MINUTES OF
THE OHIO ACADEMY OF HISTORY
Columbus, Ohio
April 3, 1954
The Ohio Academy of History held its
annual spring meeting at Colum-
bus, April 3, 1954. Registration was
followed at 10 A. M. by two
concur-
rent sessions at the Ohio State Museum.
At one, with Robert Hilliard of
Ohio Northern University as chairman,
James H. Rodabaugh of the Ohio
Historical Society presented a paper on
"Opportunities for Writing and
Research in Ohio History." Comments
were made by Randolph C. Downes
of the Historical Society of
Northwestern Ohio and Watt P. Marchman
of the Hayes Memorial Library. Presiding
over the other session was
William L. Fisk of Muskingum College. He
introduced Sherman B.
Barnes of Kent State University, who
read a paper entitled "Notes on
Theological Liberalism in the United
States to 1865." Commentators
were the Rev. Carl L. Steinbicker of
Mount St. Mary's of the West and G.
Wallace Chessman of Denison University.
Two additional sessions were held at the
museum in the afternoon, at
one of which Foster Rhea Dulles of Ohio
State University presided and
R. Stanley McCordock of Bowling Green
State University presented a paper
on "The Atlantic Charter." The
commentary was supplied by Eugene C.
Murdock of Rio Grande College and Elbert
B. Smith of Youngstown Col-
lege. At the same time, Richard G.
Salomon of Kenyon College served
as chairman of the other session, at
which "Aristotle and Economic Theory
in the Thirteenth Century" was the
subject of a paper read by Kimon
Giocarinis of Hiram College. Remarks
were offered by Clifton E. Van
Sickle of Ohio Wesleyan University and
Summerfield Baldwin of the Uni-
versity of Akron.
The luncheon meeting at Pomerene Hall,
Ohio State University, was at-
tended by seventy-eight of the
ninety-one registrants. William E. Smith
of Miami University spoke on "The
Tribulations of a Buckeye Banker in
the Nineteenth Century."
The ensuing business meeting was
conducted by Robert L. Jones of
Marietta College, president of the
academy. The report of the secretary-
treasurer, including the announcement
that 115 persons are now taking
advantage of the joint membership in the
academy and the Ohio Historical
Society, was read and approved. Clarence
H. Cramer of Western Reserve
University, chairman of the committee on
awards, announced the choice of
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