The morning times., 1895-12-28
IN NEW YORK NEXT YEAR
American Historical Association
Closes lis Eleventh Session.
PAPERS WERE INTERESTING
Columbian University Well Filled
With Historians From Various
Parts OF the UniOD-Dr. Richard
StOrrs, ID. D., l.. l.. d., Of Brooklyn
Elected President.

The twelfth annual meeting of the
American Historical Association will be
held IN Coiumbiaa College, New York city,
December 80, 80, and 81, 1896.
| Last nights was the closing session of
the association. 1t was held in the main
holI Of the Columbian University and called
| to order at O'Clock.
| Af,er the reading of reports by various
committees Mr.. Talcott Williams Of Phil
| adelphia read a paper entitled How far
| was primeval man n modern savage?' DR..
j. X. Brackett followed with his paper,
Democracy versus Aristocracy in ViI-
| ginia In 1890"
Dr. james Sciouler presented some
| historical testimony, which was followed
by an Interesting historical sketch by
Prof. Edmund X. Alden of Packer Insts
tute, Brooklyn, entitled 'Dismemberment
| OF the Turkish Empire.",.fAFb. sa tr
"The French IN Mexico and the Monroe
doctrine,' was the subject presented by
DR.. Fredrick Bancroft.
PRIZES FOR MONOGRAPHS.
Secretary Herbert i. Adams ma dc
several announcements, among them being
one to the effect that the association offers
a prize OF 500 to be awarded to the author
of the best monograph based ON original
research. The uext best five will be pub
lishcd.
500, would be awarded to the best
historical work published i'll the United
States during the ensuing year.
The following officers were elected:
President, Rev. Richard S. Storrs, OF
Brooklyn; first vice president, DIR. James
Schouler, OF Boston; second vice president.
Prof. George Z. Fisher, OF Yale University;
secretary. Prof. Herbert b. Adams, of Johns
Hopkins University; assistant secretary and
curator. A. Howard Clark. OF the National
Museum; treasurer, DR.. Clarence Winthrop
Bowen. The executive committee is com
posed OF Dr. Andrew d. White, Dr. Justin
Winsor, DIR. Charles Kendall Adams, Hon.
William Writ Henry, DR.. James Is. Angel.
Hon. Henry Adams Hon. George F. Hoar,
DR.. G. Brown Goode, Prof. George B.
Adams. Prof. H. Morse Stephens, and
Prof. H. J. Turner.
MANY PAPERS READ.
The morning session was divided into
two sections. Senator Hoar presided.
Mr. Talcott Williams OF Philadelphia,
read a paper on The surroundings and
lite OF RaIeigh's colony" Rev. William G.
WiDslow of Boston, presented some inter-
csting historical facts in connection with
Gov. Edward winslow. his part and
place in Plymouth colony"
Prof. Cushing of Columbian College,
treated elaborately Political activity of
towns during the Revoiu-
ton Prof. II. L. Osgood OF Coluubi
College, followed in a paper on Classifica-
tio-i Of colonial government" .-
Mr.. William X. Shepherd OF Brooklyn, n.
Y, treated The land system of provincial
Other papers We're read
on Suffrage in North Carolina, Colonial
culture in North Carolina Historical
work in Canada Colonies of North
America and the Genesis of the common
wealths OF the United States" Slavery in
the provinces OF Soath. Carolina, 1870 to
1870" and many others by gentlemen
prominent in historical study.