Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
PHILOSOPHERS HERR
FROM ALL OVER us
FOR YEARLY MEETTN
University Professors D.,
Scientists to Discuss y. "
rious Subjects in Tbrs. !
day Conference, BEGIN,
ming Today. ~

Opium in the Bible" 9Th. v..a.
Stars TV, Tw and TX casslor.,..s
many other subjects as diverse IN
as THE Pronouns and Verbs in sr.
and rights and Obligations %
Neutralizcd Territory" will be disc
by more than so speakers OF natIor.,
international fame at the annual -. ~
of the American Philosophical go,
which will open in the hall OF n. y
ciety on Independence square at S,,'s
this afternoon. The conference v,n
three days ~
Founded in Philadelphia in IN "a, 4.
purpose of promoting useful knov,,A.
the American Philosophical soeIstv - ~
has been known as a powerful f,o,,.
the development of American lItersi,,.
and science and for the promInsr,,
It's members.
This years program, however n.
of the most comprehensive va, rs,,'
taken. DR.. Albert A. Mchelson ssi. 1sc
University of Chicago, vice presIasa, I,
the society, will preside at The ss orss.sa =
session. Among the distinguished mas
bers here for the occasion are. d.,
William B. Scott, of Princeton, Dr s Wn
liam w. Keen, president: Dr. 1 MI.
Hays, Dr. Arthur w. Goodspeed y,
Prof Amos p. Brown, both OF ths tl.r
verslty of Pennsylvania; DR.. Har,r y
Keller, of the Central High schooI. b.,
Ernest w. Brown. OF Yale: prof pnh...
A. Harper, of Columbia; Prof. Edwin 4
Conklin, of Princeton; DR.. William Ma,,,.
Davis, professor emeritus Of Hayvsy
and Prof. George Ellery Hale, OF n.
Solar Observatory, of Pasadena.
The society has a membershIu az ~.
more than 400 in the world. Nearly N
members are foreigners. Among a,
members in Philadelphia who will att,rs
are Director William p. Wilson. Of "A.
Commercial Museum; Charlemarr.
rover, Alba b. johnson, John 7. Nora
Andrew A. Blair. j. Rodman pas
j. Edward Whteneld and Nor,
Jastrow, Jr.
Several lecture announcements h,y,
already aroused considerable interest "a,
morrow afternoon, Charlemagne Tova
will discuss Rights and Obligations a
to Neutrallzed Territory" and DR.. DouF.
las w. Johnson, of Columbia Unlyer,It
will speak on "Physlographic Featirn
as a Factor in the European War
Those to speak this afternoon are Pm.
fessor Ernest w. Brown, OF YaleJ Dr.
Eliaklm II. Moore, OF the UNIVERSITY d
Chicago; Professor Preston A. Larnb,r
of Lehigh University; DR.. Robert A. mi.
likan, of the University of Chicago; Df.
l.. A. Bauer of the Carnegie Instltpu
in Washington; Professor Francis 4
Nipher, Of Washington University, 81
Louis; w. +. G, Swami. H. o. Tayo,
Professor A. T.. Kennedy, of Harvard,
Professor Edward Plimpton Adams, Il
Princeton; Dr. Charles Francis Brush. ..
Cleveland, and Professor Robert William,
Wood, of Johns Hopkins.
Doctor Goodspeed, of the University d
Pennsylvania, one of the confefenes
speakers, returned recently from ytaKi
study abroad, many months having BEEN
spent in the war zone. Opium In ths
Bible" will be discussed on Saturday By
DR.. Paul Haupt, of Johns Hopkins
Tomorrow and Saturday the member
will lunch in the society hall. On Satur
day night the formal yearly banquet will
be held at the Bellevue-S -Stratford 0Hs
of the many features of the conferencs
will be the calling of new members %
sign the laws. Governor Brumbaugh b
the patron of the society.