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Mr. Metcalf reported results in spraying; Dr. Krecker, a 

 large nematode parasite; Mr. Markward, transpiration experi- 

 ments with wheat and corn; Mr. Drake, four species of 

 Heteroptera new to the state; Mr. Lathrop, results of work in 

 collecting Jassids in South Carolina. 



Mr. Kostir reported an apparently new species of walking 

 stick, also, an interesting species of Oecanthus. The may flies 

 were found not so common as last year, and there were no box 

 elder bugs at all in contrast with their great abundance of last 

 year. He had given some attention to the glacial grooves about 

 Cedar Point, some of which are very deep and distinct. He 

 determined their prevailing direction to be N. E. by E. 70 degrees 

 from north. 



The menibers of the committees were announced: 



(1) Nomination: Prof. Barrows, Prof. Landacre, Prof. Durrant, 

 Prof. Griggs, Mr. Lathrop. 



(2) Constitution: Prof. Barrows, Prof. Landacre, Prof. Durrant 

 Mr. Drake, Mr. Meckstroth, Mr. Brown, Miss Mark. 



(3) Ohio Academy: Prof. Osborn, Prof. Landacre, Prof. 

 Seymour, Dr. Detmers, Miss Mark. 



Meeting adjourned. 



F. Brown, Sec'3^ pro tem. 



Orton Hall, Nov. 2, 1914. 



The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Kostir, 

 and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and appro^-ed. 

 The President then called for reports of committees. Prof. 

 Osborn stated that there had been two ineetings of the committee 

 which was assisting in the preparations for the meeting of the 

 Ohio Academy of Science and that plans were almost completed. 

 Prof. Barrows reported that the committee to revise the constitu- 

 tion was not quite ready to report as there was so much reading 

 to be done and literature to be examined before the report could 

 be handed in. 



Dr. F. H. Krecker and Mr. H. W. Markward were elected to 

 membership in the society. 



The names of Dr. H. C. Brown, Miss Mary Oliver, Don B. 

 Whelan, and D. M. DeLong were proposed for membership. 



The following officers were elected for the coming year: Dr. 

 R. J. Seymour, President; Miss Rose Gormley, Vice-President; 

 Carl J. Drake, Secretary. 



The newly elected President then took the chair, and the 

 address of the retiring President, Mr. W. J. Kostir, on "Present- 

 day Views on the Origin of Life" was the program of the evening. 

 This was followed by a discussion of his address and the meeting 

 then adjourned. 



Carl J. Drake, Secretary. 



Date of Publication, March 12, 1915. 



