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Prof. Reighard reported for the committee on affiliation that it was 

 either not de?ired or was inii)raoti('al)le for the several orp:anizations 

 which had been approached on the subject, but that those members of 

 the joint committee re]>reseutinfi' the Archaeological Society and the Mich- 

 igan Branch of tlie American Chemical Society would recommend to their 

 respective societies that their members join the Academy and organize 

 sections in the branch of science in which they were interested. 



The report of the committee was accepted and the committee continued. 



A recess of 5 minutes was taken, and during this recess a meeting of the 

 Council was held. 



^A'hen the meeting had reconvened the petition to organize a Section of 

 Science Teaching was accepted and Prof. W. H. Sherzer was elected Vice 

 President for that Section. 



It was voted that the meeting of the Section for Science Teaching be 

 not held at the same time as those of other sections. 



It was voted that we invite the chairman of the Biological Conference 

 of the Schoolmasters' Club to preside over the joint session. 



Academy adjourned indefinitely. 



JAMES B. POLLOCK, Secretary. 



COUNCIL MEETING, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902. 



The date of the ninth annual meeting was left to the Secretary to 

 arrange the same week as the meeting of the Schoolmasters' Club, at the 

 time of the spring vacation in the secondary schools, 



Orlando C. Charlton of Kalamazoo College was recommended for Resi- 

 dent Membership in the Academy. 



It was voted that Pres-Mdent Russel give the public evening lecture on 

 the subject of "Volcanoes." 



The Secretary was instructed to secure the services of one of the fol- 

 lowing named men, if possible, to give an address before the Section of 

 Science Teaching: W. F. Oanong. Northampton, Mass.; W. N. Davis, 

 Cambridge, Maps.; R. D. Salisbury, Chicago; T. C. Chamberlin, Chicago. 



It was voted that the committee on Natural History Survey aj)pointed 

 by the Council in January, 1902, be discharged, because a committee was 

 previously aj)pointed to look after that matter. 



Prof. Jefferson was added to the committee on Topographical Survey. 



The Council recommended to the Academy the appointment of a 

 Librarian. 



It was voted that Prof. Sherzer be requested to present to the Council 

 a plan for systematic handling and identification of Natural History 

 material. 



It was voted that reports of progress in the Natural History Survey 

 of the State be put in the hands of the Vice Presidents and the Secretary, 

 papers to be given at the coming meeting and to appear in the Report of 

 that meeting. 



It was voted that the Secretary be requested to see that all drawings 

 are put in good shape, and to fix tho«p that cannot be fixed by the author, 

 before engraving for the Academy Report. 

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