1897.] 



MINUTES. 193 



Letters from Dr. J. Cheston Morris and Mr. Joseph C. Fraley, 

 accepting their appointment as above. 



A letter from Mr. Franklin Piatt, resigning from tlie Special 

 Committee of Geologists appointed April 2 to report on the 

 rock specimens in the possession of the Society. 



Dr. Pepper, on behalf of a number of members of the 

 Society, presented an oil portrait of the late Prof. E. D. Cope. 



On motion of Mr. Joseph C. Fraley, the gift was accepted 

 and the thanks of the Society Avere given to the donors. 



The Committee on the Phillips Prize Essay Fund reported 

 the accompanying circular letter, announcing the proposed 

 award of a prize. 



Philadelphia, 104 South Fifth Street, April 5, 1897. 



The American Pliilosopliical Society lielcl at Pliiladelpliia for Promo- 

 ting Useful Knowledge has the honor to announce that an award of the 

 Henry M. Phillips Prize will he made during the year 1899 ; essays for 

 the same to be in the possession of the Society before the first day of 

 May, 1899. The subject upon which essays are to be furnished by com- 

 petitors is : 



" The development of the Um, as illustrated by tJie decisions relating to 

 the police power of the State."' 



The essay shall not contain more than one hundred thousand words, 

 excluding notes. Such notes, if any, should be kept separate as an 

 Appendix. 



The Prize for the crowned essay will be two thousand dollars lawful 

 gold coin of the United States, to be paid as soon as may be after the 

 award. The Society invites attention to the regulations governing said 

 prize, which accompany this circular. 



William V. McKean, 



CraiCt Biddle, 



Mayer Sulzberger, 



C. Stuart Patterson, / Committee on the 



Joseph C. Fraley, \ jj ^^ pj^.^^. 



AND / ^ 



Frederick Fraley, 



President of the Society, 



J. Sergeant Price, 



Treasurer of the Society, ^ 



Prize Essay Fund. 



> Ex-officiis, 



The essays must be sent, addressed to Frederick Fraley, President 

 of the American Philosophical Society, No. 104 South Fifth street, 

 Philadelphia. 



