MINUTES OF
THE OHIO ACADEMY OF HISTORY
Meeting at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel
Columbus, Ohio
April 24, 1947
The Ohio Academy of History met in
Columbus April 24, 1947
in joint meeting with the Mississippi
Valley Historical Association,
at the luncheon conference, with 160 in
attendance. President F.
P. Weisenburger introduced Governor
Thomas J. Herbert, who made
some appropriate remarks as to the
historian's place in the world
today. He then introduced Harlan
Hatcher, Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences at Ohio State
University, who spoke on "The
Place of Regionalism in the One World of
Today."
The business session convened at 2:30
P.M. with President
Weisenburger in the chair. There were
twenty-six members present.
The Secretary-Treasurer read the minutes
of the 1946 meeting and
outlined briefly the history and purpose
of the Academy for the
benefit of several new members.
Professor Harvey Wish of W.R.U.,
Louis Filler of Antioch College, Landon
Warner of Kenyon Col-
lege, David Jennings of Ohio Wesleyan
University, Robert E. Hawes
of Wittenberg College and Lewis K.
McMillan are new members.
Report of Committees:
The Committee on Nominations and Awards
(composed of Pro-
fessor Harold E. Davis, chairman, B. H.
Pershing and Howard
Robinson) presented the following slate
of officers:
For President, Professor Hastings Eells
of Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
For Vice-President, Dr. George F. Howe,
on leave from Uni-
versity of Cincinnati at the War
Department in Washington.
For Secretary-Treasurer, William D.
Overman of Firestone
Library & Archives in Akron, Ohio.
The Committee recommended the suspension
of ordinary pro-
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cedure in elevating the Vice-President
to the Presidency in view of
the fact that George Howe was detained
in Washington for an addi-
tional year and would be unable to
assume the duties of President
in 1947. Professor Eells was, therefore,
elected President to assume
the office immediately with Professor
Howe continuing as Vice-Presi-
dent.
The Award by the Academy in accordance
with the new con-
stitution was made to Professor Foster
Rhea Dulles for his book
China & America: The Story of
Their Relations since 1784 (Prince-
ton, 1946) as a timely and scholarly
contribution of great im-
portance.
The Committee recommended that for the
guidance of future
Committees on Awards, that Ohio
historians call the attention of the
Executive Committee to such outstanding
contributions as come to
their attention during the year, whether
in the form of publications
or services-for the guidance of said
committee in making the Ohio
Academy of History annual Awards.
The Committee further recommended that
the Secretary in con-
sultation with the Executive Committee
be authorized to have printed
an appropriate certificate of award and
that it be suitably inscribed
and presented to Professor Dulles.
Professor B. H. Pershing offered the
following Resolution which
was adopted:
RESOLVED: that the Ohio Academy of History Meeting in
Columbus in Connection with the
Mississippi Valley His-
torical Association, April 24, 1947
express its apprecia-
tion to Dr. Harlow Lindley for his years
of service in the
interest of Ohio History, particularly
in his cooperation
in forwarding the program of the Ohio
Academy of His-
tory.
RESOLVED FURTHER: that the Secretary be directed to
send a copy of this resolution to Dr.
Lindley, now at Earl-
ham College, expressing its best wishes
in his new work.
Signed by: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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New Business
Professor H. C. Hubbart offered a
resolution that the Section
V of the Constitution dealing with
Awards be amended to read an
outstanding work instead of the outstanding
work. This was adopted
by common consent.
Professor William McNiff proposed that
the custom of meet-
ing informally in the Autumn be resumed.
Several suggestions were
made in view of the possible overcrowded
conditions on the college
campus. Professor Bloomhart suggested
consideration of a "Y,"
Mitawanga or some other resort on Lake
Erie. Dr. Rodabaugh sug-
gested Marietta. President Eells said he
would investigate possibili-
ties of having the meeting at Delaware,
Ohio, home of Ohio Wes-
leyan University.
WM. D. OVERMAN
Secretary-Treasurer