The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-27
STATE HISTORY
CONFERENCE TO
: OPEN ON DEC. 7
Pageantry of Past viii Be
Renewed in Meeting
Here.

ne NtArtll.4f NA AatF Foa- --
hold the umeuqht Dec. and 9 at
the sixteenth annual Indiana his
tory conference a. the new state
library and historical building and
the Clayp0oi
Announcement o. the conference
was made today by Christopher B.
Coleman. f3lf Central avenue. In
diana Historical Society secretary
and state historical bureau director
Committee chairman is William
II. Iusley. ff5 North Audubon road
other members are Mrs. Paul H
White. 4ZZf washington boulevard:
Mrs. Kate Miner Rabb. 1893 North
, Pennsylvania street. and stephen
c Soland. 6I02 Ewing street. Indian
anrus News editor
The first conference was called IN
1919 bv the Society Of Indiana
Pioneers ~ which the late John H.
Holiday was president and the late
Mrs William Watson WoOllen, sec
skretarv. Since 1921 the Indiana
Historical Society and the historical
bureau have Joined the Society OF
Irdiarta Pioneers in sponsoring the
meeting.
state Teachers Aid
Besides these three organizations. |
Indiana state Teachers Association /
history section. the Indiana Library /
ASSOCIATION and the state hereditary I
patriotic associations are interested 4
In the conferences and contribute I
~ their attendance. The sessions |
constituting a roundup Of all per- |
sons interested in historical matters /
which have come 20 the front dur
ing The year.
The conference viii open Friday
noon Dec. Z. with the annual 1
luncheon and business meeting OF I
tie Indiana Historical Society az 4
the ClavpoOl. The speaker az this 1
session viii be Professor r. 3. Hull. |
Purdue university. who VIII talk on /
Roadside Planting Of Historical /
highways" The afternoon Will be I
featured by the dedication OF the /
new state library and historical /
building
Herbert p. Kenney. building COM
mission chairman. viii present the I
structure 90 the state Governor I
Paul V. McNutt VIII accept the /
!. building and deliver the principal
NGdrcss. Greetings viii be pre-
scented from various Indiana or
carnations and from the American [
Library Association.
Prize Winner TO Talk
The opening evening session at I
the ClaypOOl viii be addressed by |
Professor Theodore c. PeaSe. Uni I
versitv Of Illinois. winner OF the /
American Historical Associations /
Herbert B. Adams prize for the best /
first work on European history and I
now at work on an history OF the T.
old northwest. who Will speak on /
Indiana as "A Bone of Contention 4
Between France and England and I
Mr.. z land. who viii discuss the I
History Of the indianapolis Literary .
Club.
The morning of Saturday, Dec. /
6 Professor William S. Webb, Uni
lvarsitv of Kentucky. Will speak IN /
the smith Memorial Library room .
.of the state library upon the /
archaeological work which ne has 4
been doing IN the Norris basin Of /
east Tennessee and the Wheeler /
shaSin of north Alabama. Professor /
Webb found some very remarkable I
archaeological remains Of mound /
builders and later Indians.
George b. Utley. librarian Of the /
NeWbCrry library. Chicago. Will dis /
-c,Iss IN the new buildings gencal- /
oeical room current work and prob
.lcms OF gcncalogiStS. His talk VIII
vrrccoe a round table discussion
.<ud,r leadership of Miss Anna
Pauchcr of the Indiana state IL
'brary.
Times Editor to Talk
The second morning session At
the ClaluoOl VIII be addressed by
Professor Robert r IaFollette Ball I
state Teachers college. Muucie. who I
VIII speak on THE Riddle OF Eur |
one Professor R c. Buley. In |
diana university. Will discuss Some /
Aspects OF Cultural and Social Life /
Of Midwest Pioneers AT the
luncheon. TalCOtt Powell Indianap-
oils Times editor. viii discuss the
Relations Of Newspaper Men 10
Historians
The second afternoon session will
be- addressed by Miss Florence Z
Vauu. William Henry Smith Me-
mortal librarian for the Indiana
Historical Society. who will de-
scribe the library: Charles y.
Thompson. indianapolis. who viii
read A paper on Sons Of the VIII
GcrueSS.~ and F. F. Yule. state high
way department official. who will
g.re an account Of the old Vim
CenncS drawbridge. one Of the most
important Indiana steel bridges OF
the nineteenth century.
. The conference viii close with the
= Society Of Indiana Pioneers busi-
\ ress meeting and annual dinner al
I the ClaypOOl Saturday night. Mr..
InSlev VIII preside and the princi-
tpaI speaker VIII be William c. Den
MS. EarIhsm college president. who
VIII talk on Pioneers Of the Flu
ture