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dispetto delle sue molteplici occupazioni, sono stati illustrati dal prof. Ghisalberti, il quale ha tributato il più commosso degli omaggi alla spiritualità e alla raffinatezza dello scom­parso .
FORLÌ. - A seguito di malattia contratta in un campo di prigionia germanico, è dece­duto il 16 gennaio 1976, il generale di brigata Cesare De Nicola.
Nato a Nizza Monferrato nel 1896, volontario nel 1915-'18, partecipò a tutte le guerre suocesive. al servizio della Patria meritandosi, oltre ad una promozione ad ufficiale effettivo, quattro decorazioni al valore. Nobile esempio di virtù morali, civili e militari; era, da molti anni. Presidente del Nastro Azzurro per la provincia di Forlì e socio del nostro comitato.
Sotto il patrocinio della benemerita Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì, è stata pubblicata l'intera opera poetica del compianto socio sen. prof. Aldo Spalliccì. Alla redazione hanno contribuito i soci prof. Icilio Missiroli e prof. Umberto Foschi.
Nel corso di una intima cerimonia, al Vice-presidente comm. Antonio Mambelli è stata offerta una pergamena per festeggiare il Suo 85 anno; erano presenti il segretario e il presi­dente del Comitato e alcuni componenti della Società dei Piadaioli, promotori della simpatica iniziativa.
NEW YORK. - The Annual Meeting of the Society for Italian Historical Studies was called to order at 5:05 P.M., December 28, 1975, in the Tara Room 1 of the Marriott Motor Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. About twenty-five members were present.
Due to the inability of President William J. Bouwsma to be present, Vice-President Edward R. Tannenbaum presided in bis absence. He read the report prepared by President Bouwsma, informing the membership that our Society had been officially accepted as an affiliate society of the American Historical Association. He announced the resignation of the current Executive Secretary-Treasurer and the succession of Alan J. Reinerman to the post.
The Executive Secretary-Treasurer made bis annual report. The Society had 181 mem­bers in 1975. Of these 87 acquired membership by paying the dues of 3.00, 73 acquired membership by subscribing to Italian scholarly journals and 21 voluntarily paid dues and subscribed. to one or more journals. As of December 26, 1975 the funds of the Society were as olio ws :
Checking Account 1,168.69
Savings Account 4,825.72
Marraro Bequest 5,340.59
2nd Marraro Bequest 10,000 four-year note
(The 2nd Marraro Bequest is held for the use of its income by the Istituto per la storia del Risorgimento italiano).
Compia ints about the receipt of journals from Italy bave declined substantially. Since July 1, 1975 the Society's funds have been used to cover postage, stationery and reproducing costs.
Duane Koenig then announced the awards of prizes. No cita tion was awarded to a senior scholar. The Society*s prizc for a best unpublished manuscript by a young scholar was awarded to Anthony Cardoza for his doctoral disserta tion at Princeton University enti-tled Agrarian Elites and the Origina of Italian Fascism: The Province of Bologna, 1901-1922 . Once again, the funds for this prize were provided by a gift of the America-Italy Society through the good offices of its Executive Director, Hedy Giusti-Lanham. The Society's Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize for a best publication in Italian History was awarded to Claudio Segrè for his hook entitled: The Fourth Shore: The Italian Colonization of Libya, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974. (The citation to Professor Segrè follows at the end of these minutes).