32 2 The Ohio Naturalist. [Vol. Ill, No. 1, 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



The Biological Club met in Ortoii Hall, Oct. 5 ; the program 

 consisted of reports of work done b}- the different members 

 during the summer. 



Mr. Mills reported that the Baum Village was divided into clans 

 and stated that copper, obsidian and pottery had been discovered 

 in the mound. Explorations at Kinnickinnick showed that the 

 implements etc. used were the same as those in the Hopewell 

 collection. The .structure of this mound is somewhat peculiar : 

 at its base is a low platform of hard tamped clay and below this 

 is an older village site. He also reported the discovery of the 

 skull and lower jaw of a mastadon at Grove City. They were 

 imbedded in boulder clay about 9 feet below the surface. 



Prof. Osborne reported an increased attendance at the Lake 

 Laboratory. His work was esp cially with the Hemiptero. He 

 reported that the attendance at the Zoological Section of the 

 A. A. A. S. was large and the papers good. He mentioned 

 especially some on the cicada which showed that it took food in 

 its adult state and that there are according to measurements of 

 sj^ecimens .several distinct species previously suppo.sed to be 

 varieties. 



Prof. Prosser reported work on the Columbus quadrangle of 

 the Topographical survey which showed some very interesting 

 features and gave the results of some of his work on the correla- 

 tion of various formations. 



Prof. Schaffner reported Klymus hirsutiglumis as new to the 

 state list and gave some notes and photographs of the Ecology of 

 the prairies, showing striking!}- the effect of water. 



Miss Riddle reported finding some of the more unusual flower- 

 ing plants at Sandu.sk y and collecting numerous algae from the 

 bay. 



Dr. Killerman reported three weeks of very profitable collecting 

 along the Greenbrier River in south-eastern West X'irginia. He 

 stated that his results were not ready for a full report as yet. 



Mr, Griggs gave some account of a trip to Guatumala, empV.a- 

 sisiug the opportunities for investigation of tropical forms and 

 the relative ease with which one could take advantage of them. 



A committee consisting of Prof. Osborne, Prof. Killerman and 

 Miss Flynn was appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing 

 year. 



Otto E. Jennings, 



Secretary, pro tcm . 



