JOURNAL 



OF THE 



Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 



VOLUME XXVIII AUGUST, 1912 No. 2 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL 



MEETING OF THE NORTH CAROLINA 



ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



Held at the University of North Carolina^ Chapel Hill^ 

 N. C, Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, 1912. 



The Executive Committee met at 2.30 p. m., Friday, April 

 26, there being present Pres. H. V. Wilson and Sec'y E. W. 

 Giidger ex officio, and Prof. A. H. Patterson, Dr. J. J. Wolfe, 

 and Mr. F. Sherman, Jr. The Secretary reported that during 

 1911 ten members had withdrawn or been dropped for non- 

 payment of dues, six new members had been added, and one 

 old member reinstated on payment of back dues, making a 

 total membership of 85 on Jan. 1, 1912. The Secretary also 

 read his financial statement. 



The following new members were then unanimously elected; 



(1) E. E. Balcomb, professor of Agriculture, State Normal 

 College. 



(2) T. A. Bendrat, Instructor in Geology, University of 

 North Carolina. 



(3) W. H. Booker, Assistant Secretary State Board of 

 Health. 



(4) Dr. H. R. Fulton, Professor of Botany and Plant Pa- 

 thology, Agricultural and Mechanical iCollege. 



(5) D. R. A. Hall, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Uni- 

 versity of North Carolina. 



At 3 p. m. President Wilson Called the Academy to order 

 and appointed the following committees : 



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