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THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

The University of Virginia Philosophical Society represents an important
phase of the scientific interest and life of the University. It is divided into three
sections: Scientific, Humanistic and Medical. These bodies meet regularly
throughout the session and in their meetings papers representing the research
of the members are read and discussed. General discussions of scientific progress
are frequent. An annual meeting of the General Society is held once a
year in the spring at which the officers for the following year are elected and
reports are made on the year'`s work. The Society publishes its Proceedings
and Transactions. The President during the present year is Professor C.
Alphonso Smith, the Secretary, Professor Llewelyn Hoxton.