MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION IN YORK. 
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of the most successful in the history of the Association. The 
attendance was decidedly good, and included several foreign 
scientific men of note. 
York is essentially well fitted to he the meeting place of the 
British Association. First, it is the birthplace of the institu¬ 
tion, and therefore intimately connected with its history. In 
addition to this, it offers a striking contrast to its general 
tenor. There is a spirit of extreme modernity about the 
subjects treated by the Association. It is true that the recently 
constituted section of Anthropology to some extent links its 
studies with the past. But all the ten other sections are 
intensely “ up-to-date.” Hence a city abounding in picturesque 
relics of the past and rich in historical associations, forms a 
pleasing, restful environment for busy investigators whose 
work is in the present and whose view is concentrated on the 
future. We may therefore hope that each succeeding quarter 
of a century will see the Association revisiting the place of its 
origin. 
In the foregoing sketch, detail has been as far as possible 
avoided, and only a general account has been given. An 
Appendix has been added for the sake of those who may desire 
further particulars as to the meeting or of the preparations 
made for it. 
