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NOTES OF THE SOCIETY
In accordance with Art. V, §2, of the Constitution of the
Society, the Executive Committee, thru the Corresponding
Secretary, reports the following actions taken by it since the last
annual meeting of the Society.
Pursuant to a vote of the Society (see Proceedings, in Journal,
40. 222), the Executive Committee took under consideration the
proposal contained in the report of the Committee on Co-opera-
tion with the other Oriental Societies (Journal, 40. 215-216) that
this Society co-operate with the other Oriental Societies in regard
to planning a General Dictionary of Buddhism and issuing an
appeal for aid in its preparation. The following resolution was
submitted to each member of the Committee by the Secretary and
was approved by four out of the five members (Professor Clay
being absent from the country and unable to respond), on or
before June 4, 1920.
'Whereas, the American Oriental Society, at its meeting held
in Ithaca, N. Y., on April 6 and 7, 1920, referred the report of the
Standing Committee on Co-operation with Other Oriental Socie-
ties to the Executive Committee with power to act upon the pro-
posal contained in the report that this Society co-operate with the
other Oriental Societies in regard to planning a General Diction-
ary of Buddhism and issuing an appeal for aid in its prepara-
tion:
The Executive Committee, on behalf of the American Oriental
Society, hereby gives the general approval of the Society to this
undertaking and authorizes its representative on the Committee
for planning the Dictionary to join in signing and circulating
the appeal that may be approved. '
Thereafter Professor James H. Woods, who is the representa-
tive of this Society on the joint Committee for planning the Dic-
tionary of Buddhism, on his return from the joint meeting of
Asiatic Societies held in Paris in July, 1920, submitted to the
Executive Committee the subjoined 'Projet de Circulaire' with
the request that this Society authorize its circulation in the same
manner as the French and the British Societies had already
agreed to do. This request was transmitted to each member of
the Committee by the Secretary, and the issuance of the circular
appeal was unanimously approved by them, on or before Sent 28
1920. '
362 Notes of the Society
On Saturday, Oct. 23, a meeting of the Executive Committee
was held at Columbia University, New York City, all the members
being present. The minutes of actions already taken thru
correspondence votes (as stated above), were unanimously rati-
fied and approved.
A resolution, 'that the American Oriental Society extend to
the Asiatic Societies of England, France, and Italy an invitation
to hold a joint meeting in this country at the time of the annual
meeting of the American Society in 1921, or, if it seems prefer-
able, at some other time in that year, ' was referred to the decision
of the Board of Directors, in such manner as the President of the
Society might direct.
The matter of the investment of any uninvested capital belong-
ing to the Society having been referred to the Executive Commit-
tee by the Board of Directors, it was voted : ' That the investment
of such part of the funds of the Society as may seem wise shall be
referred to the Treasurer with power to act, after consultation
with and upon the advice of the Treasurer of Yale University.'
The affairs of the Committee on Preparation of a Statement
setting forth the Scope, Character, Aims, and Purposes of Orien-
tal Studies having been referred to the Executive Committee by
the Board of Directors, it was voted : 'That the President appoint
a committee from among the younger members of the Society to
prepare a statement setting forth the aims and the importance of
Oriental Studies, such committee to report to the Executive Com-
mittee at its next meeting. '
Charles J. Ogdbn,
Corresponding Secretary.
PROJET DE CIRCULAIRE
La Federation des Societes Asiatiques (Amerique, Angleterre, France,
Italie), a pris 1 'initiative d'une publication qui grouperait dans un effort
commun des equipes nationales de savants orientaux et occidentaux. Elle a
entrepris la preparation d'un Dictionnaire GSnSral du Bouddhisme (doe-
trine, histoire, geographie sacree, etc.) fonde sur un depouillement direct des
sources (Sanscrit, pali, tibStain, ehinois, japanais, langues de l'Indochine et
de l'Asie Centrale) et elaborS par des specialistes locaux dans chacun des
pays de civilisation bouddhique, sous le contrSle d 'un ComitS de direction elu
par les Societes ffiderees.
Une pareille entreprise exige le concours d'un nombre considerable de
travailleurs qu'il est necessaire de retribuer, et elle comporte des le debut
des frais eleves de mise en oeuvre et de materiel. Le prix de revient total,
Notes of Other Societies 363
encore impossible a preciser, atteindra des centaines de milliers de francs.
Pour couvrir ces dispenses, les SociStes Federees sollicitent la generosite des
souscripteurs. En tant que religion, philosophie, litterature, art, le boud-
dhisme a jou6 dans le monde un role trop considerable pour qu'un homme
eultive' puisse s'y declarer indifferent.
Les souscriptions sont recues.
The Directors, at the Annual Meeting, authorized the Editors
to undertake the preparation of an Index of Volumes 21-40 of the
Journal. Prof. R. K. Yerkes has kindly consented to prepare
this Index, and it will appear in 1921, to be sold at cost. It will
be recalled that the Index to Volumes 1-20 was prepared by Mrs.
George F. Moore and appeared in Vol. 21.
The Annual Meeting of the Middle West Branch of the
Society will be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wis., February 25-26. Communications for the program should
be sent to the Secretary, Prof. A. T. Olmstead, 706 So. Goodwin
St., Urbana, 111.
NOTES OF OTHER SOCIETIES
A Joint Meeting of the Oriental Societies of France, Great
Britain, Italy and America was held in Paris, July 6-8. The
representatives of the American Society present were Drs. Clay,
Gottheil, Gray and Woods. The sessions were divided into two
sections, of Near Asia and Far Asia. M. Senart, President of
the French Society, gave a reception on Wednesday and there was
a dinner on Thursday. The following was the program :
M. B. Gottheil. Sur une nouvelle typographic orientale.
M. Goloubew. Sur 1 'organisation au Musee Guimet, d 'un depfit de cliches
archeologiques. — Communications de MM. Pelliot et Lartigue sur leurs ex-
peditions en Extreme-Orient. Projections.
Sir G. A. Grierson: Eeport on the Linguistic Survey of India.
M. Meillet: Sur le caractere des Gathas. •
Dr. H. B. Morse: The super cargo in the China trade, circa 1700.
M. Ccedes: Les origines de la dynastie de Sukhodaya.
M. A. T. Clay: The Amorite name Jerusalem.
Dr. Cowley: A Hittite word in Hebrew.
M. Chabot: Traces de 1 'influence juive dans les inscriptions palmyreni«
ennes.
Prof. St. Langdon. Sumerian Law Codes and the Semitic Code of Ham-
murabi.
