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At the Ohio State University which is the only institution in 

 Ohio having a charter stress has always been laid on the election 

 of seniors. The machinery of election is such that it amounts 

 to a careful canvass by their instructors of the members of the 

 fourth year class to determine who give the greatest promise of 

 ability to contribute to the knowledge of the world on their 

 special subjects. It is seen that to gain membership in Sigma 

 XI is the highest academic honor that the student in science and 

 technology can attain. The Society is not a fraternity in the 

 ordinary sense of the word. There are no secrets and no " grip." 

 In brief, to know that a senior was elected to Sigma XI is simply 

 to know that he was one of the best men in his class. 



C. W. FouLK, Secy. O, S. L', Chapter. 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



Orton Hall, April. 13, 1903. 



Mr. Griggs presiding, the program opened with the reading of 

 minutes of last meeting. 



One of the members on the program being absent, the time was 

 occupied by Prof. Haines in a re^•iew of Lloyd Morgan's book on 

 "Animal Behavior," published some time since. 



Under reports of committees, Dr. Kellerman reported that Prof. 

 Pollard would give his lecture on May 4th. The committee was 

 instructed to continue preparations for the lecture and to prepare 

 a program. 



The motion was carried that this meeting take the place of the 

 regular club meeting of that date, and a business meeting be held 

 afterward. 



Under new business, the following propositions to amend the 

 constitution of The Naturalist were submitted by Prof. Land- 

 acre : 



1. That the editorial staff shall consist of an editor-in-chief, a managing 

 editor, or business manager, and of associate editors, representing the differ- 

 ent branches of science represented in the Clul). 



2. That the publication funds be secured by subscriptions (The price of 

 the fourth volume to be one dollar for single sub.scriptions. ) by suitable 

 advertisements and by the sale of exchanges. 



Messrs. J. B. Hyde and Jas. McOwen, Jr., were elected to 

 membership. 



Otto Iv Jennings, Sec. pro tern. 



On Monday, May 11, at a special, called meeting of the Clitb, 

 the amendments given above were adopted. 



Robert F. Griggs, Secy. 



