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MINUTES OF SPRING MEETING. 



TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. 

 May 11, 12 and 13, 1911. 



Members of the Academy were called to order by President Dryer in 

 the library of the State Normal at 8 p. m. Thursday, May 11th. 



The plans of the meeting as arranged by the Local Committee wert 

 outlined by the President. 



The regular program for the evening was as follows : 



Illustrated lecture — "The Mussel Industry of the Wabash River," by 

 Prof. U. O. Cox, Indiana State Normal. 



Illustrated lecture, "The Autochrome Process in Color Photography," 

 by Prof. J. B. Peddle, Rose Polytechnic Institute. 



About seventy-live members and visitors were present. 



On Friday, at 9 :30 a. m., a boat excursion was taken up the Wabash 

 River. The party was landed some distance above Fort Harrison for an 

 hour's tramp ashore. The party then returned to the Fort Harrison 

 grounds for luncheon, which had been provided by the Local Committee. 

 After luncheon an inspection of the historic grounds was made. Dr. Sco- 

 vell gave a brief history of the Fort, supplemented by some interesting 

 remarks by Mr. Emil Ehrman, present proprietor of the grounds. Mr. 

 Ehrman distributed souvenirs in the form of small pieces of wood from 

 a log from the original fort. The following new members were elected 

 to the Academy during a brief business meeting : 

 Milton B. Nugent, Elnora, Ind. 

 Geo. Cutter, South Bend, Ind. 

 Edward Barrett, Indianapolis. 



Resolution of thanks were voted Mr. Emil Ehrman for his splendid 

 hospitalities. Similar resolutions were voted the Local Committee for the 

 splendid program they were providing the members of the Academy. The 

 excursionists landed at Terre Haute at 5 :00 p. m. 



At 8 :00 p. m. a public address was given by Professor Wm. H. Hobbs, 

 University of Michigan, under the auspices of the Academy. 



