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NEWS OF THE PROFESSION

Annual Report of the Association for Asian Studies, 1961 -1962

This report, encompassing the period from and of promoting contact between learned or- March 1961 to early April 1962, focuses on ganizations and scholars in the United States the objectives of the Association, the efforts to and Canada and their counterparts in other accomplish them during the period under re- nations who share interests in Asian studies. view, and a number of future problems. In Inherent in the objectives as defined in the retrospect, the recently proposed amendments constitution is the cultivation of better under- to the constitution and bylaws of the organi- standing between Asians and non-Asians zation are a landmark in the evolution of the through the organized facilities of the Associa- Association. They are a response to the prob- tion. Indeed, it is in the national interest to lems of change confronting a learned society build a bridge of mutual understanding, one in the early 1960's. that can withstand the pressures of time and In the interests of the reader, the report is circumstance. divided into two parts, the first being a brief The membership indicates that the broad statement of the fundamentals and the second objectives of the organization appeal to a large a statistical or narrative supplement to them. number of people with varied interests and different occupations. Faculty members and Part I graduate students, established scholars and promising ones, government officials and others Objectives of the Association for Asian Studies have found participation in the Association At the outset the objectives of the organiza- valuable. The membership is aware of the ad- tion should be recalled, for they constitute one vantages of cutting across areas and disciplines of the most important criteria in any considera- and of the cross-fertilization of ideas. tion and evaluation of its work. Established as the Far Eastern Association in April 1948, the Meeting the Objectives society changed its name to Association for At the present time the Association for Asian Asian Studies in February 1957 as a result of Studies is undergoing rapid expansion as a the inclusion of South Asia in the geographic consequence of larger membership, greater area of interest. It is a constituent member of financial resources, and added functions. This the American Council of Learned Societies and expansion is leading to more complexity in cooperates with the American Oriental Society day-to-day operations, more problems in com- in meetings of the International Congress of munication and coordination among the of- Orientalists. ficers and members of the Board of Directors, The objectives of the organization are of- and more need for frequent decision-making. ficially defined in terms of establishing a pro- The organization may well be one of the most fessional association, one that is nonpolitical, dynamic learned societies in existence. nonprofit, and scholarly, open to all people who have an interest in Asian studies, of en- Publications couraging scholarly consideration of and in- The Journal of Asian Studies with the terest in Asia, of offering a medium for the Bibliography, the Monographs, and the News- publication of research and other data con- letter comprise the publications of the Associa- ducive to the advancement of studies related tion. As of March 1962, total circulation of the to the area, of facilitating cooperation in the Journal was 3,494, an increase of 426 over the Asian field between Americans and Canadians, figure of the previous year. Nonmember sub- 592

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Part II

Appendix i

Journal Subscriptions (Non-Member)

a. Number as of March 1962 3/62 3/61 3/60 M7° J>373 I>269 b. Geographical Distribution

Domestic Iowa 10 Missouri 13 New England 65 North Dakota 1 Maine 4 South Dakota 3 New Hampshire 3 Nebraska 4 Vermont 3 Kansas 8 Massachusetts 33 Rhode Island 5 Pacific 137 Connecticut 17 Washington 9 Middle Adantic 184 Oregon 10 New York 124 California 118 New Jersey 18 Pennsylvania 42 South Atlantic I23 Delaware 1 East North Central 112 Maryland 13 Ohio 26 D. C 66 Indiana 15 Virginia 13 Illinois 39 West Virginia 3 Michigan 20 North Carolina 14 Wisconsin 12 South Carolina 2 West North Central 57 Georgia 5 Minnesota 18 Florida 6

3>494 3,068 2,798

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Appendix 3 Audit Report

STATEMENT OF POSITION AND FUND EQUITIES DECEMBER 31, 1961

ASSETS Current Assets Petty cash $ 353.99 Commercial Bank—Riggs National Bank...; 4,096.84

Total Current Assets $277,573.94 Office equipment % 4,527.71 Less: Accumulated depreciation 798.40 3,729.31

Total Assets $281,303.25

LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITIES Current Liabilities Accounts payable % 7,085.32 Withholding and payroll taxes 428.38

Total Current Liabilities $ 7,513.70

Special Fund Equities Asia Foundation Travel Grant $ 2,402.75 Committee on American Library Resources on the Far East: Ford Foundation Grant 498.94 National Science Foundation 7,010.89 Social Science Research Council 6,440.78 Committee on American Library Resources on Southern Asia.... 682.36 Committee on Chinese Thought 2,067.02 Ford Foundation General Operations Grant 108,000.00 Ming Biographical Dictionary 6,117.13 Conference on Modern Japan 23,218.48 Monograph Series 33,102.79 Committee on South Asia: Rockefeller Grant -0- National Defense Education Act Grant (See Comments) -0- Committee on South Asian Languages: Committee Operations 984.03 Fellowship program 2,490.67 Tagore Memorial Lectureship 1,198.93

Total Special Fund Equity 194,214.77 General Fund Equity (See below) 79,574.78

Total Liabilities and Fund Equities $281,303.25

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Total Revenue $84,327.32

Expenses Journal—Publication cost $21,517.34 —Editorial 4,115.94 —Cost of reprints 420.06 Annual meeting 4,118.37 Newsletter 1,496.24 Secretariat—Salaries 10,708.05 -Office 2,632.69 —Telephone 278.78 Depreciation of equipment 452.77 Treasurer's office expenses 850.48 Membership Committee expense 210.97 Payroll taxes—Current year 244.06 —Prior years 313.92 Executive committee 869.85 Regional meetings 1,780.36 Support of project committees: Ming Biographical Dictionary 2,000.00 Committee on American Library Resources on Southern Asia.... 500.00 Advisory Committee on Research and Development 203.62 Committee on reorganization and publications 1,180.24 October Board meeting and officers travel 1,767.21 Miscellaneous 416.78

Total Expenses 56,077.73

Net Income $28,249.59

General Fund Equity Balance January 1, 1961 51,325.19

Balance December 31, 1961 $79,574.78

SPECIAL FUNDS STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1961 Asia Foundation Travel Grant* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 % 1,447.75 Revenue—Grant from Asia Foundation 2,500.00

Total % 3,947.75 Expenses: Travel allowances $ 1,170.00 Association membership dues 240.00 Secretariat service charge—15% 135.00 1,545.00

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 % 2,402.75

* To support Asian scholars in attending the annual meeting, and to subsidize their membership in the Association.

Committee on American Library Resources on the Far East

Ford Foundation Grant* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 553.57 Revenue—None Expenses: Committee administrative and secretarial costs % 47.50 Secretariat service charge—15% 7.13 54.63

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 % 498.94

* Provides for administrative, secretarial, and meeting costs of the Committee.

National Science Foundation* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 9,723.24 Revenue: Grant from National Science Foundation $10,900.00 Sale of Chinese publications 166.00 11,066.00

Total $ 20,789.24 * Provides funds for a study of publishing and informational services for the period 1949-1959 in mainland China.

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 7,010.89

Social Science Research Council* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 17,990.78 Revenue—None Expenses: Purchase of Microfilm $11,000.00 Secretariat service charge—5% 550.00 11,550.00

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 6,440.78

* To provide funds to purchase microfilm of research resources available in the Union Research Institute in Hong Kong.

Committee on American Library Resources on Southern Asia* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 % 410.01 Revenue—Project Committee allocation from General Fund 500.00

Total % 910.01 Expenses—Committee operations 227.65

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 % 682.36 * To improve and increase library resources on Southern Asia.

Committee on Chinese Thought*

Fund equity—January 1, 1961 r % 3,677.17 Revenue—Grant from Rockefeller Foundation 3,334.24

Total % 7,011.41 Expenses: Secretarial services $|2,460.00 Editorial services 1,381.94 General Committee operations 867.00 Secretariat service charge—5% 235.45 4,944.39

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 2,067.02

* Sponsors interdisciplinary studies in the field of Chinese thought, and arrangement of subsequent publication of papers.

Ford Foundation General Operations Grant* Grant from Ford Foundation $165,000.00 Expenses: Allocation to the General Fund of 1961 $27,000.00 Allocation to the Monograph Fund 30,000.00 57,000.00

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $108,000.00

* For support of Association activities over a five year period. This grant supplements prior grants totaling $51,000 received from the Ford Foundation for this purpose. (See Comments)

Ming Biographical Dictionary* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 1,000.00 Revenue: Allocation from General Fund $ 2,000.00 Grants received as follows: Columbia University 2,000.00 Harvard University 1,000.00 Princeton University 500.00 University of Washington 500.00 Stanford University 250.00 Indiana University 100.00 6,350.00

Total $ 7,350.00 Expenses: Honorarium $ 400.00 Travel and meeting expense 832.87 1,232.87

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 6,117.13

* To provide funds for the preparation of a biographical dictionary on the Ming period.

Conference on Modern Japan* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 % 2,007.53 Revenue—Grant from Ford Foundation 25,650.00

Total $ 27,657.53 Expenses: Secretarial service $ 3,000.00 Equipment 431.60 * To provide funds for five seminars held for the express purpose of stimulating American scholars to new approaches toward familiar material and arouse new interest in neglected areas of Japanese study.

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 23,218.48

Monograph Series* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 965.92 Revenue: Allocation from Ford Foundation General Operations Grant $30,000.00 Interest earned and allocated from the General Fund 1,136.46 Royalties 2,640.75 33,777.21

Total f 10,743.13 Expenses—Printing and distributing 1,640.34

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 33,102.79

* To provide a revolving fund for use in publication on Asian subjects.

Committee on South Asia Rockefeller Grant* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 259.56 Revenue: Amount borrowed from General Fund $ 1,594.24 Grant from Rockefeller Foundation 6,737.07 Grant from Bickford Foundation 125.00 8,456.31

Total $ 8,715.87 Expenses: Committee operations $ 7,379.02 Allocation to General Fund for Newsletter 200.00 Secretariat service charge—15% 1,136.85 8,715.87

: Fund equity--December 31, 1961 $ -0-

* Issues a newsletter, sponsors seminars, and encourages the growth of studies relative to South Asia.

National Defense Education Act Grant* Revenue: Grant from National Defense Education Act Funds $10,000.00 * To finance the National Conference on the Strengthening and Integration of South Asian Language and Area Studies in the United States. (See Comments)

Total $ 12,015.96 Expenses: Principal and assistant investigator $ 800.00 Secretarial service and office expense 1,430.67 Meeting expense 5,717.99 Publication and distribution of proceedings 2,500.00 Secretarial service charge—15% 1,567.30 12,015.96

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ -0-

Committee on South Asian Languages Committee Operations* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 1,366.92 Revenue—None Expenses: Committee operations % 368.16 Secretariat service charge—4% 14.73 382.89

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 984.03

* To carry out the operations of the Committee in its linguistic program.

Fellowship Program* Fund equity—January 1, 1961 $ 3,061.66 Revenue—Grant from Rockefeller Foundation 8,225.00

Total I 11,286.66 Expenses: Fellowships, including travel expenses of scholars $ 7,996.20 Secretariat service charge—10% 799.79 8,795.99

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 2,490.67

* For fellowships to Indian scholars for study in the United States.

Tagore Memorial Lectureship* Grant from Harvey Breit $ 5,000.00 * To organize and subsidize a series of lectures in commemoration of Rabindranath Tagore. The series is to extend over a six-year period.

Total $ 8,500.00 Expenses: Travel, honorarium and related expenses of Professor De $ 6,487.10 Inaugural lecture expense 397.30 Office expense 69.00 Secretariat service charge—5% 347.67 7,301.07

Fund equity—December 31, 1961 $ 1,198.93

STATEMENT OF FUNDS IN SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS DECEMBER 31, 1961 Current Rate Amount on Name and Address of Institution of Interest Deposit .Savings Banl^s Williamsburgh Savings Bank 3.0% $ 440.36 Dry Dock Savings Bank 4.0 1,977.79

Total.. $ 2,418.15

Savings and Loan Associations Altadena Federal Saving & Loan Assn., Altadena, Calif. 4.5% $ 10,000.00 Ann Arbor Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Ann Arbor, Michigan.... 4.0 9,865.94 Belmont Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Long Beach, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Berkeley Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Berkeley, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 •California Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Los Angeles, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 •Century Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Santa Monica, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 •Coast Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Los Angeles, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 •Continental Savings & Loan Assn., Pico Rivera, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 First Federal Savings & Loan Assn., San Diego, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 First Federal Savings & Loan Assn., South Pasadena, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Garden Savings & Loan Assn., Garden, Calif. 4.5 5,000.00 Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Los Angeles, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Home Mutual Savings & Loan Assn., San Francisco, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 La Ballona Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Culver City, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Lassen Savings & Loan Assn., Chico, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Loyola Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Glen Burnie, Maryland 4.0 10,000.00 Marina Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Los Angeles, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 North Hollywood Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Hollywood, Calif... 4.5 10,000.00 Pioneer Investors Savings & Loan Assn., San Jose, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Pomona First Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Pomona, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 'Sacramento Savings & Loan Assn., Sacramento, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Sequoia Savings & Loan Assn., Fresno, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Southern Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Los Angeles, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 Trans Bay Federal Savings & Loan Assn., San Francisco, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00 •United Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Inglewood, Calif. 4.5 10,000.00

Total $264,865.94

COMPARISON OF BUDGETED REVENUE AND EXPENSES TO ACTUAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1961 Over (+) Under (-) Budget Actual Budget Revenue Memberships—New $3,500 $3,502 +$ 2 —Renewal 14,000 12,813 - 1,187 Subscriptions—Institutions—New 2,500 1,724 — 776 —Renewal 10,000 11,818 + 1,818 —Individuals—New 900 439 - 461 —Renewal 750 402 - 348 Back Numbers—Journal 1,200 1,058 - 142 —Bibliography 900 618 - 282 General Receipts: Newsletter Allocation 550 663 + 113 Advertising—Journal 2,500 1,474 - 1,026 Annual Meeting and Advertising 5,500 5,761 + 261 Services, etc 1,000 1,065 + 65 Interest income 9,000 9,140 + 140 Grsnts—Service Fees 5,000 7,173 + 2,173 —Allocation, Ford 33,000 27,000 - 6,000 Refunds (323) - 323

Total Revenue $90,300 $84,327 -$5,973

Expenses Journal and Bibliography: Journal of Asian Studies and bibliography $24,500 $21,937 — $ 2,563 Editorial Office 4,300 4,116 - 184

$28,800 $26,053 - $ 2,747

Secretariat: Manager's Salary $6,100 $6,050 -$ 50 Assistant Manager's Salary 4,600 4,658 + 58 Part-time Help 800 — — 800 Social Security 685 558 - 127 Operations (actual includes $453 depreciation) 3,000 3,364 + 364 Officer's Travel 700 112 - 588

Total $15,885 $14,742 -$1,143

$27,285 $15,283 - $12,002

Total Expenses $71,970 $56,078 - $15,892

Excess of Revenue over Expenses $18,330 $28,249 + $ 9,919

NOTE—of the $1,730 budgeted for office equipment, $1,071 was spent.

Appendix 4. Life Members 16 14 11 Supporting Members 35 29 57 Membership Regular Members 1,470 1,297 1,061 a. Size and Class Student Members 454 305 364 3/62 3/61 /6o 3 Associate Members 29 29 34 Honorary Members 6 ~~1 5 Patron o 2.010 1,679 1,532

b. Geographical Distribution (not including Associate Members) Domestic Membership Michigan 97 Wisconsin 36 New England 228 Maine 2 East South Central 12 New Hampshire 7 Kentucky 5 Vermont 11 Tennessee 4 Massachusetts 145 Alabama 3 Connecticut 56 Mississippi — Rhode Island 7 West South Central 28 Middle Atlantic 455 Arkansas 1 New York 324 Louisiana 3 New Jersey 49 Oklahoma 4 Pennsylvania 82 Texas 20 East North Central 326 Pacific 335 Ohio 36 Washington 61 Indiana 25 Oregon 12 Illinois 132 California 262

Foreign Membership Korea 4 Australia 9 Laos 1 Austria '. 1 Lebanon 1 Belgium 2 Malaya 6 Burma 3 Mexico 1 Cambodia 1 Netherlands . 3 Canada 28 New Guinea 2 China, Republic of 5 New Zealand 2 Denmark 1 Pakistan 3 England 17 Philippines .. 5 France 7 Ryukyus 1 Germany 7 Sarawak .... Hong Kong 12 Sudan India 12 Sweden Indonesia 5 Togo Israel 2 Thailand ... 7 Japan 47 Venezuela .. 1 Total Foreign Membership 200

Total Membership (not including Associate Members) 1,981

c. Professional Field Fine Arts 54 History 469 Education 32 Political Science and Law ' 27 International Relations .... 365 Library Work 24 Language, Literature and Psychology 11 Linguistics 151 Public Administration 4 Anthropology 133 Military 5 Economics 106 Agriculture 2 Philosophy and Religion .... 89 Medicine 3 Sociology 70 Indology 10 Geography 66 Natural Sciences 4 Area Studies 58 Journalism 12

e. Analysis in Terms of Geographical Area of Primary Interest

General Far East 171 Korea 17 China 354 Russian Asia 9 Japan 265 East Asia 188 Southeast Asia 300 Northeast Asia 66 South Asia 373 Middle East 7 Central Asia 35 Unknown 293 Oceania 3 Total 1,981

Appendix 5 Milton Singer, University of Chicago G. William Skinner, Cornell University Leadership (April 2, 1962) W. Norman Brown (Honorary) University of Pennsylvania OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Lauriston Sharp (Honorary), Cornell FOR ASIAN STUDIES University Victoria G. Harper, Manager of Executive Committee the Association Earl H. Pritchard, President Edward Feitelberg, Legal Adviser University of Chicago William W. Lockwood, Vice President EDITORS AND EDITORIAL BOARDS Princeton University Russel H. Fificld, Secretary Editors of the Journal University of Michigan Rhoads Murphey, Editor Eugene Langston, Treasurer University of Washington Japan Society (Continues as an officer of the Association Wm. Theodore de Bary pending amendment of constitution) Columbia University Marius B. Jansen, Associate Editor Lucian W. Pye Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harry J. Benda, Assistant Editor Board ef Directors Yale University A. Doak Barnett, Columbia University Bernard S. Cohn, Assistant Editor Richard K. Beardsley, University of Michigan University of Rochester Robert I. Crane, Duke University Journal Advisory Editorial Board Wm. Theodore de Bary, Columbia University Alexander Eckstein, University of Michigan Ralph J. D. Braibanti John A. Harrison, University of Florida Duke University James R. Hightower, Harvard University John F. Cady Charles O. Hucker, Michigan State Univer- Ohio University sity, Oakland Alexander Eckstein Lucian W. Pye, Massachusetts Institute of University of Michigan Technology Clifford Geertz, Jr. Robert A. Scalapino, University of California University of Chicago

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LATE NEWS ON THE J.A.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY Members of the Association and readers of ography during 1962-63. Since Mrs. Scott the Journal will be glad to learn that Mrs. will not be in a position to devote her Dorothea Scott, who will join the staff of the major time to this task until August 1, the Cornell University Library in August of 1962, annual Bibliography will probably ap- has agreed to assume responsibility for the pear this year somewhat later than Septem- preparation and editing of the annual Bibli- ber.