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Show NEW PRESIDENT SCIENCE AB. SOCIATION. Dr. Hdward Orton of Columbus, 0, tba new president at the American At- DII i: OltTON. oclatlon for the Advancement ot Set ence, la the atale geolnglit of Ohio and one ot the most widely reeognlied experts ex-perts In geology In the country. He la a native of New York slate, whero his father waa a Presbyterian clergyman. He look hli clasalcnl course In Hamilton Hamil-ton college and afterward studied In Lano Seminary tinder the famous Dr. I.yman I)eecher Feeling called to tht profestlon ot science Dr Orton entered enter-ed the Iaw retire School nt Hsrvard. When ho left that Institution be gave hlmtclf up to education and served many college In the chair of tho professor pro-fessor and the president, lie wai mads president of the State Agricultural col-lego col-lego In 18": and at the same time was professor ot geology In that school. In 1881 be gave up the presidency but retained re-tained his chair One year later Dr, Orton waa made atnle geologist, n pott tin haa filled with dlttlnctlon crer tlnce. In recognition of his aplendld tervlcet lo Ohio and education one of the great bulldlnga of tho stale unherilty was given the name nt Orton Hall In his ' honor The geologists have been very forward In the work of tho American association and Dr Orton'a reputation ranks with most of the eminent geologist geolo-gist a who have been concerned with theaMiorlatlon alnre Ita foundation. Ills researches are known all our tht world. |