4 22 The Ohio Naturalist [Vol. VI, No. 2, 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



Orton Hall, June 5, 1905. 



The club was called to order by President Hine. The min- 

 utes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Mr. 

 York, chairman of the committee to nominate the editors of the 

 Naturalist for the coming year made the following report: 



Editor-in-chief, J. H. Schaffner. 



Business manager, J. S. Hine. 



Associate Editors: F. L. Landacre, Zoologv; J. E. Hyde, 

 Geologv; Z. P. Metcalf, Ornithologv; R. F. Griggs, Botanv; 

 W. C. Mills, Archeology; J. N. Frank,' Ecology. 



On the motion of Prof. Osborn the report was adopted. 



The program of the evening consisted of reports of theses by 

 members in the biological departments of the Universitv. 



Miss L. C. Riddle reported the second part of her thesis which 

 dealt with the "Development of the Embryo-sac and Embrvo 

 of Batrachium longirostris." 



Mr. F. M. Surface reported his thesis on "The Scent Glands 

 of Hemiptera Heteroptera with a special reference to the Nymph 

 of Avasa tristis." He also gave a report on the embryology of 

 Sanguinaria canadensis. 



Mr. H. H. York had finished and reported his thesis the 

 previous year, and therefore gave an account of his more recent 

 observations on Myriophylluin. 



Mr. J. F. Clevenger gave a review of his thesis on "The North 

 American Species of Phyllachora." 



Mr. E. C. Cotton reported his investigations on "The Insects 

 of the Black Locust." 



Miss Opal I. Tillman gave a summary of her thesis on the 

 "Life History of the Cucumber Plant with Notes on the 

 Economic Value of the Cucurbitaceae. 



Mr. L. M. Smith reported his thesis on "The Insects Injurious 

 to Stone Fruits." He dealt especially with the peach borer. 



Mr. R. C. Young was elected to membership. 



The club then adjourned mitil the opening of the fall term. 



Frank M. Surface, Sec'y. 



Date of Publication of December Number, December 18, 1905. 



