New-York tribune., 1878-07-13
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
AMERICAN PHlLOLoGIsTs.

DRRSS-oTHER PAPERS.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIs r3IDUNg.I
SARATOGA. July 12.-The American pLilo-
logical Association every ear, and tb0 TENTH
session was held here tho Och, 10th and ll VI july
in the Opera House OF the Grand Union Hotel Ffeen
papers presented sui jects connected with tho
classical languages Of Greece and Rome, Indian ani
African languages, alphabets and phonetcs. IN the
session the prominent feature Is the address by the
president and fuller abstract will therefore be given
here The papers appear IN the printed transactions
and proceedings The president Of the year Professor
Basil L. G1dersleeve, of the Johns Hopkins University
Of Baltimore
Professor Gidersleeve said that it not easy TO nd
theme OF common interest for the annual address, be-
cause the world Of philoogians was breaking up more
and more into special groups but this diversity OF
work and dIyegency Of views vndicated the Importance
OF an association which had done much 10 develop
kindly personal interest. and 70 quicken individual e
fort. then proceeded TO speak OF tho Wok OF the
American pholOgian and OF those fields of labor which
especially his Tor instance, the American
languages by redson OF local relations the English Jan
guage, by of historical connections As an exem
plcaton Of the power of personal influence he cited
the advance Of the study OF Sapskrt and OF cOmpar
atiye phoogy In this country and then paid deserved
tribute the work Of Professor Whitney, whose absence
greatly depored by the members OF the association
Turning TO the special work Of the classical phlOOgan
in America, Professor Giderseeve spoke OF the diff
cues that beset the student OF antiquity here the lack
of channels Of communication. he lack Of apparatus.
The former want he thought mil IT, nay would be
met; and regard to the latte he urged the import
of closer study Of the or NAL sources instead Of
attempt at impossible conn teness. Americans, he
said both by their native endO ment and peculiar posi-
ton have especial qualb jaton for the study Of
antique life, political and social and there many
problems that need wOrkingCy In the aesthetic ap-
probation literary there much for each genera
tiOn TO do and Americans, win lack delcacy OF
analysis and Just eomprehenslo ought 20 labor moro
in this direction Whether Il nd be feasible 10 base
system OF aesthetic the clR study OF function, Pro-
fessor GlderseeYe would ldertake to say Still It
remained him an ultimate rincipe that true
ganism would make Itself felt every fibre OF It's strue
ture Wherever you tra3 rOwth he said there you
can find characteristic. Al events, he insisted at
length the importance of study Of function OF all
that goes under the name OF itax, and gave iustra
tOns of his views the pre- relations Of for and
function. He also emphasize the importance Of the
study Of the Interpretation nch the ancients put
their own language and us tied his position by
pies drawn from Plato and Al stOte and In conclusion
urged upon the classical phil Ogans OF America the
duty of entering upon proyt ce in which there abun
dant for the native ty the unrestng energy,
the quick inventiveness whth have distinguished the
people of this country in other departments Of science
Grammar he declared, is elementary study; 1t s
BrOeckh says, its wide sense, the highest problem Of
philOlogy.
The two Indian papers were by DR.. J. Hammond
Trumbull on "The Name Oregon" and on "The Mcmac
Language" The African paper was by Professor c.
H. Toy on Tie Yoruba Language" The many bear
ngs of the photograph and the wide and speedy notice
which has attracted exemped by the appearance
of paper discussing some Of its teachings in regard to
speech "some Contributions OF the PhOnoTaph TO Pho
netc Science and the Spelling Reform was paper BY
Professor W. c. Sawyer.
Professor II. c. G. Brandt read discussion Of tho
claims OF The Roman Alphabet in German" The cOntr
buttons classical philology The Hexameters Of
Virgil" by Professor S. s. Haldeman; Observations on
Plato's Cratylus," by Dr. Julius Sachs; Tie Infu-
ence OF Accent In Latin Hexameers" by Professor NJ.
W. Humphreys; on The Homerc PAilos," by Professor
A. c. Merriam; "The PrOnomina use Of the Article in
Greek" by DR.. L. L. sherman; 1.-THE Distinction be-
tween the Indicative, Suhuncve and Optatye Moods
in Greek" by ProiessorJ J. sewal; Contributions TO
the History Of the ArtiT Infnitive in Greek" By
Professor b. L. Gildersedv on Elision Especially in
Greek" by Professor NJ = Humphreys; "The Oath Of
Rhadamanthus" by Mr. A. }. Savage; on " The Cayne-
geticus OF Xenophon" bI ofessOr T. d. Seymour.
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THE AMERICAN INST UTE OF INSTRUCTION.
ELECTION OF OFFICER THE REGULATION OF RDU-
CATION BY THE ATE FAVORED Further
GOVERNMENT AID -lED.
FABYAN HOUSE, \ l., July 12.-The clos
ing davis session of the nerican Institute OF Instruc
ton opened with fu tendance, the weather being
delightful The follow officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Presd ~. Isaac n. Carleton, Of New.
Britain Conn. and 'eight yice-presidonts secre-
tary, Henry E. sawye II New-Butain, Conn.,; Assist
ant Secretary q. \. Litteheld, of Wcsthed,
Mass; Treasurer ge A. Walton, OF West
field Mass; and weye councillors. Resou,
ttons were adopted repeating the resolution Of
last year favOring metric system OF weights
and measures, ana apI 5ing the bill recently passeo ny
the New,Jersey LeglsL re for supplying each public
school of that state the necessary apparatus for
the practical teaching The metric system and recon-
mending other States .-dOpt a similar measure
II WAS also resolved & the Institute rcaifm It's con-
adence in the policy o. he regulation Of education by
the State and JgnZes the Indebtedness OF the
States 10 the Nation Government for grants OF
land and money 70 educational purposes, and the
establishment OF bu i OF education. aud calls upon
Congress to give this reau ample means to carry on
the work Tue resOlu further urge upon Congress
the importance of ing new grants Of land for .
educational purposes, suggest that Congress appro-
nriate for this purpO he net proceeds of the public
land funds received railroads aided by land grants
also the moneys ated from the administration
of the Patent Office
IL was further resOly that the Institute unite with
the American PhiloE cal Association in pettonng
Congress for a commit . OF inquiry TO report how far
reform IN English spe desirable and what changes
in orthOgraphy may wisely introduced into puoh0
President white ofI Il University, Indiana, delivered
an address entitled go Education Of Labor" IN which
he gave strong sta 0ent OF the great issue now DC
fore the country. - -,
A dispatch from > president OF the heW-lOrk
Teachers Association read, expressing sympaLy
with the efforts OF the eilng Reform Association EN
President Bicknel deli red farewell address, and the
forenoon exercises con- ded with illustrated l6cture
an a. The Telephone" Y Professor DOlbcaF, Of Mas
saebugetts. The sessi closed tonight with q social
reunion and short spec es and reading by members.
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EUGENE EBES ACCOUNTS.