16 MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



MINUTES OF THE ACADE]\IY OF SCIENCE, MEETING THURS- 

 DAY. MARCH 27, 1902. 



The President culled the meeting to order and the minutes of the last 

 meeting were read and approved. 



The report of the Council meeting was given and the Secretary was 

 instructed to cast the ballot for all those recommended by the Council for 

 resident membership. 



Delos Fall and F. C. Newcombe were appointed an auditing committee 

 to examine the Treasurer's report whenever it should arrive. 



The committee on legislation reported that there was nothing to be 

 done except when the legislature was in session. 



Prof. Sherzer read a report of the committee to confer with the State 

 Geologist. The report was adopted and the committee continued. 



It was reported by the Secretary that in accordance with the action of 

 the Council a petition with more than the required number of names had 

 been presented, asking for the establishing of a Section of Geology and 

 Geography. Such a Section had been organized, a program had been ar- 

 ranged, and the Section was ready for its first meeting. 



Dr. Vaughn invited the members to meet Major Reed at his house after 

 the lecture Friday evening. 



Papers were read, as per program, by C. A. Davis, Asaph Hall, Jr., 

 I. C. Russel, and Lieut. Schneider. The last paper, dealing with "The 

 Teaching of Meteorology in the Public Schools," was discussed by sev- 

 eral members, and Delos Fall offered to- see that it was put into print 

 for general distribution among teachers. 



Meeting adjourned till 4 p. m. Friday. 



MINUTES OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, MEETING FRIDAY, 



MARCH 28, 1902, 4 :30 P. M. 



When the list of oflficers recommended by the Council was read Prof. 

 C. F. Wheeler declined the nomination for Vice President of the Section 

 of Botany and the name of Prof. F. C. Newcombe was substituted for that 

 of Wheeler. With this change the Secretary was instructed to cast the 

 ballot of the Academy for the officers recommended by the Council. They 

 were as follows: 



President, I. C. Russel. 

 Vice Presidents: 



Section of Agriculture, W. J. Beal, 

 Section of Botany, F. C. Newcombe. 

 Section of Geology and Geography. M. S. W. Jefferson. 

 Section of Sanitary Science, C. E. Marshall. 

 Section of Zoology, Hubert L. Clark. 

 Secretary, Jas. B. Pollock. 

 Treasurer, Raymond Pearl. 



The Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for G. P. Burns, Ph. D., 

 W. G. Carhart, John M. Grove, Frank L. Rainey, and H. N. Hornbeck, 

 for resident members, all of whom were recommended by the Council. 



