Upon motion of Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin, subsequently elected. President of the Association, the subjoined resolution was also adopted : Whereas the International Law Association has it in contemplation to hold its next meeting at Saratoga in 1898, opening its sessions during the week preceding those of this Association, Voted, That the privileges of the floor of this Association be tendered to the members of the International Law Association during our next annual meeting, and that the Chairman of the Department of Jurisprudence be requested to extend to them a special invitation to participate in the discussions and proceedings of that section. At a business meeting of the Council held Thursday afternoon, September 2, a general discussion ensued with reference to the desirability of some slight changes in the form and scope of papers to be read at the next annual meeting of the Association; and it appeared to be the predominant opinion that in the future essays should be briefer, more varied in content, with larger allowance of time for debate. Mr. Straus moved that the Executive Committee be authorized, if practicable, to select from notable papers printed by the Association in past years such as might be suitable for publication in a single volume. Voted. Mr. Sanborn moved that the Executive Committee have authority through the General Secretary to invite persons to become members in accordance with the amended Constitution. Voted. The Amendment referred to is the first clause of Article IV., and thus reads : : Any person, upon nomination by the Council, may become a member by paying $5, and may continue a member by paying annually such further sum as may be fixed at the annual meeting, not exceeding $10. Mr. Straus also moved and supported the following resolution in regard to a Reserve Fund: Whereas the work of the Association has been hampered and the publication of the annual reports at times has been restricted by lack of sufficient funds, Resolved, We do hereby advise the establishment of a special fund, to be known as the Reserve Fund, the interest thereof, and, if necessary, the principal, to be used for such purposes of the Association as the Council shall decide. Resolved, further, That any member subscribing to this fund the sum of one hundred dollars and over may become a life member of the Association. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions shall be sent by the General Secretary to every member of the Association, inviting subscriptions to the fund. In addition to the resolutions above recorded, on motion of Dr. Curtis it was enacted: : That a committee be appointed, to consist of the General Secretary and two others, with authority to select some suitable insignia or decoration for the American Social Science Association. And that this committee be instructed further to consider what, if any, decoration should be given in recognition of past service or distinguished merit. Upon this committee were named, in addition to the General Secretary, Dr. Curtis and Mr. Anson Phelps Stokes. It was further decided that in the future, and with the view of widening the scope of its essays and discussions, the Department of Education should be known as the "Department of Education and Art." No further business being presented, the Council adjourned to meet December 17 in New York City. CONSTITUTION, LIST OF OFFICERS, MEMBERS, ETC., OF THE American Social Science Association DECEMBER 15, 1897. CONSTITUTION. I. This Society shall be called the AMERICAN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. II. Its object shall be classified in five departments: the first, of Education and Art; the second, of Health; the third, of Trade and Finance; the fourth, of Social Economy; the fifth, of Jurisprudence. III. It shall be administered by a President, as many honorary Vice-Presidents as may be chosen, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a Council, charged with general supervision; five Department Committees, established by the Council, charged with the supervision of their respective departments; and such Local Committees as may be established by the Council at different points, to serve as branch associations. The Council shall consist of President, Treasurer, and Secretary, the Chairman and Secretary of each Department, and ten Directors, with power to fill vacancies and to make their own By-laws. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Chairman, and Secretaries of Departments, and Directors shall be chosen annually by members of the Association, and shall hold office till their successors are chosen. The President, or in his absence a Director, shall be Chairman of the Council. The Chairman of the Local Committees shall be chosen at the pleasure of their respective committees. Whenever a Branch Association shall be organized and recognized as such by the Council, its President shall be ex officio one of the Vice-Presidents of the American Association, and, together with the Secretary and Treasurer, shall be entitled to all the privileges of membership in that Association. And, whenever a Local Department shall be organized and recognized as such by the Council, its Chairman shall become ex officio a member of the parent Association. The Chairman and Secretary of each Department, with the consent of the President of the Association, may appoint such special Department Committees as they may think best. The General Secretary shall be elected for three years, unless he resigns, or is removed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting in a regular meeting of the Council; and out of his compensation he may pay the salary of an Assistant Secretary, who may also be Secretary of one Department. IV. Any person, upon nomination by the Council, may become a member by paying five dollars, and may continue a member by paying annually such further sum as may be fixed at the Annual Meeting, not exceeding ten dollars. On payment of one hundred dollars, any person may become a life member exempt from assessments. Honorary and corresponding members may be elected, and exempted from the payment of assessments. V. The Council shall have sole power to call and conduct General Meetings, and to publish the Transactions and other documents of the Association. The Department Committee shall have power to call and conduct Department Meetings. VI. No amendment of this Constitution shall be made, except at an annual meeting, with public notice of the proposed amendment. General Secretary, FREDERICK STANLEY ROOT, 84 Irving Pl., New York. 1. Education.- JOSEPH ANDERSON, D.D., Waterbury, Ct., Chairman; S. T. DUTTON, Brookline, Mass., Secretary. II. Health.-WILLIAM H. DALY, M.D., Pittsburg, Pa., Chairman. III. Finance.-Prof. J. W. JENKS, Ithaca, N.Y., Chairman; Prof. SAMUEL M. LINDSAY, Philadelphia, Secretary. IV. Social Economy.-F. B. SANBORN, Concord, Chairman; JOSEPH LEE, Brookline, Mass., Secretary. V. Jurisprudence.-Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND, New Haven, Chairman; STIMSON, 709 Exchange Building, Boston, Secretary. F. J. Executive Committee. Hon. S. E. BALDWIN, President; Rev. F. S. Rooт, General Secretary; ANSON PHelps STOKES, Treasurer; Rev. JOSEPH ANDERSON, Education Chairman; Dr. WILLIAM H. DALY, Health Chairman; Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND, Jurisprudence Chairman; Prof. J. W. JENKS, Finance Chairman; F. B. SANBORN, Social Economy Chairman. |