Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF MID.
DIE STATES MEETS.
Promotion Of the Study Of Litera-
ture, Life and Art Of An
cient Greece.

| The second annual meeting of the
| Classical Association of the Middle
| States and Maryland Is being held in
| Washington. Two sessions were held
yesterday. one In the afternoon and one In
| the evening. 1t convened again this
| morning and was concluded this after
noon. The sessions are being held in the
| George Washington University and the
attendance has been large. many out-of-
town members of the association being
| present.
The association announces as its object
the bringing together Of persons interest
ed In the study Of the literature, the life
and art of ancient Greece and Rome. with
the view of strengthening the classics in
every possible way through the encour-
aGement OF research and the development
Of better methods Of teaching.
Opening Session.
The first session OF the association was
| opened yesterday at $50 O'Clock. with
| the president. Prof. Kirby Flower Smith
Of Johns Hopkins University. in the chair.
, The address Of welcome was delivered by
DR.. Charles W. Needham. president OF
George Washington University after
which the following papers were read:
principles Of Teaching Latin" Miss H.
MAY johnson, the Eastern High School.
Washington; Notes on the Menaechmi
Of Plautus." Prof Charles Knapp. Bar
nard College: Greek Inventions" Prof.
NJ. W. Humphreys. University OF Vir-
Prof. William n Baker Haverford Col
lege.
The meeting adjourned at pm. and
was followed by a reception in the Wom-
ans building 1888 street, given In hon.
or Of the visiting members of the associa-
ton by the Washington Classical Club.
The second session of the association
was held at o'clock last evening In the
university hall The meeting opened with
the report of the executive committee and
the report Of the secretary-treasurer by
Prof Charles Knapp, Barnard CoItege.
New York city. The principal feature OF
then evening was the annual address OF
the president of the association. Prof.
Kirby Flower Smith. Johns Hopkins Uni
versity his subject being THE Story of
Hylas as a Literary Theme" At the
conclusion Of his address an opportunity
was afforded those present to meet the
president of the association and the other
speakers at the several sessions. after
which the meeting adjourned. followed
by an Informal smoker given some OF
the members at the University Club.
Program Today.
The program of today's meeting in West
Hall follows: How Far Does the Word
Order in Latin Prose Indicate the Proper
Emphasis?" Prof. John Greene. Colgate
University; THE New Classical Philol-
ogy." Prof Mitchell Carroll. George
Washington University: ION the Teach
ing Of Vergil." Mr.. ]. B. Hench. Shady
side Academy, Pittsburg; 'On the Rule of
Three Actors in the Greek Drama. Prof.
Kelly Rees Adelphi College: Aids In
wood. Girls Latin School. Baltimore:
Recent Archaeological Progress in
Rome" Prof. Harry L. Wilson, Johns
Hopkins University 81 "A Broader n..t Ap-
Rrencn to Of the
speech in VergiI and the Later Roman
Epic" Dr. Herbert C.. Lipscomb. the
Country School for Boys. Baltimore; The
Excavations in Crete" DR.. T. Leslie
Shear, Barnard College.
Those Present. ].
The following Is the list of those at
tending the sessions: Miss H. May john
son, Eastern High School. Washington;
Prof. Thomas Fitzhugh. University of
Virginia: Prof. e. L. White. Boys Latin
School, Baltimore, Md; Prof Milton w.
Humphreys, University Of Virginia; Miss
Anna MacI.aren Smith. Denver High
School; Prof ]. B. Hench Shadyside
Academy. Pittsburg; Miss Jeanette 8.
Sewell, Normal College, New York city;
Prof. Floyd p Johnson, Friends School.
Washington: Miss Mabel c. Halves. East
ern High School; Prot. -Betsey B. Davis,
Normal College. New York city; Miss
Florence Layton, Cranch School. WASH
ington: Prof. Gonzalez Lodge. Columbia
University; Miss NJ. Katharine McNiH.
High School, Harrisburg. Pa; w. F,
Dales, Central High School. Washington:
Mrs. Marian 8. Baker. Miss Madeira's
School. Washington: Prof. @. p. Bristol,
Cornell University; r. Arrowsmith. Amer
lean Book Company; r. A. Metcalf. New
York manager. Allyn and Bacon: Miss
Mildred Dean. Central High School. Wash
ington: Mrs r. NJ. Young. National Cathe.
dral School. Washington: Miss Martha
Washburn. National Cathedral School,
Washington; Miss Sallie e. Wilson,
National Cathedral School. Washing
ton: Franklin A. Dakin. teacher OF
classics. Haverford. Pa: Donald A. Mac
Rae. preceptor in classics. Princeton. ~.
j.; James w. Glass. Pennsylvania repre-
sentative. Allyn and Bacon: Jared W.
Scudder the Albany Academy. Albany.
n. Y: Prof. Charles Knapp. Barnard Col
lege: Henry A. .Hompe Pennsylvania rep
resentative. Allyn and Bacon. New York;
city; T. Leslie Shear. Barnard College:
Prof. George Dwight Kellogg. Princeton.
n. j.. and Prof Mitchell Carroll, George
Washington University.