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The above accounts have been audited and found correct. 



J. W. Bridges, 

 R. J. Seymour, 



Auditing Committee. 



Report of the Executive Committee. 



The report of the Executive Committee was received as 

 follows and ordered filed. 



May 14, 1920. 

 To the Ohio Academy of Science: 



Two meetings of the Executive Committee have been held during 

 the year. At the first, January 21st, all members were in attendance; 

 at the second, held this morning, the following were present: F. C. 

 Blake, A. E. Waher, Wm. McPherson, E. L. Rice. 



A considerable part of the work of the Committee has been carried 

 on through correspondence. 



The action of the President and Secretary, delegating Dr. Bamett 

 to represent the Academy at the convention of the National Public 

 Works Department Association on January 13th, was approved. 



The year has been a phenomenal one in the matter of resignations 

 on the part of officers; and the Committee has made the following 

 appointments to fill vatancies: 



A. E. Waller, Treasurer, vice W. J. Kostir. 

 C. D. Coons, Vice-President for Physics, vice M. E. Graber. 

 J. A. Culler, Vice-President for Physics, vice CD. Coons. 

 T. M. Hills, Vice-President for Geology, vice J. E. Hyde. 

 Sixteen new members have been elected, subject to the ratification 

 • of the present meeting. 



In selecting May 14th and 15th as the date of the present meeting, 

 the Committee hoped to secure a date at once early enough to avoid 

 the rush of the close of the school and college year and late enough to 

 afford a reasonable prospect of good weather for possible field trips. 

 Several complaints have been received. Does the Academy wish to 

 fix the date for next year or to give any instructions to the incoming 

 Executive Committee? 



No invitations were received for the present meeting except the 

 very welcome and very cordial standing invitation from Columbus. 

 Tentative invitations from Alliance and Cleveland were postponed to a 

 later date. 



Perhaps the most important action of the Committee was the com- 

 pletion of the affiliation with the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science, authorized by the Academy at its last meeting and 

 referred to the Committee with power to act. By the terms of this 

 affiliation the Academy surrenders nothing of its present autonomy, 

 but becomes entitled to representation in the Council of the American 



