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Institute of Politics

a summer forum and round-table established in 1921 at Williams College, Massachusetts, for the general discussion by students and scholars of matters of inter-ference began July 12, and negotiations national interest and relationships. The plan originated with President Garfield of Williams, its purpose being the encouragement and promotion of a wider understanding of politics in general and of international affairs in particular. A board of advisers consisting of distinguished publicists and authorities on international law and history is in general control of the institute, whose first gathering took place in July and August of 1921, when courses of lectures were delivered by such distinguished scholars as Viscount Bryce, Count Teleky of Hungary, Signor Tittoni of the Italian Senate, and Baron Korff of Russia. In addition to such lectures, provision is made for round-table conferences in which all the members of the institute may participate, the discussions here being free and at the same time protected. The enrolled membership is made up largely of college teachers of political science, but the attendance of the first session also included Government officials, journalists, and publicists of several nations. At the conclusion of the session it was announced that funds for the maintenance of the institute for three years had been furnished by Mr. Bernard M. Baruch.