New-York tribune., 1904-09-19
ARTS AND SCIENCE.
4 Remarkable Conference IN St.
Louis This Week.

Louis This Week.
been held In this country in the last two or tbraA
weeks One more viii open in St Louis TO-DAY
continuing in session the whole week IN its SCOPE
II is a unique enterprise Nothing so comprehen-
sive has ever before been undertaken II has long
been the practice of scientific bodies to hold con
ferences on the occasions Of worlds fair and
in the place where such exhibition was given.
Hitherto, however. it has been customary for one
organization to act Independently Of another and
to select different dates The plan which has
been followed this year has been 10 bring together
as great variety Of interests as possible at one
time, largely with view TO establishing the re-
lationship between them To the proposition
couraging response has been made. additional
nducenent having been offered TO foreigners in the
form OF gift OF 500 cover travelling expenses
More than $50 representative men in this country
and Europe have been enlisted in the movement.
a few IN an executive capacity and more than
three hundred speakers. The nominations on
which the invitations were based came from a
number OF sources. but the provisional schedule
OF the meeting itself outlined mainly by Pro-
fessor Hugo Mdnsterberg OF Harvard University,
The body has seven grand divisions and twenty
four departments Each OF the latter is composed
of from three to twelve sections. I80 in all The
administrative board consists OF Dr. Nicholas Nur-
ray Butler president Of Columbia University Dr.
William R. Harper, president OF the University or
Chicago: DR.. r H Jesse. occupying a similar post
chett the head OF the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology: Herbert Putnam. Librarian OF Con-
gress. and F. J. V. SkiH. director or the RleIo
Columbian Museum Chicago. Professor simon
Newoonb, the astronomer, Is the president or the
International Congress Of Arts and Science. and
the two vice-presidents are Professor Munster
berg and Albion ". Small. OF Chicago Nearly al
OF tie other participants are elther coIless pro
fessors or are connected in some manner Win
national municipal governments az home or aoFoa1-
On Monday and Tuesday addresses viii De celiv-
cred by the heads OF the seven grand divisions and
two chief speakers for each OF the twenty c7
partments, or hfry-ive addresses altogether OA
the other four days TWO addresses will Be delivered
in each OF 1O seconS-a total OF 260 and an average
OF sixty-fve a day. The first OF every pair OF
speakers viii aim show the relationship or MS
speciality 10 others and the second VIII DISCUSS
present problems A good idea OF the ground 10 De
covered can be afforded by an enumeration OF tne
departments with an Indication OF the number OF
sections OF which they are composed These are as
follows:
Philosophy. 8. Mathematics. 8; Political and Eco
nonic History 6: History OF Law, J; History OF
Iansuage. S: History OF Literature. Z; History OF
Art g. History Of Religion. 5; Physics. 3; Cheins-
trv 4. Astronomy 2: Sciences OF the Earth >;
Biology i; AnthropoIogy 3; Psychology, 4 SocloI-
oEy. 3: Medicine. z. Technology branches OF en-
gtneertng and agricultural s. Economics q POLITICS.
s. Jurisprudence, 4: Social Science a. EOIc@|oii .
and Religion. d
Resides President Butler. no less than twenty
th1es professors in Columbia University will taxa
part These are Edward Kasner. whose depart
rnent is Geometry; William " sloane and James
H. Robinson. Political and Economic History;
Henry A. Todd. Romance Languages; Adoipn
C-ohn Romance Literature; A v W Jackson.
Indo-Iranian Literature; Brauter Matthews. Bellies
Iettres: Alfred D. F. Hannltn. Modern Architecture;
Robert ; Woodward. Physics Henry r Osoorh'
PaIeontoIogy: Franz Boas- Ethnology; J. McAeen
CatteU Charles A Strong and Moses Allen starr
Psychology: Franklin H Giddlngs. Sociology; ARA
ham JacooL Pedia1rics; W. H Burr. CIVIL Ensl-
neering: Michael L Pupin. Electricity; CnarIss =
Chandler Technical Chemistry: r A sellgrIan'
Public Finance: William A Dunntng and John '"
BURGESS Politics and Felix Adler, Social science
Co-oDeration was also secured from score OF
ohsr prominent men IN this city. The list includes
the Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall, president O
Union Theological Seminary; Professor Thomas g
Hall the Rev. Dr. James NJ Buckley Editor OF
The Christian Advocate: d.. Josiah Stzons.
Hamilton w Mabie Editor OF The Outlook; Dr.
Albert shaw Editor OF The Review OF Reviews
Dr. Andrew 5. Draper Commissioner OF Education;
Dr. Walter l. Harvey, Lyman J. Gage ex-secre-
tary OF the Treasury; Henry r. Marshall. Charles
+ McKIra the architect: John Lacarge, the ar
tist; Dr. S. J. NIeIrzer. Dr. Edward \ SDitzka, DR..
Ernest J Lederle. Dr. Carl Beck. Dr. Charles L
Dana. John Hays Hammond. the mining engineer,
Emory McClintock actuary Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. and Robert ". De Forest who
has been identified with tenement house reform
Here are a Few OF the persons from the rest %
the country who have a share IN the work James
Wilson Secretary OF Agriculture; David J. Brewer.
OF the United States Supreme Court: Dr. ". J.
McGee and Dr. w H Holmes. well known eth
no!ogists: Or. Walter Wynan, Surgeon General OF
the Marine Hospital Service; Or. William T. Harris,
United States Commissioner OF Education; William
W Rockhi1. director OF The Bureau OF American
Republics: ) y. D. North Superintendent OF the
Census. William B. Allison Senator from Iowa;
Dr. l. o. Howard. entonologst; Andrew D. White.
formerly United States Ambassador 70 Germany,
John w. Foster, once Minister 70 Spain. Robert
r. Hit. chairman OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs; Wayne Macveagh, Professor Bor-
den P. Bovine. Boston University; DR.. David Starr
Jordan president OF Leland Stanford Jr-. UnIver-
sity: President Woodrow Wilson and Professor
Mark Baldwin. OF Princeton University: Professor
Basil L. Gidersleeve. Johns Hopkins University;
George N Harrison. Justice OF Virginia Court
CT Appeals; Bliss Perry. Editor OF The Atlantic
Monthly; Professor Halsey c. Ives ST. Louis;
Professor John c. Van Dyke. Rutgers College; Pro-
fessor Edward Robinson, director OF the Museum
OF Fine Arts. Boston; Professor Frank B. TarbeI
Chicago; Dr. Daniel c. Gilman, ex-president OF
Johns Hopkins University; Alcse Fortier professor
or romance literature Tulane University New
Orleans: Bishop John H. Vincent. Chautauqua. n
Y; the Rev DR.. Washington GLADDEN.. Columbus
Ohio. and Professor Rufus B. Richardson. di
rector OF the American School OF Classical Studies
in Athens.
To many Americans the names OF most OF the fol-
lowing foreign speakers will have a familiar sound
Emile Picard and CASTOR Darooux. Paris whose
speciality is mathematics: Henri Cordier Paris
and Armtnius Vambery, Budapest. Asiatic history:
Karl Lamprecht. Leipsic. medieval history: A n
Rambaud. ex-Miuister OF Education in France
modern history Of Europe; Nobushige Hozum!
Toxic. history of comparative law; Pho Rama
Florence. Roman literature: F. Brune-Iere Editor
Of tho Revue des Deux BIondes' Paris: AdoIph
Furtwangler. Munich. classical art: c. Enlart
Paris, modern architecture: Richard AIuthsr Bres-
farY gn.,Fla lf1rf-