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TJiNUTES OF Spring Meeting. 



CRAWFORt»SVILLE, INDIANA. 

 MAY 15 16 AND IT. 1913. 



The 1013 spring mcetlii?; of tlio Acudeiiiy was held at ("rawfordsviiie 

 and the Shades May 15 to IT. 



The scieutific program < oiisisted of a lecture Thursday, May 15, 8 p. m., 

 by Professor G. Frederick Wright, of Oberlin, on "Thirty Years' Progress 

 in Glacial Geology." The lecture was an attractive and instructive presen- 

 tation of an interesting subject and was much en.1oyed b.y those present. 



Friday, May 1, was taken »ip with an excursion to the Shades of Deatu. 

 This was of especial interest to geologists, botanists, and zoologists, but the 

 natural grandeur of the place and the outing were appreciated by all. At 

 noon the local committee ser^'ed lunch at the Shades Hotel without cost 

 to the members. Following the lunch a slnn-t business session was held, 

 about forty members being present. The following were elected to mem- 

 bership : Charles H. P.aldwin, Indianapolis ; Francis Daniels and H. F. 

 Ashby, Crawfordsville, and F. L. Marcrum. Waveland. There was sonic 

 discussion of the matter of the Donaldson Farm, which was to have been 

 left to the State as a park but which has been in uncertain control on 

 account of legal couij)li<ations. It was moved that "It is the sense of this 

 Academy that the Donaldson Farm should become the property of Indiana 

 University, that the Academy use its influence to that end, and that the 

 President of the Academy and Dr. C. H. Eigenmann constitute a committee 

 to prepare a suitable memoral to present to the proper authorities." This 

 was carried unanimously. It was moved that the thanks of the Academy 

 be extended to Professor Wi-iglit for his lecture. Carried by a rising vote. 

 President Bodine presided. 



Friday evening after returning to Crawfordsville a very enjoyable 

 dinner was served at the Crawford House, at 8:30, by the Academy with- 

 out cost to the members. The dinner was followed by informal talks, Mr. 



