Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-13
srrILrNa AND ANrHKoroLooY.


SynPosium Arranged By the Wnshington
Anfhropelogical Society.
The Anthropelosical Society announces thai
arrangements have been made for symposia
during the season Of 1se2-9s on different sub
jscts Of local and general interest
emporium on local geographic nomsn-
clature was commenced ct the regular meeting
November 16 and continued at the regular
meeting December 9, when the formal report Of
. special committee on the subject was pre-
ssnted II win be concluded At Especial meeting
December 10.
A symposium on the subject, "Is Simplifed
9pelling Fes.ible2" viii be opened BY Prof. =.
American Pathological Society. Contributions
are expected from Edwin Wtllits, assistant score
tsry Of agriculture; A B. Sponord, librarian of
Congress- DR.. Alexander Melville Bell, author
of"werid- English" ". 7. Harris, comnissiouer
Of sducation; Prof. ". B. Powell, superintsnd-
ent Of schools, Frank Hatton, Miss Kate Field,
Prof. Benz. E. Smith, editor Of the Century
Dictionary; DR.. Thos. 4. Edison, Bishop Ksans,
rector Of the Catholic University Of America,
Frank 4. Palmer, public printer, jas. Constan-
u. 0allaudst Of the Deaf Mute College, Prof.
1asl L. oildsrsissve Of Johns Hopkins Uni
vsrsaty and Maj. ]. W. Powell, director Of the
burseu Of sthnelssy.
This sympesiuna win be held December 20,
and II not completed at that session viii be
continued December a. II decision 90 to the
feasibility Of simpliAed spelling is reached IL IL
expected that the future printing Of the society
VIII accord herewith. Other subjects an
nounced are:
"Ths Deadly Micrsbe and its Destruction"
(addrsss), by DR.. d. 8. Lamb.
"Genius and Insanity as Forms Of Amor
mality" (address), by Dr.. Arthur Mcdonald.
ancient Quarrynen Of South Mountain"
by Prof. ". II. Holmes.
ancient Jasper Quarries in Pennsylvania"
BY Il. c. Mercer
"Ths Post-h He Born or Made2'' (address),
by Dr.. Robert Fletcher
The Beginnings of Writing" (address), by
DOL Garrick Mallory.
\, -" Is Stage in AAn.h,0pic Evolution" (address),
"Recsntly Discovered Photographic" by Col
How the Blackfest Trade" by z. 7. Daniel
"The International Congress Of Anthropol-
ogy at Madrid, !" by Prof. G. Brown Goode
Tho National History Of Invention lad
drsss), by Prof. o. 7. Mason.
Prehistoric Naval Architecture Of Northern
Europe" by George H. Boehmer.
Annual presidential address, by Dr. James @.
Yelling
"The P.lsolithic Man of Hypothesis and
Books" (addrsss), by W. II. Holmes
Common Errors In Regard to indian Lam
BuaBeS, Oy 3 n. D. HOW'LL
Primitive Priesthood" by an initiate (ad-
dress), by Frank H. Cushing
'.Clasdfcation Of Esthetics," by W. H.
Holmes.
Prehistoric Irrigation In Arizona" by r.
Webb Hodge.
The Foundation Of the Zuni Cult" (address),
by Matilda Coke Stevenson.
"Siouan Phonetic Types" (address), by J.
Owen Dorsey.
'.The Sacred Pipestone Quarry" by W. II.
Holmes.
THE Birth and Growth of Totemic Philos-
ophy," by Frank H. Gushing.
Great Flint Quarries Of the Aborigines," by
W. H. Holmes.
"Psychosis and Neurosis'' (address), by
Lester F. Ward
Inheritance of Congenital Deformity," by
DR.. Anita Newcomb McGee
Primitive Ceremonial Structures Of Ari-
iona" by Frank H. Cushing.
ancient Copper Mines of Lake SUPERIOR"
by W. II. Holmes.
''The Sewing Needle-Its History and De-
veloPment," by P. B. Pierce.
Addresses and papers on subjects to be an
nounced later have been promised also by Dr.
VIM. A. Hammond, DR.. Washington Matthews,
Prof. @. A. Kenaston, E. T. Peters, F. E.
Iasker, DR.. R W. Shuieldt and Prof o. T.
Mason