30 Kansas Academy of Science. 



centennial meeting. Motion carried. The president delegated 

 this work to the Executive Council. 



Upon motion of Professor Yates, the business session ad- 

 journed at 9 :40 a. m. to 11 a. m. 



Upon motion the Academy took up the reading of papers. 



At 11 o'clock a. m. the business session of the Academy was 

 resumed. The Committee on Revision of the Constitution re- 

 ported that "It would appear to be the intention to add to the 

 Executive Committee by electing more members, and that 

 there is no difference intended between the terms Executive 

 Committee and Executive Council." The committee also re- 

 ported an amendment to the consitution. After considerable 

 debate this was laid on the table. 



The Committee on Research made the following report : 



To the Academy of Science: Your Committee on Research Problems 

 begs leave to present the following partial report: 



1. In the time which has been available since the committee was ap- 

 pointed, a call has been sent out to the science departments of the several 

 institutions, and to many other individuals, asking them to report upon 

 work now in progress and work soon to be begun. The responses are sub- 

 mitted herewith in classified form as to subjects. There has been no 

 time in which to work over the reports from individuals, the list sub- 

 mitted being almost an exact copy of the topics submitted to us. The 

 summary attached shows the grouping. 



2. It is the belief of the committee that more work should be done to 

 bring out facts regarding (a) the means for doing research work in the 

 several institutions; (b) problems of significance to the state, especially 

 those not now under consideration, with a view to assigning workers to 

 them. This should be done with the thought of interesting as many 

 people of the state as is possible in science work. 



Respectfully submitted. P. F. Walker, Chairman. 



Dean Sayre moved that the report be accepted and published 

 in the Transactions and the Committee continued. Carried. 



The secretary read a letter from the Illinois Academy of 

 Science asking that a delegate be sent to their decennial meet- 

 ing. Moved that such delegate be sent and that his expenses 

 be borne by the Executive Council. Carried. 



Session adjourned at 12 :30 o'clock P. M. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The Academy was called to order at 1 :30 o'clock, and pro- 

 ceeded to the reading of papers. 



At four o'clock the reading of papers was discontinued and 

 business resumed. 



