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us to use Mr. McMillin’s fund as he wishes it to be used, 
viz., in aiding entirely competent and experienced investi- 
gators, not otherwise provided with financial support, to 
carry out their researches. 
F. M. WEBSTER, 
Chairman. 
Henry C. BEARDSLEE, 
JouHN H. SCHAFFNER. 
It was shown that the appointment of Professor Os- 
born, the treasurer, as custodian, by the trustees, was partly 
in conflict with a resolution passed at the Cleveland meet- 
ing of the Academy, and the following motion was carried: 
“That the resolution on separate publication of a series 
entitled, Ohio Academy of Science, Special Papers be so 
amended that the section which now reads, “The papers to 
be in the custody of the treasurer of the Academy who 
shall include an enumeration of unsold copies in his annual 
reports’ shall read, ““The Papers to be in the custody of 
the Trustees.” 
REPORT OF PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. 
During the year passed we have published only the 
annual report of the Academy, 82 pages, at a cost of $44.80. 
No. 3, Special Papers, is now in press, and will be mailed 
within a short time. We regret the delay in the publication 
of this, but so far as your committee is concerned it has 
been unavoidable. The maps for this publication have 
been paid for from the McMillin fund, as, indeed, they 
must be, as no part of the Academy funds can be used for 
this purpose, without a change in the by-laws. Professor 
Tight has furnished free of charge several half-tone illus- 
trations to accompany his paper in this number of the 
series. 
We would urge the Academy to do the printing from 
its own funds, leaving the McMillin research fund to be 
applied in strictly research work. 
