The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17
AMERICAN PATHOLOGICAL ASSOCIA-
TION.

NEWPORT. Il. l.. July 16, 1879.
The second days session of the American Philo-
logical Association opened to-day by the passage
of resolution expressing the of the associa-
ton at the death OF its late secretary, Professor
Thomas c. Murray. OF the Johns Hopkins University
Several new members elected, and Professor
Humphrey of Vanderbilt University, read a paper
the nature of the DR.. X. L. Leighton, OF
Brooklyn. presented communication on the manu-
script of Cceros letters Professor Albert HARNESS.
of Brown University. then discussed the develop
ment of the Latin subjunctive. and remarks were
made by DR.: Alonzo Williams. stephen Pearl Andrews
and Professor W. W. Goodwin. Professor Humphrey,
of Vanderbilt University then presented. in brief
abstract, a paper on "The Influences OF Elision on
Versifcaton, the character of the paper involving
too much quotation and detail to admit of reading
i'll full. paper by Mrs. William A. Goodwin, OF
Portland. on "Chaucer's Ce,ilia was read to the
society for the author by President Sewell.
Remarks upon the paper by Professor Humphrey
were made by Professors Dodge. Sewall and Mer-
RAM paper was received by the secretary from
Professor Haldeman. of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, who unable to attend on spurious
Words, and was read by DR.. Nelson. A communi-
read, in the absence of the author by Professor
Packard, of Yale College Remarks upon this paper
were made by Professor Gildersleeve. The society
then took n recess until four o'clock.
At the afternoon session the first paper presented
Reserve College. on the date of the Prometheus of
Gschylus, an able and argumcntative paper, which
was listened to with great interest. paper
was then read by Professor Marsh. of Lafayette
College, ON the English Dictionary OF the
Pathological Association. The English Philo-
logical Society," said the speaker, proposes to
publish great historical dictionary of the English
language For this purpose it had enlisted the
services OF many readers in England and few in
America The plan is to make the dictionary
the whole range of English literature. To Americans
have been left the books of the eighteenth century
of American literature, and this alone is as
yet unread tor dictionary. Professor Marsh
appealed to the members of the society not to
allow the great Ihesaurus, which will be the STAN
dard English dictionary for generation to come to
remain incomplete in the important department of
American literature. Printed slips. he said, should
be given to those who willing to undertake the
reading of American literary works with view
to making excerpts and quotations for the die
tionary. The society has already made bargain
with the managers Of the Clarendon press of Oxford
and hope to bring out the work in ten years from
1880. The materials already secured amount in
weight to two or three tons.
The evening session opened at twenty minutes
past eight p. NJ. and despite thunder storm
there good attendance Professor Dodge ex-
amined critically the views of Professor Krchof. of
Berlin, the final recension OF the Decameron. and
followed by Professor Packard, of Yale,
who discussed in able and scholarly manner
''Geddes' Problem OF Homeric POEMS" Professor
lay, of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville. KY read the last paper Of the even.
ing, entitled, "Model Expressions in Scientific "
after which the association adjourned until Thurs
day morning.