The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-19
TO STUDY SOCIOLOGY.
Members of Sociological Society
Endorsed Plan for Free Library.

Members of Sociological Society
Endorsed Plan for Free Library.
The plan for a free library was
unanimously Endorsed last night at
meeting of the Savannah members of
the Georgia State Sociological Society.
A resolution approving the scheme to
establish a library was offered by Rev.
Dr. John D. Jordan. and was passed.
In it the City Council was urged to
make a liberal appropriation for the
maintainence of the library.
The meeting was attended by those
interested in sociology, and it was de-
cided to hold a public meeting in the
near future. DR.. j. Lawton HERS, in
whose rooms, No. II Liberty street,
east, the meeting was held. was made
chairman, and Prof. NJ. NJ. Parks Sec
rotary. Rev. Dr. Jordan, DR.. G. r.
White and Prof. Parks were named as
a committee to decide upon some sub
ject to be discussed at the public meet
ing. The committee will also decide
upon the date for the holding of the
meeting and the place.
While there has been no local
branch OF the society there are al
ready quite a number of members in
the city and 1t is proposed to have a
circle in Savannah, probably with
regular monthly meetings, upon which
occasions topics will be discussed, and
papers will be read by the members.
The Society is a state organiZa ton
and the first annual meeting will be
held in Atlanta, June "a to &C. 1t is
the purpose of DR.. HERS and his as
sociates to arouse interest among pro-
fessional men in Savannah and build
up large membership locally. At
the first meeting held in Atlanta he
was named as first vice president, and
as a student of sociology it is his pur-
pose to interest others in his work.
Ministers, lawyers, physicians, teach
ers and others are eligible for men,
bership in the society
The object of the society is to unite
all the professional, business and in
dustr!al interests of the state in the
most efficient manner possible; to fos-
ter and encourage the study and in
vestigation of all social questions that
pertain to the welfare of mankind It's
special object is to ascertain the primal
cause of crime. vice and disease, in
shutting measures of prevention by
eliminating the cause of each. Also
to disseminate such knowledge as will
tend to uDlift and better the condition
of the human race.
Permanent committees as follows
have been established and chairmen
appointed for three years to study and
investigate the subjects assigned to
them
Crime and it's prevention, in
Guiding a study of the criminal and
his development. DR.. S. G.. C. Pink
ney. Atlanta.
Insanity. including mental degener-
acy, DIR. T. o. Powell, Milledgeville.
Alcoholism, DR.. w. B. Parkes, At
lanta.
tuberculosis, DR.. j. N Brawner At
lanta.
Diseases and Sanitary Science, DR..
]. Lawton HERS, Savannah.
Education, Public Schools and Child
Labor. Prof. B. NJ. Zettler, Atlanta.
The Negro Problem. It's Relation to
the White Race, Rev. c. B. Wilmer.
Atlanta
Publication, Lectures and Distribu-
ton of Literature.
Legislation and Uniform Laws.
(The last two are composed of the
chairmen of the other committees.)
Auditing, Rev l.. M. Davis. Atlanta.
The society win hold annual meet
ings in different sections of the state,
at which time the committees will
make reports of work accomplished,
Papers and addresses on social ques-