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tery (ornamentation and symbolism), etc., 

 were discussed. Dr. Ambrosetti called at- 

 tention to the similarity of the Calchaqui 

 environment of the Argentine and that of 

 the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New 

 Mexico; also likenesses in art, art pro- 

 duets, symbolism, etc., between the anthro- 

 pological phenomena of these two regions. 

 This is an important question, well deserv- 

 ing thorough study. In the discussion on 

 this paper, Dr. Uhle said that these resem- 

 blances were probably mere coincidences 

 and no proof of ethnic kinship. A private 

 view of Dr. Ambrosetti 's large collection 

 of photographs, etc., showed that the 'coin- 

 cidences' were very numerous indeed, and 

 some of them remarkable both in general 

 nature and in particular detail. 



The next paper was that of Mr. J. D. 

 McGuire, on 'Anthropology in Early 

 American Writings,' in which the aixthor 

 noted that much valuable material was to 

 be found in the old accounts of the early 

 settlers, priests, local historians, chron- 

 iclers, etc., of the first periods of European 

 colonization and settlement, and outlined 

 the nature of the data concerning the 

 Amerinds to be found in such documents. 

 Mr. McGuire 's use of the new word 

 Amerind, a term which Dr. Chamberlain 

 had employed in his paper the day before 

 (the word was coined under the auspices of 

 the anthropologists of Washington) with- 

 out exciting remark, precipitated a lively 

 discussion. Dr. Boas denounced the word 

 as a 'monster' ; Professor Morse said it 'dis- 

 gusted' him; Professor Putnam hoped the 

 word would never survive, for one reason, 

 outside of its origin and form— viz., that it 

 implied (what had not yet been proved) 

 the absolute racial unity of the American 

 aborigines; Dr. Holland fought the word 

 with a good deal of the odium philologicum; 

 and Professor Starr, who had a special 

 abomination for it, surprised even his ' anti- 

 Amerindian' colleagues by declaring that 



such words ought to be formed from Greek 

 and Latin roots. The use of the word was 

 defended by Mr. McGuire, Mr. Dellenbaugh 

 and Dr. Chamberlain, who pointed out that 

 the word sociology was denounced at its 

 birth in just the same way, but has well 

 survived. Anthropology, it was said, was 

 greater than the schoolmen, and Amerind 

 would live if it deserved to; that was the 

 only question at issue. Abuse would only 

 help the word along, if nothing better could 

 be devised. 



Dr. Stolpe then gave a brief account of 

 Mr. C. V. Hartman's archeological re- 

 searches in Central America, emphasizing 

 the results accomplished, after which the 

 congress voted its appreciation. 



Professor Putnam resumed Mr. Clarence 

 B. Moore's 'Archeological Research in the 

 Southern United States.' In the discus- 

 sion Dr. McGee characterized this as a very 

 fine piece of amateur work. The ninth 

 section of Mr. Moore's publications has ap- 

 peared in the Journal of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 



Mr. F. S. Dellenbaugh read his paper 

 on 'The Location of Cibola, etc.,' which was 

 discussed by Mr. F. W. Hodge, who said 

 that exact conclusions as to distances trav- 

 eled over could not be drawn from some of 

 the statements of the early Spanish ex- 

 plorers, who varied in their estimates. The 

 topographical argument, too, was against 

 Mr. Dellenbaugh. 



The next paper (in French) was by M. 

 Gonzalez de la Rosa, on 'The Toscanelli 

 Correspondence a Forgery,' in which the 

 author detailed his discovery of the facts 

 claimed. The papers on the Toscanelli 

 question by Shipley and Vignaud were read 

 by title. Professor Bourne, who was ex- 

 pected to lead the discussion on these 

 papers, was unavoidably absent. 



Tuesday evening was free for social in- 

 tercourse and such amusements as the dele- 

 gates cared to indulge in. 



