New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
LOUBAT PRIZES REGULATIONS.
TO BE GIVEN NEXT YEAR TO THE BEST
WORKS on NORTH AMERICAN HIS
TORY. GEOGRAPHY. ARCHEOL-
OGY. ETHNoLOGY. PHILOL-
oGY OR NUMIsMATICS.

oGY OR NUMIsMATICS.
The negotiations governing the award OF the
Loubat prizes at Columbia University for 1883 have
been issued by Presiden, Low. They are as fol-
lows
Frst-Two prizes. VIZ, first prize OF not les less
De known as tbs Loubat prizes. shall be awarded
In the year 1888. and In every htth year tneseater
90 s S one pRoogy or
mismaics OF North America, but after lsss no treat
Competition except such as relate to topics invoy-
Ing Antiquarian research or that refer 10 .bn
be open to all persons whether citizens Of the
United States or OF any other country. -.
% sgSR be Gdea nso groups
In which the award shall be made alternately. VIZ
arch coogy ethnoosy and philolosy The awards
TO be made In 1888 shall be conferred ,or "oFKs re-
Thlrd-Tho conditions Of the competition shaIl De
) That tne work tai within The group Oh I.t sn5
and that 1t be published within tnat period w.
that It be written by one person 'e) That eHpopy
the resqlts,of original research 'd' 'ha' %
OF 5s' PTrS' con Gs Of
members shall be appointed at the Geg ss nd
each aunguennial period IT sha oe b aIled by
committee composed OF the president o, % pol
Unvers and the leans OF the ria comm II Of
Award shall determine and announce. within two
months after Its spp0n'We,9 %nI purpose Of the
crdowment shall be established for the current
qu!nquennial period In particular MS COMMITTEES
may recommend one or more speciaI toplcs OF m
vestlgation. and limit the awards. primarily 70
works upon such topic or topics A., -
S!xth-Tue committee shall report to the prcsl,
dent OF Columbia UnversIty not later than May
topics OF investigation shall have been recon-
mended and work upon these topics shaIt ap
pear worthy OF a prize tho committee snau ne sss
most meTilorou, works falling within the D SSS
written within the preceding ten years II put
single work upon 1usgested topiv sna,t ap ~,
10 award the second prize on the broader oesis
OF competition above indicated. IL no WORKS or put
a single work 10 found worthy or an award oo''
Sevcnth-Works in manuscript may be submitted
In competition. but prize shalI De aWsiucu "
the author Of such a work only upon the conoi-
ton that the treatise be published within one year
from the date OF the award, ana upon suon oIm s
conditions as may be necessary 10 secure such puO-
l-oflon All works submitted shall be placed AFTER
the award in tho library or Columbia OnlNetsadty.
The recipient OF prize Is requested 70 present. ~
witch COMES shall be distributed IN accordance
with the conditions prescribed IN MT Louoal
Iced OF gin and II Is requested that all suoseqdent
,ll,lons q, the work bear upon the utle-page tne
words: "Ioubat Prize. Columbia University IN the
CIV OF New-York" with the date az which tho
'FiShth-To insure consideration OF their works
aIihors are inv ted to send three copies 81 each
rrk ;, The president OF Columbia University not
oter than April l. 1895 but the award shall not De
limited to works so submitted Copies 81 Mo,Ss
submitted shall be placed. after the award IN 'he
library Of Columbia University. 80. .. -. =.
T'be Committee OF Award for lS9S consists or the
following members: Professor II T. PECK Colum-
bJo Tniyer.,ty, chairman: Professor Daniel Q
prirt,n University OF Pennsylvania and w. J.
NrGee Smithsonian Institution. Washington. d. =.
y &.