The apprenticeship question and industrial schools. By THOS. HAMPSON
Condition of deaf mutes and deaf mute instruction in the United States, sta-
tistically considered. By J. W. CHICKERING, jr.

Upon the expediency of a proposed "new departure" in the form of schools
for the education of deaf-mutes. By Joseph C. Gordon
Lands in severalty to Indians. Illustrated by experiences with the Omaha
tribe. By ALICE C. FLETCHER

The education of pauper children, industrially and otherwise. By JAMES O.
BEVAN. (Title)

649

649

652

654

665

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

Brief outlines of the investigations upon the power to move railroad trains
and the mechanical inspection of railroad tracks, as made by the dyna-
graph and track inspection car. By P. H. DUDLEY. (Title)

675

The philosophy of criminal development. By LEWIS W. HAUPT. (Title)
On indexing the literature of science. By B. PICKMAN MANN. (Title)
The principles of graphic illustration. By FRANKLIN B. HOUGH. (Title)
Production and distribution. By EDWARD ATKINSON. (Title)
Some experiments in a new method of land cultivation by the use of dynamite,
and the important results obtained. By GEORGE W. HOLLEY. (Title)
Natural scheme of high culture in the U. S. of America. By KNUT FORSBERG.
(Title)

A new resource for the women of the United States. Silk culture. By LORIN
BLODGET. (Title)

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Proceedings of the ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Delegates from FOREIGN SOCIETIES

Report of the GENERAL SECRETARY

Report of the PERMANENT SECRETARY

Cash Account of the PERMANENT SECRETARY

INDEX.

677

685

687

715

718

OFFICERS OF THE

PHILADELPHIA MEETING.

PRESIDENT.

J. P. LESLEY, of Philadelphia.

VICE PRESIDENTS.

A. Mathematics and Astronomy—H. T. EDDY of Cincinnati.
B. Physics-JOHN TROWBRIDGE of Cambridge.

C. Chemistry-JOHN W. LANGLEY of Ann Arbor.

D. Mechanical Science-R. H. THURSTON of Hoboken.

E. Geology and Geography-N. H. WINCHELL of Minneapolis.

F. Biology-E. D. COPE of Philadelphia.

G. Histology and Microscopy-T. G. WORMLEY of Philadelphia. H. Anthropology-E. S. MORSE of Salem.

I. Economic Science and Statistics-JOHN EATON of Washington.

PERMANENT SECRETARY.

F. W. PUTNAM of Cambridge.

GENERAL SECRETARY.

ALFRED SPRINGER of Cincinnati.

ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY.
CHARLES SEDGWICK MINOT of Boston.

SECRETARIES OF THE SECTIONS.

A. Mathematics and Astronomy-G. W. HOUGH of Chicago.
B. Physics-N. D. C. HODGES of Salem.

C. Chemistry-HENRY CARMICHAEL of Brunswick.

D. Mechanical Science-J. BURKITT WEBB of Ithaca.

E. Geology and Geography-EUGENE A. SMITH of Tuscaloosa.

F. Biology-C. E. BESSEY of Ames, Iowa.

G. Histology and Microscopy-ROMYN HITCHCOCK of Washington. H. Anthropology-G. H. PERKINS of Burlington.

I. Economic Science and Statistics-C. W. SMILEY of Washington.

TREASURER.

WILLIAM LILLY of Mauch Chunk.

MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE

FOR THE

PHILADELPHIA MEETING.

Past Presidents.-JAMES D. DANA of New Haven; JAMES HALL of Albany; ISAAC LEA of Philadelphia; F. A. P. BARNARD of New York; J. S. NEWBERRY of New York; B. A. GOULD of Cambridge; T. STERRY HUNT of Montreal; ASA GRAY of Cambridge; JOSEPH LOVERING of Cambridge; J. E. HILGARD of Washington; SIMON NEWCOMB of Washington;.O. C. MARSH of New Haven; GEORGE F. BARKER of Philadelphia; GEORGE J. BRUSH of New Haven; J W. DAWSON of Montreal; C. A. YOUNG of Princeton.

Vice Presidents of the Last Meeting.-W. A. ROGERS of Cambridge; H. A. ROWLAND of Baltimore; EDWARD W. MORLEY of Cleveland; DE VOLSON WOOD of Hoboken; C. H. HITCHCOCK of Hanover; W. J. BEAL of Lansing; J. D. Cox of Cincinnati; O. T. MASON of Washington; F. B. HOUGH of Lowville.

Officers of the Present Meeting.-J. P. LESLEY of Philadelphia; H. T. EDDY of Cincinnati; JOHN TROWBRIDGE of Cambridge; JOHN W. LANGLEY of Ann Arbor; R. H. THURSTON of Hoboken; N. H. WINCHELL of Minneapolis; E. D. COPE of Philadelphia; T. G. WORMLEY of Philadelphia; E. S. MORSE of Salem; JOHN EATON of Washington; F. W. PUTNAM of Cambridge; ALFRED SPRINGER of Cincinnati; CHARLES S. MINOT of Boston; G. W. HOUGH of Chicago; N. D. C. HODGES of Salem; HENRY CARMICHAEL of Brunswick; J. BURKITT WEBB of Ithaca; EUGENE A. SMITH of Tuscaloosa; C. E. BESSEY of Ames; ROMYN HITCHCOCK of New York; G. H. PERKINS of Burlington; C. W. SMILEY of Washington; WILLIAM LILLY of Mauch Chunk.

From the Association at Large.-WILLIAM HARKNESS of Washington; T. C. MENDENHALL of Columbus; W. R. NICHOLS of Boston; GEORGE MACLOSKIE of Princeton; W. H. WALMSLEY of Philadelphia; P. R. Hoy of Racine; E. B. ELLIOTT of Washington.

LOCAL COMMITTEE

FOR THE PHILADELPHIA MEETING.

ISAAC LEA, LL. D.,

President, HON. JOHN WELSH.

Vice-Presidents.

WM. PEPPER, M. D., LL. D., PROF. JOSEPH LEIDY, M. D.,
WM. SELLERS, ESQ.
EDWARD T. STEEL, ESQ.

PROF. H. CARVILL LEWIS,

Secretaries,

EDW. J. NOLAN, M. D.

Treasurer, A. J. DREXEL, ESQ.

GENERAL LOCAL COMMITTEE.

Miss Helen C. deS. Abbott, Mr. John S. Alexander, Dr. Harrison Allen, Mr. Chas. A. Ashburner, Mrs. Richard L. Ashhurst, Mr. John R. Baker, Miss Elise Willing Balch, Prof. Geo. F. Barker, Mrs. Geo. F. Barker, Mr. Wharton Barker, Dr. Roberts Bartholow, Mr. Alexander Biddle, Mr. A. Sidney Biddle, Mr. Jacob Binder, Mr. F. M. Bissel, Rev. Geo. D. Boardman, D. D., Dr. Rachel L. Bodley, Hon. Geo. H. Boker, Dr. D. G. Brinton, Mr. Wm. Brockie, Mr. J. C. Brooks, Mr. Alexander Brown, Mr. A. J. Cassatt, Mrs. Mariné J. Chase, Prof. Pliny E. Chase, Mrs. Pliny E. Chase, Prof. Thos. Chase, Mr. Samuel Chew, Mrs. Samuel Chew, Mr. Geo. W. Childs, Mr. James L. Claghorn, Mr. Clarence H. Clark, Mrs. Clarence H. Clark, Mrs. Edw. H. Coates, Mr. Thomas Cochran, Prof. Edw. D. Cope, Mrs. Edw. D. Cope, Mr. Robt. R. Corson, Mrs. Robt. R. Corson, Mr. Geo. K. Crozer, Mrs. Geo. K. Crozer, Mr. Francis A. Cunningham, Mr. Samuel Dickson, Mr. Hamilton Disston, Mr. Thomas Dolan, Mr. A. J. Drexel, Col. Frank M. Etting, Mr. J. E. Farnum, Mr. John Fernie, Prof. A. H. Fetterolf, Mr. E. H. Fitler, Dr. A. E. Foote, Mr. Albert Foster, Mr. W. H. Frailey, Mr. Frederick Fraley, Dr. Persifor Frazer, Mrs. Persifor Frazer, Mr. W. W. Frazier, Mr. Horace Howard Furness, Mr. Philip C. Garrett, Prof. F. A. Genth, Mr. Henry C. Gibson, Mr. F. B. Gowen, Mr. Frederic Graff, Mr. Simon Gratz, Mr. C. A. Griscom, Mrs. J. L. Hallowell, Mr. M. P. Handy, Mr. Geo. Harding, Mr. W. W. Harding, Hon. J. I. Clark Hare, Mr. J. Campbell Harris, Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison, Mr. A. W. Harrison, Mr. Chas. C. Harrison, Mr. Thomas S. Harrison, Prof. L. M. Haupt, Prof. F. V. Hayden, Dr. I. Minis Hays, Prof. Angelo Heilprin, Mr. Rudolph Hering, Mr. Thos. Hockley, Dr. Geo. H. Horn, Prof. Edwin J. Houston, Mr. Sam'l B. Huey, Gen. H. S. Huidekoper, Mrs. Wm. Hunt, Miss Agnes Irwin, Prof. Edmund J. James, Mr. Wm. W. Justice, Mrs. W. W. Justice, Mr. Geo. DeB. Keim, Prof. E. O. Kendall, Rev. Wm. Kieran, D. D., Hon. Sam'l G. King, Mr. B. Andrews Knight, Mr. Edward C. Knight, Mr. Geo. D. Krumbhaar, Dr. Isaac Lea, Dr. Joseph Leidy, Mrs. Joseph Leidy, Prof. J. P. Lesley, Mrs. J. P. Lesley, Mr. Edw. M. Lewis, Mr. Enoch Lewis, Mr. Henry Lewis, Prof. H. Carvill Lewis, Mrs. H. Carvill Lewis, Hon. Wm. H. Lex, Mr. J. B. Lippincott, Mr. J. Dundas Lippincott, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, Mr. James Macalister, Mrs. G. A. McCall, Rev. H. C. McCook, D. D., Rev. J. S. Mac Intosh, D. D., Mr. Wm. V. McKean, Dr. Geo. I. McLeod, Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, Rev. W. N. McVickar, D. D., Pres't Edw. H. Magill, Prof. Thos. Meehan, Mr. J. Vaughan Merrick, Mr. John H. Michener, Mr. Merle Middleton, Mr. J. E. Mitchell, Mr. John T. Morris, Mr. D. S. Newhall, Dr. Edw. J. Nolan, Mr. Alexander E. Outerbridge, jr., Miss Eleanor Patterson, Prof. C. N. Peirce, Mr. Joseph Pennell, Dr. Wm. Pepper, Mrs. Wm. Pepper, Mr. C. P. Perot, Mr. Wm. J. Philips, Mr. Henry Phillips, jr., Mr. Moro Phillips, Mr. Franklin Platt, Mr. J. Sergeant Price, Mr. Theo. D. Rand, Mr. John H. Redfield, Prof. Geo. I. Riché, Mrs. Fairman Rogers, Mr. E. A. Rollins, Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger, Prof. S. P. Sadtler, Dr. Carl Seiler, Mr. Coleman Sellers, Mr. John Sellers, Mr. Wm. Sellers, Mr. John Shallcross, Mr. S. R. Shipley, Mr. Thomas Simpson, Mr. J. C. Sims, Jr., Mr. Aubrey

H. Smith, Mr. Lloyd P. Smith, Hon. Wm. B. Smith, Col. A. Loudon Snowden, Prof. M. B. Snyder, Mr. Edw. T. Steel, Rt. Rev. Wm. Bacon Stevens, D. D., Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, Mr. Frederic D. Stone, Mr. J. C. Strawbridge, Mrs. J. C. Strawbridge, Mr. Wm. P. Tatham, Mr. G. Morrison Taylor, Mr. Frank Thomson, Mrs. Frank Thomson, Dr. Wm. Thomson, Hon. A. W. Tourgée, Mr. Jos. B. Townsend, Mr. Henry C. Townsend, Dr. Jas. Tyson, Dr. Wm. H. Wahl, Mr. W. H. Walmsley, Mr. John Wanamaker, Hon. John Welsh, Mr. Joseph Wharton, Dr. Frances Emily White, Mr. James S. Whitney, Mr. F. H. Williams, Mrs. F. H. Williams, Mr. I. V. Williamson, Mr. Joseph M. Wilson, Mrs. Casper Wister, Mrs. Owen J. Wister, Mr. Edw. H. Wood, Mr. Richard Wood, Dr. Stuart Wood, Dr. T. G. Wormley, Mrs. E. Yarnall, Mr. Joseph Zentmayer.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Chairman.-HON. JOHN WELSH.

Secretary.- DR. EDW. J. NOLAN.

Mr. Chas. A. Ashburner, Prof. Geo. F. Barser, Mr. Alexander Biddle, Mr. Robert R. Corson, Mr. A. J. Drexel, Dr. Persifor Frazer, Prof. Angelo Heilprin, Gen. H. S. Hundekoper, Mrs. Wm. Hunt, Prof. Edmund J. James, Mr. Geo. D. Krumbhaar, Dr. Isaac Lea, Dr. Joseph Leidy, Prof. H. Carvill Lewis, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, Dr. Edw. J. Nolan, Dr. Wm. Pepper, Theo. D. Rand, Mr. Wm. Sellers, Mr. John C. Sims, Jr., Mr. Edw. T. Steel, Mr. John Wanamaker, Hon. John Welsh, Mr. F. H. Williams, Mr. Jos. M. Wilson.

LADIES' RECEPTION COMMITTEE.

Chairman.-MRS. J. DUNDAS LIPPINCOTT.
Secretary.-MRS. WM. HUNT.

Miss Helen C. DeS. Abbott, Mrs. Richard L. Ashhurst, Miss Elise Willing Balch, Mrs. Geo. F. Barker, Prof. Rachel L. Bodley, M. D., Mrs. Pliny E. Chase, Mrs. Samuel Chew, Mrs. Clarence H. Clark, Mrs. Edw. H. Coates, Mrs. Edw. D. Cope, Mrs. Robert R. Corson, Mrs. Geo. K. Crozer, Mrs. Persifor Frazer, Mrs. J. L. Hallowell, Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison, Mrs. Wm. Hunt, Miss Agnes Irwin, Mrs. W. W. Justice, Mrs. Jos. Leidy, Mrs. J. P. Lesley, Mrs. H. Carvill Lewis, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, Mrs. G. A. McCall, Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, Mrs. William Pepper, Mrs. Fairman Rogers, Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, Mrs. Frank Thompson, Dr. Frances Emily White, Mrs. Caspar Wister, Mrs. Owen J. Wister, Mrs. Francis H. Williams, Mrs. E. Yarnall.

COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONS AND RECEPTIONS.

Chairman.-PROF. WM. PEPPER, M. D., LL. D.
Secretary.-PROF. PERSIFOR FRAZER, D. SC.

Rev. Geo. D. Boardman, D. D., Dr. D. G. Brinton, Mr. A. J. Cassatt, Prof. Thos. Chase, LL. D., Mr. Geo. W. Childs, Mr. Jas. L. Claghorn, Mr. Hamilton Disston, Mr. Thos. Dolan, Col. Frank M. Etting, Dr. Persifor Frazer, Mr. W. W. Frazier, Mr. Horace Howard Furness, Mr. Henry C. Gibson, Mr. J. Campbell Harris, Mr. Chas. C. Harrison, Dr. I. Minis Hays, Gen. H. S. Huidekoper, Mr. Geo. DeB. Keim, Rev. Wm. Kieran, D. D., Dr. Joseph Leidy, Prof. H. Carvill Lewis, Mr. J. Dundas Lippincott, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, Rev. H. C. McCook, D. D., Prof. Edw. H. Magill, Rev. J. S. MacIntosh, D. D., Rev. W. N. McVickar, D. D., Mr. J. Vaughan Merrick, Dr. Wm. Pepper, Mr. Wm. sellers, Mr. S. R. Shipley, Mr. Thos. Simpson, Col. A. Loudon Snowden, Rt. Rev. Wm. Bacon Stevens, D. D., Mr. J. C. Strawbridge, Mr. Frank Thomson, Mr. John Wanamaker, Hon. John Welsh, Mr. Joseph Wharton.

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS.

Chairman.-PROF. JOSEPH LEIDY, M.D.
Secretary.-PROF. H. CARVILL LEWIS.

Prof. Geo. F. Barker, Mr. A. J. Drexel, Mr. Philip C. Garrett, Gen. H. S. Huidekoper, Dr. Isaac Lea, Dr. Jos. Leidy, Prof. J. P. Lesley, Prof. H. Carvill Lewis, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, Rev. H. C. McCook, D. D., Dr. Edw. J. Nolan, Dr. Wm. Pepper, Mr. John H. Redfield, Mr. Coleman Sellers, Mr. John C. Sims, Jr., Mr. Edw. T. Steel, Mr. Frank Thomson, Mr. John Wanamaker, Hon. John Welsh, Mr. F. H. Williams, Mr. Jos. M. Wilson.