The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-09
rraairIszai -farks of sehoiarsn'p
f-e Nos Noticeable In His A2-
rearance.

The tradition. fostered largely BY
ron+ernnornrv comic literature. that
men Of one profession or trade gath
erpd n convention infallibly exhibit
th.. sis-n-man uaI OF their occupation.
would have been highly difficult OF
anDEcation in the case of the Amer
en- Modern Language association.
vrhfcb held its meetings at Columbia
university recently Professors anu
.-<truetors from colleges all over the
country make up the principal mem
t.r~hfD Of the organization The con-
vsrrfor was homogeneous in type |
.T -be members were scholars ana
r,llowers OF the worlds literature
Hardly could any other convention
lave brought together body OF men
those lines Of thought and habits oil
LIE in general were more similar.
Vet 10 the eve OF the layman there
"a. nothing in their appearance IN
iusirare in the slightest degree their
profession. and nothing short OF m
.sftlon could have decided, without
reference to the papers which were
/ rrad ana discussed. what the nature OF
H. ratkerinr might be. One Vight
VEL have supposed IL 10 be meeting OF
.tars brokers or the conferences or
E-.~h class club. Many Of the men
v.~-e ycun--prcbably half Of the en-
sIrp number being less than 40 years
,it.. 4 quite surprising NUMBER OF
cher, had the set Of the shoulders and
4 rEe decisivencss Of muscular move
( r,snt that proclaim their possessor to
have been at some time in has HE
trained athlete
IL th.. natter OF clothing the ma
.o-ttv 90 the men were unmistakaOi-'
b rnr.Ii~h though the prevalent start
: Eng waIstcoat and famboyant neck
Vi. were. notably abs {. and IN ms
J. ~a.rrorsaI respect the o-t-of-town pun
Z ,fY-- we're in no wise inferior 10 the.l
J. metropolitan brethren Bald hear
,ve-e few: eyeglasses not IN create
2 pro-ortion than with the general put
y H. of the brain working classes
when the men spoke they spoke sim
1. Ply. sharply and briefly. with an coca
- sfoual fash of wit or stroke OF satire
: he oIa-fashioned professional Pre-
~ lessor was scantily represented fei
- hans half a dozen OF the older me
10 were OF this type. and these Pr
1e elaired themselves to the eye and ea
alike. Their speech was measured
ae -ifed and academic In marke
le contrast was one of the notable Il;
T. nrpS 81 the convention. young ma
= 81 high standing as scholar, WI
- looked Ike the dishevelled outcrn
% psur or some artists bohemia, al
ne vho brought 10 his part in the Oh
~ cussion convincing Judgment an
al -rrrd sense. together with ferv
almost ararchistic Add 10 this ma
OF md the little group of old-timers
we ser and voluble little elderly met
* h.r with a pronounced accent; SIC
p ard rcudcronS scandinavian. and
ar 1.-the Young convcrsattonalist who !
apt r;rbt and left and made az sol
IL fun for himself and the rest. a
-he LIST OF eccentrics is complete
tie -rhe remainder Of the convention "
IL no sense professionally typical
rwIl IN. same caruot be said OF :
Kin women members. who. with very 4
exceptions. wers distinctively OF
n.,iaruric type. They came early
.ravrd late. taking notes Of the
-av -ers read aud otherwise evincinE
.....s ,s.,rr-r ned carucStness in TIE purS
rers rf barring. while their compeers
80 rreruer sex. IL the truth must
rtl ~rent half their time fore1a
srina ard gossiping in the lobby
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