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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 17, “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. 
John Hays Hammond, and Mr. Oscar T. Crosby. The Anthropolog- 
ical Society of Washington and the Entomological Society of Wash- 
ington held their regular meetings of the season in room 42-3, 
Natural History Building. 
First Pan, Pacific Scientific Congress—At the First Pan Pacific 
Scientific Congress, held in Hawaii from August 2 to August 20, 
1920, the Museum 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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