President MORGAN, after a few remarks relating to the cordial receptiou which the Association had received from the people of Boston and vicinity, called for such resolutions as had been prepared to be offered at this closing session. Prof. HARKNESS, after appropriate introductory remarks, offered the following: Resolved, That the cordial thanks of the American Association for the Advancement of Science be tendered To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to his Honor the Mayor of Boston, for their cordial and eloquent addresses of welcome to the Association on the occasion of its opening session. To Professor William B. Rogers, for his eloquent words of welcome, and for his energy and perseverance in rendering this meeting of the Association the most successful and important in its history. To the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for its liberality in opening its buildings and all their facilities for the use of the officers and members of the Association throughout the meeting; also to the Faculty, for their personal attentions to the wants of the members and visitors. To the Local Committee of the citizens of Boston, and especially to its officers and to the members of the Executive Committee, for their arduous labors in obtaining funds, and in arranging so admirably for railroad facilities, for lodgings, for the mid-day lunch, and for the hospitalities which have been so generously provided for the members attending the meeting. To His Honor the Mayor, and the other Municipal authorities, for their liberal provision in behalf of the city for the Harbor Excursion on the 28th ult., which was so much enjoyed by the members of the Association. Seconded by Judge HENDERSON, and enthusiastically carried. Professor NASON then proposed the following: Resolved, That a vote of thanks be tendered To the Boston Society of Natural History, for the numerous courtesies rendered by its officers, and for the use of its rooms. To the Trustees of the Boston Museum of the Fine Arts, for the invitation to visit their rare and beautiful collections. To the President and Fellows of Harvard College, for the use of Sanders Theatre, for the bountiful collation served in Memorial Hall, for the invitation to the Botanic Garden and to the Observatory, museums, laboratories, and other departments of the University. For the delightful receptions given by Prof. and Mrs. William B. Rogers, at the Hotel Vendome, Dr. and Mrs. A. Graham Bell, at Cambridge, Mr. and Mrs. S. Endicott Peabody, at Salem. The resolution was seconded by Rev. Mr. SHACKELFORD, and after remarks by several members was unanimously adopted. Professor LATTIMORE offered the following: Resolved, That the thanks of the Association be given To Dr. Henry Wheatland, President of the Essex Institute, to Judge William C. Eudicott, President of the Peabody Academy of Science, and to the Salem Committee, for the interesting and profitable visit to Salem and its scientific institutions on Monday last. To the Eastern Railroad Company, for the use of trains to convey the members of the Association to and from Salem, Rockport, and Marblehead, and for their great liberality in furnishing trains free of cost for the three days' excursion to the White Mountains. To Messrs. Samuel H. Scudder, Edward Burgess, John M. Ordway, Charles R. Cross, R. H. Richards, William H. Niles, J. Rayner Edmands, Hamilton A. Hill, Charles L. Jackson, A. P. Rockwell, J. R. Chadwick, C. F. Folsom, Nathan Appleton, E. S. Ritchie, Charles H. Williams, Charles E. Fay, Mrs. R. H. Richards, and Mrs. W. H. Niles, for their very kind and numerous attentious, and as representatives of the many who have spared no pains to contribute to the comfort and convenience of the members of the Association. To the representatives of the Press, who have attended its meetings and reported its proceedings so fully, particularly to the Boston Daily Advertiser for the arrangements made for obtaining extended reports of the proceedings of the various Sections. To the following Corporations and persons, for highly appreciated attentions and valuable services : The Western Union Telegraph Company, Geo. F. Milliken, Manager. American Bell Telephone Company, W. H. Forbes, President. Dr. A. Graham Bell, for special telephone conveniences. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Massachusetts Historical Society. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The Historic-Genealogical Society. The Society of Decorative Art. The Young Men's Christian Association. The Young Men's Christian Union. The Warren Museum. The Boston Public Library. The Athenæum Library. The Boston Medical Library. The Trustees of the Old South Church. The Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. Commodore George M. Ransom, Commandant Navy Yard, Charles town. Colonel T. S. Laidley, U.S.A., Commandant Watertown Arsenal. The President and Faculty of Tufts College. Mrs. Thomas P. James, of Cambridge. The New England Woman's Club. Lieutenant Commander White, of the U. S. training ship Minnesota. The Heliotype Printing Company. The School Committee of Boston. The Principal of the Chauncy Hall School. The Adams Express Company. The American Express Company. The United States and Canada Express Company. The New York and Boston Despatch Company. To the following Railroads for reducing their rates to members attending the meeting : Concord, Northern New Hampshire, Central Vermont, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, Boston & Albany, New York, New Haven & Hartford, Eastern, Boston & Maine, Maine Central, European and North American, St. John & Maine, Michigan Central, Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis, Union Pacific, Central Pacific, East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, Philadelphia, Wilmington & Georgia, Grand Trunk, Boston, Concord & Montreal, Fitchburg & Hoosac Tunnel Line, Vandalia Line, Bee Line, and Wabash Line. This resolution was most heartily seconded and endorsed by Rev. H. C. HOVEY, of New Haven, Mr. JOHN L. PROCTER, of the Geological Survey of Kentucky, and Dr. J. LAWRENCE SMITH, of Louisville, and was adopted by a rising vote. The PERMANENT SECRETARY stated that as a slight memorial of the Boston meeting, a copy of the Memoirs of the Association had been, by vote of the STANDING COMMITTEE, presented to the New England Woman's Club. After remarks by several members, President MORGAN, with a few concluding words, declared the twenty-ninth meeting of the Association adjourned. J. K. REES, REPORT OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY. IN 1847 the " Association of Geologists and Naturalists " held its meeting in Boston, and it was then decided that the usefulness of the Association could be increased by an enlargement of its objects, and the adoption of the name of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. After a third of a century, the Association met for the first time in its natal city, under the general guidance of Professor William B. Rogers, as Chairman of the Local Committee, who was also the presiding officer at its birth; and it was determined that the time had come when the Association, for the second time, should open its doors still wider, and, by the addition of other departments of research, give a still broader scope to its objects. The changes in the constitution of the Association, which will be required in order to introduce the new sections, will be reported in print for final action at Cincinnati. It need only be stated here that the proposed changes provide for eight sections, and a permanent subsection (of Microscopy), in place of the two sections and the several subsections which have been found necessary at late meetings. The large number of members present, the great increase in the number of papers entered, some of which were of unusual importance, and the great addition to the membership of the Association, mark the Boston meeting as the most successful ever held, while the perfect arrangements and elaborate provisions made by the Local Committee, who were so cordially seconded in the work by hundreds of the liberal citizens of Boston, as well as by its Government, were decided evidence of the respect and esteem in which the Association is held. Considering all that was done for the comfort and entertainment of the members, the generous hospitality of the city, the cordial welcome of the Governor on the part of the State, and the liberality of the Eastern Railroad Company, as well as the hospitable greeting of the Corporation and officers of Harvard University, and that of many of the citizens of Sale!n, on the days devoted to visits to those places of learning and culture, the members of the Association, certainly, must regard this meeting as a brikliant success, that will be long remembered with satisfaction and gratitude by those who were present, and have additional reason to feel that its founders, a third of a century ago, acted with wisdom and far-seeing sagacity when they laid the foundation for "migratory meetings, in order to promote intercourse between those who are cultivating science in different parts of the country," and thus provided for their" increased facilities and a wider usefulness." On Wednesday morning, August 25, 1880, the president of the last meeting, Professor George F. Barker, of Philadelphia, called the Association to order in Huntington Hall, and introduced President Morgan. The Rev. Dr. George E. Ellis offered prayer, and remarks were then made by Professor William B. Rogers in behalf of the Local Committee. His Honor Mayor Prince and His Excellency Governor Long, extended a most cordial welcome to the members of the Association, to which President Morgan responded. The formalities of organization were then completed. Sections A and B, and the Subsections of Chemistry, Microscopy, and Anthropology, were called to order by their officers in the several rooms in the building of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and perfected their organization by electing their several committees. At one o'clock, a bountiful lunch was served by the Local Committee in the Gymnasium of the Institute, and an hour and a half of sociability followed. At half-past two o'clock, Vice President Hall, of Section A, delivered his address in Huntington Hall, and at four o'clock Chairmen Ordway and Powell, of the Subsections of Chemistry and Anthropology, gave their addresses before their respective sections. In the evening Professor Barker delivered the presidential address to a large audience at a General Session of the Association, in Huntington Hall. After the address, a reception was given to the Association and many invited guests, by the Trustees of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts at the Museum. During the day the Local Committee distributed to each member of the Association a pocket map of Boston and vicinity, with a pamphlet containing a brief account of the Scientific Institutions in Boston, Cambridge, and Salem, both of which had been specially prepared for the occasion by the Local Committee, under the immediate direction of Mr. Samuel H. Scudder. On the walls of the Local Committee room several large maps and plans were hung, showing the different horse-car routes of the vicinity, the water-supply system, old and new drainage systems, and other matters of general interest. A special post-office, telephone, telegraph, and express offices, and newsstand, were established in the Institute building, and were of very great service to the members; thanks particularly to the liberality of the Western Union Telegraph and American Bell Telephone companies. Many invitations and offerings of courtesies were announced on the daily programme from the various institutions of the city and vicinity, and every effort was made to convey to the members of the Association a cordial greeting. The Entomological Club of the Association was more largely attended than ever, and on a later day it was resolved to dissolve the Club and reorganize as a permanent subsection of the Association. The Association of Agricultural Chemists also called a meeting, to be held in the rooms of the Boston Society of Natural History, and the American |