The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-28

sions held by the rducatlonal soCletl''
meeting az Brown university were de-
voted TO general discussions ana oolisl,
ences The most important discussion
came In the afternoon. when subjects
nertaining 10 the treatment OF insur-
ance companies and the relation OF the
protective tariff 10 the trusts were de-
bated.
one OF the most interesting OF the
papers dealing with the trusts and The
iarifY was contributed by Bryon W. Holt
OF New York editor o. Moody 8 Maya
zine Taking almost the opposite view
OF the subject from that presented 10y
Albert Clarke secretary OF the Home
Market club OF Boston
Mr.. Holt asserted trat the one essen
ital element OF the trusts was nonopoIS,
that no trust could exist without some
kind OF a monopoly ana that the tarln
Is the mother OF trusts
lie showed the results Of protective
tariff as applied 10 Rhode Island ne
said that II this state were protecteo III
IT'S many industries by special pro'eC
i've tariff inhabitants OF the state Would
be forced TO buy the products oil 'he
local mills al sjecial price hNed py
reason of the protection granted, and tho
sapa with everything which tte state
,,rodueed or which could be obtained oy
few specially favored ones. while TO
all the rest OF the country the s'aP''
American price would prevail
This has been shown 20 be the woIh-
,ns feature of the protective tarin as
annlied internationally, he said. ana N
~amrentins upon the Mckinley ana the
pingley measures he said that 'he pr
tectiye tariff breeds trusts as naiuIa aug
rs a New Jersey swamp preeds mus
auitoes. ,.u ,,r,,,
The delegates busted thenlselNvS '"S ,hS
,his morning with attendance upon III,
conferences and business meeting or tho
Sociological society. ,o
A, ~ m. points Of Concurrence
Among Sociologlsts' by Albion w Sunal,
University OF Chicago. were toloWeu ~
Simon n. Patten, University Oh .il''sy ,y!i
xania. James e Hagerty, Ohio state UNI
versitv: James O. Dealey. Brown unlVer-
.i,v. y O. HAYES, Miami university.
The Historical association held CONFER
ences In Rockefeller hall on History W
the College Curriculum Prof MAX far-
rand of Leland Stanford university was
the leader OF the discussion. the topic p'-
inc .sThe Sequence Of College Courses III
History." The speakers were: George h.
Adams yale: Andrew G. Mclaughlin
University OF Chicago; Charles ID. Hazen'
smith college; George =. Garrison Uhl-
versity OF Texas: John o. sumner, mas
sachusetts institute Of Technology H.
Morse stephens University of California;
samuel r Harding University OF Indiana.
AZ Manning hall the Historical society
devoted it's attention 10 problems or the
state and local historical societies, Ben
iamin f. Shambaugh. of the state Hlstor-
ical society OF Iowa presiding The sub
sact was "Problems Relative TO the Care
and Preservation of the Public Archives.
In speaking upon this subject Prof. ii. V.
Ames. OF the University OF Pennsylvania
told of the work OF the archives commis-
sion I'm part as follows
The Public Archives commissions
chief activities have fallen in two distinct
fields: investigating the conditions OF
state and to less extent OF local archives
and the preparation of report present
ing the character, contents and cohnluoh
OF the same, together with the provisions
made for their preservation and usei sec
ondly I'm efforts to promate and encour-
age state legislation providing for their
more adequate care and supervision.
Departments of archives and history
have been established I'm Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and West Virginia. and divisions
of public records or commissions rounded
in PENNSYLVANIA. Maryland Delaware.
North and South Carolina and Arkansas.
Outside of the states OF Massachusetts.
Rhode Island and Connecticut, there does
not appear TO be any system OF adequate
supervision"
The next paper read was on THE Pub
Tic Archives of the State OF Virginia" by
John p Kennedy. state librarian. of
Richmond. Another paper was read upon
by Luther r. Kelker, custodian OF pub
lie records. Harrisburg Other papers
were: "Some Points in Connection With
the Work of the Public Archives OF
ing OF Historic Sites IN America, by
Henry r. Bourne; The Marking OF His,
Frank H. Severance; and Marking the
Santa Fe Trail" by George W. Martin
Kansas State Historical society. the lat
ter being In part as follows;
THE sta te regent OF the Kansas Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution In 1902
Mrs. Fannie G. Thompson OF Topeka re-
called the earliest known mark OF clviliza-
tion upon our soil, the thread OF empire
which ran from New Santa Fe on our
Missouri border 10 the point where the
Cimarron river cuts our southwest bound
AIRY, nearly zoo miles
Just what means Mrs. Thompson would
have chosen 10 carry out her idea of
marking the trail, Is not known. for hel
death occurred In February 1903, the year
of the great food The daughters AZ theii
conference in October. 1894, revived Mrs
Thompson's suggestion. aud adopted II n
her memory.
THE legislature OF 1906 appropriated
5000 for making the markers, and join
committee OF the daughters and Of IN,
State Historical society mapped out the
work. The markers were Of red granite
from the town OF Granite. oklahoma cost
ever, has promised 20 carry the stone
free OF cost, and the localities where the
have so far been received have gladl!
borne the expense or the concrete founda
tion the stone requires.
THE state superintendent Of public In
struction was asked that the observanc
OF Kansas day, Jan. q. 1905. in the publi
schools. should centre about the histor,
OF the Santa Fe trail one Of the feature
OF the day In the schools was the readln
- of original essays by the pupils. 81 hein
offered In prizes. A fine national flag wa
also offered 10 the school taking up th
largest penny collection. which amounto
TO some 800
''The Kansas City Missouri Historics
association ls marking the trail fror
Wcstport landing. as the old levee wa
called, through the town 10 its iunctlo
with the trail In Kansas. by setting cronz
tablets into tho walls OF buildings. Tn
children have taken an active part. an
81 r. believed that the marking of the ol
Santa re trail will result In the awaken
ing OF a historic conscience akin 90 Da
frlotsm IN Kansas