—Mr. Richard 
Rathborn made an address on the late Prof. C. F. Hartt, and his 
Brazilian explorations. ‘ 
Troy SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION, April 15—Dr. R H. Ward ma = 
a paper on microscopic BEE and engraving: : ee 
