Nov., 1919] Report Ohio Academy of Science . 5 



the selection of Fellows be made by the Executive Committee and the 

 Vice-Presidents of the various sections; (3) that eligibility to office be 

 limited to Fellows. It is hoped in this way to secure the objects of Dr. 

 Mendenhall's proposition without sacrificing the present popular and 

 democratic character of the Academy. A straw vote of members 

 not expecting to attend the present meeting shows 27 in favor of the 

 change, 1 against it and 14 neutral or in doubt. The substance of these 

 recommendations will be presented in the form of amendments of the 

 Constitution for action later in the meeting. 



An invitation to hold the Annual Meeting for 1919 in London was 

 was received last year from Mrs. Katharine Dooris Sharp, seconded by 

 the local Board of Trade. After a somewhat extended correspondence 

 it was decided that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to secure the 

 needful hotel and meeting accommodations in London, and the matter 

 was dropped by mutual consent. 



Correspondence was also conducted through the Secretary relative 

 to the possibility of a joint meeting with the Indiana Academy; but this 

 project was given up, at least for the present year, largely because of 

 the fact that the spring meeting of the Indiana Academy is wholly a 

 field meeting. It seemed unwise to omit the only opportunity of the 

 year for the reading of papers in the Ohio Academy. As noted in the 

 preliminary announcement of this meeting, the Indiana Academy 

 extended a ver}^ cordial invitation to the members of the Ohio Academy 

 to join them in their field meeting of last week. 



The ultimate decision concerning time and place of the meeting is 

 already known to the Academy. 



The Executive Committee directed the Secretary to renew cor- 

 respondence with the psychologists of the state with a view to the 

 establishment of a Section of Psychology. A partial result of this 

 correspondence is seen in the psychological titles listed in the program 

 of the meeting; it is hoped that a further result will be seen tomorrow 

 morning in the organization of the Section of Psychology. 



The resignation of Prof. Samuel R. Williams from the Vice-Pres- 

 idency for Physics, because of sabbatical leave and prospective absence 

 from the state, was presented to the Executive Committee, and Prof. 

 S. J. M. Allen was appointed to fill the vacancy. 



Twelve members have been elected by the Executive Committee 

 since the last annual meeting. The names will be presented later for 

 ratification by the Academy. 



The Executive Committee unites in recommending two changes 

 in the financial plan of the Academy — the amendment of the By-Laws 

 to increase the annual dues from $1.50 to $2.00, and the authorization 

 by the Academy of the payment of traveling expenses of officers and 

 committee members attending regularly authorized committee meetings 

 not held in connection with the Annual Meeting of the Academy. 



The Committee also unites in recommending the rescinding of the 

 By-Law requiring the Nominating Committee to present a double 

 slate of nominations for officers. 



