» ~ THE MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



zoology, botany, sanitary science, agricitlture, geography and geology, 

 and science teaching.* 



Important aid was given to The Michigan Academy of Science by the 

 State Legislature in 1899. Section 14 of act No. 44 provides for the 

 publication of a report of the meetings of the Academy at the expense 

 of the State. The sections Tead as follows : 



'^Sec. 14. There shall be printed of the following reports the num- 

 ber of copies herein indicated. Not to exceed one hundred copies of 

 each shall be printed and bound and retained in the office of Secretary 

 of State for future distribution. The number indicated in section 20 

 shall be printed for the purposes indicated in section 20, and in addition 

 there shall be printed the number of copies, as follows, which shall be 



distributed by the heads of the departments making the report : 



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• Report of The Michigan Academy of Science, not to exceed one thou- 

 sand copies of two hundred fifty pages each. 



Sec. 20. There shall be printed of all publications, reports and docu- 

 ments as provided in this act, such additional copies for use and ex- 

 changes by the State library as the State Librarian may in his discre- 

 tion deem necessary for such purpose, but not exceeding two hundred 

 copies of any one publication, and it shall be the duty of the Board of 

 State Auditors to advise with the State Librarian, prior to ordering 

 the State printer to print such publications, that the proper number be 

 ordered from the State printer and delivered to the State Librarian." 



The Academy thus receives substantial aid in accomplishing one of 

 the tasks set for itself, namely, the distribution of scientific knowledge. 

 This distribution is not confined to the State of Michigan alone, but 

 through the exchanges of the State Library, and of the Academy itself 

 with other similar organizations, the knowledge contributed by the mem- 

 bers of the Academy, is made accessible to the scientific world in general. 



*Tlie history of the Academy will be found in full in the First Annual Kepoit. 



