The British Association

Abstract

WE are hoping to reply in due course to the criticisms which have been made in the columns of NATURE on the present position of the British Association, but in order to do so with proper effect we are inviting from various presidents and secretaries of Sections an expression of their own views of the correspondence. We hope that it may be possible to summarise these views for the benefit of your readers without undue pressure of space. Meanwhile, it may be of interest to give at full length the following remarks from the president of Section A. It should be remembered that these were not written for publication, but, as above stated, for our consideration along with other similar documents, and publication in extenso has been permitted by Prof. Eddington only at our special request.