4 THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS 



In November, 1902, Howard J. Rogers, LL.D., was appointed 

 Director of Congresses, and the members of the Advisory (afterwards 

 termed Administrative) Board selected as follows : - 



CHAIRMAN: NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER, PH.D., LL.D., President 

 Columbia University. 



WILLIAM R. HARPER, PH.D., LL.D., President University of 

 Chicago. 



HONORABLE FREDERICK W. HOLLS, A.M., LL.B., New York. 



R. H. JESSE, PH.D., LL.D., President University of Missouri. 



HENRY S. PRITCHETT, PH.D., LL.D., President Massachusetts 

 Institute of Technology. 



HERBERT PUTNAM, Lrrr.D., LLD., Librarian of Congress. 



FREDERICK J. V. SKIFF, A.M., Director of Field Columbian Mu- 

 seum. 



The action of the Executive Committee of the Exposition, ap- 

 proved by the President, was as follows: 



There shall be appointed by the President of the Exposition Company a 

 Director of Congresses who shall report to the President of the Exposition Com- 

 pany. 



There shall be appointed by the President of the Exposition Company an 

 Advisory Board of seven persons, the chairman to be named by the President, 

 who shall meet at the call of the Director of Congresses, or the Chairman of the 

 Advisory Board. 



The expenses of the members of the Advisory Board while on business of the 

 Exposition shall be a charge against the funds of the Exposition Company. 



The duties of the said Advisory Board shall be : to consider and make recom- 

 mendations to the Director of Congresses on all matters submitted to them; to 

 determine the number and the extent of the congresses; the emphasis to be 

 placed upon special features; the prominent men to be invited to participate; 

 the character of the programmes; and the methods for successfully carrying out 

 the enterprise. 



There shall be set aside from the Exposition funds for the maintenance of the 

 congresses the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). 



The standing Committee on Congresses from the Exposition board 

 of directors was shortly afterwards appointed and was composed of 

 five of the most prominent men in St. Louis: 



CHAIRMAN: HON. FREDERICK W. LEHMANN, Attorney at Law. 



BRECKENRIDGE JONES, Banker. 



CHARLES W. KNAPP, Editor of The St. Louis Republic. 



JOHN SCHROERS, Manager of the Westliche Post. 



A. F. SHAPLEIGH, Merchant. 



To this committee were referred for consideration by the President 

 all matters of policy submitted by the Director of Congresses. This 

 committee had jurisdiction over all congress matters, including not 

 only the Congress of Arts and Science, but also the many miscel- 

 laneous congresses and conventions, and a great part of the success 



