, 1874-03-14
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
D0nu During tho pnnt Yenr..Isrv-
Ernrnllc for tho Gollcral Nlcotinx OF
lE71s

nary activity uu tho part Of our Association; but
noithor have wo boon idlo. Tho papers road at
Our last general mocttng In May, and tho publ
cation Of the nth numbor OF the Journal Of
Social Science, containing most Of tluse papors,
along with much other mattor, will boar ,sitnoss
to this statement; but in fact much moro WAS
donc during tho year than this alouo would i'm
ply. Our acting Secretary Mr.. JamcH II. Bar
nard (wllo was succeeded on tho 9th Of October
by tho present Secretary, Afr. .. D. Bnnborn), in
nia report mado to tho annual ncottng In Octo-
bor, mentioned gon,e Of tho work carried on un-
der Ills direction, aud through his Jealous efYorts
The Boston olico Of tho Association was In his
charge, aud le maintained al extensive corro-
spondonco with our members and othor
porBons Interested In Social Science, In this
country md In Europe. Thia correspondence
ments i'll various parts Of tue county aud abroad,
aud has ofton ouabled us to contribute aa we'll al
10 rcoelye iinportnnt information. Tho thon OK
lntlng Department Committees OH Education.
Aenlth, aild Jurisprudence, held moctings and
constituted pressing questions tho Hoalth Do
Partmont boiug particularly notiyo. Besides its
bnstnosB moetings, 1t held conference In
boston, III tho sprung, for the special discussion
WEB largely attended by persons competent to
troat tho subject. A conference on tho Prison
question WAS hold In Boston at tho instance Of
! tho Executive Committee. about tho Same tirnc,
one Of It's Objects being to aid IL. the passago
Of bill establishing distinct prisons for women,
then bofore tho Massachusetts Loglsatnro.
It is not chioiy, howoyar, "a thu advocate of
measures to be carried, that the American Bocial
Science Assoclation appears before the public.
1ta duty Ia rather to furnish laboratory for in-
yostigatlons, an arena for discussions registry
for fact aud experiments q bureau for questions
and answers, in regard to tho muitiform matters
coming under observation IN our five present de-
| partmonta or e0otione, OF Education, uealth,
Jurisprudence, Fiaauco, and Social ECONOMY.
| L will therefore bo one Of tho main objects Of
tue Executive oommitte, CARRYING forward tho
| communication during tho current year
with as many organized. bodies and in-
| dividual inquirera as possible, and to obtain
from them existing facts concerning the appli-
ments. 10 this end the Sooretnryis corresponds
| ing with Boards Of Education, OF Health, OF
Trade, md Of Public CharitieH oiAcera OF
prisons, and reformatories, managers OF other
exports in matters Of revenue currency taxa
| tlon, transportation, the distribution Of pro-
ducts, etc.,-iu short, with srch persons aa may
ho supposed capable Of enlightoniug tho Asso-
| ciation, aud through 1t tho American public.
concerning tho 1nattors with which Social Sci
ence deals. What ie thus acquired III to bo pub
| liBhed ftom time to time, in such ways us aro
open to tho Association, and with more rogu-
larty md frequency than heretofore.
Another feature Of our work for 1874 will be
the formation Of local committees or branch az
| BociationB In diIoront parts Of the country.
| through Which the parent association can reach
more road'ly tho sourcoa Of information and ln
llsh intimate relations with special organizations
| working IN tho yarlouH departments Of Social
1 Science, such NJ uoulth Associations, Prison AS
soeiationB, Conventions Of Teachers, Of Super
| intendenta OF lnsauo and Inebriato Asyluma,
aud other specialists; in order TINT thcro may be
| good understanding and hearty corporation be-
tween tbese several agencioH aud our own.
Io do this, Or any other work Of tue kind, suo-
shall do what they cau to further tho objects OF
our AsBociation. Wo ought to havo at least o
| thousand 1nenlbers, who Should contribute tho
desired nSt sgs oae TOR tie pur
| useful activity. and among whom should alao bo
prepared, in each year, papers on tho subjeotf
Ginning discussion at our general meetings o
departments and Of branch associations. Tho
British Association for tho same Objects, a,te-
! dating ours by eight years, numbers now noariy
q thousand mombors, nnd has attaiucd pro,ni-
mont position as an aid to Legislation and to tho
It il the hopo and will be the effort Of tho Exeo-
tive Committee to make the American Associa-
tion worthy of comparison with its British proto-
tyne.
society by promoting tho careful study and ju-
dlcious practical treatment Of questions rotating
to education, employment, aud government, i'll
Guiding reform In the Civil and Diplomatic Ser
yice in tho management Of public aud private
forests. Tue transactions, as fur as published,
show what has beou attempted, and, to aoue OK
tent, what has been accomplished in tho prose-
cution Of the objects Of the Association.
Tho general expenses nre mot by tho annual
subscriptions OF members. The annual mom-
| borship aHsoBsment ia 50, the payment Of which
entities the subscriber to receive the publioa-
tionA Of the Association for tho year. L,fo
,i,nxo1 .FS Z r1,
various amounts, have hitherto suflccd to moot
Tho expense Of printing, which arc necessary
! largo
Al extended membership, as M essential
Of tho Association, is cordially invited, Sub
sBcriptiona may DO romittod to J. s. Dlatohford,
Treasurer, Is Exchange street, Boston, Alass,
THE GENERAL MEETING OF 1874.
Tho customary general 1nooting Of the Associ-
ton will probably take place tlils year at New
York, beginning about the 2Gth OF May The
persons engaged to read papors, with their sub
joots, 10 far ua determined upon are us fo'lows.
Othors have been invited, aud the whole mum
ber Of addresses and .papora will probably ba
!. An address by the President, George Will
q by tho Roy. T. D. woolsoy, IL. D., of
Hew Haven, papor on some topic of intcrna-
q By Dsya D. A. ,''tll Wells ESQ., of Norwich Conn.,,
4. by the Hon. Androw D. Whito of Cornell
| University, u paper OH "Yhe Relation of M
tloual and slate Governments to Advanced Edu.
catiou."
s. by DR.. D. @. Gilman, President of tile
University Of California, paper Oh ''The Com
merco Of tho Pacltlc Coast by Soa and Land as
influencing The future Of California aud OF tic
United 6tatos."
&. BY Gardiuor e.. Hubbard, Esq.,, Of Cam
| bridge, =. paper on t'American md European
Railroads"
7. by Willard G. Flagg, Esq, Of Moro, ILL.,, o
paper Oh ";rhe Farmers Movement in the West
| ern Stnte8h
8. by William Y. Groenough, Esq, Of DoA-
| ton, paper OH 'Public Librarics."
.. by z. 4. Drookway, Esq, Of Detroit, Nlich.,
| Paper on :" The Reformation Of Prisoners"
10. By DR.. ]. Foster Jonhins, Of New York, q
PAPER on It Tent Hospitals"
II. By Ga,naol Bradford, Esq, Of Boston, q
Paper OH :" The Duture Of Partios."
IL. by tho Hon. Charlos A. Bucka!ew, OF
bloomsbury, pa.,, pa!por on "The New pann-
| Bylvania Constitution"
10. BY Dr.. Alfred i. Carroll, Of New York,
paUer on u SANITARY SNouca in Echoola and Co1.