REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION 2:i 



Jacob Trieschman, Mount Vernon, Miss Elizabeth P. Moulton, 

 Cedar Falls, Edward J. Hornick, Dubuque, F. C. Mortensen, Cedar 

 Rapids, Rev. Herbert Marsh, Wesley, Chester A. Momyer, Jr., Al- 

 gona. — 34. 



The names of Professors James Edward Todd and Johan August 

 Udden, Corresponding Fellows of the Academy, were proposed 

 for election to Honorary Fellowship, as provided by the Constitu- 

 tion. They were unanimously elected. Both gentlemen have since 

 accepted the election. 



Professor Kinney opened a discussion on salaries of science teach- 

 ers in fhe colleges and it was finally moved and carried that the 

 chair elect a committee, of which Professor Kinney should be chair- 

 man, to formulate for the Academy a statement on the question 

 and that the statement should be sent to the presidents of the Iowa 

 Colleges. 



The President later appointed as the additional members of 

 this committee, G. W. Stewart, F. F. Almy, S. W. Beyer and James 

 H. Lees. 



Other special committees appointed by the President were the 

 committee on legislation, consisting of John L. Tilton, Chairman, C. 

 C. Nutting, D. W. Morehouse, Nicholas Knight, James H. Lees ; 

 also a committee on conservation, consisting of W. H. Davis, Chair- 

 man, B. Shimek, H. E. Jaques, G. B. MacDonald and G. A. Chaney. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION. 



The writer was appointed a committee on conservation at the 

 Iowa City meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science. Soon after 

 the appointment of the committee the writer had an interview with 

 Governor Harding to appoint the members of the Conservation 

 Board. The writer asked the Governor to appoint a member of 

 the Academy, preferably the President. Owing to the strenuous 

 war work of the Governor it was impossible for him to appoint this 

 Conservation Board until late in November or early in December, 

 1918. 



The Governor appointed Hon. J. F. Ford of Fort Dodge, Hon. 

 Joseph Kelso of Bellevue, and much to my surprise asked me to ac- 

 cept appointment on this Board. Mr. E. R. Harlan, the other 

 member of the Board was named by the legislative act. The Board 

 organized in December by electing the Iowa Academy representa- 

 tive as chairman and Mr. E. R. Harlan secrelary. 'I'he Board is 

 representative in that there are two good and capable business men 

 in the same, Messrs. Kelso and Ford. In our transactions a great 



