- 4. Members enrolled: Foreign 101 American 351 Total

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1 THE TWENTY-THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICANISTS (EDITOR S NOTE: The Twenty-Third International Congress of Americanists met in New York City during the week of September 17th, A report of the sessions has been published by Professor Franz Boas in Science, 68: , For the information of members of theamericananthropologica1 Association Mr. N. C. Nelson, the Secretary pro tem, has kindly supplied the following data.) I. Statistical Data 1. Nations signed up as members Governments represented by delegates Institutions represented: Foreign 45 American 33 Total Members enrolled: Foreign 101 American 351 Total Delegates present.: Foreign 59 American 148 Total Scientific papers read and discussed : Foreign American Total.... ca Scientific Papers The papers read and discussed were grouped under the following general topics : 1. Physical Anthropology of the American Indians 2. Languages of the American Indians and Related Peoples 3. Archaeology and Ethnology of South America 4. Archaeology of Mexico and Central America 5. Archaeology and Ethnology of North America, with special sectional meetings devoted to the Southwest and to the Eskimo areas. 6. Spanish and French Influence on American Indian Life and Culture 7. Cultural Relations between North and South America 182

2 REPORT Cultural Relations between South America and the South Pacific 9. Cultural Relations between North America and Asia 10. The Antiquity of Man in America 111. Popular Lectures. Motion Pictures, etc. 1. The Excavations of the Carnegie Institution of Washington at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, and Uaxactun, Peten, Guatemala, in By Dr. S. G. Morley, Director of the work. 2. Exploration in the Maya Area. By Frans Blom, of Tulane University. 3. The Exploration and Mapping of Brazilian Guiana with hydroplane and wireless, in two reels. By Dr. A. Hamilton Rice. 4. Ceremonial of the Navaho Mountain Chant, in six reels. By Mrs. L. A. Armer, of Berkeley, California. IV. Special Exhibits Installed for the Congress 1. The material exhibited consisted of: a. Original specimens, archaeological and ethnological b. Models c. New facsimile of the Vienna Codex d. Drawings, tracings, maps, etc. e. Enlarged photographs f. Colored prints g. Publications 2. The contributing nations, listed alphabetically and not in the order of importance, were: Argentina Mexico Austria Peru Denmark U. S. A. Germany U. S. S. R. (Russia) 3. The amount of space occupied by the exhibits totaled slightly more than 100 square meters. V. Literature Presented to the Congress for Free Distribution 1. Character of publications presented ranged from duplicate copies of various serial publications on different phases of anthropology to monographic pamphlets and large, expensive, bound volumes. 2. The quantity of material received filled more than a half dozen shipping cases and totaled fully one ton, the greater bulk of it being the gift of the Mexican government.

3 184 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST [N. s., 31, The contributing nations were: Argentina, 3 titles Mexico, ca. 20 titles, duplicates of each Austria, 6 titles Sweden, 2 titles Denmark, 15 titles; 6 duplicates U. S. A., 3 titles Ecuador, 1 title; 50 duplicates U.S.S.R., ca. 15 titles Guatemala, 9 titles; duplicates Venezuela, 1 title; 100 duplicates 4. The distribution of the publications was as follows: Complete sets of the titles presented were, as far as possible, given to the four New York and Brooklyn institutions under whose auspices the session was held, The remainder was left for interested members of the Congress to take away. VI. The Closing Session of the XXIII International Congress of Americanists was held in Education Hall, School Service Building, American Museum of Natural History, at twelve o'clock noon, Saturday, September 22nd, President Franz Boas presided. About two hundred delegates and visitors were present. Order of Program 1. Greetings were extended to the belated Mexican delegates by the Chairman. 2. The Secretary read the Resolutions voted by the Council as follows: (a) An Amendment to the Statutes, requiring the Publication Committee to insert in the published Proceedings a statement announcing the institution or library in which the archives have been deposited. (b) An Amendment to'the Statutes requiring that one hundred copies of the Proceedings be placed in the hands of a bookseller as the agent authorized by the Publication Commit tee. (c) Resolution presented by C. Tagliavini that the XXIII International Congress of Americanists, in view of the importance of the linguistic and ethnographical materials

4 REPORT 185 preserved in the Itdian libraries, and in view of the absence of any bibliography of this kind, considers it desirable that an inquiry be conducted in all Italian libraries by means of questionnaires. The Congress entrusts Mr. Tagliavini with this task and asks that he present the results of his inquiry at the next Congress. (d) Resolution presented by Dr. J. T. Medina of Chile that the XXIII International Congress of Americanists recommend to the governments of Mexico, Central America, and South America, the establishment of professorships of American Archaeology and Ethnology. (e) Resolution presented by Professor A. Penck expressing the desire to see the Loubat Professorships of American Archaeology and Ethnology re-established at both Berlin and Paris. Unanimously reaffirmed. (f) Resolution in reply to a proposal from the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland asking for cooperation between the International Congress for Anthropological Studies and the Congress of Americanists leading towards synchronization of future meetings in Europe. Be it resolved: (1) That it is the sense of the Americanists assembled that the organization of a truly International Congress for Anthropology, embracing all nations, be instituted in Europe. (2) That it is further the sense of this Congress that it would be desirable to hold the General Anthropological Congress and the Congress of Americanists at such times and places as to make cooperation possible. (3) That the next Congress of Americanists will be held in Europe in 1930 a.nd we shall be glad if the General Anthropological Congress, to be organized, could meet at the same time and place. The adoption of the Resolution was reaffirmed by unanimous vote. 3. The Secretary read the recommendation of the Council that

5 186 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST [N. s., 31, 1929 greeting be cabled to the following absent members: Mrs. Cecilia Seler, Mr. Alfred P. Maudslay, Professor L.Capitan, Professor Paul Rivet, Hofrat Professor Franz Heger, Professor Von den Steinen, Professor Amedeo Giannini, Curator W. H. Holmes. Adoption of the proposal was moved, seconded, and unanimously carried. 4. Dr. A. C. Simoens da Silva of Brazil proposed a vote of regret and respect on the occasion of the decease of Dr. Manuelde Oliveira Lima, who died recently at Washington, D. C., and who at the Vienna session of the Congress introduced the use of the Portuguese language. 5. The Secretary read the Council s recommendation that the formal invitation extended by the Senate of Hamburg be accepted and that the XXIV International Congress of Americanists be held in Hamburg in The adoption of the recommendation was moved, seconded, and voted unanimously. 6. The Chairman announced the Hamburg Committee of Organization as follows: Professor Georg Thilenius, Professor Dr. Kuchler, Professor A. Warburg. 7. Congratulatory remarks on the success of the XXIII Congress, the facilities and entertainments furnished by the various Institutions concerned, were made by several of the foreign delegates, including Professor Albrecht Penck, who chose the occasion to present a diploma of the Geographische Gesellschaft of Berlin to President Franz Boas, and the Karl Ritter medal to Vilhjalmur Stefansson. 8. Final announcements by the General Secretary giving among other things the available statistical data relating to the membership, attendance, and activities of the Congress. (See p. 182f.) 9. Session adjourned sine die at 12:50 P.M. Publications Committee: Clark Wissler, chairman F. W. Hodge S. K. Lothrop Franz Boas N. C. Nelson N. C. NELSON, Secretary pro tern.