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THE ninety-third meeting of the American X Association for the Advancement of Science was held in Boston on December 2 7-January 2. Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with which other colleges in the metropolitan area co-operated, were sponsors and furnished rooms and other facilities for most of the sessions, which were thus admirably provided for. The Boston area is a centre of outstanding interest. Its educational and scientific features were placed at the disposal of visiting men of science and added in significant fashion to the effectiveness of the meeting. The local committee, with Dr. A. L. Lowell, president of Harvard University as honorary chairman and Dr. K. T. Compton, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as honorary vice-chairman, provided well for the needs of the occasion. Despite the violent attack of historical New England winter on the first day, the programme was carried through successfully, due to the work of Prof. S. C. Prescott, chairman, and his associates. The attendance numbered more than 3,200 scientific workers and the programme included 1,475 papers. All fifteen sections of the Association were active and 34 of its affiliated societies held meetings. In addition, the Academy Conference brought together official representatives of 19 State academies of science on Wednesday. These affiliated academies are active agencies in the advancement of science in their particular regions and meet annually with the Association to discuss problems involved in their co-operation and to agree on plans for future work. Most secretaries of sections and of affiliated societies remained for a study of organisation problems on the day following adjournment;. A noteworthy event, not on the official programme, was the dinner given to Dr. J. McKeen Cattell. On December 27, before the opening session, one hundred and thirty representative members and friends gathered to show their appreciation and pay respect to him for distinguished services to the Association. The feature of the programme was an address by Prof. John Dewey on “The Supreme Intellectual Obligation”.
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WARD, H. Boston Meeting of the American Association. Nature 133, 422–423 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133422a0
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