Minutes of Winter Meeting 27 



MINUTES OF THE BUSINESS SESSION. 



DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. 

 MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



December 6, 1923. 



The Executive Committee was called to order at 8:05 p. m. in the 

 Physics Lecture Eoom by President C. A. Behrens. The following mem- 

 bers were present: Flora Anderson, F. M. Andrews, C. A. Behrens, 

 A. J. Bigney, W. M. Blanchard, A. W. Butler, W. A. Cogshall, J. J. 

 Davis, H. F. Dietz, H. E. Enders, A. L. Foley, D. M. Mottier, J. P. 

 Naylor, F. Payne, E. B. Williamson, J. S. Wright. 



The minutes of last year's meetings were read and approved. 



Report of Treasurer. — Treasurer Wm. M. Blanchard reported as 

 follows : 



Balance in Treasury, December 4, 1922 $332 57 



Dues collected from December 5, 1922, to December 3, 1923 448 05 



Total $780 62 



Total Expenditures 257 55 



Balance in Treasury, December 3, 1923 $523 07 



The bill of the Fort Wayne Printing Company for printing done 

 some time ago was presented. After some discussion, a motion was 

 passed authorizing E. B. Williamson, as agent for the Academy, to 

 reimburse the Fort Wayne Printing Company not to exceed 50 per cent 

 of the original bill. 



Report of Press Secretary. — Press Secretary Harry F. Dietz re- 

 ported that press notices had been sent to all the Indianapolis papers 

 and to the Associated Press. 



A discussion of the value of publicity followed. Since the State 

 Academy of Science should be the center of scientific activity and should 

 be the most important influence in developing an appreciation of scientific 

 work within the state, because it is the most representative body of 

 workers, it was suggested by J. J. Davis that the Academy be brought 

 to the notice of more people by securing members from all parts of 

 the state, and by articles in as many of the newspapers of the state as 

 possible. It was therefore recommended that authors be asked to write 

 an information story of one double-space typewritten page to be handed 

 in at the time the manuscript is handed in. The editor could then study 

 the news story as he is editing the manuscript and arrange for their 

 use when the Proceedings is published. 



On motion and second the recommendation was adopted. 



It was moved that the recommendation be mimeographed and sent 

 to members. Motion passed. 



