114 The Ohio Naturalist. [Vol. IV, No. 5, 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



Orton Hall, February i, 1904. 



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

 and the minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. 



The paper of the evening was given by Professor Minnie A. 

 Stoner of the Domestic Science Department. She outlined the work 

 in Domestic Science as given by the University, both in the long 

 and short courses and made mention of several improvements 

 contemplated, especially along the line of research work. She 

 also gave a short history of Domestic Science courses in the 

 United States and told in brief of the work which is going for- 

 ward in the various public and private institutions of this country 

 in which such departments are established. 



Professor Kellerman gave his ideas upon industrial courses in 

 various schools, and Domestic Science courses in particular think- 

 ing that they should to be expanded. 



Mr. Sanders gave a short biographical sketch of Linnaeus after 

 which Dr. Kellerman, Professor Osborn and Professor Schaffner 

 discussed the work of Linnaeus as a systematist. 



Under current literature. Professor Osborn presented a recent 

 publication from the Biological laboratory of the University of 

 Illinois on the Plankton in the Illinois river. Professor Keller- 

 man reported that no flowers of anj^ kind had been observed in 

 bloom during January of this year. 



Mr. Morse announced the lecture by Dr. David Star Jordan at 

 the First Congregational Church on February 16th, under the 

 auspices of the Philosophical Club. 



The Club adjourned to the first Monday evening in March. 



E. D. CoBERLY, Sccreta)y. 



Date of Publication of March Number, March 10, 1904. 



