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regularly. Letters will be eent to these societies, and, unless satisfactory arrange- 

 ments can be made, they will be dropped from our exchange list. 



Legislation. — Our Academy is a coordinate branch of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, with which, I am glad to state, we are on the best of terms at the 

 present time. I believe the time has come, however, for us to become a separate 

 department in the state, and I hope the Academy will try and secure a law to 

 this end. I would suggest that one of the duties of the Academy under this 

 new law be the publication of an annual bulletin on our mineral resources, which 

 would make the Academy one of the practical state departments as well as purely 

 scientific. We would sacrifice nothing and gain much valuable support. 



Membership. — By-law V of our constitution states that "Members who 

 shall allow their dues to remain unpaid for two years, having been annually noti- 

 fied of their arrearage by the treasurer, shall have their names stricken from the 

 rolls." With the consent of the treasurer, I have sent out notices of the amount 

 of dues unpaid to the members, and returns are coming in ; but some of the 

 people seem to be lost, as the letters are returned uncalled for. Some of the 

 names on our rolls as members have never qualified. It does not seem just 

 that those who have not qualified and who are behind in dues several years 

 should have the same benefits of receiving the Transactions as those who pay 

 each year. The trouble, in part, has been the failure to notify these persons of 

 their indebtedness. 



Policy. — The secretary is endeavoring to place the Academy on a business 

 basis, and to run the office on that plan. As rapidly as possible the property of 

 the Academy is being arranged in a systematic way in the rooms and is being 

 classified. Property which has accumulated and is of no direct value to the 

 Academy is being thrown out. Efforts are being made to keep the exchanges in 

 complete files, and missing numbers will be obtaiined as rapidly as possible. An 

 effort will be made to secure a complete list of the science teachers and others in- 

 terested in science work. If we are going to make this institution a success, 

 every member must do his or her part, aid in securing new members, keep up 

 their dues, and say good words for the Academy. Now is the time for this work, 

 and let each and every one do his part. G. P. Grimsley, Secretary. 



On motion of Professor Sayre, the recommendation in report of the 

 secretary referring to legislation was referred to a committee. The 

 president appointed F. O. Marvin, G. P. Grimsley, A. W. Jones and 

 E. A. Popenoe as members of this committee. 



Moved and voted that a special committee be appointed to consider 

 the secretary's report, except the section on legislation, already pro- 

 vided for. The committee was appointed, as follows : L. E. Sayre, 

 D. E. Lantz, and J. T. Lovewell. 



In the absence of Treasurer Franklin, Prof. E. H. S. Bailey was 

 appointed acting treasurer. 



Prof. L. E. Sayre was appointed as a committee on press reports. 



The following committees were also appointed : 



On program : G. P. Grimsley, F. W. Bushong, and A. J. Smith. 



On membership : Warren Knaus, E. H. S. Bailey, and J. A. Yates. 



On necrology : D. E. Lantz and B. B. Smyth. 



On nominations: L. E. Sayre, E. A. Popenoe, and J. R. Mead. 



On resolutions : L. L. Dyche and J. T. Lovewell. 



