New-York tribune., 1906-12-28
MANY SPEAKERS HEARD
Historians, Educators and Scientists
Continue Meetings In Providence.

| Providence. Osc- S7.-Many important meetings
were held here to-day in connection with the gath
ertng OF historians, ed1ca.1-s and students OF
political science. under the auspices OF Brown Uni
versity
| At the meeting Of the American Historical As.
sociation. held in sayles Hall. well known uni
versity professors considered the general subtecs
Of European history. Professor George L. Burr, OF
Cornell University. presented paper on 'rProtes-
tantism and Tolerance; The Renaissance of tha
| Twelfth Century was the subject OF an address
by Professor Dana @. Munro. Of the University OF
Wisconsin; Henry Osborn Taylor. OF New York
spoke on "An Instance Of Medieval Humanisrn"
Louise Ropes LoOmis, Of Cornell University; Pro-
fessor James Harvey Robinson. OF Columbia Uni
versity. and Professor Paul Van Dyke, Of Prince
ton University were also the list OF speakers
Besides business meeting and the appotntuent
Of committees the time OF the members Of the
American Economic Association was taken up by
a consideration OF economic theory IN Rockefeller
Hall auditorium Professor John b Clark OF
Cornell University, read a paper on ION What
Principles Should Court OF Arbitration Proceed
IN Determining the Rate OF wagesF' A discussion
followed.
In Manning Hall International law was consid-
cred by the American Political Science Association
Rear Admiral Charles A SperTy had prepared an
address ON "a Revision of the Geneva Convention
and followed by Professor Charles Noble
Gregory State University OF Iowa. who considered
Tho Three-Nis Limit In the international fish
cries question. THE Third Pan-AmerIcan Confer
once was tho subject of paper by Professor Paul
y
At the gathering OF the American Sociological
society a number OF speakers took part In a dis
should socioiOgy Be Taught as a College and Uni
Xersity SuoJeotP Among the speakers were U G.
Tq9!ysTsi{yi Z; q: Pavsnport. H@mltoR coIlesS;
WORKERS: EranEiIn GiSdInEs conmbS U6iEar 6RSr!
CTtier Tyni-ersitv ~ EgichigsD anu y hLoeFt
librarians and book lovers locked to the John
Carter Brown Library where the American BibIio-
graphical Society held meetings: Following an ad-
dress by President William Coolidge Lane Gbrarisn
Of Harvard University, and the presentation OF re-
SRwTS edsay 81 fsad G wooDsn Gy PE fgS9 G
eiety. on The photographed Work OF Historical
was opened by z. H. Severance. OF the Buffalo HIS
t0ricaI society and among other speakers wers
Historical Society: William Nelson OF RE A'aI Ns
Jersey Historical Society; Theodore Lea Cols NST ~
son, of the University Of Chicago ''iNV-
- The HiStorical Association met with the New,
Hall for Joint conferences on 'Ifistory n YEis.
nentary Schools this afternoon. Ths report ~ a. =
sral discVssion BY p Lewis supeTintendenff % fS of
Sehoois' " 9Treester. Mass; Professor Herbert H.
OF Bedford Park, n. J.: Professor Lucy nj 5III1SS'
& Tnise;, Sc; FT9Isssor Julius Sachs Teachers
S9lissS SI3s I SOlIuoa M University; James Sullivan ir
y disn sT,,SI SShO0l OF commerce. New York and Isaac
James professor In the Northwestern JniVsrsit1,- ~
Society had Joint sectional meefn in Ipi1ogiieat
hail Inc subjects discussed were ssVVestsrn CiIiI.
Shild Labor n the United states'' Walter F VIII
~ ~ oi SsUIrnel read paper on the former subject
ward A. Ross. OF ths university Of WISCONSIN, A-'
~ ~ discussion by Frank A. Fetter CornaI JYni.
r Dewey, Massachusetts, Institute 81 rsc{S
Enlly Batch Wesleyan College and Garland Snsn,
CT New York, followed anu "'Sn"P Eo''e''
~ ne paper on child labor was read l,v Samuel
~, L'.tS-d5 professor IA the U-uivers.ty oT Pear
= %ana and Secretary of ths National child Labor
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