Evening star., 1924-12-02
SCIENCE CONGRESS
SCOPE OUTLINED
Or. and Mrs. SWiggett to
/ Represent U. S. Interests
at Lima, Peru.

Or and Mrs. Glen Levin SwigSett
leave Washington tomorrow to at
Tend the Third Pan-Am erican Scien-
ttfic Congress, which meets III Lima,
Peru, December 20, 1924, to January
=, 1925. DIR. Swiggett will represent
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton, the National Education Associa-
Tton, the American Economic Associa-
+;on the National Council on Foreign
service Training and the Georgetown
University School of Foreign Service.
Mrs. Swiggett, a member of the
! nited States section of the Pam
American international women's COM
rnittee, represents the womens auxil-
AIRY committee Of the Second Pan
American Scientific Congress. OF
which Mrs. Charles L. Hughes is
chairman, and also the General Fed
era ation of Women's Clubs, the Ma
tional Council of Women and the
American Association Of University
Women.
Former Session Held Here.
The Second Pan-American Scientific
Congress was held in Washir gton De-
rember 81, 1915, to January s, 1915,
under the auspices of the United
states Government DIR. Swiggett or
carized this congress as assistant
secretary general and prepared for
Tuhlica tion the eleven volumes of the
rroce edings IN the four languages Of
fhe congress. The Second Amer
Ian Scientific Congress had its or
gin, DR.. Swiggett says, in a series
nf anterior scientific congresses held
IN South America.
Tho first of these. called the First
Latin American Scientific Congress,
was held in BuenoS Aires in 1898 The
second and third were held respec-
lively in Montevideo, March, 1901
and Rio de Janeiro, August, 1905.
Through the generous action of the
Fourth Latin American Scientific
congress, held in Santiago dc Chile,
~ December. 1908, the Government Of
The United states was invited to par
flcipate, and the name of the con-
E;ress was changed to the First Pan
american Scientific Congress.
Cites Scientific Progress.
The growth of these scientific con-
crosses is indicative, says DR.. Swig-
Fett, of the scientific progress and
7he tncrea sing mutual good will Of
The republics of the Western Hen1i-
sphere. The Washington congress
was the most numerously attended
official International congress ever
held upon the Western Hemisphere,
and the largest pan-American con-
ssress that had assembled to that date
IN any American republic.
over 210 delegates came to Wash
tngton from the 90 Latin American
republics, while over 1000 delegates
attended from the United States. The
Lima congress has been organized
along lines in a manner similar to
that OF the Washington congress.
The scope of the congress is broad
and represents the several fields Of
scientific interests. including educa-
ton, politics and the social studies
as we'll.
Significance of Lima Meeting.
As an international congress held
IN Latin America, the Lima congress
IS considered especially significant.
There will be held for the second
time in connection with the scientific
congress a pan-American womens
conference. This is done in recogni-
rion of tho step taken by the Sec
Ond Pan-American Scientific Congress,
in connection with which was organ
lied and held under the direction of
Mrs. Swigget the first panAmerican
conference of women ever held,