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the principal phases of the history of relations between sovereign 

 states from the earliest antiquity down to our own day being treated 

 by acknowledged masters in their respective fields, some of the 

 speakers being permitted two evenings to develop their themes. 

 The topics and speakers were as follows: October 21 and 22, 1920, 

 " The concept of international relations in antiquity," by Dr. Mi- 

 chael I. Rostovtseff; November 19, "Medieval diplomacy," by Dr. 

 Carlton J. H. Hayes ; December 3 and IT, " The development of 

 diplomacy in modern times," by Dr. James Brown Scott ; January 7, 

 1921, "The Far East and Africa as factors in the development of 

 international relations," by Hon. Paul S. Reinsch: January 21, 

 " Latin America as a factor in the development of international re- 

 lations," by Hon. L. S. Rowe; February 11, "Economic factors in 

 international relations," by Dr. James Lawrence Laughlin; March 

 11, " The effect of the development of juristic science upon interna- 

 tional relations," by Dr. Roscoe Pound; March 18 and April 8, 

 " The United States as a factor in the development of international 

 relations," by Dr. Edwin M. Borchard ; April 22 and May 6, "Arbi- 

 tration and other agencies for the proper conduct of international 

 relations," by Hon. John Bassett Moore ; May 19, " Elements for 

 the scientific study of diplomacy," by Dr. Stephen P. Duggan. 



The university also had the auditorium on the evening of January 

 14, when " The future significance of the Slavic world, and particu- 

 larly Russia, in economic affairs," was the topic of short addresses 

 before the School of Foreign Service by Rev. E. A. Walsh, Mr. 

 Jolui Hays Hammond, and Mr. Oscar T. Crosby. The Anthropolog- 

 ical Society of ^Yashington and the Entomological Society of Wash- 

 ington held their regular meetings of the season in room 42-3, 

 Natural History Building. 



First Pom, Pacific Scientific Congress. — At the First Pan Pacific 

 Scientific Congress, held in Hawaii from August 2 to August 20, 

 1920, the Musernn was represented by the following members of the 

 staff of the Smithsonian Institution : Mr. John B. Henderson, regent 

 of the Smithsonian, Dr. Paul Bartsch, Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., 

 Mr. T. Wayland Vaughan, and Mr. Gerard Fowke. 



The meetings were held in Honolulu, excepting those from Au- 

 gust 7 to 12, when an excursion was made to the island of Hawaii to 

 visit the wonderful active volcano Kilauea, various volcanological 

 problems being discussed during the stay there. The rest of the 

 program consisted of a general session each morning, held in the 

 throne room of the capitol, and sectional sessions in the afternoon, 

 the conference being divided into the following sections: Anthro- 

 pology, biology, botany, entomology, geography, and seismology. 

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