6 The Ohio Journal of Science [Vol. XX, No. 1, 



At the meeting held this morning the President of the Academy- 

 presented correspondence with Professor J. McKean Cattell relative 

 to an affiliation of the Ohio Academy with the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, the affiliation to permit the rep- 

 resentation of the Academy on the Council and Sectional Committees 

 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, but to 

 commit the Academy to no financial obligations. The Executive 

 Committee recommends that the Academy approve the general plan of 

 affiliation and refer the matter with power to the Executive Committee 

 for 1919-20. Respectfully submitted, 



Edward L. Rice, 

 Secretary, for the Committee. 



Report of the Publication Committee 



The following report of the Publication Committee was 

 received and ordered filed. 



May 29, 1919. 

 The Chairman of the Publication Committee reports the publication 

 of the "Proceedings" mailed to members of the Academy several 

 weeks prior to the date of the present meeting. 



L. B. Walton. 



Report of the Trustees of the Emerson McMillin Research Fund 



The following report of the Trustees of the Research Fund 

 was received and ordered filed. The financial portion of the 

 report was referred to the Auditing Committee, whose report 

 is appended. 



The Trustees of the McMillin Research Fund submit the following 

 report for the year ending May 30, 1919. 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance on hand May 30, 1918, as per last report $913.52 



May 23, 1919, Received from Mr. McMillin 250.00 



$1,163.52 



EXPENDITURES. 



June 3, 1918, Liberty Bond, par value $500.00 (held for safe 



keeping by the Capital City Bank, Columbus, Ohio) 484.95 



Cash balance in bank. May 30, 1919 678.57 



Total assets (Liberty Bond at par) 1,178.57 



GRANTS DURING THE YEAR. 



May 31, 1918, Professor J. S. Hine $ 50.00 



Febmary 3, 1919, Professor Walter H. Bucher 100.00 



■ $ 150.00 



Liabilities from previous grants 137.60 



Total liabilities ■. 287.60 



Cash in bank in excess of liabilities 390.97 



