New-York tribune., 1873-07-24

did believe in committing tho definitions TO men
According to the system advocated there are only ve
parts OF speech and these called nterecdons
adnouns, verbs, and adverbs. Several new grammst-
cal terms introduced The author spoke at
length OF tho great inoflcienoy of
the present methods Of teaching grammar, and
their injurious effects the minds of young pupils.
Several members OF the Association had been engaged
in an examination OF the system during the reading OF
the paper, and upon its conclusion prepared TO
offer objections. Among them DR.. Howard Crosby,
Prof Comfort Of Syracuse, Dr. Benedict OF Rochester,
and Prof. Fischer or Rutgers. The discussion was
carried on I'm very lively manner. DR.. DOna replied
at length TO the objections He did not expect that his
new system would always meet with friends aud was
willing that ii should DO subjected to the most merciess
criticism At length the subject postponed to the
meeting Of the pedagogical section In the evening
paper by Morton W. Easton, Phi D.. Of Hartford,
Conn., on "Aphasa and its Contributions to thescience
Of Language" was read by DR.. Trumbull Of Hartford.
The study OF the phenomena Of aphasa is interesting to
students Of language as contributing 10 our compre
hension Of the physiology OF the action Of speech ana
possibly Also TO the solution OF Of the most diff
cult and important problems OF linguistic philosophy,
pecally relating the which the knowledge
OF language is acquired by the individual and the rea-
ton of words TO ideas. And apart from the expecta-
dent should not be ignorant OF the precise direction in
which pathological research has extended. and how
much IL has really accomplished. The char
acters OF the disorder affecting the various
departments OF the use of language were then given at
amnesic accepted. In ataxc aphasa, the morbid pho
Since this is OF the lower functions, and not
function of the "ideaOna centers" can here infer
berfoEro aS sT o Sa & sG S snu
vaon aud OF the idea Of words, that is questions
belonging to the higher philosophy OF language receive
no lght from this direction. A series of falling
under the lower philosophy Of speaking was then dis
cussed and In particular the character OF the normal
upon the application OF the law Of the ease OF utteIance
To this important In amuesc aphasia the deatOn
al centers supposed 10 be affected. The name is well
chosen implying merely fact, and not attempting TO
explain the underlying condition. Amnesc aphasia is
best understood by assuming extreme specialization
Of tho gray matter OF the 6rain me great
in different instances depending upon the eX-
tent or brain tissue involved. The intimate ma
ture OF the condition thus supposed was discussed ana
views OF Humboldt and Stentha as to the ma
ture OF language explained and criticised. Such ey
denee as pathology oilers adds weight to the authority
OF that school which would class language with other
acquisitions made during the lifetime of the individual
IN opposition 10 the theory that 1t is an innate posses
sion.
at o'clock. George Woods, Ii d. President Oi the
Western University OF Pennsylvania the Rev. s. H.
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Proi;
Cyrus W. Mays, Lancaster, Peun,; the Rev. EdSaH
lese Annapolis, Nd and Prof, james NJ Leonard; Uni
versity OF Wisconsin, Columbia Mo, were elected
lima, Chairman OF the committee to draft resolutions on
The death Of Prof hadley, presented the following v
great less wca tie Of phoogy has sustained in he desth
made familiar both hebaer Respected fr The Otiy
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very strength Of bis days be has been removed from hs hoors and
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A paper the Old Italian Language was then read
by Prot Frederick sengel School OF Mines OF Columbia
College n Y The paper was history OF the ltallah
language and dialects Philosophical research teacAe5
us TO distinguish three primitive s!oo6s & 9 ahguSse III
Italy the fapygan the EtruScan3and tne ltahc STOCK
The third, Italc stock, can be divided into seven his
considerable time taken up III the discussion OF the
history OF the language.
Prof Goodwin OF Harvard College read paper upon
his classification OF Greek conditional sentences, which
was first proposed in 1860. The distinction between par
ts system lOI inc nIsV ug as paS4S Oi
When the present ana past general c49di
ton were excluded, Tie ,o truth oil "ppCtTGer
understood however. that all conditions not here
marked in general particular. In his classification
uiar" Tor the sake of distinction with the
explanation that both forms OF future conditions
with subiuuctve and apduve include both PARTICULAR
and general Referring TO suggestion made by Prof
SoPoed to desga%e tie fSrs which eHia after Sx
GLIDING the two classes Of present ana past general con
protass" and to make distinct that the others
variations Of the first class (tlat in which the sim
II is Important however to bear in mind that the two
of the Greek suDlunctye ( death ever comes, ana
II death shall GOMEZ not 20 be casscd together Toe
form is expressed languages, in the Latin by
the present indicative and Is one OF ttG
incest reinements Of the Greek that il
ent suppostion by a special form. Even the Greek
occasionally negleCts the distinction and uses Its present
indicative i'll such cases; but when 10 uses an ln-
dicatiye TO express future condition COr
which it regularly uses the su1juncuve), II
uses the futuIe The Latin almost invariably
uses it present indicative the equivalent Of the Greek
subunctve ia general cOnditOnsj while It's regular
equivalent the other form is its future or It's more
exact perfect the Latin subjunctye prOass be-
lug commonly the equivalent OF the Greek op.atlNe.
Prof GOodWin's paper Of the most interesting
and scholarly OF the afternoon.
Dr. Benedict Of Rochester, Prof. Van BenschOten OF
Wesleyan University, and Prot. Brewer Of the Unyer-
s!ty OF North Carolina were appointed committee 10
select place Of meeting fJr next year, aud Prof Pack
ard OF Yale, Prof SeWall OF BOWdJn College, ana tue
Rev Mr. Anderson OF Waterbury, Conn, were appointed
a committee TO nominate officers for the next year.
The next paper read by Prof. Frederick y. AIen
Of East Tennessee University at Knoxville. The subject
was Epic nouns Of Contract verbs III Alpla' AIlei
the reading this paper concluded toe Association
decided enough did not remain Tor nearing al
other paper no discussion followed and 50 recess was
taken until evening. AT the evening SESSION papers
were read BY Prot March OF Lafayette Cocs5 ana FFOI
Shute