The Washington herald., 1908-04-25

There was a large attendance at the
opening session OF the second annual
meeting of the Classical Association of
the Middle States and Maryland. held at
George Washington University yesterday
afternoon, at 2:3O O'Clock
The object of the association is to unite
all persons in the Middle States and Mary
land who are interested in the study Of the
literature. the life. and the art OF ancient
/ Greece and ancient Rome. whether they
are actually teaching Greek or Latin, or
not, that the position Of the classics may
be strengthened in every possible way.
through the encouragement q research
and the development OF better methods OF
! teaching
Welcomed by DIR. Needham.
/ The meeting was called TO order by the
president Of the association, Prof. Kirby
Flower Smith. Of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity of Baltimore. Dr. Charles ". Need
ham, president OF George Washington
University, delivered an address Of vel
come
| The following papers were read: PTin-
ciples of teaching Latin. Miss H. May
Johnson. Eastern High School. Washing
ton; Notes on the Menaechmi Of Plautus,
| Prof. Charles Knapp. Barnard College;
Greek inventions, Prof II. w. Hum
phreys, University of Virginia: Slang,
ancient and modern. Prof William n
Baker. Haverford College.
Reception to Visitors.
The meeting was adjourned at O'Clock,
Z
Woman's Building. 1888 I street, given
in honor Of the visiting members Of the
/ association by the Washington Classical
Club.
At the evening session, which began at
S o'clock, Prof Kirby Flower Smith. Of
Johns Hopkins University, read a paper
on the story Of Hyias as literary theme.
After the close OF the address the mems
bers were introduced TO the speakers OF
the meeting
List of Those Present.
The following IS a list OF those particl-
pating:
Miss Il. May johnson. Eastern High school.
Washington Prof Thomas FitzHugh. University oi
Virginia Prof Z. L. White, Boys Latin School.
Baltimore. Nd; Prof. Milton ". HumplFeys Uni
FeTsity q Virginia; Miss Anna NiacIAren smith,
Denver High School; Pref. j. b Hench, Shsdysids
Academy. Pittsburg; Miss Jeanette S. Sewell.
Normal College. New York City; Prof. Floyd L.
johnson, Friends School Washington: Miss Mabel
G. HaWes. Eastern High School. PFof. Betsey b.
Davis. Normal College. New YORK City. Miss Flor |
ence Layton, Crancl School. Washington Prof. /
Gonzalez Lodge Columbia University. Miss N.
Katharine McNin. High School. Harrisburg Pa
W +, Dalss Central High School Washington;
Mrs Marian s. Baker, Miss Madeira's sclool, /
Washington Frof q. P. Bristol Cornell Uni
versity; Il. ATrowsmith. American Book Company J
X A. M6t.ad New YORK manager Aliyn a Bacon I
Miss Mildred Dean, Central High school Wash
ngton; Mrs r N. Young Nationsl Cathedral
School. Washington; Miss Martha Washburn Ma
tional Cathedral School. Washington; Miss Sane
F. Wilson. National Cathedral School. Washington.
Franklin A Dakin teacher Of classics Harerford
Pa Donald A. MaeRas preceptor in classics
Princeton. y. J.; James v. Glass, peunylyania /
representative Allyn s. Bacon; Jared " scaidder, (
the Albany Academy. Albany. " Y; Prof Charles /
Knapp. Barnard College; Henri A. Hompe Penn /
sylFanis representative Allyn & Bacon, New YORK /
Ciy; T. Leslie Shear, Barnard College Prof !
George Dwight kellogg. Princeton, \. J.. and /
Prof Mitchell Carroll George Washington liver /
sty.
To-day's Programme.
To-day's programme consists OF a
morning session, beginning at o'clock. |
and an afternoon session at 2.30 o'clock. /
both 10 be held in the west hall Of the /
university.
The programme for the morning meet
ing is as follows:
How far does the word-order in Latin Prose indi-
cate the proper emphssis{" Prof John Greene Col
gate University The new classical philology 4
Prot. Mitchell Carroll George Washington Univer-
sity; On the teaching @: Yergil," J. B. Hench /
Shadyside Academy. Pittsburg; "on the rule Of 4
three actors in the Greek drama Prof Kelly Rees 4
Adephi College Aids in teaching Caesar" Miss /
Mary L. HarW0Od. Girls Latin School Baltimore. 4
AT this afternoons sneeting papers viii |
be read as follows:
Recent archaeological progress in Rome. Prof |
Harry L. Wilson. Johns Hopkins University: a /
broader approach 10 Greek" Prof D. A NlacRae /
Pnnceton University; Aspects Of the speech in /
NeIgil and the later Roman epic DR.. Herbert C. /
LiDsc0mb. the Country school for Boys Baltimore. /
The excavations IN Crete" Dr. 7. Leslie Shear
Barnard College.