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mot* Preaideal and of Profeaor Howard B. Marcuo a* Executive Secrétary-Treaanrer. The followiag tare* member n neminatcd io the Adviaory Coancili WftUam C Aakcw, Kent Robert Crrt-nfield, and George T, Romani. The foarth mrmbcr in Sh<ipard Qougb whoae terni of oflke espirai t-tiin year.
Altbaugh the majority of the member* wbo atleaded the buaine** meeting wn In favor of ebangtag the ttame of oor group te Italia a Hwtorieal Studia Aodalioa by a voto of eWvon to nino, it ti dedded to retata Onr prcacat muso unùl we bave hai more lime to atady the problem. It ira* alio dedded to keep the due t -1.00 a year ontil the qoeatiea of eatabbahin*; leverai categoria* of member had heea deùtety decided opon.
Mtmbtnkipi During the carreat year the mcraher*hip of the American Divìuon ha decreaaed from acventy-dght to acvcotv-fGur a total lo of four member.
The followtag cjjgbt cotteagoe* aod friend* bave fatted to renew the meroberahip: Harvey Buchanan, C. A. Craig, James O. Bmcnon, Gordon Griffitlu, David Hcriihy. Andrew F. Botte. Pio D. Uliaaai. John Va Home.
If any member ha any Jggestio aa to how we may get tncaa eolleague* to renew theìr mrmbcrvhip in the American Oivùùon, l ahall be grateful for jhrir advice.
The foor BCW member of the American Divùion to whom we extcnd a cordial welcome aro; Cherlc* Ctioszo. Aaron Roland, Pani W. Schroeder, Siater Mary Pbmp Trautb.
I wiah to renew my appeal fot help from our member to increate the memberahip of the American Divùàon.
Finanon A previooaly reported. the financial account of the American Division ara kept by the Controller of Columbia University Ali money are depotited in a serial account kept by the Controtter and alt diaburacmenta are mode by bini on the aothorixation of the Executive-Sccretary Treaaorer. The November 1958 ata* tement receivcd from the Controller tbowi a balance of 8 469.28. However, we bave ince drawn 8 200.00 for the prète, reaalting in a balance to onr credit of 8 269.28, aa taereaae of 8 58.28 over the balance ahown on the corrcoponding date of 1957.
Lai* year I reported that the National Advlaory Cooncil of the latitato in Rome determined to iacreaae the regolar doea for member rcùdìng ontaide of Italy to 2,500 Ure or the equivalent of 8 3.20 - in lieo of 8 2.56 that we had paid np to Jaanary 1, 1958. la other word, of the foor dottar duca paid by onr member. 8 3.20 are aeat to the latitato Io Rome, and 8 80 remata on depoait with the Controller of the Uni-veraity.
In the performance of my worfc aa Executive Secretary-Treaanrer, I bave beat Saaiatcd by my aecrctary in Columbia* School of Cenerai Stadie* and by volontecr atndent workera. To ali thoae wbo bave hclped me, 1 wish to esarca ray gratefa) appredation of their service*.
Euay Contati Kvc membera and friend entered the contea* iponaored by the American Divìaioa for the beat anpobnahed atndy in the history of modem Italy, of arride or eaaay leagth. The prue of 8 200.00 was made poaaible by a gift from the Cultural Office of the Itattan Embaaay la the United State*. The committee of jadgea wa* eompoaed of the foor w-pV of the Adviaory Coundl, namery, Pro-feaaora Gtaenneld, Aakew, Romani, end Qougb,
The Dune of the candidata wbo waa adjadged firn by the prise committee wfil be announeed by Preaident Salomone apoa the completioa of thia rcport.
lodare by Professor Giorgio Sputi: On May 10,1958, Dr. Ciorgio Spiai, Profoaaor of Hitory at the University of Meaataa. and Lauro de Boi* Lectnrer *t Harvard University (19S8) deliverod a mot ìntereating and atimubtting lecture on Ideologi** Old and JVew in Pottear Italy at the Caaa Italiana of Colombia University. The lectore, aponaored joiatly by the American Divìaioa, the America-Italy Society, and the Caaa Italiana, wa* well-ottended by member and friend of the American Divirion,