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its "blizzard's roost;" its lack of snakes, its peaceful dells and shady glens 

 —of all of which " the half has not been told," 



At night a pul)lic meeting was held at the M. E. church in Waveland, 

 when T)r. T. C. Mendenhall delivered an address upon " Weather Pre- 

 dictions." An informal discussion of the natural features of the region 

 visited was held. C. E. Barnes, J. M. Coulter. W. S. Blatchley and Stanley 

 Coulter spoke of its botanical interest, 0. P. .Jenkins of the fishes, B. W. 

 Evermann of the birds, A. W. Butler of the reptiles and amphibians, T. C. 

 Mendenhall of the southern limit of the white pine, P. S. Baker and W. 

 W. Byers of the geology. 



The following day the members were taken to " Pine Hills," in the 

 valley of Indian creek, about a mile above the locality of the preceding 

 day's explorations. The features of the country were somewhat difierent 

 from those noticed the day before. A pleasant day was spent and lunch- 

 eon was served at the club house. At this meeting also there were thirty- 

 three persons. 



The third " Field Meeting" was begun at Paoli, Orange county, May 2, 

 1888. The meeting was held in the public hall and was presided over by 

 Yice President O. P. Hay. 

 Prof. James E. Humphrey delivered an address entitled "Asa Uray." 

 Prof. J. 31. Coulter gave a lecture on "The Yellowstone Park." 

 The day following the persons present, thirty-three in number, drove 

 to Wyandotte cave, in Crawford county, going, in the way they traveled, 

 about forty miles. The evening and the early part of the night was spent 

 exploring the cave. The next day the party returned to Paoli, stopping 

 at Marengo .cave. The journey was a hard one, but it had its pleasures 

 and they were noteworthy. All will remember that meeting, some, in 

 some respects, unpleasantly, others as a season of unusual brightness in 

 their lives. The annals of that meeting are classic to Indiana's scientists. 

 How xmfortunate the chronicler cannot always write the Avhole truth! 



At Greensburg, Ind., May 8th, 1889, the fourth "Field Meeting-" began. 

 The session was held at 8:30 o'clock P. M. in the rink. Vice President J. 

 L. Campbell presided. Dr. J. P. D. John delivered an illusti'ated lecture 

 on "Our Celestial Visitors." 



The day following was pleasantly spent visiting the Upper and Lower 

 vSilurian exposures along Cobb's Fork of Sand creek. After luncheon, 

 which was kindly provided by the hospitable people of Greensburg, the 



