Proceedings of the Ohio State Academy of Science 207 



June !». Dr. A. Dechnowski — Expense in research.. 6 14 



11. H. S. Hammond — Expense in Research 6 00 



Iti. H. S. Hammond — Expense in research 3 5U 



July ti. Prof. L. B. Walton — Expense in research.. 6 75 



Aug. 3. Prof. L. B. Walton — Expense in research.. 20 \1 



Total $138 56 



Balance on hand Novemher 1, 19U8, $409.67. 



A check for $25U.0U was received from Emerson McMillin, Nov. 

 7, 1908. This together with the halance reported is deposited in the 

 Capital City Bank, Columbus. 



William R. Lazenby, 



Chainnan. 



The Publication Committee consisting of Professors J. C. 

 Plambleton, Chairman, J. H. Schaffner, and E. L. Rice, presented 

 the following report which was accepted : 



REPORT OF THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. 



During tiie year two papers have been published. Special paper No. 

 18, The Protozoa of Sandusky Bay and Vicinity, by F. L. Landacre, con- 

 taining 52 pages, completed Vol. IV of the Proceedings, which consists 

 of ten parts. The Seventeenth Annual Report, containing 18 pages consti- 

 tutes Part 1 of Vol. V of the Proceedings. 



Under the report of special committees. Prof. Herbert Os- 

 born as chairman of the committee on the Natural History Sur- 

 vey, mentioned the work which had been done in the effort to 

 secure the passage of the bill. It was the sense of the society 

 that the committee should be continued. 



Professor L. P>. Walton, chairman of the committee on the 

 Revision of the Constitution and By-Paws submitted the pro- 

 posed Constitution and By-Laws which had previously been 

 printed and distributed to members with the Ohio Naturalist. 

 After a brief discussion, two additional members, J. W^arren 

 Smith and Bruce Fink were placed on the committee which in 

 addition to the chairman, consisted of E. L. Rice and F. P. Land- 

 acre. The final report of this committee was presented at tlie 

 subse(|uent business meeting, and the new Constitution and T.v- 



