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PURPOSES AND AIMS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY 

 OF SCIENCE. 



The Indiana State Academy of Science was founded December 29, 

 1885, by a group of zealous workers in the field of science. During the 

 38 years of active development it has published 32 volumes of scientific 

 papers of high character and immense value, including studies on 

 the fauna and flora of the state, conservation of forests, topographic, 

 meteorological, and many other studies which have reacted favorably on 

 the health and prosperity of the people of the state. The Academy 

 has benefited and encouraged several thousand men and women and 

 has helped to train some of the foremost scientists of the past few 

 decades; it is now the most important and representative body of 

 scientists in Indiana and as such has acted as a clearing house for 

 scientific information; and by the acquaintances and contacts there has 

 developed a feeling which has indirectly increased the efficiency and 

 usefulness of all who are fortunate in regularly attending the annual 

 meetings. 



The Academy has been of incalculable value to the State of Indiana 

 in raising the level of intellectual life, making familiar the idea and 

 worth of research, in bringing the greatness of Indiana to the eyes 

 of the world, and, in a word, contributing in a large measure to our 

 economic prosperity. 



"The object of this Academy shall be scientific research and the 

 diffusion of knowledge concerning the various departments of science", 

 according to the Constitution, in other words, to stimulate and encourage 

 scientific work so as to make it an important adjunct to the educational 

 system of the state. The Academy fosters scientific research and its 

 members are constantly extending the boundaries of knowledge and 

 making scientific truths serviceable to the citizens of the state. In the 

 realms of Zoology, Entomology, Botany, Bacteriology, Mathematics, 

 Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture and 

 in the practical conservation of the national resources of the state, 

 our Academy is rendering a valuable service. The Academy acts as 

 an important factor in education, in promoting interest in and apprecia- 

 tion of science among the citizens of the state, especially among the 

 students of our high schools, colleges and universities; enabling teachers 

 of science in our common schools to maintain their contact and to 

 stimulate them to continue research for which many are well trained 

 that they may materially contribute to the scientific data by devoting 

 their spare time to some phase of science in their own locality and also 

 that they may better inspire their students; and finally by offering to 



^:3- students and amateurs incentives and opportunities to present for con- 



^::| structive and friendly criticism the results of their efforts. 



« — Co-operation is the basis for many of the Academy's activities. 



The Constitution specifically states that it shall be the duty of the 



CI Academy to assist the various state agencies in an advisory capacity 



^ "Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci., vol. 33, 1923 (1924)." 



