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and distribute to the members, in October of each year, a list of dates 

 and subjects set for the section meetings for the twelve months follow- 

 ing, together with such other information regarding speakers and 

 titles of papers to be presented as may then be obtainable ; and be it 

 further 



Resolved, That we recommend to the society that the program 

 committee obtain (in the interval between the publication of such list 

 and the dates of the several meetings) such speakers and papers for 

 said meetings as they may find practicable ; and that an advance notice 

 of each section meeting containing such additional information be 

 mailed to the members. 



Those present were Dr. S. Graenicher, Dr. Barth, Mr. Carpenter, 

 Miss Elmer, Mrs. Euemmelin, Mr. Colles and Mr. Clowes. 



There being no further business, the meeting then adjourned. 



Milwaukee, March 25, 1909. 



Regular monthly meeting of the society. 



President Teller in the chair and about 100 persons present. 



The order of business was reversed and the lecture of the evening 

 preceded the business meeting. 



Dr. E. M. Strong, of the University of Chicago, lectured on bird 

 behavior, the behavior of birds from the standpoint of structure, 

 bird senses and instinctive activities contrasted with behavior of a 

 higher order. The speaker referred to the general occurrence of 

 reflexes and instinct in the animal kingdom and showed the difference 

 between these and true intelligence as manifested in the higher verte- 

 brates. The relation of various bird senses, particularly that of smell 

 to the development of the central nervous system in different groups 

 was shown, after which he described various experiments both by 

 himself and others to test the development of the sense of smell in 

 birds. The experiments also served to show the amount of intelligence 

 of birds. The remainder of the lecture dealt with certain instinctive 

 activities of birds which were made clear by means of colored lantern 

 slides of the birds. 



After a five-minute intermission, for the withdrawal of non-mem- 

 bers, the business meeting was called to order. 



The secretary read the minutes of the last regular monthly meet- 

 ing, which were approved after an emendation by Dr. Barth. 



