In the late spring of 1927, Dr. R. E. Saleski, Professor of German in Bethany College, wrote to the Secretary of the Linguistic Society, suggesting the holding of a Linguistic Institute in the summer of 1928; his proposal was rather for a gathering of scholars for interchange of ideas, than for the holding of courses, though the latter was not excluded. The Secretary sent copies of Mr. Saleski's letter to the members of the Executive Committee of the Linguistic Society, asking whether they approved the holding of such an Institute under the patronage of the Society. The answers were about evenly divided, affirmative and negative. One member of the Committee however took up the idea with energy. This was Dr. E. H. Sturtevant, Professor of Linguistics and Comparative Philology in Yale University, at that time Vice-President of the Society, who elaborated the plan proposed by Mr. Saleski into virtually the form in which it has been put into effect. After correspondence and the reaching of agreement on difficult points, Mr. Sturtevant and Mr. Saleski laid their developed plans before the Executive Committee, which gave unanimous and hearty approval to them.
Ronald G. Kent (Sat,) studied this question.