Nebraska Ornithologists' Union IB 



The first session was called to order at 2:30 p.m. with President 

 Towne in the chair, fen members were present. The officers 

 reported briefly, and the Treasurer not being present, his report 

 was read by R. H. Wolcott. Myron H. Swenk reported for the 

 Record Committee. Wilson Tout reported much progress by the 

 Educational Committee, of which he is chairman, and outlined 

 some of the lines of work he proposed to take up. As the meet- 

 ing had been primarily convened for special business, the program, 

 election, and installation of officers and election of members was 

 postponed until the fifth annual May Field Day, which it was 

 unanimously voted should be held at Weeping Water, Nebraska, 

 May 3 and 4, 1907, and which should be considered as an ad- 

 journed session of the present meeting. (Owing to the highly 

 inclement weather of these dates, the meeting was later postponed 

 by the Executive Committee to May 18.) 



The proposed changes outlined in the Corresponding Secre- 

 tary' 's letter of January 14, as voicing the suggestions of the 

 Executive Committee, were then thoroughly debated, pro and con, 

 and it seemed the sentiment of the members that the changes 

 there advised were desirable, namely, ( i ) the reduction of mem- 

 bership classes to one class to be known as members, with annual 

 dues of $2, (2) the combination of the offices of Recording and 

 Corresponding Secretary, the abolishment of the office of Cus- 

 todian, and the formation of the Executive Committee from the 

 officers, and (3) the abandonment for the present of further 

 attempts to carry on bird protection work as started by the Bird 

 Protection Committee and the Audubon Auxiliary of the N. O. U. 



It was then moved that the Constitution be taken up, section 

 by section, and proposed amendments be acted upon. The follow- 

 ing amendments were carried unanimously : 



1. That in article I, section 2, the words, "to encourage the 

 proper study of ornithology- in the schools and to foster the cause 

 of bird protection," be cut out, and the words, "and to encourage 

 the study of birds in the state of Nebraska," be substituted. 



2. That article II, section i, be entirely cut out and that section 

 2 be numbered section i, except that the words, "and active," be 

 cut out, and the words, "only members of this class," be sup- 

 planted by the words, "all members," and the words, "in good 

 standing," be inserted. 



