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Academy and that it is now necessary to draw every year on the 

 savings bank account. There was some discussion with regard to 

 an amendment to the Constitution increasing the dues but it was 

 finally decided to let the matter go over until next year. 



Chairman Brimley of the Resolutions Committee, reported 

 the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted: 



Resolved; (i). That we express our sincere appreciation of the many 

 courtesies and generous hospitality extended to us by the Faculty of 

 Trinity College; (2). That we commend our efficient Secretary for his 

 zeal and assiduity in the performance of his duties; (3). That we ex- 

 press our approval of the recommendations of our President for a Bio- 

 logical Survey of the State and suggest that all our members co-operate 

 in gathering data to further that end. 



The IsTomiuating Committee submitted its report and officers 

 were unanimously elected as follows : 



President, J. J. Wolfe, Professor of Biology, Trinity College, Durham. 



Vice-President, A. H. Patterson, Professor of Physics, University of 

 North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 



Secretary-Treasurer, E. W. Gudger, Professor of Biology, State 

 Normal College, Greensboro. 



Executive Committee : W. N. Hutt, Horticulturist, State Department 

 of Agriculture, Raleigh ; J. H. Pratt, State Geologist, Chapel Hill ; W. A. 

 Withers, Chief Chemist, North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 West Raleigh. 



Chairman Edwards, of the committee appointed in 1912 and 

 continued last year, brought forward the following report on 

 ventilation of public buildings : " Resolved, that the l^orth 

 Carolina Academy of Science recommends that legislation be 

 enacted specifying the minimum standard of ventilation in 

 schools, public auditoriums, and penal institutions in N^orth 

 Carolina and that this committee be authorized to submit to the 

 proper legislative committee all data accumulated by it concern- 

 ing this matter." This was so ordered. 



The question of changing the time of the annual meeting was 

 raised and discussed. Some of the members thought it better to 

 have it earlier in the spring, increasing the time between the 

 meetings and the commencements of the colleges ; others advo- 



