New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
FORTY IMMORTALS NAMED
List Announced for American
Academy of Arts and Letters.
ROOSEVELT AND WILSON IN
Teachers, Editors, Lecturers,
Artists, Sculptors, Scientists
and Naturalist Selected.
rRv Telegraph to The Tribune J

philadelphia, Jan. 2s-The Forty I'm
mortals Of America. and more particularly
of the United states, chosen from among
the greatest living American writer's, have
been announced by the National Institute
of Arts and Letters.
The Forty Immortals are chosen along the
lines that govern membership in the world
famous Academic Franchise. the first OF
the five academies forming the institute OF
France. The French academy, whose MEM
hers are known as the Gmmortals, Is the
chief tribunal of questions relating 10 the
niceties Of the French language, and OF
grammar, rhetoric, poetry and classification
cf French classics.
The list Of the Immortals was announced
to-day by Harrison S. Morris, vice-presi-
dent Of the National Institute OF Arts and
Letters. Mr. Morris was Commissioner
General from the United States TO the re-
cent art exhibition in Rome In addition
70 his membership in the National Institute
of Arts and Letters. Mr.. Morris is an Off
cor of the National Academy Of Design IN
New York.
One PhiIadelphian is included in the list
of Immortals. He is Or. Horace Howard
Furncss, the great Shakcspearian scholar.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
are also included in the list.
Mr.. Norris said that bill is now pend
ling before Congress. which was introduced
| hy Senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts. which
| if passed this year will make the American
| Academy Of Arts and Letters national in
stitution with a national charter. Senator
Lodge Is himself named among the lmmor'
tails and tho bill has the backing Of num-
her of prominent statesmen in Washing
| ton.
| Taken alphabetically, the lmmortals in
| cluded I'm the department OF literature In
the American Academy are as follows:
| Charles Francis Adams. of Lincoln, Mass
| Henry Adams. Of Boston
Henry NJ. Walton, Of New York, editor
| Of Harper s."
w. 9. BrowncTl, Of New York. author and
student Of the classics.
John Burroughs. of West Park, y. Y, the
Nicholas Murray Butler. Of New York
puhlicist and author.
| George W. Cable, OF Northampton, Mass.
author and former newspaper man.
4 Basil l. Gild"rslecye, II Baltimore, cd
I itor author and philOlog'st.
/ Arthur Twining Iiadloy, president oI
! WiIliam Dean Howclls. of New York
author and editorial contributor 10 Harp
orS Ne Gazine.'
Robert Underwood Johnson, Of Now York
writer and editor.
/ Henry cabot Lodge, of MASSACHUSETTS,
editor author. lecturer ana 'n't'd Stdt"'
Thomas n. Iounsbury. Of New Haven
Conn, author and professor az Yale.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell president o
] Ia rl scholar
/ Hamilton Wright Mabie. summit, y. y.
author and editor. j.,
miral. l. s y Tetircd). author and editor
/ Brander Matthews. Of New York, autho
and professor OF literature at Columbi'
! University.
/ John Muir. Of MARTINEZ, cal. theologtst
explorer. naturalist editor and author.
Thomas Nelson Page, of Washington, au
! thor and lecturer
Bliss Perry. of Cambridge Mass. profes
| sor Of English literature at Harvard Uni
lanes lanes Ford Rhodes author and formc
president OF the American Historical So
| James Whitcomb Riley. tho Hoosicr poet
| William NJ Sloane. Of Princeton, n y
professor at columbia University autho
az Horkinson Smith. ~ New York. arts
Henry van Dyke. of Princeton, author
/ poet and lecturer.
/ educator. diplomatlst and author.
! George T. Woodborry, of Beverly, Mass
/ author and professor Of literature at Co
/ lumhia University.
/ Included In the Department ~ Art ar,
/ the following Immortals:
| John W. Alexander. OF New York, painter
I Taul W Bartlett Of New York, sculptor
/ Edwin IT, Blashheld, OF New York. artist
/ author and lecturer on art at Columbia
/ Harvard and Yale.
! George De Forest Brush, Of Dublin
/ y. ~, artist.
/ William NJ Chase. Of New York artist.
KENYON Cox, Of New York, painter ano
| author
! Daniel g. French. Of Now York, sculptor
! Thomas Hastings. of New York, arChi
/ foct chevalier Of tho Legion Of Honor
. France.
William Rutherford Mead. OF New York
! architect
/ Francis n Mllet. NJ New York, artist.
John S Sargent. Of New York. artist and
! officer Of the Legion Of Honor France.
Abbott Thaycr OF Monadnock New
/ Hampshire. artist.
| EIhu Veddcr. of New York and Rome
painter and modcler and famous mura
! decorator.
There arc two mon In the Department ~
Music who have received the distinction OF
! election 10 the American Academy. Thos
/ are George Whitfield Chad wick, Of Boston
I and IIoratiO W. Parker, OF New Haven.