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for which no provision has been made in the constitution, the advisability 

 of drafting a new or revised constitution was next broached. All the 

 speakers were unanimous in the conviction that the time was ripe and 

 opportune for broadening and extending the usefulness of the club and 

 its official organ, as well as for increasing the membership, if only prop- 

 erly organized, systematic efforts were made. Here the discussion was 

 adjourned and resolved to hold the afternoon meeting from 2 to 4:30 

 'clock. 



AFTERNOON MEETING, FEB. 5, 1914. 



The meeting was called to order by the chairman. Dr. T. C. Stephens. 

 The matter of the ' ' Bulletin ' ' was again taken up and Prof. Lynds Jones 

 spoke at length on the finances and literary contributions for the same. 

 Eesolved that an auxiliary editorial committee be formed, composed of 

 one or more members in each state and province in the natural territory 

 of the club, i. e., the interior of North America, such members to see 

 to it that field notes and other pertinent articles from their respective 

 states or provinces be regularly sent for publication to the editor. The 

 nominating committee is to nominate the members of this committee also. 



In order to relieve the editor of some of the too great burdens he has 

 hitherto borne in connection with the editing and publishing of the 

 ' ' Bulletin, ' ' it was resolved to create the office of business manager for 

 the "Bulletin." Eesolved, to appoint a committee for revising the con- 

 stitution, said committee to embody in the draft the changes so far 

 adopted. The chairman appointed the following gentlemen: Dr. R. M. 

 Strong, Chicago, chairman; Prof. L. Jones and the Eev. W. F. Hen- 

 ninger. 



Eesolved, to appoint a standing committee to make a campaign for 

 increasing the membership. The following were elected: The chair- 

 man. Dr. T. C. Stephens; Messrs. J. H. Fleming, of Toronto, Ontario; 

 0. M. Schantz, of Chicago, Illinois. 



Eesolved, that the club look upon as its special field of investigation the 

 interior of North America, from the Gulf to the Arctic Ocean, including 

 tli,e Great Lakes. 



Eesolved, that regular rates for reprints of papers appearing in the 

 "Bulletin" be secured and published. 



Adjournment followed, after which the members inspected the exhibits 

 of the academy, especially the unique celestial sphere. 



Members present during first day: Dr. T. C. Stephens, Prof. Lynds 

 Jones, Eev. W. F. Henninger, Mr. E. W. Joluis, of Kingsley, la.; Mr. F. 

 M. Phelps, of Elyria, 0.; Mr. Euthven Deane, of Chicago; Mr. O. M. 

 Schantz, Mr. Geo. Fordyce, of Youngstown, O. ; Mrs. Irene G. Wheelock, 

 of Chicago; Mr. G. A. Abbott, of Chicago; Dr. E. M. ' Strong, of the 

 University of Chicago; Mr. C. J. Hunt, of Chicago, and the secretary, 

 C. W. G. Eifrig. 



