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ticipated in this excursion and several met with fair success in 

 securing specimens. We would take this opportunity to express 

 our thanks to Mr. John Breen, train dispatcher of the Little 

 Miami, for the kindness and favors extended to the Lyceum on 

 this occasion. 



Several sub-excursions were taken during the summer, for the 

 purpose of collecting in some special class of specimen.^, as shells 

 or plants. 



To encourage collecting in this locality, I last spring, offered 

 prizes to the members for the best collections made during the 

 summer. 



Collections were to be in one of three classes : — General Col- 

 lections, including plants, fossils, shells, etc.; Botanical Collections, 

 and Mineral Collections. 



For each class the follovving prizes were offered : 



First Prize. — Choice of books to value of $5 00 



Second Prize. — Choice of books to value of 3 00 



Third Prize. — Choice of books to value of 2 00 



Fourteen members entered collections in competition for the 

 prizes. 



The exhibition of these collections was given on Saturday 

 evening, Sept. 24, at the Society rooms, at which time the prizes 

 were awarded. 



Mr. Davis L. James, Mr. Chas.' Dury and Dr. Walter A. 

 Dun, kindly consented to act as judges of the collections, and 

 their decisions gave satisfaction to all concerned. The following 

 awards were made : 



For General Collections. 



First prize, awarded to Chas. Iliff, 38 Hatch street; second, 

 to Nelson Walker, 84 Hatch street; third, to Kuper Hood, Cov- 

 ington. Special mention, Gilbert G. Hunt, Hatch and Fuller 

 streets. 



For Botanical Collections. 



First, to Miss Florence Wells, Mt. Auburn; second, to Miss 

 Anna Lewis, 47 Baum street; third, to Miss Eugenia Moore, 47 

 Ellen street. 



For Mineral Collections. 



First, to Walter Crane, 157 York street; second, to Hubert 

 Doisy, Covington. 



