The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-04
American Learned Societies



There are ABOUT l1o ,sa.neu so $1,000
in the United STATES when are c.asser
as national, and wnlch nave = n us'i',.s
scope. They range from the oIsa1~
tons which study tne sTave pIin e,tl
OF political economies ana 10TH cle ~
Ing houses OF poiticaI .nousn. ~ ~
society which .dehghts IN contenpiA.-
Ing the wild Flower anu IN preserFnis
It's reign against the ohsAaushes y
commercialism. Pernaps no otner
country In the worio 80 young az
america has proportionateIy so many
such societies as the Qniteo states.
Canada is following TINS record IN tnat
particular ana mas a list OF sucn Lnstl.
tutions that tells OF the ascehoency OF
the inteliectuai lie IN the DoIninion.
Inc Carnesie tns.iIutlon OF WASH
ihgton mas recently ISSUED nanopooh
OF the learnei societies or the Ameri-
cas-. 1t was prepared unaer the super
vision Of HERBERT putnam, Librarian OF
congress, and under the direct charge
| Library staff. True to its purpose of
making all Important knowledxe ac-
cessibie 10 every serious student hy
lcollectinr sfoyn q svidrlSs sa,sa sated
| sources ana cisxryYv, Ss ~ ,as.s,r, ~
sS,reso,,s ofsshss f;.s,t ti,y,,s az 80
| tuition did kftter II rof down to husi-
| mess was to make ! Ifheraf a n,oro,,rIa.
| ton for the hrinoin1 fo,.th n hend.
book Of the learned societies and In
stitntton. ~ an ,s,orIs M,
relating to the America Il the nresent
tha rvor,d ha 49,. J. ~ 80. .,ie less y
~. $3.50. n a.s pocn ssusreu uogetner,
wv ~ hot YET ready TOT pupIication.
IN All the Americas there are perhaps
Ing something, ITO the store of human
knowledge in their respective spheres
The great majority of these are more
or less local in their nature In some
on them the terms OF membership e1igi-
biiity are very strict and exacting
others are practically open to all
corners who put up the initiation fee
corning ready guide to the activities
OF all these Organizations, and direo-
lions for getting in touch with them.
the new handbook places an entirely
new fleli OF information at the dis
posal OF the ordinary student.
some OF the societies listed have very
specitic objects The American Alpine
sx nH Is an an lnstancs It's object Is the
and Of noIar rer,ons y yts an [eglonls
/ is limited to those who have c,snteg
| iriportant mountain rerions tbosa sSSo
have explored polar tracts.'or have con,
| tributeJ something to the worlds
knowledge on the subject In which tha
| club Is primarily Interested IT'S first
studies will take the form of mono
graphs on typical mountains Of North
/ America. 81 ~
Perhaps the most widely known NJ
| the learned societies of the IJnited
states Is the American Association for
the advancement of Science Certain
| X Hs activi.les cover wider range
4 - .hosS OF most otner sucn secures
... ias soa Hs, snlrly oIner important
ii, nse. 1.,iti, a. VIII ~ anu tney
meet WIN y, usuaiiy curing tne
- wen % Deceiiiper 1ts ooJect Is
ehcourase scIehtitic reseafch IN all
E,S branches ana TO procure Tor the
ao ,,, OF sclentlric men increased
t@S.tlties ana Wider usefulness.
me. american mosquito Extermina-
lion society came INTO existence In 1908,
ara a. tns name lhelcates, II has gone
Si1er me mosqul.o manner and tongs.
az ~ announces ies oDJect as being TO
sl4ect oy neans OF education, legis-
tatlon,y co.operation, and the inter-
enanse OF ioeas the practical exter.
lIIination ot the mosquito In settled
communities or sections- No report Of
any mosquito Indignation meeting to
protest against this has yet been re-
fceiyeu.
Boston has a peculiar club called the
1 cub OF Odd Volumes. Its membership
Is limited to fifty-one active and five
honorary 1t has as a main purpose
the collection OF odd and peculiar books
into a library and their occasional ex-
hibition. The Acorn Club, of Connect
cut has the same objects with relation