New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SCIENTIFIC BODIES MEET.
AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC
ASSOCIATIONS IN SESSION
THE FEDERATION OF GRADUATE CLUBS
ALSO HOLDING CONVENTION
IN WASHINGTON.
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washington, Dec. 27-The interest of Washing
ton is temporarily shifted from the sessions of
Congress. with their warning debates and political
jars to the meetings of various learned and scien-
tiic societies. Among those now in session are
the Federation of Graduate Clubs. the American
Historical Association and the American Economic
Association. Their meetings held at Colum-
bian University. Each is attended by men and
women high in the nations learned and scientific
professions More than thirty of the principal edu-
catonal institutions in the country represent
ed at the meeting of the Federation of Graduate
Clubs. while men and women from all the learned
callings and a considerable portion of the larger
and more substantial business pursuits of the ma
tion the audiences at the meetings OF the
Historical Association. Officers and graduates OF
Columbian University exerting themselves with
characteristic energy and hospitality to give the
visitors proper entertainment.
ADDRESSES TO GRADUATE CLUBS.
At the first meeting of the Graduate Clubs this
morning the Rev. Dr. Samuel H Green, acting
president of Columbian University, and Dr. Charles
Moore. president of Columbian Graduate Club.
delivered addresses of welcome that were re-
plete with timely suggestions for the extension
of education and the general advancement of the
social and moral condition Of the country. Dr.
Moore called attention to the apparently little
known fact that Washington is rapidly becoming
the great educational centre of the nation as 1t IS
already the political and social centre. THE re-
cent gift by Mr. Carnegie of 100000 to endow
postgraduate education in Washington is only one
OF many like movements" declared DR.. Moore.
1.-The Methodsts have raised several million dollars
promote higher education in the District. The
Secretary of War has just founded school for the
higher education of engineer officers who represent
the first fourth of each graduating class at West
Point. and to this is to be added war college for
the postgraduate instruction of army officers gen.
eray.'
DR.. Moore. who was a classmate at Harvard of
President Roosevelt, elected a hearty round of
cheers when he spoke of the President thus: I'VE
want you visit the White House, where lives the
postgraduate par excellence. The youngest Presi~
dent this nation has known, he has been in
public life more than a fifth of century, Strenu-
in his studies in his sports. he stands to-day
the highest type of the educated men of Amer
lea. Learn you from him the lessons most needed
in the colleges Of this country to-day that the vast
and complicated machine which we call the gov
ernment OF the United States is run by men of con-
science. of ability and OF intelligence
After listening the opening addresses the dele
gates began the business of the convention. which
will last two days. Miss Elizabeth r. Laird. of
Bryn Mawr College. Penn reported a catalogue of
thesis subjects. which followed by general
discussion of the first the list. At the after
noon session James H Patten. of Harvard de-
livered an argument for a national magazine 70 be
devoted to graduate and club work. This evening
the delegates attended reception the New
willard Hotel rendered by DR.. Charles Edward
Munroe Assisting DR.. and Mrs. Munroe in receiv
ing Or. and Mrs. Chatard Mr. and Mrs. n.
Monroe Hopkins and DR. and Mrs. Charles Moore
Among those who attending the convention.
all of whom candidates for the degrees OF
Phi D. and A NJ at the institutions they repre-
sent. Clarence A. Lester, OF the department OF
%rsS cassos GisnSs ae 5H eas Henry a,s
mathematics, Yale; Joseph II. Patten political
4s Byn Gfne Ma%r MIS-. s. RSarst
z. McIntire romance languages Radcliffe: Miss
rnvep Miss Ea F ReS eS
son classics Commoia Miss Jennie Green classics.
New-Park University, Miss Harriet Richardson,
f'ndahi' Bryn Mawr; Pcrcivai Hare mathematfcs
columbian University; Frank Il. Damer. chems-
osophy. Columbia.
HOLDING A JOINT SESSION
The American Historical Association. which met
tonight in its seventeenth annual convention for
a four days session. is being attended by scores
of well known men and women. either dele
gates or as interested spectators The American
Economic Association met jointly with the histor-
lea! association this evening. and the result was
the higher intelects of the country General A
w Greely, Chief Of, the Signal Corps of the army,
address Of welcome &C & Papers were read by Pro
lessor Htehasd Ely president Of the American
Adams president OF the American Hist1rieal As,
Liberty" and that OF President Adams was IAN
Mr. Adhms advocated a freer discussion OF politi-
cal questions by scholars citing his own interest in
the last twelve Presidential campaigns. In all
these he said there had been only six great ques-
tions discussed-slavery, reconstruction currency
the tariff the trusts and Imperialism He believed
that those OF slavery reconstruction and the cur
rency were definitely disposed Of but the tariff al
ways would be great question. and the trusts and
Imperialism were issues OF to-day AS trusts he
said that the study OF history throughout would
show that the tarfff the bastile of the trusts
In discussion OF the question OF Industrial lib
erty, Professor Ely declared that liberty cannot be
an absolute ideal, because authority is needed in
society. on the other hand socialism furnished no
sufficient ideal of Industrial liberty The true
IDEAL. he said, lies midway between anarchy and
socialism
MEN WHO WILL DIRECT OUR NEW LOCAL
GOVERNMENT