The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
SCIENTISTS
TO VISIT UNIVERSITY
Most Distinguished Body OF
Geographers Ever Assembled
in One Group.
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Charlottesville. Va. September ZZ-
The University Of Virginia will enter
tain on october ~ the most dist'n-
suished body Of geographers probably
ever assembled in one group at th9
same time. They are members OF
the transcontinental excursion party
which is making trip over the United
States, having started from New i"rk
August %. The party is now IN o.e-
gon and will proceed South along IN,
Pacific coast. across to New orleans
and Mobile. and up through Georeia
the Carolinas and Tennessee to Va
gtnia. 1t will end in New YORK
OCTOBER 10.
Many institutions Of learning along
the route extended invitations to the
director of this scientific excursion,
professor william Morris Davis. OF
Harvard University. but the only In
vitation Of this kind accepted was that
from President Alderman.
Apart from this distinction. the COM
ing Of the geographers will anoro the
University OF Virginia an opportunity
to spread throughout this state ana
the south the result Of the best think
ing on methods Of teaching, 3eo2ra-
ply and pursuing researches II TINS
branch Of learning in the world to-
day. The party consists OF picked
men, many of them world-renowned
specialists in their respecting helds.
They will take part in a symposium at
the University. to which will be m
vited teachers from every high schooi
in Virginia. representatives OF South-
ern colleges and universities, and the
public. Questions bearing upon the
teaching of geography and allied topics
will be frankly discussed. and the
opinions expressed will be published
by the university, probably through
the scientific branch OF the Philoso-
phical Society.
The object OF this symposium will
be to raise the standard of geography
teaching in this country. The leadine
geographers of Germany. France.
Austria, England and other countries
will take part, as will similarly quail
fed American scientists. State Super
intendents Of Education. the United
States Commissioners OF Education. al
Washington. and representatives OF
universities in Maryland. Pennsylvania
and other States to the north will
also attend.
This trancontinental excursion 1:
being made to celebrate the slxtleth
anniversary of the founding of the
American Geographical Society Of New
York Many of the geographical socie-
ties and universities of Europe were
invited to send delegates. and they
complied by designating their leading
geographers to represent them. In
addition to these distinguished foreign
ers and biologists in America are
travelling in the party either all or
part Of the way.
The party will reach here at A. NJ.
October IL. and will proceed at once
by automobile to Monticello, where an
excellent view of the Piedmont plateau
may be obtained. Professor DAVIS.
director of the excursion, has ex-
pressed a wish to have the visitors
taken to Jefferson's home because OF
the historical interest, as well as for
the reason that they want to see the
beautiful plateau of the Piedmont
under the best conditions possible. An
elaborate luncheon will be served at
the university, and then the sympo-
SUM will begin. The special train will
leave for Washington and the north
late the same afternoon.
The foreign scientists in the party
are:
Austria-Dr. Eduard Bruckner, Uni
versity Of Vienna; DIR. Fritz Machat-
schek, University Of Vienna, editor OF
the publications Of the Geographical
Society Of Vienna; DR.. Eugen ODER
hummer, professor OF Geography at
Vienna and president OF the Geographic
cal Society there
Belgium-Jules Leclercq. past presi-
dent OF the Royal Belgian Geogra-
phical Society and member Of the
Royal Academy Of Belgium: Paul FL
sen, Of the Royal Geographical Socie-
ty OF Antwerp.
Denmark-Professor Ole Olu1sen,
Royal Danish Geographical Society.
France-Pierre Bastian and Henri
Baulig. University Of Paris; Albert
Demangeon. University Of Lille; Lucien
GaIlois. University Of Paris and as
sociate editor. Annales dc Geographic:
Emmanuel de Marger1e, Geological
Society Of France: Jacques Goubert and
Francois Herbette. University OF
Paris; Edouard-Alfred Martel editor
Of Ii Nature: Emmanuel dc Mar
tonne, Universities OF Lyons and
Paris: Antoine vacher, University Of
Lille.
Germany-Dr. Erich Won Drygalslsi.
University Of Munich and director OF
the German Antarctic Expedition.
1919: DR.. Fritz Jaeger, University
OF Berlin. DR.. Gottfried Merzbacher.
explorer. Munich: DR.. Joseph Partsch.
University Of Leipzig: Dr.. Alfred Ruhl,
chief OF the Oceanographical Institute.
Berlin; DR.. Carl Uhlig, University Of
Tubingen: Harry waidbaur. University
Of Leipzig: Erich Wunderlich. GeoS-
raphical Institute OF the University oil
Berlin: Or. Gustav ". Won Zahn, Uni
yersity Of Jena
Great Britain-Henry o. Beckit, Uni
yersi,y OF oxford: George G. Chisholm,
University Of Edinburgh: William IL
| Nyles. University OF Edinburgh. Alan
Grant Ogilvie. University OF oxford
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