40 THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS 



Exposition of 1904 in creating a Congress of intellect on the same high 

 plane that had characterized the educational ideals of the Exposition, 

 and the intense satisfaction which the officials of the Congress felt in 

 its brilliant outcome, and the possibilities which it promised for an 

 unequaled contribution to scientific literature. 



At the close of these addresses the members of the Congress and 

 the spectators in the gallery sang, in full chorus and under the lead of 

 the Garde Republicaine Band, the various national anthems, closing 

 with "The Star Spangled Banner." 



PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT 



In accordance with the recommendation of the Administrative 

 Board to the Committee on Congresses, the Executive Committee 

 appointed Dr. Howard J. Rogers, Director of Congresses, editor of 

 the proceedings of the Congress of Arts and Science. The Congress 

 records were removed from St. Louis to Albany, New York, the home 

 of the Director, from which place the publication has been prepared. 

 Upon collecting the papers it was found that they could be divided 

 logically , and with a fair degree of similarity in size, into eight volumes, 

 each of which should cover a definite and distinct portion of the pro- 

 gramme. These are as follows: - 



Volume 1. History of the Congress, Scientific Plan of the Congress, 



Philosophy, Mathematics. 

 Volume 2. Political and Economic History, History of Law, History 



of Religion. 

 Volume 3. History of Language, History of Literature, History of 



Art. 



Volume 4. Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Sciences of the Earth. 

 Volume 5. Biology, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology. 

 Volume 6. Medicine, Technology. 



Volume 7. Economics, Politics, Jurisprudence, Social Science. 

 Volume 8. Education, Religion. 



The details and specifications of the volumes were prepared for 

 competitive bids and submitted to twelve of the prominent publish- 

 ers of the country. The most advantageous bid was received from 

 Houghton, Mifflin & Company of Boston, Mass., and was accepted 

 by the Exposition Company. The Administrative Board and the 

 authorities of the Exposition feel deeply pleased at the result, inas- 

 much as the imprint of this firm guarantees a work in full accord with 

 the high plane upon which the Congress has been conducted. 



It was determined to print the entire proceedings in the English 

 language, inasmuch as the Congress was held in an English-speaking 

 country and the vast majority of the papers were read in that lan- 

 guage. The consent of every foreign speaker was obtained for this 



