New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-12
THE MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIAL
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.
Fram Or sp.cial Correspondent.


s,acous rooms Of the Common Council, at the City Hall,
A. 10 O'Clock this morning. Tho number ia attendance
wa, not large still among those present were many who
are noted for their high order of intellect and for the
philanthrophic work throughout New-England .,
There seated around the rooms the following We
known gentlemen in the walks of sciences -
Ex-Governor washburne Of Massachusetts, Or; Eawata
Jarvis of Dorchester, Mass; the Hon. Danle WIZ OF
Boston, DIR. n. T. Allen formerly Chairman o 'e Board
Of State Charities Massachusetts,; EdwHr Earle, esq,
member of tho same; the Hon. Gegrst Haynes Warden
of Massachusetts State Prison; Dr. Samuel Elliot of Bos-
ton; the Rev. C. +. Barnard 81 the Warren-st CHAPEL
Boston Alexander Delrar, Chief OF Statistical bureau,
Washington; Gov Joseph X. Hawley of Connecticut;
Ex-PreSident Dsy and President Theodore ID. Woolsey
OF Yale College and DIR. f. w. Hatch Connecticut State
RcforD School The objects Of the ASSOCIATION oN Tnca
encc and TO guide the public mind TO the best practical
of promoting the amendment OF laws the advance
education, and the suppression OF crime ana inc
reformation Of criminals, and the progress OF public NOR
alty.
the convention His Honor Mayor SperTy in very brief
but wel-wOded speech welcomed the members of the as
ISOLATION TO Newiaven, and extended to them the priv
ilcg's Of the City Hall and the hospitality Of the CITY,
Mr. f. b. Sanborn Recording Secretary of the Assoca-
ton in the absence of the President, Prof William b.
Rogers Of Boston, called the meeting to order lie pro-
ssd the Of Gov. awley of Connecticut for tempo
Tary President of the meeting, who was unanimously
oceted Gov. Hawley, upon taking the chair remarked
as follows:
GESrlEXsS ASSOCIATION; had proposed to myself
aad did not know should be called this place preside
meeting until had received that information little ws
been done by His Honor the Mayor not only welcome You
City Of New Haven but to the whole State of Connect
have 70 say You came almost unheraded among for it
might bc nost f useful to You We could easily have obtained
large and popular audiences to listen had tha1 oce e
before me the audience that You win address 6,
low Citizens Your object worthy and when your
has been finished say with absolute
and we expect Therefore from meeting that great
did viii be afforded to legislation and TO all social ana oeer
people New Haven glad to see you but the state
do to make your stay pleasant among U.s.
you will please signify it,
The Hon. Amasa Walker of North Brookheld was
chosen President.
audience and delivered the annual address He said:
President of the Association being prevented To our great
regret meeting with at this time have been
b. the Executive open the meeting by be In
Our esscaon is still on the threshold its Started
little more year ago has been occnied chicni an
g,in ba held second few months the first and
assisted in convention delegates for the pIlnc reo
e CHEZ questions in social society have been taken mp and
treated with interest which gives promise Of large activity
In the Local societies have been formed IN severn
places and through them through Others yet TO D ior
j hoped that our influence viii gradually extend 9
from and remote parts OF the country SOMETIMES on p ol
of theory points of practice have been addressed
proved altogether vain In may be stated the clear
result years experience that the association Is hee
Meanwhile more and work constantly opening before
Jersey at the last regular session Of l's egoui
established legislative committee for the reform OF prisons
private prison committee has lately been organized IN Cao
and two or attempting the same thihg IN
Virginia Illinois just establishing her first House oil CoTee
ton in Chicago Virginia and NewYork have each new Re
I r a1d iowa CONNECTICUT and NeTYork largely
Increased their appropriations for the insane wv
the laying Of the cornerstone last summer was %
Ia sSG Of the state IN which we are now ali
I'm process Of Development nor ought We 70 meet W1ere
noSt e AvIHp for the Deaf and Dumb her Retreat
for Insane and her School for lmDecles s Oh which ae
adding material which social science needs Tor liz Apa
Let us not however fall into a strain Of compliment or
euogy The movements upon which have just touched with
out doing justice to them or attempting the long M W1 ne.
might be appended them to be regarded here and at ts
tine chiefly as they suggest the great variety and the great
mas of exetion from which this association may draw as
north from them into reservoir achieve the first
might almost be called the last object OF our organization u
high importance which hope TO 1t belongs 10 local
tcular rules and arrive at particular results nor " , y
imperfect because particular Tor IL they WeIe on
b. dependent To national association like our
own It belongs to collect the data on local move
fnents and 10 proceed thence TO the several p1nei
pies in which science like other science is ultimate
embodied An association whose rDerSs With the hp
of those who collecting particulars VIII IN us turn hP
then What We need in promoting social science is exactly
what we should needfn promoting any science gu ge
Che upon which to rest and according 70
which fabric is to be reared The very activity OF our com
muny social enterprises makes the acquisition and the APP
TcatOn Of these several principles necessity hhen one
isbcd az Mwaukee Of It's 500 acres its building to cost
O. is 1000 or Is 600 nyads and hears a Two cn no
but regret truths Of social science had nor been ds
smnad in time TO prevent so mistaken course IL Pro'hg
for the disabled defenders Of the Union
ADDRESS UPON TEE OF PAUPERIsM AND CRIME
The Rev c. f. Barnard Of Boston read most interesting
and able paper upon the for the Prevention OF Paupe
is and Crime He said The idea Of preventing pauPeTism
and crime is idea The simple Indian tribes follow
o. give up the young children Of the tribe to the elders OF
die tribe that they may become good Indian men 20 the
paans thought Tuey had idea that exempt their
from paupersm and crime they to clothe their teachers
them under the training Of soldiers that Sparta might be mar
dial power and not enfebd by pauPeIism nor by crime
On side Of Dayss Straits lived the lnnnis Ihey
have tradition the Great Spirit created perfect man
whose Innui and these simple people OF he o1h
and for the prvatons Of the future by directing
them initiate the perfection Of this perfect Hope that We
given forces suffering mankind This Association knows
what 1t IT is by education alone we can prevent
his world before five years old The lessons Of early
youth the mothers prayer the stories oil sacred w were al
Impressed upon heart before five had passed These
little children left alone in the world ought to b. taken IN
hand protected guided intellectually morally and spiritually
60 T By % sSsg sS SG o%na 'h o y ever D the
streets OF FORK and sights which make
future children young and STEPPED in crme What
shall do with theml Gather them into scboosnto kinder
little children will turn we'll Give them this stepping stone
e. future advancement and others such Peter Cooper
bas tried to realize in the Cooper Institute OF
Sew.YOrk-
TaE ART OF DESIGN AS APPLIED TO AMERICAN MANU-
FAcTUREs.
Mr. PgsIpENT AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS CoSvES-
TON have been asked speak this meeting the sub
ci Of the Application Of Design 70 American Manufacturers
aud have willingly accepted the invitation; not by any
means thinking myself fte very III 10 treat the matter
but only that be opened and beginning somehow made
f discussion which ought not TO be longer delayed Deeply as
interested in the subject Of art and much as have at
heart The Improvement Of manufactures by application
OF good native design them yet reckon the subject may