'I'lic ((.imiimcc liiis pici'Mi-cd a rrsnliiliun wliidi il Impcs may lie ('(.iii- 

 iiiuiiicatcil III t'M'iy iiiniilicr of llir Irsiislal iirc al ils siiccial scssiiiii. It 

 would also devise thai eaili iiieiiilier of the Academy seek tiii-iiiit;h his 

 ri'prosoiitative. to have the ori>,'iiial aiipi-oiniatioii restored. 



It was pointed out that tluM-e had heen no chaufie in the wiiidinj: of Hie 

 orifiinal appropriation since it was made in l!M)!t. and tliat il liad tlius passed 

 the House and Senate hut that it had heen omitted liy the enroUinj; clerk. 



The report was received and on motion was duly iiassed. The Secretai-y 

 is authorized to have live liinidied (.■|()(t) copies of this appiiiprialinii liill 



jirintod for distrihution to memhei's of Hie le-islature, ami a commit I f 



three is to l.(> appointed to foniiulale a letter to lie sent hy the Academy 

 memiiers to eacli member of the le,i;islatiu-e. 



A discussion followed on the advi.sahility of asking; for an increased 

 appropriation but tho consensus of opinion favored a request for twelve 

 hundred dollars ($1,200). the sum which the legislature intended to appro- 

 priate rather tlian to make an. uncertain trial for a large amount, though 

 the demands are urgent. The committee : 



Howard E. Enders, 



Stanley Coulter, 



A. M. Kenyon. 



Profjram Committee. 



V. C. Deam and F. B. "Wade reported that a program of fifty-seven (57) 

 titles is printed, together with eleven delayed titles. Provision hiis heen 

 made with the Claypool Management for rooms to provide for a satisfactory 

 rendering of the program and the banquet. 



Committee on BioloyieaJ Survey. 



H. S. Jackson, chairman, reported that the work of the committee during 

 the year had been chiefly to stimulate activity on the part of persons en- 

 gaged in the work of the State, and it has thus secured the promise of two 

 paiiers for the present meeting. 



The reix)rt was then read which inditated. in part, the work accomplished 

 in previous years and outlined the possibilities for early attention. It is 

 advised that a committee be appointed to confer with the State Conserva- 

 tion commission, with a view to cooperate with it in extending the survey. 



On motion : first, the report was received ; second, a committee is to be 

 named to prepare a resolution for presentation at the close of the Sym- 

 posium on Friday evening. It is understood that the committee is to confer 

 with the memiiers of the Conservation Commission on this matter. Com- 

 mittee: 



C. H. Eigenmann, 



Glenn Culbertson, 



H. S. Jackson. 



