HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
The Ohio State Academy of Science was organized at 
Columbus on December 31, 1891. The preliminary step: 
which resulted in this organization was taken at the sug- 
gestion of Prof. W. R. Lazenby, by the Biological Club of 
the Ohio State University, which, on November 3, 1891 
appointed a committee consisting of D. S. Kellicott, W. A. 
Kellerman, and W. R. Lazenby to take such action as was 
necessary to bring together the scientists of the state. This 
committee issued the call for the first meeting, at which a 
permanent organization was effected. The temporary off- 
cers were the following: chairman, A. M. Bleile; secretary, 
W. R. Lazenby; committee on organization, constitution 
and by-laws, W. A. Kellerman, E. M. Claypole, and Henry 
Snyder; committee on nominations, L. H. McFadden, E. E. 
Bogue, A. D. Selby, Henry Snyder, and W. A. Kellerman. 
The Academy began its existence with fifty-nine char- 
ter members and was incorporated under the laws of Ohio: 
in 1892 with W. R. Lazenby, W. A. Kellerman, EME 
Webster, A. D. Selby, W. C. Werner, and E. E. Bogue as 
incorporators. 
The annual (winter) meetings have been held at the 
following places: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 at Columbus ; 
1895 at Cincinnati; 1896, 1897, 1898 at Columbus ; 1899 
at Cleveland, 1900, 1901 at Columbus. 
Field (summer) meetings have been held at Akron in 
1892, at Logan in 1893, at Granville in 1894, at Sandusky 
in 1895, at Oxford in 1896, at Brinkhaven in 1897, at Day- 
ton in 1898, at Columbus in 1899, at Put-in-Bay in 1900, and 
at Wooster in Igor. 
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