FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 

 NEBRASKA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



OFFICERS. 



PRESIDENT Pkof. L,a\vkence Bkuner, Lincoln. 



VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. I. S. Tkostlek, Omaha. 



RECORDING SECRETARY Dr. R. H. WotcoTT, Lincoln. 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Mr. W. D. Hunter, Lincoln. 



I Chairman, Mr. J. R. BonvveIvL. Nebr. Citv. 

 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ..DeanChas. Fordyce, Universit}- Place. 



/ Rev. J. M. Bates, Long^ Pine. 



ABSTRACT OF MINUTES. 



The meeting was called to order in the Laboratory of the Department 

 of Entomology and Ornithology, Room 103, Hall of Mechanic Arts, the 

 University of Nebraska, at 11:20 a. m., Dec. 16, 1899, President Bruner pre- 

 siding. 



Fourteen persons were present. 



Mr. W. D. Hunter read the report of the committee of the local society 

 having- in charge the matter of a state organization, showing that 66 per- 

 sons had signified their willingness to take part in the movement and that 

 43 of these had voted for officers for the first meeting-. The result of the 

 ballot was as follows: President, Prof. Lawrence Bruner; Vice-President, 

 Mr. I. S. Trostler; Recording Secretary, Dr. R. H. Wolcott; Corresponding 

 Secretary, Mr. W. D. Hunter; Executive Coinmittee, Mr. J. R. Bonwell. 

 Rev. J. M. Bates, Dean Chas. Fordyce. 



It was moved b^^ Dr. Wolcott that those who participated in the organ- 

 ization of the society be constituted the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, 

 and that those present in behalf of the Union do formally endorse the ac- 

 tion of the committee having in charge the measures leading to the org-an- 

 ization of the same. 



The draft of a constitution and by-laws prepared by the Executive 

 Committee was, in the absence of the chairman, read bj- Mr. W. D. Hunter, 

 who also presented a revised draft prepared after an informal conference 

 of several members previous to the meeting. Attention was called to the 

 few changes suggested, and after further minor changes had been proposed 

 and accepted it was moved by Dean Fordyce that the constitution and by- 

 laws as amended be adopted, which motion prevailed. 



It seeming desirable that the objects of the Union and its relation to 

 the already existing Nebraska Academy' of Sciences be defined. Dr. Wolcott 

 and Mr. Hunter were appointed a committee on resolutions to formulate a 

 statement to that effect. 



