Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

washington, permanent secretary OF the
American Association for the Advancement
or Science, was made secretary.
The delegates were Hospitality entertained
Dy the citizens Of st. Louis, who opened
their homes and took the strangers In.
The dormitories OF Washington University,
fitted up as lodgings, a cuisine was organ
lied and breakfast was served to the dele
gates in their rooms.
The congress drew together between 800
United States, every institution of learning
Of any rank being well represented.
The organization was simple but COM
prehensive. The field Of knowledge was
turn, were divided into twenty-four depart
ments, and the departments into 100 Sec
tons. The seven divisions were:
Normative science, including philosophy
and mathematics, historical science. phys
ical science, mental science, unitarian SCI
ence. social regulations and social culture,
including education and religion.
An eminent American scholar was select
ed to deliver the inaugural address IN each
Of the several divisions, as follows:
Professor Josiah Royce of Harvard UNI
versity for normative science.
President Woodrow Wilson Of Princeton
University for historical science.
President g. Stanley Hall OF clark oni-
versity for mental science.
Professor Robert 8. Woodward OF Column
bia University for physical science:
President David Starr Jordan OF STANFORD
University for the unitarian science: 11or-
Professor A. Lawrence LoWeH OF Har-
ward for social regulations.
DR.. William T. Harris, United States COM
missioner of Education, for social culture
Addresses Delivered.
The work of each division was also In
augurated by an address from an Amer1-
can Political economy and economic his
tory were treated by Profs. Sloane and Rob-
inson of Columbia University, under the
Craftsmanship Of Andrew D. White, recently
ambassador to Germany The department.
of law, with Justice Brewer Of the United
States Supreme Court as chairman, was ieo
by Judge McClain of the supreme court OF
Iowa; the department of languages was
presided over by Prof. George Hempl OF
the University Of Michigan, and Presldent
Wheeler of the University of California
made the first address; Prof. Bovine OF
Boston University presided over the de.
partment of philosophy, and Prof. Ladd OF
Yale made the leading address; Prof henry
s. White of Northwestern University was
chairman of the department OF mathemat-
les, and Prof. Bocher of Harvard delivered
the inaugural address; Prof. Griffis of Cor
nell presided over the department or rel-
gious history, and Prof Moore of Harvard
was the first speaker; Prof. Crew of North
western University presided over the de-
partment of physics, and President Nichols
of Cornell was the first speaker. The lead
ing men in other departments were as FOL
lows:
Some Of the Leading Participants.
Observation-Disclosures Prof. Crafts of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
speaker, Prof. John U. Nef of the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
Astronomy-Chairman, Prof. George c.
Comstock of the University of Wisconsin;
speaker, Prof. Edward c. Pickering of Har-
ward.
Sciences of the earth-Chairman, DR.. c.
J. Gilbert, United States geological survey;
speaker, Prof. w. NJ Davis of Harvard.
Biology-Chairman Prof. William G. Far
low of Harvard; speaker, Prof. Jacques
Loeb of the University of California.
neutrality-suspicious., Professor Put
nam of Harvard; speaker, w. J. MCGEE, bu-
reau of ethnology, Washington
Observation-Disclosures, Professor Davis of
the University of Virginia; speaker, Pro-
fessor Baldwin of Johns Hopkins.
Sociology-Chairman, Professor Black
mar, University of Kansas; speaker, Pro-
fessor George E. Vincent, University of
Chicago.
Medicine-Chair:nan, DR.. William Osler of
Johns Hopkins; speaker, DR.. William 7.
Councilman of Harvard.
Observation-Disclosures, Chancellor Chap
lain of WASHINGTON University of st. Louis;
speaker, Professor Bovey of McGill Univer-
sity, Montreal
Economics-Chairman, Professor Johnson
of the University of Pennsylvania; speaker,
Professor Miller Of the University of Cali
fornia.
Politics-Ch Chairman, Governor Dockery OF
Missouri; speaker, Professor Dunning OF
Columbia
Observation-Disclosures Professor Kirch-
wey of Columbia University; speaker, Pres
ident Needham of George Washington Uni
versity.
Social science-Chairman Walter L. Shell
don of st. Louis; speaker, Professor Ora
ham Taylor of Chicago Theological Semi
nary.
Observation-Disclosures, Commissioner An
drew S. Draper of New York; speaker,
Bishop Spalding of Peoria.
Religion-Chairman, Bishop Vincent of
the Methodist Church; speaker, President
King of Oberlin College.
Altogether about five hundred papers
were read and addresses delivered, all bear
ing upon live topics that are attracting the
attention of thinkers and are the subjects
of scientific investigation.