Evening star., 1923-12-23
POPULATION SHIFTS
CONVENTION THEME
American Sociological Socie.
ty to Draw Eminent Authori-
ties to Washington.

The growth, distribution, compost
ton and movement of population will
be discussed by sociologists, econo-
mists, statisticians and students OF
community and labor problems at the
| annual meeting of the American
Sociological Society. to be held here
December 26, 81, % and 90. Two
thousand scientists from colleges and
universities Of the United States are
expected to be in attendance. Repre-
sented at the conference will be the
American Economic Association, the
American Statistical Association, the
American Association for Labor Leg
islation and the National Community
Center Association
The general subject of the meet
lngS or the sociologists is The Trend
Of research have been assembled to
bear upon these problems from the
research OF biologists and sociologists
in American universities to the in
Vestlgations of experts in depart
ments OF the government as we'll as
the studies of the Russell Sage Foun-
! dation and the Scripps Founda tion
Tor the study o. population problems
Will Hold Joint Session.
Thursday evening the American So
Geological Society and the American
Economic Association will hold join,
session in the New Willard Hotel
The presidential address for the
economists will be given by Prof
Carl c. Plehn, University of Califor.
MIA, on the subject. 'Income-What
Is IT,, while the presidential address
by Prof Ulysses q. Weatherly, Indi-
| ana University, on the subject, "Ra-
cial Pessimism." President Wealth.
erly's field of research is in race rela-
tions, particularly in the West Indies
from which he returned in June OF
this year after a preliminary socio-
logical exploration.
Prof Charles A. Ellwood. author
of Religion in Social Reconstruc.
| ton" is the first vice president OF
! dent. Prof. Robert f.. Park, Cniver.
sity of Chicago, who accompanied
President Weatherly on his trip tC
| the West Indies. will speak on the
peculiar to the region visited.
Instincts an Issue.
Prof William MacDougalI. Harvard
University, Will open discussion or
THE Instincts" at present one Of tn,
most controversial questions in Socia
psychology. Prof Edward A Ross
University Of Wisconsin. has organ.
of Intolerance in the United States
Prof Franklin II. Giddings. Columbia
University, and Prof. Charles II
Cooley, University of Michigan
former presidents of the society. will
be present and speak at the annua
dinner of the society. Other former
presidents who will be in attendance
are Prof. Frank W. Blackmar, Uni
versity OF Kansas, and Prof. James Q
Dealey, Brown University, both au-
! thors Of recognized textbooks anC
treatises on sociology.
Five luncheon conferences will be
held on "Present-day Agricultural
Movements" Social Research ir
Progress" Social Studies in the Pub
! lie Schools" Problems of Community
Organization" and Sociology and
Educational Theory" Other meet.
iugs will be held by those interested
| in rural sociology, educational soci-
ology. the training of social workers
the teaching of social science anc
methods of social research
| All meetings, except the business
| sessions, are open to the public. TIL,
| committee on local arrangements il
made up as follows: Charles J. Gal
| pin. United States Department OF
| Agriculture. chairman: Grace Abbott
| United States children's bureau
! James L. Fieser. American Red Cross
! Kelly Miller, Howard University: r
=; r. Kern. George Washington Uni
versfty: w. Coleman Nevils, George
| town University, and John O'Grady
Catholic University Of America.