Excerpt from Journal of Social Science, Vol. 41: Containing the Transactions of the American Association The papers included in this number of the journal qf Social Science comprise all of the Boston addresses of 1903. Owing to the fact that no official stenographer had been engaged for the Boston meeting, the reports of running debates are taken from the columns of the newspapers of that city; but, in most instances, such reports have been revised by the contributors to the discus sion. It may be well in this place to remind essayists once more of the invariable rule of the Association, that all papers engaged for the General Meeting are so secured with the understanding that they may be published in the Journal if deemed advisable. The members of the Council, however, are not pledged in advance to the publication of any particular paper. If writers choose to pub lish elsewhere, it must be with the stipulation that their papers may also be printed in the journal, at the option of the Council as to date of publication. Heads of Departments are not solicitous to secure essays which, in general form and substance, have been read elsewhere before presentation at the Association Meeting. A list of all addresses and papers will be found in the Table of Contents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.