ORGANIZATION. < 



If you cannot attend, please address a reph', with your willingness or 

 unwillingness to become a member of the society, to Frederick C. New- 

 combe, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



JOSEPH B. STEERE, 



Professor of Zoology. 

 WARREN P. LOMBARD, 



Professor of Physiology. 

 FREDERICK C. NEWCOMBE, 



Asst. Prof, of Botany. 



The following is a copy of the minutes of the meeting held in response 

 to this call: 



MINtTTES OF THE MEETING FOR ORGANIZATION OF A STATE NATURAL 



HISTORY ASSOCIATION. 



(Held at Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 27, 1S94.) 



Pursuant to a call issued in a circular letter signed by J. B. Steere. 

 Warren P. Lombard, and Frederick O. Newcombe, and sent to about fifty 

 people of the State, over twenty-five persons assembled in Room 11, Uni- 

 versity Hall^ at 4 o'clock p. m., June 27, 1894. 



The meeting was called to order by F. 0. Newcombe, who proposed Dr. 

 W. J. Beal for chairman. Dr. Beal was elected unanimously. F. C. 

 Newcombe was thcni elected secretary. 



The secretary then rehersed the inception of the movement for an 

 organization beginning with the circular letter of enquiry signed by Pro- 

 fessors Spalding, Howell, Steere and Reighard, and sent out two years 

 before. 



There seeming to be unanimity of feeling as to the need and usefulness 

 of a State organization, the scope of such a society came up for discussion. 

 In the informal discussion part was taken by I. C. Russell, J. B. Steere, 

 W. B. Barrows, H. B. Ward, Bryant Walker, J. Montgomery, C. F. 

 Wheeler^ W. J. Beal, and F. C. Newcombe. The general opinion ex- 

 piessed was that the society should hold stated meetings for the reading 

 and discussion of scientific papers and should .also seek to forward the 

 scientific study of the resources of the State as well as the fauna, flora, 

 and so forth. 



Bryant Walker moved that the officers of the association, with the ad- 

 dition of two members, be constituted an ad visor i/ hoard to report a con- 

 si itutiou and by-laws, to arrange a program, and to call the next meet- 

 ing. The motion was carried. 



On motion of W. B. Barrows it was resolved to include the whole vState 

 in the work of the society. 



After some discussion on a suitable name for the society, the matter 

 was referred to the advisory board. 



As officers of the temporary organization, W. J. Beal was chosen presi- 

 dent, J. B. Steere, vice-president; F. C. Newcombe, secretary and treas- 

 urer. As the two other members of the advisory board, W. B. Barrows 

 and 1. C. Russell were elected. 



The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the advisory 6oard. 



(Signed) F. C. NEWCOMBE, 



Secretary. 



