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of a United States college, nor a member of the association. 
The next year, or possibly two years afterward, more seri¬ 
ous trouble arose and the rightful winner of the prize was 
put to considerable annoyance before he obtained part of the 
prize, while another part he never received. 
This was practically the last heard of the prize until the 
late Chicago meeting, concerning which you are already in¬ 
formed. Last year a paper was submitted to the chairman 
of the committee in competition for the prize, but he was not 
present at our meeting in Philadelphia and made no report. 
_ Upon accepting the chairmanship of the committee for 
this year I was informed that this paper would be turned 
over to me for consideration. Not only have I failed in an 
effort to induce last year’s chairman to turn over that paper, 
but our energetic president has had his greater efforts utterly 
fail also. j 
Now, gentlemen, I submit that when as prominent a mem-; 
ber of this association as Dr. Huidekoper will so utterly dis¬ 
regard the obligations of the duties of the chairmanship 
of this committee on prizes, together with the other unfortu¬ 
nate complications which have arisen, is it any wonder that 
the younger members of the profession have not enthused 
over it. 
I do not believe that an interest in the prize can now be 
obtained. In fact, the prize has fallen into such a degree of 
disiepute that it probably can not be put on a satisfactory 
basis. Theiefore, I, as chairman of the committee for this 
year, lecommend that owing to these conditions and the de- ; 
pleted condition of our finances, the prize and committee be 
discontinued for the present, at least. We do this with re¬ 
gret, as having once won it and received one hundred dollars 
in cash just when we needed it most, we feel that it might 
have been of value to some other young member of the pro- ; 
fession. This prize enabled me to become a member of the asso¬ 
ciation early in my professional life, and it also enabled me 
to purchase several much needed books that could not have 
been obtained for a few years, but for its help. But, notwith¬ 
standing all this, we recommend its discontinuance for a few 
years at least. 
