The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-20
EDUCATORS To
MEET HERE IN
JOINT SESSIONS


The conventions of four OF the largest
! learned societies I'm the country at Brown
university. beginning on the day after
! Christmas. and continuing through the
| week. will bring 10 this city economists.
| soclologists and historians from educa-
| tional institutions all over the country.
with eminent visitors from abroad.
The societies which viii convene here
are the American Historical association.
! tho American Economic association. the
| American Political Science association
| and the American Sociological society. In
addition 10 these. the New England His
tory Teachers association convention will
| be In session I'm this city at the same
| time: and the Historical associa tion meet
| ing on one occasion Will be held In con-
| Junction with the assembly OF tho New
| England association.
International law, constitutional law
/ and administration, political theories, and
| the government OF dependencies are the
subjects that will be treated by tho mem-
bers OF the Political Science association.
| The election OF officers Will take place on
| Friday evening.
| The general subjects TO be discussed at
/ the sessions OF the Historical association
\ arc European history, economic history,
! history I'm the college curriculum, on the
\ problems OF state and local historical So
| cieties. American colonial history and
| later American history. The annual busi-
ness meeting Will take place Friday after
| noon.
| The Economic association will discuss
| economic theory, commercial education,
/ transportation, insurance and the tariff.
| The business meeting will be held on
4 Thursday morning.
Many and varied are the sociological
| problems which will como UP at the ses-
sions OF the Sociological society. The busi-
| ness meeting will take place on Wednes-
| day morning.
Following is the Joint program OF the
| conventions OF the four organizations,
| with the list OF speakers:
| Wednes esday, Dec. IS. p. m.-Joint meet
! ing of the American Historical associa-
| tion and the American Economic associ-
| ton; address OF welcome. President w.
| H. p. Faunce OF Brown university; an
/ nual address, Prof jeremiah w. jerks,
| president Of the American Economic as
| sociation; annual address, Judge Simeon
! +. Baldwin president Of the American
| Historical association.
| Thursday. Dec. q, Historical associa-
| tion, 10 a. m.-Prof George l.. Burr, Prof.
/ Dana G. Munro, Henry Osborn Taylor,
I New York: Louise Ropes Loomis, Prof.
James Harvey Robinson Prof Paul Van
/ Dyke
Economic association, 10 a. m.--John b.
/ Clark, II, w. Taussig, Samuel Gompers,
! A. II. Weber, Rev John A Ryan, r. L.
| Bogart. 12:30-Buslness meeting
/ Political Science association, 1890 "a. IN
! Rear-Admiral Charles A. Sperry Prof.
Charles Noble Gregoryi Prof Paul 5.
| helfStD.
Sociological Society, 10 a. m.--Lester Il.
Ward, C. A, Ellwood, II. q. Weatherly,
| William q, Sumner, #, NJ, Davenport,
jeffrey n. Bracket, Robert G. Chapin, j.
| Elbert Cutler.
Thursday afternoon Dec, g, Historical
association, p. m.-Joint meeting with
the New England History Teachers as
sociation, James A. James, III. p. Lewis,
Herbert D.. Foster, John r. Manning
Lucy NJ. Salmon, Julius Sachs, James
( Sullivan, Jr., p. m.--Meeting OF execu-
live council and standing committees.
Economic association, Irving Fisher
Joseph French johnson, Frank III. Dixon
Joint meeting with American Sociologi-
cal society, Walter r. Wilcox, Edward A
! Ross.
| Political Science association. u. m,
Admiral j.. E. Chadwick, Prof George IL
| Haynes, William B. Weeden, Prof. j. @.
| Dealey,
Sociological society, p. m.-Joint sec-
tional meeting with American Economic
| association.
Thursday evening. Dec, g7-Joint ses-
sion OF Economic Association and His
| torical association, y. IN. Ulysses O.
Weatherly. John II. Commons. Edwin r.
| Gay, Frederick j. Turner, Simon n. Pat
ten, Edward +, Cheyney.
Joint session OF Political Science, AS
ISOLATION and Sociological society, y.
m.-Dr. Albert Shaw, Prof. Lester f.
| Ward
Friday, Dec. .s, 10 a. m.-Max Farrand
| George Il. Adams, Andrew G. Mclaughlin
Charles ID. Hazen, George p. GARRISON,
| John o. Sumner. II. Morse Stephens
Benjamin +. Shambaugh, II. v. Ames
| John =. Kennedy, Luther r. Kelker
Henry E. Bourne, Frank II. Severance.
| Economic association, fifth session, 10
a. m.Maurice II. Robinson, William c.
! Prof. Horack. w. @. Langworthy Taylor.
Political Science association, 10 a. M
Joint session with American Economic
association.
Sociological society, a. m., Business
meeting IL a. M, David Collin Wells, AL
bion w. Small, James K. Hagerty, Simon
n. Patten, James .. Dealey, f. c. Hayes.
Friday, Dec. 2S, Historical association,
| annual meeting, $3.50 p. m.
Economic association, 3 p. m, Albert
Clarke, Byron w. Holt Henry B. Gard
ner, James Il. Hagerty; $50 p. m., cleo
tion OF officers.
Political Science association, 3 y. m,
Prof. c. f. Merriam, J. Z. Shea, Prof. J.
w. Garner. Prof. w. w. Willoughby.
SOCIOLOGICAL society, 3 p. m. Albion w.
Small Mrs. j. Odenwald Unger, George
Willis Cooke, David Belasco, George
Lansing Raymond. F. X. Arens, New
York.
Friday. Dec. 2s. Historical association.
! s p. m. NJ. Kingsbury, Edward Claiming,
Barrett Wendell. George Louis Berr,
| Claude III. Van Tyne.
Political Science association, annual
meeting, s p. m.
Sociological society, S p. m. Franklin IT.
| Giddings, Charles II. Cooley, Francis G.
| Peabody, Charles r. Henderson.
Saturday, Dec. 29 Historical associs-
| tion, 10 a. M. Clarence S. Brigham. Ul-
| rich Il. Phillips, Evarts b. Greene. Frank
| II. Holder, James A. Woodburn.
Political Science association. 10 a. M,
| Charles Johnston, Prof. stephen Leacock,
| Prof. Chester Lloyd Jones, Hon. William
| #. Willoughby.
Sociological society 10 a. m, Samuel
McCune Lindsay. David Collin Wells, Les
ter r. Ward and others.
- Saturday. Dec. %, Political Science as
sociation, 3 y. m. Prof. Alleyne Ireland,
Alpheus II. Snow, Poultney Bigelow. o.
! p. Austin.
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