THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS 



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ability of the original plan to the exigencies of actual practice. At 

 the meeting of February 23, 1903, which was attended by all of the 

 members of the Organizing Committee and by President Butler of 

 the Administrative Board, it was determined that the number of 

 Departments should be sixteen, with the following designations: 



A. NORMATIVE SCIENCES 



1. Philosophical Sciences. 2. Mathematical Sciences. 



B. HISTORICAL SCIENCES 



3. Political Sciences. 



4. Legal Sciences. 



5. Economic Sciences. 



6. Philological Sciences. 



7. Pedagogical Sciences. 



8. ^Esthetic Sciences. 



9. Theological Sciences. 



C. PHYSICAL SCIENCES 



10. General Physical Sciences. 



11. Astronomical Sciences. 



12. Geological Sciences. 



13. Biological Sciences. 



14. Anthropological Sciences. 



D. MENTAL SCIENCES 

 15. Psychological Sciences. 16. Sociological Sciences. 



SECTIONS 



1. a Metaphysics. 

 6 Logic. 



c Ethics. 

 d ^Esthetics. 



2. a Algebra. 



b Geometry. 



c Statistical Methods. 



3. a Classical Political History of 



Asia. 

 6 Classical Political History of 



Europe. 

 c Medieval Political History of 



Europe. 

 d Modern Political History of 



Europe. 

 e Political History of America. 



4. a History of Roman Law. 



b History of Common Law. 

 aa Constitutional Law. 



bb Criminal Law. 



cc Civil Law. 



dd History of International Law. 



5. o History of Economic Institu- 



tions. 



6 History of Economic Theories. 



c Economic Law. 

 aa Finance. 



66 Commerce and Transportation. 

 cc Labor. 



6. a Indo-Iranian Languages. 

 6 Semitic Languages. 



c Classical Languages. 

 d Modern Languages. 



7. a History of Education. 

 aa Educational Institutions. 



8. a History of Architecture. 

 6 History of Fine Arts. 



c History of Music. 



d Oriental Literature. 



e Classical Literature. 



/ Modern Literature. 

 aa Architecture. 

 66 Fine Arts. 

 cc Music. 



9. a Primitive Religions. 

 6 Asiatic Religions. 



c Semitic Religions. 



d Christianity. 

 aa Religious Institutions. 

 10. a Mechanics and Sound. 



6 Light and Heat. 



c Electricity. 



d Inorganic Chemistry. 



e Organic Chemistry. 



/ Physical Chemistry. 

 aa Mechanical Technology. 

 66 Optical Technology, 

 cc Electrical Technology. 



