MINUTES. xiii 



March 15, 1921. 

 To THE Committee of 



The American Philosophical Society 

 Henry M. Phillips Prize Contest. 



Dear Sirs: The Judges appointed to award the Henry 

 ]M. Philhps Prize respectfully report that they have exam- 

 ined the twelve essays submitted and after consultation 

 thereon have selected as the best Essay, and therefore en- 

 titled to receive the Prize, that submitted under the name of 

 " Polybius." We further beg leave to state that we experi- 

 enced much difficulty in deciding upon the respective merits 

 of this Essay and those submitted by " Civis Americanus " 

 and " He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom." All the 

 three essays mentioned display great learning and scholar- 

 ship. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Geo. Gray, Chairman; 



John Marshall Gest, 



W. W. WiLLOUGHBY, 



Raleigh C. Minor. 



Your Committee therefore reports to the Society that the 

 " Crowned Essay " of Quincy Wright be delivered to the Secretaries 

 of the Society for publication in the proceedings at the expense of 

 the Henry M. Phillips Prize fund. 



They further report that an order on the Treasurer be issued to 

 pay the prize money of Two Thousand Dollars to Quincy Wright, 

 of Minnesota. 



They also suggest that a vote of thanks be tendered by the 

 Society to the Hon. George Gray, Hon. John M. Gest, Prof. W. W. 

 Willoughby and Prof. R. C. Alinor for their great services in read- 

 ing, examining and determining the merits of the twelve essays sub- 

 mitted to them. The laborious character and intimate knowledge of 

 the subject which these services required and the difficulty in deter- 

 mining the relative merits of the competing essays can not be too 

 highly commended. 



Respectfully submitted, 



John Cadwalader, 

 For the Committee. 



The thanks of the Society are due to the members of the Com- 

 mittee on Award for the fulfilment of their responsible task, the 



