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The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science held its morning session in Portland, ME, on August 23, electing new members, receiving papers, dividing sections, appointing a forest preservation committee, continuing discussions on anti-evolution and Arctic phenomena, and planning an excursion.
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PORTLAND, ME., August 23.—At the morning session of the American Association for the advancement of science. S. H. McAllister, of Akron, Ohio, and nine others were elected members. Ten new papers were received and referred. Section B was divided into two sub-sections—Biology and Geology. A committee was appointed to memorialize Congress in regard to the preservation of forests. The Association afterwards broke up into sections. The discussion on Prof. Fowler's anti-evolution paper was continued in section A by Dr. Dawson and Prof. Morse. The session was brief and no new points were brought out. Dr. Dawson gave a description of a specimen of sigillaria showing the marks of fruitification. Prof. Wheelden read a paper on the Arctic regions—their geography, climate, ocean currents and other phenomena, considered with reference to the atmospheric theory of an ameliorated climate and open polar sea. He did not consider that the phenomena sustained the theory. The Association adjourned soon after, to allow the members to go on an excursion to Town harbor, in the revenue cutter McCulloch. The attendance is continually increasing, and large numbers of papers will be submitted.
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Portland, Me.
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At the morning session, S. H. McAllister of Akron, Ohio, and nine others were elected members. Ten new papers were received and referred. Section B was divided into Biology and Geology sub-sections. A committee was appointed to memorialize Congress on forest preservation. The Association broke into sections. Discussion on Prof. Fowler's anti-evolution paper continued in section A by Dr. Dawson and Prof. Morse; session brief with no new points. Dr. Dawson described a sigillaria specimen with fruitification marks. Prof. Wheelden read a paper on Arctic regions' geography, climate, currents, and phenomena, rejecting the theory of ameliorated climate and open polar sea. Association adjourned for excursion to Town harbor on revenue cutter McCulloch. Attendance increasing with many papers to be submitted.