Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-29
MODERN LANGUAGES.
Proceedings of the American Assoc
citation Yesterday.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. December
| ESPECIAL This morning. at the open
! ing of the second session of this. the six
teenth annual meeting of the Modern
Language Association OF America, the
| new chapel was crowded with Distinguish
! ed scholars, representing many Ameri-
! can colleges, and representing. also, as
| Professor George W. Miles said In his
I address of welcome, an influence which,
/ though quiet in its methods. is Of wide
! reaching effect This address, by the
way, was a very felcitOus enOrt-not too
formal. as BELTS the expression of hos
pitality and vet of such dignity and
weight as was appropriate in an assembly
, Of grave and reverend leaders in the
movement OF letters. OF a suitably learn
ed cast were the reflections Of Professor
Alcie Fortier of Tulane University, New
Orleans, which he enunciated in his adj
dress as successor of James Russell
. Lowell in the presidency OF the associa-
ton. These thoughts were on the social
and historical forces In French literature.
Professor Fortier. for the most part, took
the point of view Of NJ. Brounetiere, to
whom he confessed a debt for his critical
helpfulness though he declared dissent
on certain views. DR.. i. i. Narcou' $
address was on the subject. "Are French
Poets Poetical?" The Harvard profess
sors effort was pronounced extremely
interesting by those who followed 1t close
~ and the paper on "A Neglected Field
a I
Thomas Fitz-Hugh Of the University Of
Texas, was not only instructive, but
At the morning session the following
papers were read by their authors with
La Vie de sainte Catharlne. dAlex-
andrle. as Contained in the Paris Manu-
script La Clayette,' by Professor IL. "A.
Todd. Columbia University.
Luis de Leon the Spanish Poet, HUI
manist, and Mystic" by Dr. d. ID. Nj.
Ford Harvard University.
German American Ballads" by Pro-
fessor NJ. ID. Learned, University OF Penn
"The Latin and Anglo-Saxon Juliana."
bv Professor James NJ. Garrett, Balu-
transverse ALTERATION in Teutonic
Poetry" by Professor O.. f. Emerson,
Western Reserve University Read by
Professor Cooke, of Yale, in the absence
OF Professor Emerson.
"Nodern Poetry, and the Revival Of In
terest in Byron" by Professor George j..
Raymond. Washington, d. c.
After luncheon which was served in the
Fayerweather gymnasium, these addi-
tional papers were read:
"Lemercier, and the Three Unities," by
DR.. John Il. Effinger Jr, University OF
"Adyersative- Relations" by
DR. r. II. Wilson, Johns Hopkins Uni
the bse Sources of Optics Buch Won der
Deutschen Poeteref" by DIR. Thomas 5.
Baker Johns Hopkins University
THE Origin and Meaning of 'Germani'
CTac. Germ. D." by Professor A. Guide
man. University OF Pennsylvania.
"The International Correspondence, by
Professor Edward III. Magill, Swarthmore
College.
"Old English Music" by Mr.. Frederick
NJ. Padelford. New Haven, Conn.
At o'clock this afternoon occurred the
annual meeting Of the American Dialect
Society.
This evening at 9 o'clock DR.. and Mrs.
Barrlnger received the association.
AT 4 o'clock this afternoon, at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. w. r. Jones. father OF the !
bride. Miss Lucille Jones was married to
MIR. ]. Rogers Gibson. After wedding
dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson took the
train for q northern tour.
Mr.. Walter Gibson and Miss Carrie NJ. |
Jones were married this afternoon.