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Oil UKitioii. (lie n.-mu's of llio I'diir iicrsoiis iioiiiinalod for fellowship were 

 elected fellows. 



The Au(lit(ii-'s report was received. 



The committee on The Establishment of the Research Endowment Foun- 

 dation read its Revised Report. 



On motion, duly passed, the plan as outlined is attempted as read with 

 one correction as indicated on the printed copy. 



Business having been concluded, the academy proceeded with the 

 general program and papers, numbered one to seven, were taken up. 



Adjourned, 12 o'clock noon. 



Called Meeting of Executive Committee. 



Meeting was called to order at 1 :30 in Assembly Room. The report of the 

 nominating committee was received as follows : 

 For Trustees of the Aeademi/ Fouiiddtion — 



Amos Butler, 



Robt. Hessler. 

 For Directors Research — 



H. L. Bruner, 



R. W. McBride. 



John S. Wright, 



Glenn Culbertson, 



A. L. Foley. 



On motion, tlie nomination was accepted. 



Adjourned, l.:;.". P. M. 



Business Session. 



Tlie meeting was called to order at 1 :35 by President Williamson in 

 Assembly Room. On motion, the two Trustees and five Directors proposed 

 l»y the Executive Ccnnmittee are elected to serve on the Research Endow- 

 ment Foundation. 



Tlie Spring meeting was discussed. Invitations liave been received from 

 Gary, and Madison was suggested as a possibility. 



Besotution on Metric Hysfem. 



The general adoption of the Metric System was discussed and the follow- 

 ing resolution was introduced. 



Whereas, the Majority of the Nations are now using the Metric system. 



Whereas, Science in all of its Departments, in all parts of the world, 

 has adopted the Metric System. 



Therefore, Be it Resolved: That the Indiana Academy of Science place 

 itself on record as favoring and urging the compulsory use of the Metric 

 system in the United States at once and that the Secretary of the Acad- 



