14 IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Vol. XXV, 191s 



fraternity can always he depended upon to do its utmost in 

 patriotic service, unstintingly and unreservedly. 



The usual business has been transacted by the officers of the 

 Academy during the year just passed. Certain matters wliich 

 could not be carried to completion at the last meeting have been 

 followed up durinti' the year and will be brought to your atten- 

 tion at this meeting. The annual canvass for new members, for 

 the transfer of Associates to the class of Fellows, and for the 

 stimulating of those who have been slow in fulfilling their full 

 dut}' — all of this has brought good results and the Academy con- 

 tinues its healthy, vigorous growth. In accordance with the pro- 

 visions of the constitution several Associates have been admitted 

 to membership by the Executive Committee during the year. 

 Among these were President Jessup of the State University, 

 F*rofessor S. L. Galpin of the State College and ]\Iiss Winifred 

 Perry of Boone High School. 



At the Drake meeting in 1016. the Academy revised those sec- 

 tions of the constitution referring to classes of membership and 

 dues. In accordance with section three as revised the Academy, 

 at the Grinnell Meeting, last year, elected unanimously as Hon- 

 orary Fellows Professors T. II. Macbride, Herbert Osborn, Wm. 

 Trclease and J. C. Arthur, all of them except one formerly 

 workers in science in Iowa Init now residing outside the state. 

 These four gentlemen, all of them well known for their scientific 

 contributions, have accepted their election with great pleasure, 

 as evinced by their answers to the letters of notification which 

 were sent them. 



During the year an invitation was received from the Kansas 

 Academy of Science to join with it in celebrating the semi- 

 centennial anniversary of its establishment. Professor J. E. 

 Todd, the second president of the low^a Academy of Science, and 

 long one of the Corresponding Fellows of this Academy, now 

 connected with the ITniversity of Kansas, was asked to represent 

 our Academy as its delegate. This he consented to do and in 

 due time submitted to the secretary a report of the meeting which 

 will be presented later. 



There are certain matters of policy which have come to the 

 attention of the Secretary and which may well be brought ])efore 

 the Academy for its consideration. It is the custom in some 

 learned societies to allow the privilege of presentation before 

 them and of publication in their publishing medium of papers 



