New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
, NEW HISTORICAL REVIEW.
AIMED BY REPRESENTATIVES, OF
AMERICAN COLLEGES.

EDITORIAL. BOARD ELECTED At a CONFERENCE
LAST NIGHT-THE NEW PERIODICAL, QUAR-
rrRI.Y. WILL BE THE ONLY ONE or ITS
KIND IN THE UNITED STATES
THE FIRST NUMBER WILL
APPEAR NEXT FALL.
4 conference Of representatives of universities
and colleges was held yesterday at the Reform
CIuh Twenty-seventh-st. and Fifth-ave Tor the
purnose Of founding a historical review. Those
nresont were Professor Sloane. Of Princeton; Pro-
fcssor Hart. Of Harvard; Professor McMaster. Of
the University Of Pennsylvania; Dr. Stiiie' eX-
provos, Of the University Of Pennsylvania; Pro-
fcssors Robinson. Munro and Cheney. OF Philadel-
phia: Dr. Fredenwald. Of Philadelphia Professor
Fostor If Dartmouth: Professor T.. G.. Bouinc, OF
Western Reserve: Professor q. b. Adams. OF yale;
Professors Burgess. Osgood and Dennson Of Co.
lumbia: Professor Gross. If Harvard; Professor
Wrong If the University Of Toronto; Professor
Meacham. If Hartford Theological Seminary: FRO
fcsscr Jucv salmon Of Nassar: Professors Tyler
and Stepbens. II Cornell Professor Jameson. 81
Brown. Professor Andrews. Of BTyn Mawr;
Charles Francis Adams. John c. Ropes and DR.
Bancroft.
Professor sloane presided and Professor Hart
acted as secretary large number Of letters in
dorsing the plan were read. Ain"hs 'i'p'" W.
letters from Amherst, University 81 Nn.,aeu; ~
land Stanford University. University 81 M''h6H'''
Rowdoin University % Texas. Mcbili onlNtiSI9
din MontrcaD University OF ohio. ana from Sela-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge and other historical WIFI
crs
The confe 'ence decided To found his'"iird'
quarterly. To- be- known as TN" American IL,
torical Review" The alumni oi Ia" dlltieht '"'-
leges and various historical. writer's VIII De APP
ne,Icd to f. contribute "A guarantee fund. An
oft hoard elected, as ipiIbNT- I'l'TH''
George r. Adams Yale; Professor Sloane, frnce-
ION. Professor stephens Cornell: Professor NC
Master University of Pennsylvania. ana irol'S-
sor Hart Harvard. The University 81 Cn'Oasp
will also be- represented on IN" board ~ W.
Editorial Bsard committed the u"N "a
choosing a managing editor. ana ol Hndh'"S sum
able arrangements with a publisher
Spcaklng # the proposed publicauon.
Hart said last night: 1T Is expect" uIdt ,'
first number will appear Immediately "I''' ,
summer vacation. The now Journal Is To GOV,
all feds u history. and spe al i'attI" VIII q"
the book reviews. for which !! - h'p'd 10 '''lS'
IN. h,st experts in history throughout IN" '"u'-
try Although there ere several p'i'""'@"'. :"
voted To economies and political scene Wy -,
has becn Nd II this time. no purely hlS'"llva
r,,.i.,,. In tho United states ana only one. Inc
English Historical Review. in the f.nE.lSh IAN
lrlago The conference Expects To draw on MS
,,ri.,f echnlars throughout the country 'r ~
tloles aul reviews. and - give Inc h"N,r", :
,ar as p.sy!hlr A national character furthrI
Tct,Iis win be- announced In a few weeks me
,onfrren.o adj .urncd with the underHtahlinH
,nat mo Roard Of Editors would cal. meeting
- th. contributors II the Ruarante" tund t' DC
eide upon the future policy - n" review