4 Proceedings of the 



Hitte, McDonald, Stringer, VanSant and Wood. In the absence 

 of Secretary Wilson Tout, R. H. Wolcott acted temporarily in 

 that capacity. 



The report of the Treasurer was read and referred to an audit- 

 ing committee composed of Messrs. Bruner, Livers and Smith. 

 R. H. Wolcott reported briefly for the Record Committee. The 

 names of Messrs. W. L. French of Peru, E. B. Salter of Norfolk, 

 and Misses Joy Higgins and Mary Alter of Omaha were proposed 

 for membership and duly elected by the society. On a motion to 

 that effect all new business was postponed until the next session 

 and the election of officers was taken up. The ballot resulted in 

 the election of the followmg as officers for 1908-09 : 



President, August Eiche, Lincoln, 

 Vice-President, Jeanette McDonald, Omaha, 

 Secretary, Myron H. Swenk, Lincoln, 

 Treasurer, F. H. Shoemaker, Omaha. 



The business meeting then adjourned at 8:15 p.m. to take up 

 the public program of the evening. Many visitors from Omaha 

 and students from Bellevue College were present, comfortably 

 filling the church. The program was opened by an invocation by 

 Dr. Phelps, who then warmly welcomed the Union to Bellevue 

 and lauded the efforts of the society to popularize bird study by 

 distributing its meetings among the various educational centers 

 of the state. President Swenk responded on behalf of the Union 

 and explained the aims and past history of the Union and its am- 

 bitions for the future. He also cordially invited the people of 

 Bellevue to accompany the field parties on the excursion of the 

 next day. The following program was then rendered : 



President's Address, "A Sketch of the Evolution of Our 



Bird Fauna" - . - - Myron H. Swenk 



"The Uses that Birds Have Made of Structures Built by 



Man" ----- - R. H. Wolcott 



"The Crow Family I'Corvidae) in Nebraska - Lawrence Bruner 



"Devices of Bird Study" . _ - - Wilson Tout 



The program concluded at 9 130 p.]\[. after the members had en- 

 joyed a short social session. 



