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competitors were opened by Mr. Fralej' and J. Sergeant Price, 

 Esq., and it was found that the winner of the prize is George H. 

 Smith, Esq., of Los Angeles, California, and that the essay of 

 which Honorable Mention is made was written by Westel W. 

 WiLLOUGHBY, of Leland Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Approved by the Society, 



Frederick Fraley, President. 



J. Sergeant Price, Treasurer. 



