from those \Yho have been active members Init who have removed from the 

 .State. In any case, a three-fourths vote of the members present shall elect 

 to membership. Applications for membership in any of the foregoing 

 classes shall be referred to a connnittee on application for memltersliip, who 

 .shall consider such application and report to the Academy before the 

 election. 



Sec 3. The members who are actively engaged in scientific work, who 

 have recognized stan<ling as scientific men. and who have been meml)ers 

 of the Academy at least one year, may be recommended for nomination for 

 election as fellows by three fellows or members personally acipiainted with 

 their work and character. Of members so nonunated a numbei" not exceed- 

 ing five in one year may. on reconunendation of the Executive Cnmmlt'ee, 

 he elected as fellows. At the meeting at which this is adopted, the mem- 

 bers of the Executive Committee for 1S!)4 and fifteen others shall !);■ elected 

 feKows. and those now honorary members shall l^econu' hnnorary fellows. 

 Ilonoi'ary fellows may be elected on account of special pi'niiiiueiice in 

 science, on the written reconunendation of two uiembers of the Academy. 

 In any case a three-fourths vote of the nKinbcrs int'scnt shall elect. 



AKTK'LE III. 



SixrioN 1. The oliicers of Ihis .\cadeniy shall be chosen by b;illot at 

 the annual meeting, and shall Indd oflice one year. They shall consist of a 

 Tresdent. \'ice-l'i'esident. Secretary. Assistant Secretary. Tress Seci'etavy 

 and Trcasnrei-. who shall perform the dnfiis usually jiert lining to their 

 resiiective oflices :iiid in addition, with the ex-presidents of the .\cademy. 

 shall constitute an Executive Committee. The I'l-esident shall. ;it each 

 ainiual meeting, apiioint two mendiers to be n committee, which shall pi'epare 

 the iirograms and have charge of the arrangements for all meetings for 

 one year. 



Sf.c. 2. The annual meeting of this .\cademy shall be held in the city 

 of Indianaiiiilis within the week following ChiMstmas of each yeai". unless 

 otherwise ordered by the Executive Connnittee. There shall also be a sum- 

 mer meeting at such time and i)lace as may be decided upon by the Execu- 

 tive Committee. Other meetings may be called at the discretion of the 

 Executive Connnittee. The I'ast Tresidents. together with the officers and 

 Executive Committee, shall constitute the council of the Academy, and 

 rejiresent it in the transaction of any necessary business not esjieciMlIy pro- 

 vided for in this constitution, in the interim between general meetings. 



