THE OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE, 1941
The Ohio History Conference, April 4-5,
1941, included the
Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Ohio
State Archaeological and
Historical Society, the Tenth Annual
Meeting of the Ohio Acad-
emy of History, the Tenth Annual Meeting
of the Columbus
Genealogical Society, the Third Annual
Meeting of the Commit-
tee on Archives and Medical History of
the Ohio State Archaeo-
logical and Historical Society, with the
cooperation of the Ohio
State University and local historical
societies of the State.
PROGRAM
April 4, 1941
10:00 A. M. Annual Business Meeting of the Ohio State Archae-
ological and Historical Society. Ohio
State Museum.
Arthur C. Johnson, Sr., Presiding.
Report of the Director.
Report of the Secretary, Editor and
Librarian.
Report of the Treasurer.
Miscellaneous Business.
"The Relative Functions of State
and Local Historical So-
cieties: The Local Viewpoint," by
Eugene D. Rig-
ney, President of Ross County Historical
Society.
10:00 A. M. Ohio Academy of History. Deshler-Wallick
Hotel.
Lawrence F. Hill, Ohio State University,
Presiding.
Subject: "Historical and
Contemporary Aspects of Hemi-
sphere Solidarity."
"United States--Brazilian Relations
and Hemisphere
Solidarity," by David R. Moore,
Oberlin College.
"Danger Spots in the Caribbean
Area," by Thomas B.
Wenner, Cleveland College.
"Mexico, the Key to Hemisphere
Solidarity," by Harold
E. Davis, Hiram College.
Discussion.
12:00 M. Annual Meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the
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Ohio State Archaeological and Historical
Society.
Trustees' Room, Ohio State Museum.
12:30
P. M. Subscription Luncheon.
Deshler-Wallick Hotel.
Wm. T. Utter, Denison University,
Presiding.
"The Great Man in History," by
Paul F. Bloomhardt, Wit-
tenberg College.
1:00 P. M. Third Annual Meeting of the Committee on Ar-
chives and Medical History of the Ohio
State Archae-
ological and Historical Society.
Library, Ohio State
Museum.
Jonathan Forman, M.D., Chairman.
Subject: "Ohio Medical History of
the Period, 1835-1858."
"The Introduction of Anesthesia
into Ohio," by Howard
Dittrick, M.D.
"The Development of Nursing in
Ohio," by Marion G.
Howell, R.N.
"The Organization of the Ohio State
Medical Society
and Its Relation to the Ohio Medical
Convention,"
by Donald D. Shira, M.D.
"Epidemics and Their Medical
Treatment, or 'Bleeding'
in Ohio," by David A. Tucker, Jr.,
M.D.
"Jared Kirtland, M.D.,
Naturalist," by George M.
Curtis, M.D.
"The Reformed Botanics and Their
Worthington
School," by Jonathan Forman, M.D.
"Local Boards of Health in Ohio
during This Period,"
by Robert G. Paterson, Ph.D.
"Eclectic Medicine," by Ralph
B. Taylor, M.D.
2:30 P. M. Joint Meeting of the
Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society and the Ohio Academy
of History.
Auditorium, Ohio State Museum.
George F. Howe, University of
Cincinnati, Presiding.
"The Beginnings of Higher Education
in the Northwest
Territory," by Thomas N. Hoover,
Ohio University.
"The Kirtland Phase of
Mormonism," by Wm. J. McNiff,
Miami University.
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6:15 P.
M. Annual Dinner of the Ohio State
Archaeological and
Historical Society, to which all others
participating in
the Ohio History Conference were
invited. Faculty
Club, Ohio State University.
Address: "Early Ohio Education and
Educators," by Dr.
George W. Rightmire.
8:00 P. M. General Session. Auditorium,
Commerce Building,
Ohio State University.
Arthur C. Johnson, Sr., Presiding.
"The Study of History--a Hindrance
or a Help in the Per-
fecting of International
Organization," by Dr. K. C.
Leebrick, President of Kent State
University.
April 5, 1941
10:00 A. M. Joint Session of the Columbus Genealogical Society
and the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society.
Auditorium, Ohio State Museum.
Frank A. Livingston, Columbus
Genealogical Society, Pre-
siding.
"Searching for a
Great-grandfather," by Seward G. Folsom,
Lima, Ohio.
"Accomplishments and Future Program
of the Ohio His-
torical Records Survey," by Dr.
James H. Rodabaugh,
Hayes Memorial, Fremont.
Discussion.
2:00 P. M. Research Conference, planned by Miss Bertha E.
Josephson, Editorial Associate Mississippi
Valley His-
torical Review. Auditorium, Ohio State Museum.
George A. Washburne, Ohio State
University, Chairman.
"British Colonization of America to
1776," by Professor
Clarence P. Gould, Youngstown College.
"Majority Rule in American
Politics," by Professor Jacob C.
Meyer, Western Reserve University.
"Techniques for Discovering and
Measuring Public Opinion
as a Problem in Historiography," by
Professor George
D. Crothers, Western College.
Adjournment.