Excerpt from Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Vol. 4: Part I., January-June, 1887 It is worthy of mention, too, that the system of public lec tures which was inaugurated at the State University by this Society has been adopted by other institutions in this and adjacent States. And the Secretary of this Society has been in correspondence with gentlemen connected with other Southern institutions who intend organizing similar Societies. We may believe, then, that this humble beginning made here less than four years ago, is doing something to awaken a new activity in scientific work not only in our own State but also in other Southern States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.