Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-11
Pathological.

Annual Meeting of the American PhilO- logical Association. The American Pathological association open- ed it's 18th annual meeting yesterdayin Middle town. The sessions are held at Judd Hall in the grounds of Wesleyan university. The friends and patrons of linguistic science have in this association an opportunity for an ex- change of views, better acquaintance with each other and it has for it's object the ad- vancement of pathological research. The preliminary meeting out of which grew the association was held in New York in 1868. The Rev. Drs. Crosby and Prime of New York, Professor Whitney of Yale college, Professor Hardness of Brown university, J. H. Trumbull of Hartford, and other promi- nent American philologists took part in this meeting. Still others, not present sent let ters strongly approving of the project of forming 8 national pathological association.
 Professor G. F. Comfort. to whose energy the actual formation of the association was largely due, stated the objects of the meet ing. He called attention to the character and work of similar European societies, es- pecially of the Sammlung der deut- SCu6u uno AA1S association was organized in 1887, when the hundredth anniversary of the University of Gottingen was celebrated. Its yearly ses- sions are attended by hundreds of the pro fessors of language and philosophy in Ger many and Switzerland. Gymnasial and uni versity instruction in ancient and modern languages has been greatly aided in reaching it's high standard by the work of this associa- ton. It seemed that the time had come in
 
 membe rship to all interested in the promo tion of pathological studies, and embracing in it's scope the whole field of pathological in- vestigation and instruction.
 Accordingly, on July 27, 1869, the first an nual session of the American Pathological as- sociation was held in Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and Professor w. D. Whitney of New Haven was made the first president At this first meeting much enthusiasm was shown. Rep sentatives not only of America, but of several European countries were present, and inter esting papers, chiefly of pedagogical char acter were read. Among those writing to ex- press their regrets at not being able to be present were the late President (then Repre- sentative) Garfield and Charles Sumner.
 Since this first meeting the association has held annual meetings, usually in some uni versity or college town.
 The present officers of the association are President, NJ. w. Humphreys vice presi- dents, M. L. d'Ooge, T. D. Seymour secre- tary, c. R. Ianman treasurer, c. J. Buck ingham executive committee, the officers named, and B. L. Gildersleeve, F. A. March, T. R. Price, J. H. Trumbull. W. D. Whit ney.
 The papers read have done honor to the aim and objects of the association and have embraced quite a wide range in this field of knowledge. Forty-four American institu- tions (schools libraries and societies) and thirty-five foreign institutions, in addition to the 221 members of the association, SUD- scribe to it's publications The membership naturally largely consists of professors and teachers, though there is fair representation of other friends of pathological science. A good attendance and very successful conven- tion are indicated.
 Among the papers to be read at the com ing session are the following
 southernisms; specimens of old or provincial Eng fish words still current in the South, but obsolete elsewhere.
 The C@zareum and the worship of Augustus at Alexandria.
 The development of ablant in the Germani, dia- lect.
 The force of Dike in the Greek theosophy.
 Edwin Wallace's translation of Arstotle's Psycho1-