New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-10
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS MEETING
HOW THE ASSOCIATION oRrGINATED-ITs oBJEcr,
SCOPE AND MEuBrRsHIP

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS MEETING
HOW THE ASSOCIATION 0RI6INATED-Irs oBJEcT,
SCOPE AND MEMBERSHIP.
tFnoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUxE.I
MIDDLET0wN, Conn., July 9.-The fifteenth
annual OF the American Pboiorsal Association
will be held here tomorrow. opening at O'Clock
The address by tina president. Professor Milton w.
Humphreys, OF Vanderbilt University. win be delivered
Tuesday evening The sessions viii be held In Judd
Ham, on the grounds of Wesleyan University. This.
association had its origin in the need, which for
years had been felt Of frequent meetings among
the professors friends and patrons of linguistic science
in America, to give opportunity for mutual exchange
OF views, for forming more intimate personal &C.
quaiutanee and for the general promotion OF pathological
studies After correspondence those interested.
preliminary meeting held in the chapel Of the Uni
versity of New-York November Ii, 1868. The Rev.
Drs. Crosby and Prime. Of NewYork; Professor Whit
ney, of Yale College; Professor HARNESS, OF Brown
University; J. II. Trumbull OF Connecticut and Other
prominent American phlloogsts took part in this meet
ing stil Others not present sent letters strongly ap
proving OF the project of forming National pathological
association.
Professor G. +. Comfort TO whose energy the actual
formao of the association largely due stated the
objects OF the meeting He called attention to the charac
ter and work of similar European societies, especially
OF the ScDmluNg der debtschen Phioiogcn md Schut-
mdnner This association organized In 1887,
when tue hundredth anniversary Of the Uniyer-
sty Of G0ttngen was celebrated. It's yearly
sessions attended by hurdreds Of the professors OF
language and phiiology in Germany and Switzerland
Gymnasial and university instruction In ancient and
modern Languages has been greatly aided In reaching Its
high standard by the work of this association 1t seemed
that the time had in country to form an
association open for membership to all Interested In the
promotion of pathological studies, and embracing in Its
scope the whole field of pathological Investigation and
instruction.
THE FIRST ANNUAL SESSION.
Accordingly. July 81 1869, the first annual session
of the American Pathological Association held in
Poughkeepsie, N. " and Professor W. ID. Whitney was
made the rst president. At this first meeting much
enthusiasm shown. Representatives not only OF
but OF several European countries pres
eut and Interesting papers, chiefly Of q pedagogical
character, read Among those writing to express
their regrets being able to be present the Late
President then Representative Garfield and Charles
sumner
Since thsrst meeting the ASSOCIATION has held annual
meetings usually in some university college town.
THE places thus visited have been Rochester SewYork
City and Saratoga In New York. New-Haven and Hart
ford IN Counectcut Providence and Newport In Rhode
Island. Easton and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania Ba
more, Mary land, Cleveland, OHIO. and Cambridge
Massachusetts The papers have been Of high scien-
tc character pains being taken TO such "a are
actual contributions to knowledge OF the subject.
A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS.
The range Of subjects has embraced San crit, Latin,
Greek Hebrew, French German, Italian, Anglo Saxon.
English, Welsi and che laws problems of compare
tive phiology. Frequent and valuable papers have
presented themportan subject Of the aboriginal
Languages Of North and South America. The most i'm
portant papers have been published in the annual
"JransaeJionsv of the Association. Through these
public atoms the work of some OF our best phi-
lol0gists has seen the Light, and has found
a most favorable reception both sides Of the
Among those VINO. through this association have thus
made permanent contributions to philoegea science,
may be name Hadiey aud Wnitncy, OF New Haven
HARNESS. OF Proyideace Goo Twin and Toy, OF Cam.
bridge. Marcia Of Esston, IrumDuls OF Hartford, ana
Gilderseeve OF Baltimore. F0rty-fOur American In
ssu rs schools, libraries and soeetiesl and thirty
foreign nstltuttOns la addition TO the III members
~ tne association. subscribe ts publications. The
membership naturally largely consists OF professors and
teachers, Though there Is fair representation OF other
friends phil0s gcal science Prominent among the
latter Is G. j. BucKng Ian, OF POughkeepse treasurer
OF the ASSOCIATION from tne beginning.
Among papers to be read the coming session
folio wing:
southernsIns specimens OF old provincial English
words stu current IN the South, bue Obsolete else
where.
(.Dsarpum and the worship OF AUGUSTUS az Alex
anOria
Tae development Of ablant in the Gcrmanc dialects
Tue force OF Due In the Greek the0sOphy.
Edwin Walaces translation Of Arist0tles Psy ehoicgy
Inc New Ii gland promo Incixtiop of
Ii il hoped thai there will be "a large attendance:
Perhaps OF the Older gentlemen area0y. named
Will be present. There will be to BE- strong 1spre-
senIatiOn from among the younger and rising men, Ia
vce-presloants, NJ /. dOoge, T. d. SEYMOUR Rotary,
4. X Lanman; treasurer. e. j. Buckingham: Executive
Commit ec officers named. and b. l.. cderslseye,
h. A March. L. K Price, j. IL lrnnioal, '" ID whitney.