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geology, and chemistry; public health and medical science; and transpor- 

 tation, commerce, and finance. 



The significance of the congress, through the importance of the above 

 subjects, is greatly enhanced through the reputation of the persons 

 chosen to arrange for the program of its different sections, many of 

 whom have an intimate acquaintance as well with the local resources, 

 development, and scientific interest of the various Pan American coun- 

 tries. The executive committee of the congress is made up largely of 

 the distinguished delegates from the United States to the First Pan 

 American Scientific Congress. Among those chosen to share in its labors 

 of organizing and arranging for the congress, and of making adequate prep- 

 arations for representation by delegates and writers of papers are Wii,- 

 LiAM Philups, Assistant Secretary of State, and John Barrett, Direc- 

 tor General of the Pan American Union. Mr. Barrett has also generously 

 accepted the active commission of secretary general of the congress, 

 the governing board of the Pan American Union having permitted him 

 to serve the congress in* this capacity at the request of the President of 

 the United States and the Secretary of State. Dr. GlEn Levin Swig- 

 GETT, student of Latin American affairs, was given leave of absence by 

 his university to accept the post of assistant secretary general. The 

 governing board of the Pan American Union showed further its great 

 interest in the success of the congress by authorizing the use of the 

 beautiful Pan American Union building for the offices and general ses- 

 sions of the Congress. A small staff has been busily engaged since last 

 March in perfecting plans for the congress. The executive committee, 

 cooperating with the Department of State and the Pan American Union, 

 have authorized a procedure more or less common in all of the partici- 

 pating RepubUcs, modified naturally by exigencies peculiar to the various 

 countries. In addition to the official delegates to be appointed to rep- 

 resent the different Governments, the leading learned and scientific so- 

 cieties and educational institutions have been invited to be represented 

 at this congress by delegates, writers of papers, etc. All writers of 

 papers and members of committees are to be considered likewise mem- 

 bers of the congress. The executive committee, through the Depart- 

 ment of State, has requested each of the participating countries to ap- 

 point a committee to cooperate with it in securing a large and able dele- 

 gation. These cooperating committees in all of the countries are urged 

 to select immediately topics from the preliminary program of the con- 

 gress, issued in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and distributed 

 throughout Pan America, and to designate writers for the same to the 



