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award of the prize. These twelve Essays were duly forwarded to 

 the following Judges, who had been selected by the Committee : 



Hon. George Gray, 

 Hon. Charles E. Hughes, 

 Hon. John M. Gest, 

 Prof. W. W. Willoughbv, 

 Prof, R. C. Minor. 



Before the Judges were prepared to announce their decision Hon. 

 Charles E. Hughes returned the Essays, stating that owing to his 

 appointment as Secretary of State by the President of the United 

 States he was compelled to retire as one of the Judges to his great 

 regret. 



On Tuesday, the 15th of March, 192 1, the Judges having ex- 

 pressed a wish to confer, met in this city at the house of one of the 

 Committee. Hon. George Gray, Hon. John M. Gest, Prof. W. W. 

 Willoughby being present. Prof. R. C. Minor was unable to leave 

 the University of Virginia to attend the meeting, but united in the 

 decision by letter addressed to the Chairman, Judge Gray. 



The Judges, after conferring, announced to the Committee that 

 they were prepared to award the prize to that Essay submitted by 

 " Polybius." They also stated that the Essays submitted by " Civis 

 Americanus " and the one submitted under the title of " He that 

 hath the Bride is the Bridegroom " were entitled to honorable men- 

 tion. 



The letters containing the keys to the names of the authors were 

 then produced by the Secretary of the Society, Dr. I. Minis Hays, 

 and were opened by the Committee, and it was found that " Poly- 

 bius " was Quincy Wright, of the University of Minnesota, Minne- 

 apolis, and his Essay is thereupon Crowned by the Committee, their 

 action to be announced at the General Meeting of the Society on 

 April 21. 



The Essay submitted by " Civis Americanus " was identified as 

 that of John Mabry Matthews, of the University of Illinois, Urbana, 

 111. ; and the third, under the title " He that hath the Bride is the 

 Bridegroom," was shown to be the work of Charles H. Burr, Esq., 

 of Philadelphia, winner of a former prize issued by this Society. 



The Committee submit herewith the report of the Judges dated 

 March 15, 192 1, signed by the four Acting Judges as follows, the 

 original being also attached hereto : 



