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ALBION WOODBURY SMALL, 1854-1926

Albion W. Small passed away March 24. Although he had been in failing health for several months, he was engaged in the activities in which he was interested until the last. Religious services were held in Mandel Hall on March 26. It is planned to hold, June 8, a Commemorative Service in which recognition will be given of his contributions to higher education and to social science.

With the foundation of the University of Chicago in 1892, President Harper appointed Dr. Small head of the first department of sociology in this country, or indeed in any country, a position which he held until his retirement last July. He has been the editor in charge of the American Journal of Sociology since its beginning in 1895. He was president of the American Sociological Society in 1912-13, and of the International Institute of Sociology (Paris) in 1922.

In the July issue of the Journal it is planned to publish articles giving the history of his life and an estimate of his contribution to sociology.

NEWS AND NOTES

Notes of interest to the readers of the Journal should be in the hands of the editor of "News and Notes" not later than the tenth of the month preceding publication.

The Death of René Worms.—René Worms, the French sociologist, died in February at the age of fifty-six. He has been the editor of Revue Internationale de Sociologie since its beginning in 1893, and of Annales de l'Institut International de Sociologie since its first publication in 1894. He was founder and general secretary of L'Institut International de Sociologie, organized in 1893, and of the Société de Sociologie de Paris, established in 1894. He was since 1906 professor of the history of sociology in L'École Interalliée des Hautes Études Sociales, and since 1910 lecturer on the history of sociology in the Law School, Université de Paris. He was the author, among other works, of Organisme et Société (1896); Les Principes Biologiques de L'Évolution Sociale (1910); and La Sociologie, sa Nature, son Contenu, ses Attaches (1921). At the last meeting of the American Sociological Society Dr. Worms was elected an honorary member.

German Sociological Society.-The fifth meeting of the German Sociological Society will be held in Vienna, in September, 1926. The central theme of the meeting will be "Democracy," for the first day, with papers by Tönnies and Kelsen. The second and third days will be given over to the presentation and discussions of special subjects.

Institut International de Sociologie et de Réformes Politiques et Sociales. The International Institute of Sociology and Political and Social Reform of Turin will hold its fourth international sociological congress at Panama, June 26-30, 1926. Its provisional program includes sections on general sociology, political problems, international juridical problems, economic problems, labor problems, the feminist movement, bio-sociology and eugenics, and international intellectual co-operation. Communications should be addressed to Professor F. Cosentini, Instituto nacional, Panama, Central America.

Sociology in China.-Professor Yu Tinn Hugh will offer, in the sociology department of Eastern University, courses in "Chinese Social Problems" and "Chinese Social Psychology," to meet the special needs of

European and American residents and travelers in China. Dr. Yu is author of Progress in Social Control in China, founder of the Chinese Sociological Society, and editor of the Chinese Journal of Sociology. Eastern University is located in Peking.

The American Year Book.-The Macmillan Company announces the publication of the American Year Book, edited by Albert Bushnell Hart and William Schuyler. This annual was first published in 1909, discontinued in 1919, and publication is now resumed by the American Year Book Corporation, composed of representatives of fifty learned societies. Professor Franklin H. Giddings is the representative of the American Sociological Society. Among the members of the American Sociological Society contributing articles are Leroy E. Bowman, C. C. Carstens, Frank H. Hankins, Hornell Hart, F. Ernest Johnson, Owen R. Lovejoy, Howard W. Odum, Stuart A. Rice, Herbert N. Shenton, Malcolm M. Willey.

National Conference of Social Work.-The fifty-third annual meeting of the National Conference of Social Work will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, May 26 to June 2.

Hospital Social Workers.-The American Association of Hospital Social Workers will hold its annual meeting May 25 to June 2, at Cleveland, Ohio.

Boston University.-Professor Ernest R. Groves, of the Department of Sociology of Boston University, has been granted sabbatical leave for 1926-27.

Cornell University. During the summer school of 1926, Dr. E. L. Kirkpatrick, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, will offer two courses in sociology; one of these courses is on the "Standard of Living," and the other on the "Social Problems of Rural Life." The two extension workers in the field of rural social organization, Professor Ralph A. Felton and Miss Mary Eva Duthie, will offer special courses on community organization and play and dramatics as used in organizing communities. Professor Bruce L. Melvin will offer the general course in sociology, and one advanced course in social psychology.

Dartmouth College. During the four years' undergraduate work, nearly every student in this institution takes at least one course in sociology. To encourage continued interest in the field of sociology after graduation, the department of sociology has prepared a list of sixty-five

books having general sociological interest, with a bibliographical comment concerning each, which is being sent to the alumni.

Howard University.-The work in sociology has been enlarged during the past two years. Courses are now being given in "Race Problems," "Criminology," "Populations," "Social Pathology," "Social Origins," "Social Psychology," "Social Survey," "Family Case Work," "Field Studies," and "Urban and Rural Sociology." About two hundred and fifty students are instructed each quarter.

Two full professors and one student instructor comprise the teaching staff. Professor William H. Jones has been appointed chairman of the department.

Three surveys have been made within the past ten months. The first was a study of recreation and amusement among colored people in Washington, D.C. This study is now being prepared for publication. The second was a statistical study of the conditions of colored children in the District of Columbia. This survey had the co-operation of such agencies as the Juvenile Court, Juvenile Protective Association, Bureau of Children's Guardians, Federal Children's Bureau, Bureau of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, municipal hospitals, clinics, and schools. The third survey is a study of religious institutions in Washington, D.C., for colored people. This study is now in progress. These studies are to be published this year.

University of Kansas.-The History of Human Society, by Frank W. Blackmar, is announced by Charles Scribner's Sons.

Lafayette College.-The work in sociology is now given in an independent department, of which Professor Samuel H. Jameson is the head.

University of Maryland.-Dr. George P. Murdock, who took his Doctor's degree at Yale University last June, is teaching in the department of sociology in this university.

University of Minnesota.-Professor Pitirim A. Sorokin has published in the Czecho-Slovakian sociological-philosophical journal, The Czech Thought, an article entitled "Recent American Sociological Literature." This article is to be re-published in the Ukrainian sociological journal, Society.

Northwestern University.-In view of the relatively small numbers admitted to sociology, and the fact that most students at Northwestern