JOURNAL 
OF THE 
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 
NOVEMBER, 1907 
VOL. XXIII NO. 3 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELISHA MITCHELL SCIEN 
TIFIC SOCIETY, JANUARY 1907 TO 
OCTOBER 1907. 
LIBRA 
New Y< 
BOTANI 
QaRDI 
169th Meeting, January 15, 1907. 
H. V. Wilson: The Regenerative Power of Sponges. 
J. W. Gore: Direct Current Transmission of Power. 
The Electrical Aging of Flour. 
170th Meeting, February 12, 1907. 
J. H. Pratt: The Fish and Oyster Industries in North 
Carolina. 
Collier Cobb: Some Human Habitations. 
171st Meeting, March 19, 1907. 
J. E. Latta: Some Recent Developments in Electric Trac- 
tion. 
N. C. Curtis: Architectural Composition. 
172nd Meeting, April 16, 1907. 
Archibald Henderson: The Foundations of Geometry. 
Chas. H. Herty: The Optical Rotation of Turpentines. 
| c At the close of the program a business meeting was held 
to consider the programs. It was voted that a minimum of 
pfour meetings be held each year but, if possible, one meeting 
j^per month. 
