4 The Ohio Journal of Science [Vol. XX, No. i, 



Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1918-19 



The report of the Treasurer was received as follows, and 

 referred to the Auditing Committee, whose report is appended. 



For the year since our last annual meeting, the receipts, including 

 balance from last year, have amounted to $481.85, and the expenditures 

 to $357.70, leaving a cash balance of $124.15. 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance from last year $201 .35 



Membership dues 280.50 



$481.85 



EXPENSES. 



Miscellaneous expenses $ 69.70 



190 subscriptions to the Ohio Journal of Science 190.00 



Pubhcation of Annual Reports for 1916-17 98.00 



Balance, May 30, 1919 124.15 



$481.85 

 Respectfully submitted, 



James. S. Hine, Treasurer. 



October 15, 1919. 



These accounts have been audited and found correct. 



Raymond C. Osburn, 

 John H. Schaffner, 



A uditing Committee. 



Report of the Executive Committee 



The report of the Executive .Committee was received as 

 follows and ordered filed. 



May 29, 1919. 

 To the Ohio Academy of Science: 



A meeting of the Executive Committee was held in Columbus, 

 December 7, 1918, with all members in attendance. A second meeting 

 was held this morning, with the following niembers present: Metcalf, 

 Osburn, Walton and Rice. Aside from these meetings a considerable 

 amount of business has been transacted through correspondence. 



After careful consideration of the proposal to restrict the member- 

 ship of the Academy to those engaged in productive scientific work, 

 presented by Dr. Mendenhall at the last Annual Meeting and referred 

 to the Executive Committee, the Comimittee makes the following 

 recommendations: (1) That a class, to be known as Fellows, be created 

 from the members who are doing productive scientific work; (2) that 



