April, 1919] Report Ohio Academy of Science 307 



In addition to the financial report for the year, the Trustees 

 presented the following announcement concerning the use 

 of the McMillin Research Fund, which was approved by the 

 Academy. 



The McMillin Research Fund of the Ohio Academy of Science has 

 been maintained through the generosity of Emerson McMillin and 

 grants from this fund are made upon application to the Trustees of 

 the fund. 



Applications for grants should include a statement of the subject 

 to be investigated, the nature of the expenses to be covered and in so 

 far as practicable a list of the proposed items of expense in such manner 

 that the Trustees may detennine the expenses and the allowance 

 needed. 



In rendering accounts it is desirable that an itemized statement be 

 submitted, showing the cost of apparatus or supplies used, or, in case 

 of traveling expenses, the localities visited, amounts of railroad fare, 

 hotel and other expenses as incurred. Payments granted from this fund 

 will, as a rule, be made only after the expenses have been incurred and 

 upon receipt of detailed statement. Original vouchers should be 

 furnished when possible. 



Apparatus, books, maps or material supplies not consumed during 

 the investigation, which may be secured with grants from this fund 

 are to be the property of the Academy and after the investigation is 

 completed should be accounted for to the Trustees or deposited with 

 such officer of the Academy as the Trustees may direct. 



It is expected that the results of such investigations will be pub- 

 lished and if other means of publication are not available, the Trustees 

 will try to assist in securing suitable publication. 



T. C. Mendenhall, Chairman. 



The Trustees further reported to the Academy a proposal 

 to invest five hundred dollars of the Research Fund in Liberty 

 Bonds, subject to the approval of Mr. McMillin. The Academy 

 voted its hearty endorsement of this proposal. 



Report of the Library Committee 



For the Library Committee, Mr. Reeder, of the Ohio State 

 University Library, presented the following report, which was 

 received and ordered filed. 



May 30, 1918. 



To the Ohio Academy of Science: 



At the last meeting of the Academy, it was voted to turn over to 

 the University Library for incorporation in its collection, the materials 

 received through exchanges by the Academy. In accordance with this 

 action, the work of the year has been the unifying of these files. A 



