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society, and agreed to enter the Association and establish a per 
manent subsection. Their action in this respect cannot be too 
heartily endorsed by the scientists of the country, for it is just 
such action, on the part of all the different bodies of scientific men 
that now annually meet independent of the Association, that is 
needed to make the American Association the great power in this 
country which the British Association has become in England by fs 
the united efforts of all persons interested in the advancement of 
science. We feel confident that it will not be long before the 
Association of Mining Engineers will realize the advantages to bè 
secured by uniting with the American Association, especially a38 
under the new constitution they could organize, as the chemists 
have done, as a permanent body. The entomologists were present i 
in goodly numbers, and while taking an active part in the meetings : 
of Section B, they also organized as a club and held separate evei: 
ing meetings, under the name of the Entomological Club of the i 
American Association. From much that was said and done at 
the recent meeting, it was very evident that a strong feeling bss 
expressed itself over all parts of the country in favor of & united i 
effort to make the future meetings of the American Association 3 i 
every way the expression of the advancement of science iN Ti 
country, and with this effort, which is simply the natural 
all the 2 
meetings. The geologists were as usual well represe iD 
formed a subsection for Monday and Tuesday, With Prof wn 
Dana in the chair. There were also more papers bearing g ings 
eral zoological questions this year than for several past MY" i 
teresting communications. On Monday Section B 
into Biology and Geology and continued to hold its ‘old 
subsections until Tuesday evening, when it held its me” 
with the exception of a very short one on Wednesday m0 H 
The older members were largely represented at this P past 
and a noticeable feature was the attendance of a number prof. 
presidents of the Association. Under this head we recalls 
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