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Society, to wit : " The Theory of the State, treated historically 

 and upon principle, with a discussion of the various schools of 

 classical, mediieval, and modern thought upon the subject." 



Understanding the words " real merit,'' as used in the third 

 regulation (b) of the Societ}^ to be taken in the sense of high 

 excellence, as a work of scholarship, considered chiefly with 

 reference to its logical character and literar^^ execution, while 

 not wholly ignoring its soundness of theory, we are unanimously' 

 of opinion that, having regard to the evidence which it presents 

 of historical research, to its accuracy of thought, and to its 

 originalit}^ of treatment, the essay entitled " The Theory of the 

 State," by "Amicus Plato, Amicus Socrates, Sed Magis Arnica 

 Veritas," is entitled to the highest consideration, and is worthy 

 of the great honor of being crowned by the Society-. 



We are also unanimously of opinion that the essaj' entitled 

 " The Nature of the State," by " Cegra," is worthy of high com- 

 mendation, and that honorable mention may justl}' be made of it. 



While we heartily concur in awarding the prize and in making 

 honorable mention of the essays, to which we have referred, we 

 are not to be understood as expressing, either on behalf of the 

 Societ}" or upon our own behalf, an}' assent to the historical 

 deductions, or conclusions, or any approval of the theories of 

 government or of politics, stated in either of the commended 

 essays. 



We deem our duty to be fully performed when we report to 

 the Society the essays deemed to be worthy of crowning or of 

 honorable mention, with the designation of those essaj's by that 

 motto or name which the respective authors have affixed thereto, 

 and we do not regard it to be within the scope of the authority 

 committed to us to open the sealed envelopes containing the 

 names of those wliose essa3's we deem to be worthy of honor. 

 Signed this Hth day of May, 1895. 



James C. Carter, 

 George F. Edmunds, 

 E. J. Phelps, 

 C. Stuart Patterson. 



The report of the judges having been presented to President 

 Fraley, the envelopes containing the names of the successful 



