Association containing the work in question. And, furthermore, that the successful competitor relinquish all right of copyright in any essay published by the Government for the Association, since the copyright of such material is forbidden by statute.”

Reports were then received from the various temporary committees which had been announced by the president at the session of Saturday morning. The committee on time and place of next meeting, consisting of Messrs. William A. Dunning, A. L. P. Dennis, and F. H. Hodder, reported in favor of holding the meeting of 1903 at New Orleans, between the 28th and 31st of December, 1903; and the report of the committee was adopted by the Association.

The committee on nominations, consisting of Messrs. G. G. Wilson, J. H. Latané, and M. Zéliqzon, proposed the following list of officers for the ensuing year, for which the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Association: President, Henry Charles Lea, LL. D., Philadelphia; first vice-president, Goldwin Smith, D. C. L., LL. D., Toronto, Canada; second vice-president, Edward McCrady, LL. D., Charleston, S. C.; secretary, A. Howard Clark, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.; corresponding secretary, Charles H. Haskins, Ph. D., Cambridge, Mass.; treasurer, Clarence W. Bowen, Ph. D., New York City; secretary of the church-history section, Samuel Macaulay Jackson, D. D., LL. D., New York City.

Executive council (in addition to the above-named officers and the expresidents of the Association): J. Franklin Jameson, Ph. D., LL. D., Chicago; A. Lawrence Lowell, A. B., LL. B., Boston, Mass.; Herbert Putnam, Litt. D., Washington, D. C.; Frederick J. Turner, Ph. D., Madison, Wis. (these four were renominated); George L. Burr, A. B., Ithaca, N. Y.; Edward P. Cheyney, A. M., Philadelphia.

The following resolutions, proposed by a committee consisting of Mr. Ripley Hitchcock, Miss Elizabeth Kendall, and Mr. St. George L. Sioussat, were unanimously adopted by the Association:

"Resolved, That in recording their appreciation of this most interesting and successful session of the American Historical Association, held in the historic city of Philadelphia, the Association desires to acknowledge with gratitude the thoughtful hospitality of the trustees and faculties of the University of Pennsylvania, and to offer their sincere thanks to the ladies and gentlemen of the university, whose cordial welcome has contributed so greatly to their enjoyment.

"Resolved, That the Association wishes to express its sincere sense of obligation to the officers of the Drexel Institute, whose generous hospitality has furnished so acceptable a feature of the session.

“Resolved, That the sincere thanks of the Association are extended to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and to the American Philosophical Society for their courtesies.

“Resolved, That the Association gratefully acknowledges its obligation to the University Club for its kindness in opening its doors to members and providing for their entertainment, and in behalf of the ladies of the Association we wish to express our appreciation of the most acceptable hospitality of the New Century Club.

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'Resolved, That the members of the Association offer their thanks and sincere acknowledgments to the committee on reception and entertainment, whose untiring efforts, thoughtfulness, and completeness of arrangement have contributed so greatly to the enjoyment of visitors and the success of the meeting."

The meeting adjourned at 5 p. m.

CHARLES H. HASKINS,
Acting Secretary.

THE JUSTIN WINSOR PRIZE.

[Committee: Charles M. Andrews (chairman), Byrn Mawr College; Charles H. Hull, Cornell University (acting chairman for the year 1903); Edward P. Cheyney, University of Pennsylvania; Roger Foster, New York; Williston Walker, Yale University.]

The Justin Winsor prize of $100, offered by the American Historical Association for the encouragement of historical research, will be awarded for the year 1903 to the best unpublished monograph in the field of American history that shall be submitted to the committee of award on or before October 1, 1903.

I. The prize is intended for writers who have not yet published any considerable work or obtained an established reputation.

II. The monograph must be based upon independent and original investigation in American history, by which is meant the history of any of the British colonies in America to 1776, of other portions of the continent which have since been included in the territory of the United States, and of the United States. It may deal with any aspect of that history-social, political, constitutional, religious, economic, ethnological, military, or biographical—though in the last three instances a treatment exclusively ethnological, military, or biographical would be unfavorably received.

III. The subject-matter of the monograph must be of more than personal or local interest and in its conclusions and results must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. In its statements it must attain a high degree of accuracy and in its treatment of the facts collected it must show on the part of the writer powers of original and suggestive interpretation.

IV. The work must conform to the accepted canons of historical research and criticism. It must be presented in what is commonly understood as a scientific manner and must contain the necessary apparatus of critical bibliography (a mere list or titles will not be deemed sufficient) and references to all authorities. Failure to conform to these conditions will render a paper liable to rejection without further consideration. In length the work should not be less than 30,000 words, or about 100 pages of print. It may be more.

V. If possible each monograph submitted in competition should be typewritten, and should be presented to the committee as free as possible from erasures, interlineations, and other evidences of revision. If the work be not typewritten it must be written carefully and legibly on only one side of the sheet and must be in form ready for publication. In making the award the committee will consider not only research, accuracy, and originality, but also clearness of expression, logical arrangement, and especially literary form. The successful monograph must be written in good English. The prize will not be awarded unless the work submitted shall be of a high degree of excellence.

VI. The successful monograph will be published by the American Historical Association in its annual report. The author will be given 25 copies of his work bound separately in paper and 25 bound in cloth, but in case he desires additional copies for personal distribution or to present as part of the requirement for the doctor's degree he shall pay the cost of striking off the extra copies. Separate copies of the monograph bound in cloth may be obtained of the secretary by any one desiring them, at a cost of 50 cents each.

VII. Under the rules of the Government the successful competitor can purchase copies of his work from the Public Printer and put them on sale at such price as he may see fit. Any competitor may make such use of his manuscript as he desires, even while it is in the hands of the committee, provided that in case he receive the award he defer its publication by anyone else than the Association until after the appearance of the report of the Association containing the work in question. He must, however, relinquish all right of copyright in his essay, since the copyright of material published by the Government is forbidden by statute.

Address all correspondence to the acting chairman of the committee, Prof. Charles H. Hull, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

The prize has been awarded as follows: In 1896, to Herman V. Ames, Ph. D., instructor in American constitutional history, University of Pennsylvania, for his work entitled The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States during the First Century of its History; in 1897, not awarded; in 1898, not awarded; in 1899, not awarded; in 1900, to William A. Schaper, Ph. D., instructor in political science, University of Minnesota, for his work entitled Sectionalism and Representation in South Carolina, with honorable mention of the study of Miss M. S. Locke on Anti-Slavery Sentiment before 1808; in 1901, to Ulrich B. Phillips, Ph. D., instructor in history in the University of Wisconsin, for his work entitled Georgia and State Rights, with honorable mention of the paper of Miss M. Louise Greene on The Struggle for Religious Liberty in Connecticut; in 1902, to Charles McCarthy, Ph. D., of the State library, Madison, Wis., for his work entitled The Anti-Masonic Party, with honorable mention of W. Roy Smith for his monograph entitled South Carolina as a Royal Province.

PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES AT THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, HELD IN PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 26, 27, 29, 30, 1902.

Persons not members of the association will be cordially welcome to the sessions.

FIRST SESSION, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26.

8 p. m.

JOINT SESSION WITH THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.

(Drexel Institute, Thirty-second and Chestnut streets.)

1. Address of welcome.

2. Subordination in Historical Treatment. Alfred Thayer Mahan, president of the American Historical Association.

3. Economics and Social Progress. Edwin R. A. Seligman, president of the American Economic Association.

SECOND SESSION, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27.

10.30 a. m.

(Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania.)

AMERICAN HISTORY.

1. The American of 1775. James Schouler.

2. Antecedents of the Declaration of Independence. James Sullivan, High School of Commerce, New York City.

3. Letters from the Federal Convention of 1787. J. Franklin Jameson, professor in the University of Chicago.

4. A Neglected Point of View in American Colonial History. William MacDonald, professor in Brown University.

5. Diplomacy and the Withdrawal of the French from Mexico. C. A. Duniway, professor in Leland Stanford Junior University.

3 p. m.

Meeting of the executive council in College Hall.
Meetings of boards, committees, and commissions.

THIRD SESSION, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27.

8 p. m.

1. The French Parliaments. James Breck Perkins.

2. The Art of Weaving-a Handmaid of Civilization. William B. Weeden. 3. The Attractiveness of History. Charles W. Colby, professor in McGill

University.