REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ID 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



The members of the Iowa Academy of Science in their Thirty-second 

 Annual meeting held at Iowa State College at Ames resolve as follows: 



That the visiting members thus attempt to express to their Ames 

 colleagues their earnest appreciation of their carefully planned and 

 successfully executed program of entertainment and especially tor 

 the cordial welcome and spirit of comradeship they have shown. 



That the Academy assure Dean E. A. Birge of the University of 

 Wisconsin of their deep appreciation of the honor he has shown us 

 in his attendance at the session and his interesting and profitable 

 lecture. 



That the Academy endorse the request of the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture and the action of the State Council of Defense in requesting the 

 removal of the tall Barberry from the "Wheat growing region of the 

 upper Mississippi valley. 



That we renew our pledge of loyalty to the government in this time 

 of stress and danger and are in hearty accord with President Wilson 

 when he declares that the Imperial German government must be over- 

 thrown before the liberties of democratic nations can be secure. 



That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded by the Secre- 

 tary to President Wilson. 



H. E. Jaques, 

 Nicholas Knight, 

 h. w. norris, 



Committee. 



THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 



Au^st 3, 1918. 

 My Dear Mr. Lees : 



The President is most appreciative of your letter of July 31st, 

 and he asks me to assure you and all concerned that he is very 

 much gratified by this pledge of cooperation and su)pport. 



With cordial thanks in the President's behalf for your kind- 

 ness in the matter, I am, 



Sincerely yours, 

 J. P. Tumulty, 

 Secretary to the President. 

 Mr. James H. Lees, 



Iowa Aeademy of Science, 

 Des Moines. Iowa. 



