The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-08
U. S. IMMORTALS
ARE ANNOUNCED
List Contains Names of
Roosevelt and
Wilson.
LITERARY MEN PREOOMINATE
Attempt to Establish Coun-
terpart of the French
Academy.
Tt is Court of Last Resort in
Questions of Rhetoric and
Classics.
LITERARY Men pREOOMINATE

Philadelphia. Feb. S.-The names
of the 'immortals" In America hav
been announced by the National Insti
tute OF Arts and Letters, an organiza
tion which aim sto establish a coun-
tlon which aims to establish a coun.
French Academy. This academy is a
court of last resort In France IN
questions Involving rhetoric and the
classics.
The "immortals" as chosen by tho
National Institute OF Arts and Let.
tors make up the membership of the
American Academy of Arts and Let
tiers. There are at present Al mem
bers of the American academy
The National Institute of Arts and
Letters has a membership of 250. IT
was pointed out that the present num-
ber of AZ would be decreased until
the number of 40 could be reached
and maintained.
Here is the list:
Theodore Roosevelt, author and
contributing editor.
Woodrow Wilson, author and Gov
ernor of New Jersey.
Horace Howard Furness, Philadel-
phia, Shakespearian scholar.
Charles Francis Adams of South
Lincoln, Mass, the historical writer
and author.
Henry Adams. of Boston, author
and formerly editor of the North
American Review.
Henry NJ. Alden, OF New York, edi-
tor of Harper's and well-known lee
turer and author.
John Bigelow, Of New York, author
and scholar.
William C. Brownell, of New York.
author and student.
John Burroughs, OF Westpark, New
york uresident of Columbia Univer-
sity.
George w. Cable, Of Northampton
Massachusetts, author
Editors Selected.
Basil l., Gildersleeve, of Baltimore,
editor, author and philologist.
Arthur Twining Hadley, president
OF Yale University.
William Dean Howells. OF New
York. author and editorial contribu-
tor to Harpers Magazine.
Henry James, the Isle Of wight
author and editorial writer
Robert Underwood Johnson, OF
New York. writer and editor mem
ber of the editorial staff Of the Cen
tury Magazine.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Massachu-
setts. author. lecturer and United
States Senator.
Thomas r. Lounsbury, of New Ha-
ven, author and professor at Yale.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell, president
OF Harvard, author and scholar
Hamilton Wright Mabie, Summit
N. j.. author and editor
Alfred Il. Mahan, OF New YORK.
rear admiral of United States navy
retired. author and editor former
nresldent OF the American Historical
Society. vi,
Brander Matthews, of New YORK,
author and professor OF literature ~
Columbia University. -
John Muir, OF Martinez Cal, OK
plorer, naturalist, editor and author'
Thomas Nelson Page OF Washlns-
ton, author and lecturer. -
Bliss Perry, of Cambridge Mass
nrofessor OF English literature at Har'
ward University.
Iames Ford Rhodes, author ana
CORNER president of the American
Historical Society 40
lanes Whitcomb Riley tno
Hoosler poet. - pr,nccton
N. j., author and editor v.,,
n Hoplxinson Smith, OF New forA'
artist and author.
Poet and Lecturer.
,.,, Won Dvke of Princeton, poet
and lecturer. r,hoca
""I ndrew dickson White, OF lthaca'
~ " educator, diplomatlst ana uu-
thor. ,.o,.r, of Beyerly,
Ntsss author and poet. vi,
John w. Alexander OK V>e"
painter. 90 New York,
sculptor. sao,d ~ New York,
artist author and lecturer ."
Columbia, Harvard and f@ie' NH
George De Forest Brush Oh ~
lin. N. H., artist. nyow york.
WAliam NJ. Chase Oh NC"
artist. D,ow york. painter
and author. .,, 90 New York,
sculptor. 90 New York,
architect. -s..a Mead. OF New
york, architect 1ew York,
artist. o..ont of New York, arr
tlst ,,o. ,of Monadnock, N
H., animal painter; o,, york. painter
ana modeller and mural os'
al al partford In loSs'