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Presents the title and abstracts of papers presented during the 1934 annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Increasing significance of geographic conditions in the growth of nation-states; Erosional history of the wind river range, Wyoming; Long-lot farm and economic in public services.

The article presents the meeting schedule for The Institute of Management Science (TIMS). The 13th International meeting will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 6-8, 1966. Warsaw, Poland, will host the European Section meeting from September 2-7, 1966. The American meeting is scheduled for April 5-7, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts. Detailed meeting information is provided.

The article focuses on the history of the scientific association in Pottsville, Pennsylvania during the period 1854 to 1862. On October 10, 1854 a small group of men with a common interest in science formed the Pottsville Scientific Association. The association stimulated its members' own studies. The association published several worthwhile contributions to science. The members accumulated a large collection of minerals and a library of some 700 bound volumes as well as a large collection of scientific papers. .

The article presents a schedule of events relating to the 52nd annual meeting of the American Economic Association to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 27-29, 1939, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Schedule for the first day of the event will include the meeting entitled "The Objectives of Monetary Policy," to be chaired by Arthur W. Marget from the University of Minnesota, another entitled "Economic Issues in Social Security Policy," chaired by John B. Andrews of the American Association for Labor Legislation. Round Table Conferences will be held in the afternoon. Business meetings and more round table conferences will be held on the second day. The meeting of the executive committee will be held on the last day.

Details the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Charles S. Peirce Society held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 28, 1966. Papers presented at the meeting; Resolutions of the Executive Committee presented; Information on the treasurer's report.

The article presents information about the third annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Branch of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology held in Price Hall of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 11, 1913. Two sessions were held, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The Chairman, Louis N. Robinson of Swarthmore College, then presented the report of the committee on "Criminal Statistics". The report dealt with what has been done in the U.S. in the way of the collection of statistics of crime and criminals and with some of the problems connected with the collection and tabulation of such statistics including a discussion of the proper unit of counting. The subject of "Insanity and Crime" was then taken up and a paper treating the subject more especially from the medical standpoint was read by Frank Woodbury, Secretary to the Committee on Lunacy of the Board of Public Charities of Pennsylvania. At the evening session Robert von Moschzisker of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania presided and opened the meeting with brief remarks emphasizing the significance of the subjects under consideration and the importance of the work of the Institute.

The article presents the annual meeting of the American Association on mental Deficiency to be held on May 11 to 15, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Wayne County Training School submitted substantial papers for the meeting's topics. These topics include historical, longitudinal records on an adjustment rating basis, the Rorschach method enforcement for mentally defectives, and community follow-up studies.

The article focuses on the principal address prepared by William Russell, an education professor, during the actual day when the National Teachers' Association was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 26, 1857. The address was read by the presiding officer Thomas W. Valentine, president of the New York State Teachers' Association. Among the issues that have been dealt with by Russell through his address was the issue on the recognition of teaching as a profession. Another concern is that the teaching profession should maintain its own standards, through a teacher's certification, to set a high degree of professional excellence.

Examines exhibits at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Physical site and situation in Pennsylvania; Situation and growth of Philadelphia.

The article presents information on a case of cooperation among retail grocers in Philadelphia. The Retail Grocer's Association in Philadelphia was formed in 1886 to protest against the payment of a tax $10 per annum on all retailers of oil. The history of this organization shows clearly the advantages of cooperation by retail dealers and suggests what such organizations can and can not successfully do. The association had always been opposed to price cutting. When the chain stores made its appearance with low prices and numerous special bargains it was dangerous rival and for some years viewed with intense hostility. To meet this challenge the association employed four methods. The first was due to the accusation that one group of the chain stores were owned and managed by a wholesale grocery house. The association favored the withdrawal of patronage from this jobber in case the rumor proved true. A second method was the agreement to ask manufacturers to limit the prices at which their goods could be retailed and a number of manufacturers expressed their willingness to cooperate.

This article presents information regarding Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Report. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company in general charges 3 cents for an exchange ticket between surface lines. But there are free transfers between the Market Street subway and outlying surface lines, and this would be an important feature of the plan for new lines. In Manhattan and the Bronx, though free transfers between surface lines are usual within each system, there are no free transfers between street-surface and rapid transit lines. But through rapid transit ride obtainable is much longer than elsewhere and the topography of Manhattan Island also tends to make such a ride quite generally complete and sufficient. The bureau is now corresponding with manufacturers and associations of manufacturers, chambers of commerce, boards of trade, etc., for the purpose of securing their cooperation in taking the census and of obtaining suggestions in regard to improvements in the form of the schedules. Work has also been started on the lists of names and addresses of manufacturers. It has been the experience of the bureau that it requires practically one year to make the canvass and to collect the reports from all manufacturers.

J.H. Kolb, president of the Rural Sociological Society, has requested to make a statement regarding the proposals of the Organization Committee of the American Sociological Society. This committee was appointed by E.H. Sutherland, past president of the American Sociological Society, in the spring of 1939, as voted by the Society at its Detroit meeting. It consists of fourteen appointed members and the secretaries and chairmen of the regional sociological societies. J.H.S. Bossard is chairman and C.C. Zimmerman and the writer are the rural sociologist members. The committee carried on an extensive correspondence and had a meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where it presented a report which will be found in the February, 1940, issue of the periodical "American Sociological Review." This report comprises four major topics. First, membership, second, relation to Regional and Specialized Societies, third, reorganization of Executive Committee and fourth, miscellaneous.

The article presents news notes and announcements related to the field of rural sociology published in the March 1940 issue of the journal "Rural Sociology." Proceedings of the annual business meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 28, 1939, are provided in detail. The future of the official journal "Rural Sociology," was also discussed. Member C. Horace Hamilton moved that a continuing committee of seven or more be appointed to continue study of terminology and definitions and to prepare a statement of extent and types of tabulations for 1940 census materials. The election committee reported the election of John H. Kolb as president, T. Lynn Smith as secretary-treasurer, Paul H. Landis as a member of the teaching committee, Harold C. Hoffsommer as a member of the research committee, and Lowry Nelson as a member of the editorial board. The New England Conference on Family Relations will be held at Harvard University from July 24-26, 1940.

The article focuses on features of the municipal reforms. In January 1894, the municipal reformers came from various cities into conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to compare methods and to found the National Municipal League. In 1915 the National Municipal League revised its Strong-Mayor-and- Council charter over to the council-manager concept and after the war it took on the central task of collecting and issuing information about its progress to local city officials, citizen committees, and charter commissions. The list of council-manager cities totals nearly 1,400 in communities of all sizes in the United States and Canada. Adoption of the plan in each city normally required approval at the polls. It is quite common nowadays for public officials to instigate the change themselves to secure relief from thankless burdens of unfamiliar detail. The city managers in their conventions used to have sessions for telling each other how they had ousted political favorites, enlarged services, and reduced the debt and the tax rate.

This article reports on a study of the affects of funds from the Office of Economic Opportunity on sixteen voluntary agencies in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, from 1960 to 7967. It was found that the agencies had changed little with respect to program emphases, types of clients served, and modes of served, and that the agency board members and voluntary funding bodies wore resisting change. The authors discuss some tactics for opening up negotiations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the official charters granted to representatives of one division, one federation and twenty-two chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children in several states in the U.S. The division, federation and chapters includes, (1) Division for Children with Communication Disorders, (2) No. 458 Saskatchewan Federation, (3) No. 55 North Metropolitan Chapter, Michigan, (4) No . 91 Alamo Chapter, Texas, (5) No. 147 Charlotte Mecklenburg, Chapter, North Carolina, (6) No. 247 E. George Payne Chapter, New York, (7) No. 256 San Mateo County Chapter, Alberto, (8) No. 270 San Francisco State College Chapter, California, (9) No. 344 Shasta Chapter, California, (10) No. 346 Kappa Chapter, Pennsylvania, (11) No. 379 Central New Jersey Chapter, New Jersey, and (12) No. 414 Northwest Washington Chapter, Washington.

The article reports that the Board of Governors of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will vote on the acceptance of the Council for Children With Behavioral Disorders as a CEC division at the Council's International Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The objectives of the proposed division are to promote the education and general welfare of children with behavioral disorders and to encourage and promote professional growth and research as a means of better understanding the problems related to children with behavioral disorders.

The article reports developments related to education in Pennsylvania. The State Council of Education has implemented a new regulations concerning the educational requirements for teacher certificates. It has been mandated that the college certificate to act as home and school visitor is valid for three annual school terms. The Northeastern Convention District of the Pennsylvania State Education Association held its second annual conference on teacher education and professional standards. The theme of the conference was "Strengthening the Profession of Teaching."

The article reports that Helen C. White, principal of Henry Burk Public School, is appointed as chairman of the International Council for Exceptional Children's meeting which will be held on July 1, 1957 at the National Education Association Centennial Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.