TERMS OF COMPETITION 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

 HODGKINS FUND PRIZE 



In October, 1891, Thomas George Hodgkins, Esquire, of Setauket, 

 New York, made a donation to the Smithsonian Institution, the in- 

 come from a part of which was to be devoted to " the increase and 

 diffusion of more exact knowledge in regard to the nature and prop- 

 erties of atmospheric air in connection with the welfare of man." 

 In furtherance of the donor's wishes, the Smithsonian Institution 

 has from time to time oft'ered prizes, awarded medals, made grants 

 for investigations, and issued publications. 



In connection with the approaching International Congress on 

 Tuberculosis, which will be held in Washington, September 21 to 

 October 12, 1908, a prize of $1,500 is offered for the best treatise 

 " On the Relation of Atmospheric Air to Tuberculosis." Memoirs 

 having relation to the cause, spread, prevention, or cure of tuberculo- 

 sis are included within the general terms of the subject. 



Any memoir read before the International Congress on Tuberculo- 

 sis, or sent to the Smithsonian Institution or to the Secretary-General 

 of the Congress before its close, namely, October 12, 1908, will be 

 considered in the competition. 



The memoirs may be written in English, French, German, Spanish 

 or Italian. They should be submitted either in manuscript or type- 

 written copy, or if in type, printed as manuscript. If written in 

 German, they should be in Latin script. They will be examined and 

 the prize awarded by a Committee appointed by the Secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution in conjunction with the officers of the 

 International Congress on Tuberculosis. 



Such memoirs must not have been published prior to the Congress. 

 The Smithsonian Institution reserves the right to publish the treatise^ 

 to which the prize is awarded. 



No condition as to the length of the treatises is established, it being 

 expected that the practical results of important investigations will 

 be set forth as convincingly and tersely as the subject will permit. 



The right is reserved to award no prize if in the judgment of the 

 Committee no contribution is offered of sufficient merit to warrant 

 such action. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Washington, D. C, February 3, 1908. 



