New-York tribune., 1875-07-15
THE SCIENCE OF WORDS.
.,prryNG OF THE AMERICAN PHlLQLOGl-
CAL ASSOCIATION.


,,rrrING OF THE AMERICAN PHlLQLOGl-
CAL ASSOCIATION.
TIE GATHERING AT NEwPORr-QulCh bHoiNNiN"
&c rur srsINEss OF THE sEssION-IIow CON
sovANTs ARE sOrTENED-TnE NUMDfRo OF "oh"'
vsPp BY wRITFRs-lNDl AN ANLANGuA"hs--A' 'HH"'
spyIIlNa REFORM CONTEMPLATED.
,,som A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiRUNE'
Nr,yroRr. r. l., July 13.-Last years cxre-
Loo at Hart ford OF the meeting OF the Acre"" DIV"
,,cal Association, in High School bu'ldms' s"ie"
a. m mar, AS one OF the hottest OF gatherings Ah's
, " a, New,nort was also announced MS III
4. uich school building, and people VINO oi'
, know Newport shuddcrcd at the Pi"sT
,ea Even your correspondent w"Se UP "''o
,n what is called casron sweat But tnat was oeo''
he had been dreaming that he was attending 'ie N"o
finn and could not comprehend word of what 1'o p"
loogsts were talhins about HIS r'hoi on "a"i9 ""'
y.rv e1ot csrcciay when he discovered that 'o ln-
No. don had been caused by the lond conversation o'
uvots,andinayfans in an adjoining room TWAS now
gcd ,reparation for the breaking VI
later hour The High School proved cool ana com
ble ard when Dr. j. Hammond ITumbuh o' iai'iol'' Wv
,bc p, sdcnt called The meeting to "rucr h'as n'1
rcr,lcuco had assembled, who appeared capaoie ol
honllng ANYTHING in the WAY OF langu@Ee' iro" "'
A,,,n verb TO the question of using The word "rei-
~ The citizens Of Newport also tock kindly
interest in these matters, and the nan WIS
fa;,,v filled There were many familiar '"ces'
cb as those of Prof c. J. Buckingham o NasSar 'o!-
lee. Prof : Rademan Of the University OF Pennsyt
varia Prof r. A. March of Lafayette College al hiS'oi'
pm. Mr. John swinton Of Nsw-YOrk; Prof Martin L.
Io,ye of Michigan University, COL T. W Higs.n N OF
Ncyport ami Prof J. NJ Gregory Ot the Illinois indus-
,rsal University. But there were also many missing
eAf among these bciaS the chcery face Of PTof W. D.
Vnitaey OF Yale who is now in Europe
The meeting sot.lCd down 10 iis work WIN h"'e
t,rra.ity There was an address of welcome from tie
,I, samuel Powell State Senator fT0,n Newport, III
Witch he alluded t. local Indian traditions, preserved II,
,bc names OF Aouidncck, Canoc;cis Mianfon"ni, ana
Nausbon: and lamcuted that the United states bad zen
npsrty to ohoraiing sach memories by changing most
n. ;e Ind IA names of the vessels OF car navy lie pro-
nounod eliocy on the Late Col George Gnhs of New
mott who had devoted much study 70 Indian itefa'"N'
The reroftjon was inference to Roger Williams gcnS
forth with his little han the Nara ansctt In
du. Who intending welcome, addressed him with iGe
~o,is &" WHAT cheerv With similar words dr' Poweii
would aadi,s the assembled philologatS II VIII ne III"
t.d tat Indian Antiquities and langnageS formed lie
kew NOTE os ,hc address, this was in compliment To th'
presiding officer OF the meeting. Dr. J. H. IIu'no'i o
Iatifold Who has made these themes liconS s'uay
Ac replied as follows:
In behalf of the American PaEllo-icl issaciaton |
tlouk vOn Mr. Chairman, and The citizens OF Ao"por
ior te yea have gwen ana thc s'e'ous nos nos,
pdlfly Juu tAlrud u Us hc come. a' -" ii'- ~
SIMPLY r Ictrta'iOn, 10 c'oy Siminr N1eNcn III VIE m
mos charming Of sfGe Stae 80 ei,, ~ Ior - iVg'
a. cone too pite Whric thric "c 80 Hrti!
in a'SI - e;,ioy ourselves much possilc with
hc-lc, t,ug oar ~Olk. We III id !" 'S., >V'' ="
Maling your eiaGs ard waters douoly far ,,.,,o,
We shall s,e ihc IUchs In Nhor. Ic',N-,' boih'l'A
moved ana wrote, and vas inspired 70 polh ey az
&c vora-fanols beach where Claiming "'e" 70 wal"
@ID 'A' Ia,,on's soolenlintlsa eve ....,
And thf a',eG l H., IL t % 80 may SyTnpp enlp
c. tp Yalc-for - years pursued bis TIA Srgl anC
or atai studio and com spod "a "i.h we 49,, ~,
of Europe and The st II te,e al!arntns =" le
Ani We s-4n the Ol3 ei"n.-IoK+r IL Is ~. on
br.i.,s 10 DISTURB established traditions. except IN
.f,n.,sy - long g. we are lcIe, Und,r the aeain'
ic We aeecq ~ Established w ny 1 @ t' VI - & '
LII and Thsrwsld Fricson, ana Thorhhn kariscine
aud OF the coming Of NclrHnO ia I1-4
yn,,6d ae Mona HS sn p 4anay. Rdcd T Eyran' the
oi Riiss-theIe wor Tor the lhioiociS - well 10!
In OIL crti T.; ~ nor The memory of thc founder O
your stat ne who directed the c3nre oi o3a'i"h 70
b. island. For II wac Roger VILLAINS VINO 'Nc We M m'
sauutryintn the first "kry inO the language o me ma
u,os =" ii.te hey" b. sad ,n%! open s'ea' Uo1
lScreni Of the colony hc had planted and .s ti2 promo
ton 81 civil ana religious freedom IL Od ana New-in
tl4n1 hc found time, Hmid the distractions oi Loh"ui
and Tie burton of many cares, 10 sluay an'lehi az
mosrn tnrraees md in excIansc for l'NS"i' III lie
LIcw IL tcao hide Dutch 90 John Nii"n j.,
Bai Wi not dcin N'h l"nsei Misu 'iti,. @ , mii',"
aud ior tic kind winch IL bas been eXpI' sod
MUTATIONS or \ CONSONANr.
There Is not man among the phil"i0-lsts so tb"i
olchy capable of revealing the mdcIous side Of a"iI!
sinect as Prof Hademan. IIe had however, seIiou
work 10 perform ia reading the opening paper
AMI not until the debate that followed !
dl he strike upon his usual vein OF Lunoi
List year Prof IIald man gave the Association pdro
upin the mutation of au English vowel this year Ia
q scn,scd The mutation Of an English consonant, rs Ii
the change proof" TO proye;" where sud con
snant indicates or ali adjcctiNe,a sonant one
verb Tbis feature is or less present ia tile ooY
iD examples selected from ia pairs given by the Pro
fsSOr: