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FRIDAY MAY 23, 1919. 



During the forenoon the members and guests joined Assistant Forester 

 Deam in a tramp through the State Fox-estry Reserve, in a study of the 

 various plantings and of tlie topograpliy of the Reserve to tlie "Look-Out" 

 and back to tlie Forester's Residence. At noon the party went by electric 

 cars to New Albany and Silver Springs, thence by train to Marengo, where 

 President E. B. Williamson and J. H. Williamson, together with F. M. 

 Gauge and A. C. Ruthven of the University of Michigan, joined in supper 

 at the Murphy House. Twenty-one members and guests sat down to the 

 supper, after wliich President Williamson called for informal remarks from 

 a number of persons. 



Informal business related to a reduction in the number of free reprints 

 from the Proceedings so as to come within the unexpended balance of the 

 publication fund. 



Plans for the trip into Marengo Cave were announced, and immediately 

 after supper the party made a tour of the cave under the leadership of a 

 competent guide. The geological formations were studied and several cave 

 animals were collected by Dr. Ruthven and others. 



Heavy rains during the night led to a dispersal of the party early Satur- 

 day morning. 



HOWARD E. ENDERS, Secretary. 



WINTER MEETING. 



Minutes of the Executive Committee. 



Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind., 

 December 4, 1919. 



The Executive Committee was called to order at eight o'clock by President 

 E. B. Williamson, in parlor "B". The following members were present: 

 Wm. Blanchard. W. S. Blatchley. Amos W. Butler, W. A. Cogshall, Glenn 

 Culbertson, C. H. Eigenmann. Howard E. Enders, A. L. Foley, Robert 

 Hessler, W. A. McBeth, D. M. Mottier, Charles Stoltz, F. B. Wade, E. B. 

 Williamson, John S. Wright, F. M. Andrews, C. C. Deam, H. S. Jackson and 

 R. W. McBride. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Executive Committee were read 

 and approved after which the reports of the standing committees wei-e 

 received. 



Committee on Relation of Academy to State. 



R. W. McBride reported on the failure of the legislative appropriation for 

 1919-1920. Through failure of the enrolling clerk, for some reason or other, 

 to enter the twelve hundred dollar. ($1,200) appropriation after it had passed 

 the House and Senate. The history of the appropriation to the Academy 

 was related and suggestions were made as to the mode of proceedure. 



