Proceedings of the Southwest Branch of the American Oriental SocietySource: Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 96, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1976), p. 160Published by: American Oriental SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/599953 .

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The Southwest Branch of the American Oriental The morning session began at 9:30 in the Scorpio Society held its Second Annual Meeting October 31, 1975, Room, presided over by Wade Meade. A list of papers

at the University of Houston Hotel on the campus of the presented is as follows: University of Houston in conjunction with the South- "A Visit with Dr. Henry Field," Charles D. Matthews, west Conference of Asian Studies. The following AOS University of Texas at Austin (ret.). members attended the meeting: Blisky, Bordie, Converse, "In Tribute to the Martyred King Faisal," Charles D.

Joiner, McDermott, Matthews, Meade, Polomb, Reed, Matthews. Teele, Valenzuela, van Olphen, and Williams. "Allegory in the Writings of Jainendra Kumar," Herman

van Olphen, University of Texas at Austin. The executive committee met at 8 am. in the Scorpio "Girijakumar Mathur: Transformations of the Lyric in

Room. A nominating committee consisting of Converse. Hindi Poetry," Colleen M. Valenzuela, University of Meade, and Wilkinson was appointed. Texas at Austin.

The business meeting met from 8:30 until 9:30 a.m. "Recent Archaeology in Yemen," William L. Reed, Texas

in the Scorpio Room. The following officers were elected: Christian University. 1. President: Prof. Hyla Converse "New Insights from Current Excavations in India,"

School of Humanistic Studies Hyla Converse, Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma State University The morning session ended at 12:30. Stillwater, OK 74704

2. Vice-President: Prof. Herman H. van Olphen The afternoon session, Wade Meade presiding, met

Dept. of Oriental & African Lang. in the Gemini Room at 3:00. The afternoon papers con- & Lit. sisted of the following:

University of Texas at Austin "Isis on the Palatine," Wade Meade. Austin, TX 78712 "Alexander at Tyre," Gary Joiner, Louisiana Tech

3. Secretary-Treasurer: University. Prof. Edgar Polomb "Lexicostatistics, Implosion, and the Language Relation- Dept. of Oriental & African Lang. & Lit. ships of Sindhi," John G. Bordie, University of Texas

University of Texas at Austin at Austin. Austin, TX 78712 "Early Hindi Literature and its Classical Inheritance,"

A motion was made and seconded for the vice-president Richard A. Williams, University of Texas at Austin. to look into the possibilities of having the papers from The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. the meeting published. Also included in the motion Hyla Converse, President,

was the idea that the publication should be copyrighted. Southwest Branch, After discussion, the motion passed unanimously. American Oriental Society

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