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species of fish were washed up along the shore, although some of 

 the more common species, for instance, the white fish, were not 

 observed. About twenty-seven or twenty-eight species were 

 found in the orthopterous fauna of Cedar Point. 



Prof. Schaffner reported on observations made in Kansas. He 

 studied nutation in plants and nectaries outside of floral organs. 

 Plants new to the Kansas list and added by Prof. Schaffner are 

 Bertoroa incana, lyysimachia nununularia and Taraxacum ery- 

 throspermum. To the Ohio list he added Lacinaria punctata. 



Prof. Osborn reported fourteen mammals in the Cedar Point 

 fauna. Late in the sunnner he collected Hemiptera at Columbus 

 and at Sugar Grove. 



Prof. Ivandacre reported the addition of forty-six species of 

 Protozoa to the State list, three of which are probably new to 

 science. 



Prof. Hine reported on collections at Sandusky, and at the 

 Gulf Biological Station, in Louisiana. 



Prof. Lazenb)^ reported circumference measurements of grow- 

 ing trees. 



Mr. Morse reported one new snake added to the State list, Val- 

 eria virginica. 



Mr. Jennings reported work on the flora of Cedar Point. The 

 herbarium of Cedar Point now contains 312 mounted specimens, 

 all collected on the Point. 



The Committee on Nominations named by the President was 

 as follows: Prof Prosser, Prof. Lazenby, Prof. Davis. 



Club adjourned to the first Monday evening in November. 



Orton Hall, November 2, 1903. 



The program consisted of the address of the retiring President, 

 Mr. Mor.se, which is presented in full in another portion of this 

 i.ssue. 



Officers were elected for the year as follows : President, 

 O. E. Jennings; Vice President, J. G. Sanders; Secrctarv, E. D. 

 Coberly. 



E. D. Coberly, Secretary. 



