The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-23
WISE MEN OF THE WORLD SUGGEST MANY REFORMS.

ch,csro vino was scheduled for 4 long
paper. was unable 70 attend. OWNS :" ,he
ness Professor William Waideyef OF .
University Of Berlin read a most practical
paper In German -,..,,
The section of neurology and inineraIOts
held meeting in the Hall OF I"hEE-Is.ss
v.stertiay- afternoon. Doctor Oliver e faI-
rinEt.n OF til. Field Columbian Nuseuli,.
Chicago. presided one paper va ,i
9TH. Relation of P.trolocy and .llIierai-
ogy TO the other sciences" by Professor
II ZirkeI Of the University Of Leipzig
ELECTRICAL F.NGfSEENlSE
Electrical engineering was discussed IT
= meeting OF that section IL the Han OF
Congresses. Professor Arthur g. Kennel
IL Of Harvard University presided NJ ,4'e
meeting. He also read paper entued
9Th. Relation Of Electrical Engineering
to the other Sciences" A rape. On III
LENS OF Electrical Engineering was go
bv Professor Michael l. Puein OF cc.uhioiA
University. ,., ~, e..
The United Kingdom sent ho,n n- OF ~, we
sneakers VIII" read pap"rs heirr' t.e
geography section in tie iiai -,
cr.ss,s in the afternoon Doctor isSn Il
Mil Of London took tor ms sup =, lis o5i--
ion these problems may %, ~. IL. -
two classes. til. old rrsiiuary pu-..-s
u hi..f, should have been solved long aso,
and those which are Of vital ini i lot
the present and the futcre- f"Ie. .i
among the former Is nolar eNSi"' 49,, 49,:
, Some crl. IN Doctor Mii ; opinion, mus
r.s,~h the poles. He CAV. IL as n. o?iA.
-, ~ .f,. world had 10 look 10 Robert
pelry for SUCCESSFUL irip - III" 5,s,,,,
.,7,i@hs.i explorer all Success. IL vas 'oi-
invr.,i by Professor H G,:le o.o!1a;.l oI
CaInr.iiee uIiyerSity: i.hS S-'i,,t - t:.c-
graphical Position His pager go a's-
Sr,ssion of the question % Thether a
mans geogTapmis.i poS ,.4 MINERS, ,ia Gus
toms. etc ii. argued teEt II dii. 40
tro.I,,ced strong arguments 1" S'is';,ih hlS
cont.nticn Professor 1rs ,r.si,i.s ot
t.. University OF Is'it"4'''s F-~9 "
''i Tr,n sector on plant physiology met in
the Hall OF Consress-: PROFESSOR 800
" tSarr.S OF the University ~ thiciSo
/ nr.si,l,-l a: the meeting. besides u sing
( Avn activ. part IN its discussions ProIes.
snr Julius Wlssner o. the University -
\ Vienna presented thousntii PAIR y,
| German entitled 1.-The development ot
| plant Physiology as Influenced by otn.r
| Sciences" Tie second paper was By Pro
| f.ssor BENJAMIN ". Duggar IF the Uni
versity OF Missouri. IL Was chtitled Pres
J ent Problems in Plant Physiology-
! DEVELOPMENT OF LiBEAEIES-
| The library section met in IN. -ir;hrop-
olo-v building. After Introductory remarks
| hv the chairman. Mr.. Frederick II. Crun-
| den. librarian OF the ~. Louis Library
\ Professor Guido Biasi. Royal Librarian
az Florence was introduced. He spoke OF
| ..'rhc Library. Its Past ami Future He
\ stoks or the history OF the Horary. ana
| hoped BIZ a careful study of its past pre-
| cious material might be prepared Tor its
| future. ,,
! Mr.. william \ n. Axon OF Manchester,
! England a an who has mad. 4 lifelong
I STUDY 81 libraries. spoke The romance
/ lar,guaSa section OF the department OF the
history- of literature of the Congress Of
/ Arts and Science met In Gymnasium Hall
! No . at o'clock. The meeting was called
| 10 order b. Chairman Adoiph" Cohn 81
J Columbia University. who introduced Pro-
, fessor Pho EaSina of the Institute OF
Higher studies. Flort nee. italy: and Pro-
! lessor Alcee Fortier Of Tulane University.
| New Orleans. who read papers upon 20
nance literature In italian and French.
| respectively.
| The department; OF physics of the Con-
! er-ss OF Arts and Science met in DornIi-
! tory Hal! No. :. At the meeting tine
"Phys.cS Of the Eeetron" was discussed
and Professor Ernest Rutherford o. Nc
! C;!ll University Of Montreal. Canals
Professor Rutherford spoke on What /,
BEING Done and What Can be Expected
in Future Developments Of the Work OF
IL" KTTtSATo TALKS OF LEPROsY.
Leprosy was the subject discussed By
Professor Shibasaburo kitasa,o in the
section Of neurology in the reaGins-room
James J. Putnam Of Harvard University
read treatise of an extremely technical
nature on hysteria. epilspsy and Other
causes Of mental fatigue as revealed In
neurasthenia were better understood to-
day than ever esss.s and hat. that its treat
In the physiological chemistry section.
| presided over by Professor Wilbur .. At
water Of veteran U1iyersi'T o, ., Gn,G.
ture. Professor q. Cohnheim OF the Uni
verzity Of Heidelberg. delivered an ad-
Nutrition 81 Mainline XII professor Russell
II. Chittenden OF Yale discussed present
Problems OF Physioiosicsl Chemistry and
short addresses were made by several
A prominent feature OF the session was
the reading OF observations made AT Har-
diet. exercise. study and habits were
closely studied by physicians the Students
cooperating. Daily record 81 the amount
was made and physical examination OF
the students made At the beSinIiax ana
end OF tho college year. The lowest dai!y
expenditure OF any man for food was ~
cents the highest % cents. The men lived
as ordinarily. ard al the end no appre,
ciahis change vas noted IN their pnyH sdl
vanc.d. though no. asserted. that as SCI
entific training and muscular exercise TO a
certain extent increased the capac,SS d,et
| The section OF architecture OF TIE DC
O'clock in Gymnasium Hall The question
OF ancient Influence on modern arcni,ec.
tura vas discussed by Professor g f.niast
| or the tElStfSllE OF Ia. -. si.su
| Alfred Harlin az Columbia University: M
Charles r Nekin OF New York presided
! The Industrial section, met IN the hal! OF
the Palace OF Mines and Netalllrgy- Pro-
| fessnr Werner Sonibart OF the University
| OF Brcslau delivered, IN German a.. 90,
| dress in which he discussed iHccufiai
! problems across the water and some OF
The solutions reached il Europe PrcieS.
sor Richard T. Ely Of the University oi
Wisconsin. who Is the author OF nuines-
, Gus works on political economy and So
| c!nlngv. made a forty-iive minute tax