2 The Ohio Naturalist 



eration in other states have fully proven their usefulness 

 and the fact that such surveys hav^e recently been in- 

 augurated in several states and are projected in others is 

 good evidence that the movement here is a wise one. 



REPORT OF THE CGMMITTEE ON NATURAL 



HISTORY SURVEY TO THE OHIO 



ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



The coniniittee appointed to prepare the bill for the 

 Natural Historj' Survey and to endeavor to secure its 

 passage by the General Assembly, begs leave to report 

 as follows : 



After considerable consultation in an effort to draft a 

 measure which would meet the interests of the greatest 

 number in the state, the bill was completed and through 

 the kindness of Hon, C. V. Trott, of Mount Vernon, was 

 introduced during the early part of the session. Owing 

 to some unavoidable delaj'^s the introduction was not as 

 early as the committee had anticipated and it is perhaps 

 in part due to this dela}^ that the bill made no further 

 progress at this session. Hearings were given by the 

 Committee on Universities and Colleges and on Finance 

 and in both cases the committee was given a very cor- 

 dial reception and so far as could be determined, the 

 measure met wirh no opposition. In the former com- 

 mittee it was given a unanimous approval and reported 

 to the House for consideration l)y the Finance Commit- 

 tee. The latter committee, owing to the pressure of 

 other matters and especially the rush incident to the 

 early adjournment on account of the critical illness of 

 Governor Pattison, failed to take decisive action upon it. 



It stands, however, in such form that it may be 

 brought up at the earliest opportunitj' at the next ses- 

 sion of the (xeneral Assembly and it is hoped that it may 

 receive prompt and favorable consideration. The mea- 

 sure has received most utKiualitied endorsement partic- 

 ularly in the colleges and the various educational and 

 scientific bodies. A summary of these endorsements 

 with extracts, appended hereto, forms, we think, an ad- 



