Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-29
Discussed Friday by Ed
ucators at Providence,
Long List Of Prominent Speak
erS Lead Discussions.
Eminent Authorities Heard on Sew.
eral Timely Subjects.

Providence. r. l., Dec. 2S.-Eminent
authorities in history, sociology and
political science resumed today their
discussions Of questions of national i'm
rortance in the meetings which are be-
ing held here under the auspices of
Brown University. A long list of speak
ers prominent in state historical So
cietics and including many well-known
college professors, took part in the
conferences Of the American Historical
Association at the Rockefeller Hall au-
ditOrium. Chairman Max Farrand, pro-
fessor in Leland Stanford University,
presided at the opening conference,
which was on History in the College
CIipriculum." Among the speakers who
treated this subject We're: Prof. George
T. Adams, Yale University; Andrew c.
Mclaughlin. professor in the Univcr-
slty Of Chicago; Prof. Charles D. HaZ-
en-, Smith College; Prof. George Z.
Harrison. University of Texas; Prof.
John O. summer, Massachusetts Insti-
tute Of Technology; Prof. II. Morse
Stephens. University of California;;
Prot. Samuel l.. Harding, University of
Indiana.
"A
Stata and Loval Historical Societies"
waskresidcd over by Chairman Bcnja
min F. Shambaugh. of the state His
taricai Society Of Iowa, and among the
sHEakers were Prof. H. V. Ames. Uni
-%aity of Pennsylvania: John. F. Ken
nedy, state librarian. Richmond. Va;
Henry z. Bourne, professor in West
en- Reserve University: Frank Fl. Sew
;erance of the Buffalo Historical SOcie-
ty, ;.n"' George w. Martin. Of the Kan
sas State Historical Society. The morn
ing meeting of the American Sociolog-
zeal Society, held in EoCkofellcr hall.
was devoted principally 10 business.
Subjects OF mutual interest brought
the members "f the American Econom-
ic Association and the American Polit-
ical Science Association together in q
Joint session in SayleS hall in the morn
ing, when timely papcrS We're read On
the general subject Of insurance. Coy
eminent Control Of Insurance Compa
Iics." was treated by Maurice II. Rob
insnn of the University of Illinois. Will
liam G. Johnson, the New York mana
ger Of the Phoenix Life Insurance Co.
Of Hartford. CT, spoke on "Some OBJ
snrvations Concerning the Principles
Which Should GOvcn the Organization
and Regulation Of Insurance Compa-
Mics" The discussion which followed
was opened by Senator William w.
Armstrong of Rochester. y. y, and
Was participated in by Frank Edward
H"rack. State University of iowa. and
W. G. Langworthy Taylor Of the Uni
Ncrsity Of Nebraska. The committees
had rot forgotten the social side Of the
gatherings, for two lunchcons Were
planned.
The American Historical Association
was entertained by the Rhode Island
Historical Society in the building OF
that organization. while the trustees
Of the Providence Public library and
the Providence Athcnaeum arranged
for q luncheon at the Lyman Gymnasi-
sum for the members of the American
Economic Association. American Polit-
zeal Science Society. American Soiolog-
ial Soicty. photographed Society of
America and the New England History
Teachers Association.
At the business; session Of the Amer
lean Sociological Society the present
officers We're reelected. The executive
committee was authorized to invcs-
tigate the advisabiity of publishing
4 magazine dealing with sociological
topics
AT the political science convention
gathering this afternoon Prof. J. W.
Garner Of the University Of Illinois
read an address on Some Observations
on Existing Methods OF Amending
state Constitutions"