THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of 

 Science was held at Ohio State University, Columbus, on 

 November 26, 27 and 28, 1914, tmder the presidency of Dr. 

 T. C. Mendenhall, of Ravenna. 



The address of the President was delivered Friday evening, 

 on the subject "Some Pioneers of Science in Ohio," and on Satur- 

 day morning the Academy listened to a very timely lecture upon 

 "Foot and Mouth Disease" by Dean D. S. White of the College of 

 Veterinary Medicine of Ohio State University. 



The trustees of the research fund announced a further gift of 

 $250.00 from Mr. Emerson McMiUin, of New York, for the 

 encouragement of the research work of the Academ3\ 



In accordance with the report of a committee appointed a year 

 ago, the Academy voted to deposit the library of the Academy 

 with the library of Ohio State University — an arrangement which 

 may be terminated by either party on suitable notice. 



The matter of the celebration of the annual meeting of 1915 

 as a Quarter Centennial Anniversary was referred to the Execu- 

 tive Committee. 



Twenty-three new members were elected, making the total 

 membership of the Academy two hundred and fifty four. 



The officers of the Academy for the year 1914-15 are as fol- 

 lows. 



President — Professor J. Warren Smith, Ohio State University 

 and Ohio Section U. S. Weather Bureau. 



Vice-Presidents — (Zoology) Professor F. C. Waite, Western 

 Reserve University; (Botany) Professor F. O. Grover, Oberlin 

 College; (Geology) Professor C. G. Shatzer, Wittenberg College; 

 (Physics) Professor J. A. Culler, Miami University. 



Secretar}^ — Professor Edward L. Rice, Ohio Wesleyan Univer- 

 sity. 



Treasurer — Professor J. S. Hine, Ohio State University. 



Librarian — Professor W. C. Mills, Ohio State University. 



Executive Committee, together with the President, Secretary, 

 and Treasurer, members ex-officio, — Professor C. D. Coons, 

 Denison University; Professor T. M. Hills, Ohio State University. 



Board of Trustees of the Research Fund — Professor W. R. 

 Lazenby, Ohio State University; Professor M. M. Metcalf, 

 Oberlin College; Professor N. M. Fenneman, University of Cin- 

 cinnati. 



Publication Committee — Professor J. H. Schaffner, Ohio 

 State University; Professor C. H. Lake, Hamilton; Professor L. 

 B. Walton, Kenyon College. 



433 



