ORGANIZATION 5 



tive Board of the Biological Survey and the provisional plan definiteh' 

 adopted as permanent. 



The General Assembh' at its 1913 session appropriated for the 

 Universit}^ Budget of 1914 the sum of $2,500.00 for Biological Survey 

 purposes and this support will make possible the undertaking of some of 

 the more urgent problems demanding early attention. 



In addition to the plans indicated in the provisional outline it may 

 be proper to say that the scope of the Survey is expected to be similar to 

 that of various states which have such Surveys in progress. In its plan, 

 however, it differs somewhat from any of those in that it involves a 

 method of co-operation among the educational institutions of the state. 



Work of .similar character carried on in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

 Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and other states 

 will be considered in maturing the plans of the Survey. It is expected, 

 however, that many of the details will be developed as time goes on in 

 reference to particular problems that may present themselves in Ohio or 

 in such manner as to correlate the work with other .state organizations. 



It is evident that one of the first .subjects for attention, concerns 

 collection of data from different sections of the state .so as to determine 

 what existing species of plants and animals occur in the state, or in other 

 words to secure a state census of the different species of plants and 

 animals. 



Such study is especially desirable for the purposes of accurate instruc- 

 tion in the various schools; to form the basis of ecologic and fannistic 

 studies and furnish information for those who are interested in knowing 

 the details of our state fauna and flora. 



From the plan of its organization it is evident that the Survey 

 attempted will serve primarily the educational institutions, and for these 

 it is pro})Osed to publi.sli as promptly as po.ssible, catalogs and keys of 

 the various groups of plants and animals, as well as to prepare helps for 

 their indentification. These will be made as far as possible, 

 sufficiently non-technical to be used by students in the lower grades of 

 school work as well as the colleges. Furthermore, it is planned to prepare 

 from duplicate material collected in the survey, representative collections 

 which may be sold or loaned to schools throughout the state, as the means 

 of arranging and assisting in the study of the state Biology. 



Another feature which will require attention is the ecologic study of 

 different localities of the state, especially to determine the association of 

 various Biological factors that depend upon topographic and phy.sical 

 conditionsor .some special environment. This will include primarily the 



