572 NOTES. 
ant matter was finally settled to the perfect satisfaction of all 
concerned, it was time well spent, and it is now believed that the ; 
future of the Association is firmly established on a basis that is 
fully adapted to the work it is to perform. The acceptance of the 
ct of Incorporation also gives an important legal existence to 
the Association which will add greatly to its power. The RK 
for the next meeting were elected under the new constitution, and 
very great additions to the interest and importance of the future — 
meetings are expected from the addresses of the Vice-Presidents : 
and the Permanent Chairmen of subsections. An important addi- 
tion to the Standing Committee is also secured by the new hed 
stitution, as under it the past Presidents are now life members of 
the Committee; and the Secretaries, as well as the Chairmen of | 
the sections, will be members of the Committee. In this way, the : 
Committee becomes a much larger body, consisting of the beet 
rans of American Science as well as the active officers of the 
Association, and will be fully capable of performing the. impa 
tant work that devolves upon it. It is also believed that by bi | 
election of the Secretaries of the sections a year in advance they : 
will fully realize the importance of the position and the respons 
bilities which they accept. 
The very cordial invitation which came from D 
Association to hold its next meeting in that city, W 
tendered by the Governor of the State, the Mayor ° 
and the Detroit Scientific Society, that it was impossible m 
Association to do anything but accept, and it was 
voted to hold the next meeting in Detroit, beginning 
etroit for thè 
as so warmly 
the 
unanimous? 
on the see 
Vice President of 
B, J. W. Dawson, of Montreal; 
tion, S. W. Johnson, of New Haven: Perma 
five years, F. W. Putnam, of Salem; General Secretary * 
H. Scudder, of Boston; Treasurer, W.. S. Vaux, of Phi mee 
Secretary of Section A, S. P. Langley, of Allegheny: Fei 
tary of Section B, N. S. Shaler, of Newport, Ky. 
„for the 
H. Seu 
— 
The officers of Section B, Natural History, 
meeting were :—Permanent Chairman, Mr. S. : : 
Cambridge ; Secretary, Prof. Theo. Gill, of Washingt? + 
