Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-08

United States to South Americans. His
friends there are in almost every line of
endeavor, governmental intellectual and COM
mercal
In academic circles he is looked upon as
the man who brought to the University of
Pennsylvania the honor of being the pioneer
in the movement to cooperate with South
American educational institutions. This
should be a source of pride to loyal Philadel-
phians who consider this city the cultural
centre of the United States, scorning the
claims Of Boston Certainly the South Amer
leans have not overlooked Professor Rowe
He holds honorary degrees from the National
University OF La Plata, Argentina; the Uni
versty Of San Marcos, at Lima, Peru the
University Of Chill, Santiago Chill, and the
National University of Mexico. He drew up
the plans of organization for the last named
institution by special invitation of the Min
lister Of Public Instruction of Mexico in 1909
Work as Recreation
Doctor Rowe was born at McGregor, Ia
September II, 1871, but he came TO this city
while still boy and was educated In the
public schools here and in the Central High
School He took the bachelors degree at the
University Of Pennsylvania, studied In the
Law School at the same institution, and then
was admitted to the bar. He did not prac-
tice, however, spending the next four years
in Europe In the study of political science
and comparative Jurisprudence, and in 1896
he was appointed Instructor in public law at
the University, rising to the assistant pro-
fessorship in 1898 and to his present post
in l90i.
Like most unusually busy men, Professor
Rowe makes his work do for recreation He
gets plenty of this kind of amusement"
His friends call him the hardest working man
at the University, yet he also finds time to
play snappy set OF tennis now and then
He nearly always spends his vacations in
South America.
One of the many untabulated duties Of
Professor Rowe at the University is the busi-
ness of looking after South American stu
dents, whose number has shown a steady In
crease since he became interested in their
countries. They help TO keep him busy and
he helps them in a thousand and one ways
that no one else at the big West Philadelphia
Institution could At present Professor Rowe
also is actively engaged in planning for the
convention 20 be held next April 10 make ar
rangements for the next Pan-American
Financial Conference. This convention was
TO have been held at Buenos Aires In Novem-
bsF, but has been postponed until April.
A Man Of Many Jobs
Doctor Rowe obtained HIS hrnt govern.
mental appointment from President McKin-
ley, who named him in 1900 a member OF the
Commission 20 Revise and Compile the Laws
OF Porto Rico. When that Commission got
10 work he was made chairman OF the Insular
Code Commission by Governor Allen He re-
mained In Porto Rico two years and upon
his return to the University was elected
president OF the American Academy OF Po-
iItieal and Social Science. The report OF the
Porto Rican Commission, written BY Doctor
Rove. with some notifications, was adopted
az tile Law under which the island Is still be-
Ing governed ~ the neFt tpo yeaFs fhs pro-
leseQF wrote several articles ~ ealeleney ~