Proceedings of Scientific Societies 
PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
American Association for the Advancement of Science.— 
The 38th meeting of the A. A. A. S. was held at Toronto, Ontario, 
from August 17th to September 3d, 1889. There were 421 members 
registered ; 190 new members were elected; and 72 names were added 
to the list of fellows. The meeting was remarkable for the number of 
Past Presidents in attendance, these embracing Professors Dana, Hall, 
Newberry, Barker, Dawson, Newton and Morse. The retiring Presi- 
dent, Major J. W. Powell, was absent, and his address upon ''The 
Evolution of Music" was read on Wednesday evening, August 28th, 
by Mr. G. K. Gilbert, of the U. S. Geological Survey. The vice- 
presidents were all on hand except Prof Arthur Beardsley, of Section 
D, and the Secretary of that section, James D. Denton, was elected to 
preside in his stead. The subjects of the vice-presidents' addresses 
were as follows : 
Section A. — Mathematics and Astronomy: — "Mathematical Theo- 
ries of the Earth," by R. D. Woodward. 
Section B.— Physics :—' 'A Review of Theories of Electrical 
Action," by H. S. Carhart. 
Section C— Chemistry :—" The Nature of Amalgams," by William 
L. Dudley. 
Section E. — Geology and Geography : — " The North American 
Mesozoic," by Chas. A. White. 
Section F.— Biology:— "The Protoplasm of Organisms," by 
George L. Goodale. 
Section H.— Anthropology :—" The Israelites and the Indians," by 
Garrick Mallery. 
Section I.— Economic Science and Statistics :— " Economic and 
Sociologic relations of Canada and the United States, prospectively 
considered," by Chas. S. Hill. 
Of these addresses, that of the vice-president of Section I received 
an extended notice by the Toronto Mail. The editor naturally 
disagreed with Prof Hill on many points, more especially in regard to 
the effect of protection on the cost oi manufactured goods. The fol- 
lowing is a list of the papers entered to be read before the various 
sections. Some were only read by title because of the absence of the 
authors. 
