The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-22

Francis A. March Of Lafayette College
presided and delivered 2 snort address .'n
the u niNersii alphabet" An address "u
the sam" subject was made 10y Professor
J"nH Stein "f W.Shinr ,"n. - e Tue
main st".a in th-s.. aiGr... yes rs'~ fbr need
~ an alphabet in which -" ie-"f . ;n
.u mag axes 'an b. "r'-- rt'''- u - H.
TENDED Q" 10 q first ana "a-s -.'.s H. q
Universal language. Long ,,,g"fs "U the
IT.-Ss.J problem of 'onytf.-'t,' -irssHi-
mar 90 The Relation "f C"s";-ir.ti'.
!-tTEI.-- To- pth-r B.s;."h-s az Science
were red hs rr"i.s>"; iiins r.:i.i -
Harvard. and pr"f'<s"- clark Buck -
~, University 81 chic-co
lH'- section On tl- history "f Greece
ROM. ami Al. discussed papers by fnur
distinguished fni"igu-ts Professor
IhnmsS l. Seymour Of Yale pre- ifed-
fr"f.Ss"- John =. Mansirv ~ t.' NJ
N.i-i'' -; Dublin RAD 90 pap "E H.
Expansion 81 Greek History" Professor
E.stor- iIi- az IN" University ~ Naples
director ~ ths National Museum Of An
iiIuiiirs u; Naples discussed THE Mod
.ru Problems "f Ancient Roman His
tory Fr"irSSo. Henri '1Td.'rS p-p"-
Asia. With Special Reference ia china
and TIE Var East. Professor '.rus'r
j. oi TIA. r:coi. d"S I.lnEu.~ Nlvantcs bf-
l. 'ltal'S. 't Paris Th- meeting close!
Possible From tn" History of Greco" anI
t"m.- I" th. Prot.,bl" futur" "f W.-t.rn
b"murTIry' r..td by Professor w =
Nllu-r 81 Toronto. 'angia.
Discuss PHASES oF TAXATION.
An interesting discussion uf she methods
and systems ~ taxation was precipitst.d
JEiS iuoiaiur at the meeting ~ the sec
ti"n ~ public finance by pap.r read by
fI"f's >ur f.';TiI -. y. S-lisuIH "f Co
iimta rl--sSltN- Nrp presented The S!u-
Jet tEs"I;-.i 4 review Il tn development
% iENsiiun- Anon. the conditions dis
c'!sss u Was the tendency "f iiI. s';'lr- 81
france fn 'i"gIt'" from actual practices II
l..:i-!tJiN-. bodies II WA ih.- opinion ~
HfFs- t-saT ftU
N.1@ r-vugulzlEs I!'- fact tf..ii public tend
'u"l-S. Al. ihrr according Q" -rouSi!iH
standards 81 not. W." worthy "i cnnsid-
cation. =" 90 great extent said Pro
l' ,s'Ir :S.l!rnlau. ~ nat j. - right. and y.
G'uS; rycucuiz.. IN. utility "f many move
"a, 'g'> rppu-ai 1" our pTs svinus theories.
In tuy th~suC. of .'ItH.S VI. t>-kleS oI the
commercial National Bank -: Ihi' ago.
Horace whir -; New York acted - chair
man -; tii. meeting.
At the meetings uf the sections ~ physi-
osraphy. Profess or Alhr-chj P.ack ~ the
University of Vienna spoke III German
~. touched on The SCOPES of the Science
or Photography. Professor Israel -
Russell of tii.- University uf Michigan
poke "n The rnysiogIapi;ic Problems
Il To-day referring TO The probable ne
rgs-iIy "f revising ihss. Problems tD con
form with the new So-called piInet-S!mai
hypothesis 90 IA. origin Of the earth
B.t"fer pape-s Mere given by MT. Willard
States Geological Survey. IN. former ou
The Normal Profil. I'm Glacial Erosion.
tue latter "n = similar th.fne. both sn-ik-
~ deriving facts largely from the Rocky
Mountain region. Hcary GIUueti. niIei
States Geological Survey acted as chair
man. and John n. clark. State GeOlcs.st
"f New York. A. secretary.
METAPHYSICS DEBATED.
At the meeting Of sh- section II meta
physics in Busch Hall Professor a &.
Armstrong Of Wesleyan University pre-
s.d..d. Professor 4 l.. Taylor of McciiII
NJ. sFSffV Montreal scented "A
in which n. discussed tn. Relation ~
Metaphysics To Science. anu this was fol-
lowed BY q paper On tn. Present Prob
lens of Nstaphysics' by Professor Alex
snd-r q. Ormoui "f Princeton. After the
presentation OF the papers a discussion
OF th.. subject was held. Professor \ e.
iynVsiny of Washington University acted
s--Cr.tsr-.
At the meeting Of the section OF animal
niorphol"gy. held in Cnnv.niior Hall Pro-
fess"r Alfred Gard Of the So.bonn" Of
Paris. and a member Of the Institute "f
France. presented paper in which lc
thoroughly SET forth the present prob
+. Davenport OF carn'gi" Institute dis
cussed the relation Of morpholo2y TO The
other sciences. Doctor I-aiand q. How
ard. secretary Of the congress. acted
chairman Of the meeting. Professor g ].
Herrick Of DenisOn University was secr--
tsry.
o'clock. and most of them continued In
session until after O'clock Increase! az
rsudanc. and interest marked ih. :if.rt-
noon meetings ard every nan was :lle!-
POPLAR USE OF GEOLOGY
The section of geology met in the As
seinbly Hall Of the Palace Of Mines and
M.tsIiurgy and listened to paper on
Geology by President Charles Il. Van
His- a.. the University Of Wisconsin Ia
the uaper one OF tn. main features SET
forth Wa.- the time ami labor expended by
g.oioSIs.S to simplify the science in ":ref
?, Iulk.- In auIpDl more SfFprElE 70 fps
farming communities. that they niGet
haze, q bette: know!ede. "f n" changes
vro: :Sht Ev liquids. solids and orHanismS
on the subsoils which gradually found
their vav through tn. upper soils. work
ing certain charges In the actual corii-
iion Of ih.. soil and their beneficial O.
detrimental effects unon fertility
In the section OF classical Nteratur.
Professor Paul Shorey OF IN. University
az Chicago spoke with reference to the
employment Of scientific methods in tn
reconstruction Of lost passages OF "r-Sk
and Roman literature. saying mat thc
nartIS.rin,s of the Eighteenth Century
were ir<t ~ good 40 :ho~c Of IN. present
day with all th. reconstruction ana .if-
ditiou Professor Stor-y spoke dispar <
iDE,v az a science of Greek Literature
which had for Its aim IN. filing in ~ tn.
missing paS@e.s. Professor shor-y ais"
criticized the study of Greek literature IN
the licht of sociology ethics and psNch"i-
ory of the people.
Professor Crawford II. Toy or Harvard
University r.-i . p.r-r Ia th" >,ttl' . -,
Ss1.it!c J: nEuaS.-. III Hhlt-h - HI>t -
the Dcssibl. ORIGIN uf tn. Haniti" Hiid So
-nitic language. tracing ti. d.-N"ioEInt M
- each Professor Tor WAS ~ i'''e nI'''i"it
chat the recent theory that iLe home "i
,u. Ssfnit.c yeop!. Was in Southern Africa
j. WRONG Til,. true hone. IN. believed. as
Indicated by all the material IN mana, wds
in the southern part oi Asls itoIts-"i
Toy traced tine comparative d"N"iopfil mt
OF shes. Jwo languages Win regard u
word forms and ~NntaN
Professor William Moves Of the Ma
rioual Bureau OF Standards. rc-G Iitl~I
on present Problems OF organic Chem
i.rrv'y before the section Of organic chem
i<iry in the offices of the Livestock ip"-
partment. in the Palace Of ASr-c1ltn'--
lie was followed nv Professor julius
Strieeiitz OF the University % Chicago.
who presented paper on The Relation
Of Organic Chemistry tn Other Sciences
= contribution to tire studr- ot cstalys's
Albert II. Prescott OF the niverSity OF
Michigan. who presided a; the meeting
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
The Rural Community section Of the
department Of social science in Dormitory
Hall had a. it's chairman Aaron Jones.
master of the National Grange. o. South
Bend Ind and the principal address vas
delivered by Professor Max Weber OF the
University Of Heidelberg. who discussed
In German the development OF the rural
community The other paper was present
ed bN President Kenyon l. But'erfeid OF
fh. University Of Chicago Professor
William Hill. University Of Chicago. acted
secretary.
noon. Professor William w Campbell. di-
rector Of IN. Lick Observatory. discussed
ih. subject Of stellar evolution Professor
Campbell stated that the earliest form of
existence kI.own TO scientists were the
uehIlI.- masses some Of which are even
now seen in the sky n. described the
different forms which the nenaia toSk ~. ~