The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-21


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human suffering There = 10 fact remote
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usilliy. Every new concsp-iDl Tails into rss
rrasp OF ttsr higher philanthropy watch rests
For science i ,,.s raurr :: human aliruisui-
No worker In sci.ncc can stand sIOre. scn.
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thousht TO theirs lie IGls: s'ani Sa i3-
shoulders 90 ;ne past ani mus. cave the help
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CENTURY OF sCIENCE
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he fa,nte nisi ri r.fns- and ia Ic;ufii
whatever knowledge /; tax Ter human
sue Ike which ~.t- o~ utiiitErt.u -ienc- i!.<
N III, limitation oi human strength aad -
iihr.ow nsit. to singls strand ~ tfith. fol-
some must t-a n must iuVe-.;c3t- S-.r-
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should L. united: fsr ait - ions though I.:@ -
vin be s;IiI i,. its inisney-
We sisid on the threshold c. ns~ century.
.-s n reality shall far .uIu- IA thos- a. an
c-"turies which Lsye psec"-i.,i IL = century
Nfes- siolle. cs-E the most conservative .: -
eat!0c men dare no. i.y 10 forecast and tnis
THtn;i-th c.ntury is bui oI..-ta. l"ls- ln..st
lk-iS-nf the rns1y centuries c-owdins :" take
thei. ni,c- ~ Ih- line % nuinsn ,ieg.io3In-nt.
~. Zach c-itGiJ We shall s-- great widening
- the h5rizs- .: human Thought. = st.at in
tI-s," of Isscis.vn n -..rn branch - huE,lun
;;oEs Of human IL as eulish'-rin-a; 4ni rrc-
e;,icn com. % e- controlling factors ia human
action
SOCIAL CULTURE
William T. Harris. United States Com
missioner "f Education. delivered the open
ing address on Social culture He traced
the development Of social culture from its
inception up 10 the present time showing
the gradual upbuilding OF th. social cg:i-
ture OF the world. which has for It's pri-
mary object the betterment Of all man
kind. Among other things he stated that
the development OF the individual against
the present system OF agnostic:-m must
t- done through the church and religion.
ana that God II the only creator who
mace the world or anything without los
ing his sovereignty. Also that f:lsu IS
not. never had been. never vii! he
creator %: ihinSs. nor can he give being
10 ANYTHING. Everything tE2; han has.
may have control were gifts intrus..d
To his custOdianship and tor which he
fhust render Il strict account u. his stew
ardship, which was self-imposed when he
accepted the gift
The race question was thoroughly stat
ed BY Professor Abbott D. Lowell of Uar-
yard University. the speaker al the open
ing session az the Social Regulation Divi-
sion He reviewed the several theories in
regard "a the weaker races that had been
put In execution 10y the different peoples
ot the world. and showed the growing sig
n'rcance cf the question in our own land.
Whatever may be the theory held by
the individual. IL IL evident" said Profess
sor Lowell. that the race problem will
hang heavily upon the civilizst!Cp cf the
Twentieth Century.
Professor Josiah Royce OF Harvard uni-
verSity was til. speaker a the Division uS
Normative Science. and in a deep and very
careful address he laid down the general
lines along which the discussion OF his di-
vision will 60 According to him. in nor-
native science no term or idea IL consig-
cred in its application to physical things
but only IN Its relation to other abstract
concepts.
Professor Robert s. Woodward Of CO.
lunbia University delivered the general
address 10 the members OF the Division OF
Physical Science In his address ne made
u hts aim TO generalize all the sciences
OF the division and 10 SPEAK OF one oniy
in its relation TO all the others-
In the course OF his address Professor
Woodward remarked that Herber; Spencer
had once asserted that of all civilized
men probably but one in ten knew the
meaning Of the word biology. and less
than one in a hundred cared TO know any
thing about the subject
President g. Stanley Hail Of Clark Uni
versity. Worcester. Mass. spoke TO the
subject OF Mental Science" dealing with
the present state Of tho prospects "f uSN-
cho!ogy and outlining the specific subjects
to be treated under the division.
MEETINGS OF THE DAY.
tho departmental meeting took place. Dur
ing the day twenty-four OF these meetings
were held. in which the subjects under the
several division heads were presented
Following are the meetings Of the day:
That biologists are now sufficiently ad
vanced in their science TO be able to con-
troll the sex or newly formed cells. saying
whether or no the newly generated body
shall be male or female. was the stated
belief OF Professor Jacques Loeb OF tbs
University OF California. speaking al the
biology meeting Professor John ST. Coul-
ter OF the University OF Chicago. impressed
plasn and cell life was influenced by the
conditions and forces which existed arounu
and were related to the cell. The section
was presided over by Professor William c.
Farlow OF Harvard University.
Because OF i'll health Former kmhasss-
dor Andrew 4. White was unable ia pre-
side at the meeting of the Department
of Political and Economic History. and
Professor John =. Nahaffy. University Of
Dublin. was chosen in his stead. The
first paper. The Evolution OF Historical
N. Sloane. head OF the Department OF His
tory. Columbia University Professor
James ii. Robinson. professor OF Euro
the next speaker. and his paper was en-
titled The Method OF Historical Science"
EARTH's SCIENCES.
The department Of the Sciences OF the
Earth mft In the main Hall of Congresses.
and tine presiding officer was Doctor g. X.
Gilbert of the United States Geological
Survey.
The first speaker. Professor William
Morris Davis. who has the chair of Seog
raphy in Harvard University. Professor
Davis's paper was entitled The Relations
OF the Earth's Sciences In View OF the
Progress in the Nineteenth Century
The next paper was prepared and read
by Professor Thomas c. Chamberlain.
head of the department OF geology. Uni
subject. Methods of The Earch-Sciences-"
In the Department Of Economics Profess
or jeremiah ". jerks OF Cornell Untver-
sity was absent. and Professor Frank 4.
Fetter OF Cornell acted as his substitute
Preceding Professor Eetter was Professor
MIA who dwelt at length on the present
basis of economics and its historical tevel-
Tniversity OF PENNSYLVANIA acted as chair
man OF the meeting.
The Department OF Philosophy was pre-
sided ever by Professor Borden +. Bovine
Of Boston University. Papers were read
by Professor George T Dodd OF Yale and
Professor George II. Howiscn OF the Uni
versity of California.
HISTORY OF ART.
The department on history OF art held
a session In Battle Abbey. Because Of the
absence Of Professor Halsey Ives. Profess
or Frank b. Tarbell OF the University