The Association for Asian Studies: Summary of the Year 1959-1960
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NEWS OF THE PROFESSION 497 and Documents on the First World War (1914- tute, which has been heavily engaged in com- 1918). Financing of continued publication is a pilation work, may devote half its time to persistent problem. (3) Monographic studies. monographic research on the many problems It is hoped that henceforth the staff of the Insti- of modern history awaiting attention. The Association for Asian Studies: Summary of the Year 1959-1960 I. Membership 57 supporting, 1,061 regular, 364 student (a new category), 34 associate. Of the present The year 1959 marked a turning point in the membership, 1,343 reside in the United States history of the growth of the Association. Under and 155 are foreign members. Membership in- the chairmanship and stimulus of Ward More- creased in all geographical areas of the United house, and the active support of a large mem- States, and particularly noteworthy is the sharp bership committee located regionally, an active rise registered in such states as Vermont, North campaign was organized. As a result, the total Carolina, and Arizona where new Asian studies membership rose dramatically to the highest in programs were begun. Largest representation the Association's history. As of March 1, the was from the Middle Atlantic states (354) and number was 1,532, in contrast to a membership the Pacific states (281). The following figures of 1,124 on March 1, 1959. reflect the field, status, and area of primary The total of 1,532 included the following interest of the membership (excluding associate classification of members: 5 honorary, 11 life, members): Professional Field Professional Status History 368 Faculty 644 Political Science and Student 364 International Relations 270 Government 119 Lang., Lit., and Linguistics 106 Others 185 Anthropology 105 Unknown 186 Far Eastern Studies 28 Total 1,498 Economics 82 Fine Arts 35 Area of Primary Interest Geography 48 General Far East 124 Library Work 17 China 374 Philosophy and Religion 47 Japan 233 Education 22 Southeast Asia 199 Law 13 South Asia 206 Psychology 6 Central Asia 9 Sociology 46 Korea 18 Medicine 1 Russian Asia 8 Indology 2 East Asia 25 Natural Sciences 3 Northeast Asia 59 Journalism 3 Middle East 6 Unknown 296 Unknown 237 Total 1,498 Total 1,498 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.139, on 30 Sep 2021 at 05:23:41, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911800117942 498 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES II. Treasurer's Report The following is a summary of the audit report for the year ending December 31, 1959. A. Summary of Cash Balances, Receipts, and Disbursements n. Cash Balance Cash Balance 1/1/59 Receipts Disbursements 12/31/59 General Fund $26,902.00 $49,876.76 $38,910.11 $37,868.65 Special Funds: General Expansion (Ford) 9,512.64 -0- 4,740.19 4,772.45 Expansion and Im- provement of Journal 2,500.00 -0- 2,500.00 -0- Monograph Series 10,598.26 3,323.37 12,430.24 1,491.39 South Asia Committee 1,126.16 4,582.43 4,894.11 814.48 Asia Foundation Lectureship -0- 8,944.78 8,944.78 -0- Committee on Chinese Thought 136.28 8,368.72 4,600.91 3,904.09 Asia Foundation Travel Grant -0- 2,500.00 -0- 2,500.00 Committee on American Library Resources on the Far East -0- 6,400.00 5,205.82 1,194.18 Committee on South Asian Languages: Operations 2,541.84 6,058.20 5,251.19 3,348.85 Fellowships 21,078.18 18,362.13 24,898.20 14,542.11 TOTALS $74,395.36 $108,416.39 $112,375.55 $70,436.20 1 B. Cash Receipts and Disbursements, General Fund Cash Balance, January 1, 1959 $26,902.00 Receipts: Journal Subscriptions, New $3,247.79 '*- Journal Subscriptions, Renewals 8,754.85 j Membership Dues, New 4,878.25 Membership Dues, Renewals 8,898.30 c Journal Advertising 1,959.75 Other Sales 1,966.84 Annual Meeting 4,275.47 Service Charges Against Special Funds 5,182.25 Interest on Investments 2,288.62 4 General Expansion Grants (Ford) 4,740.19 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.139, on 30 Sep 2021 at 05:23:41, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911800117942 NEWS OF THE PROFESSION 499 Grant for Expansion of Journal (Ford) 2,500.00 Miscellaneous 815.95 Total Receipts 49,876.76 Total Receipts and Beginning Cash $76,778.76 Disbursements: Journal—publication, editing, misc $22,246.32 Annual Meeting 2,825.22 Newsletter 937.97 Secretariat 10,205.30 Other 2,695.30 38,910.11 Cash Balance, December 31, 1959 $37,868.65 At the business meeting on April 12, Mr. $47>ooo, an increase of $8,ooo over 1959; but Kublin summarized the above report drawing he cautioned that the expiration of various spe- attention to the surplus of $11,000 in the gen- cial grants in 1961 posed problems for the fu- eral funds at the end of 1959. He reported that ture. Mr. Kublin mentioned that he was com- this financially healthy condition was likely to pleting six years of service and he extended his continue through i960, allowing a budget of thanks to those who had assisted him. III. Report of the Editor of the Journal of Bibliography. Mr. Howard P. Linton served Asian Studies his fifth year as general editor of the Bibliog- raphy, issued as the September 1959 number. Mr. Hackett reported a rise in circulation, New members of the Advisory Editorial Board advertising revenue, and publication costs. As are Ralph Braibanti, Alexander Eckstein, Clif- of March i960, circulation was 2,798, an in- ford Geertz, E. A. Kracke, Jr., and John Pelzel. crease of 687 over the previous year. During the twelve months ending in March, 79 manu- scripts were submitted for publication; 15 of IV. Report of the Editor of the Monographs of these appeared as articles or notes. The follow- the Association for Asian Studies. ing figures indicate the division by area of Professor Goodrich, the retiring editor, re- articles submitted and, in parentheses, those ported that five monographs had been pub- published: Asia (general)—3 (1); China—17 lished since March 1959. These included Mono- (7); Japan—15 (4); Southeast Asia—18 (2); graphs VI-X of the series: Chinese Secret South Asia—21 (4); Central Asia and Korea Societies in Malaya. A survey of the Triad So- —5 (0). The articles accepted represented vari- ciety from 1800 to 1900. By Leon F. Comber. ous disciplines: History—3; Political Science— The Traditional Chinese Clan Rules. By Hui- 3; Sociology and Anthropology—2; Language chen Wang Liu. A Comparative Analysis of and literature—3; Economics—1; other—2. the Jajmani System. By Thomas O. Beidelman. The book review section, under the editor- Bang\huad: A Community in Thailand. By ship of Rhoads Murphey of the University of Howard Keva Kaufman. Colonial Labor Policy Washington, carried 147 reviews between and Administration, 10,10-1941. By J. Norman March 1959 and i960. Geographical areas were Parmer. It was stated that the original grants to represented as follows: general—6; China—40; the monograph fund from the Council on Eco- Japan and Korea—31; Southeast Asia—15; nomic and Cultural Affairs and the Ford Foun- South Asia—46; Central Asia—9. dation had been exhausted, and that until Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.139, on 30 Sep 2021 at 05:23:41, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911800117942 500 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES royalties or new grants materialized only one is to maintain liaison between the Secretariat more monograph could be considered. Pro- and the Board in relation to information, policy fessor Goodrich announced that Delmer M. decisions, etc. Mr. Crane also stated that as aca- Brown would be his successor and expressed demic interest in Asia grows and programs the hope that new grants would be sought for emerge at new colleges there are generated a the continuation of the monograph series. large number of service, communication, and facilitative functions which the Secretariat is V. Other reports presented at the annual busi- called upon to handle. The Board is aware of ness meeting. this growth in function and will continue to Report of the Secretary. Mr. Crane first an- review the long-range implications. nounced that the annual meeting for 1961 President's Report and Board Actions. Pro- would be held in Chicago, March 27-29, at the fessor Cressey stressed in his report the simple Palmer House and that the 1962 meeting organizational structure of the Association, would be held in Boston. He then announced pointed out the people to whom the Associa- the recipients of the Rockefeller and ACLS tion was indebted for carrying on its various grants for attendance at the International Con- activities, and stressed the fact that this or- gress of Orientalists at Moscow, August 9-16, ganization is a scholarly one and that all re- i960, as follows: Rockefeller Grants—George marks which carry political implications which B. Cressey, W. Norman Brown, John K. Fair- might be reflected as opinions of the Associa- bank, Cora DuBois, Derk Bodde, Alexander tion, should be ruled out of order.