Minutes of Winter Meeting 29 



versity School of Music. The sectional meetings would be held as 

 previously, except that on account of the large number of papers, 

 Botany and Zoology would hold their sessions separately. 



It was moved that the treasurer be authorized to pay the expenses 

 of Professor Fischer of Cincinnati and one-half of the expenses of 

 Doctor Wiley of Washington, D. C. Motion carried. 



Biological Survey. — No report. 



State Library. — Chairman Amos W. Butler stated that publications 

 are coming in regularly and are being catalogued and placed on the 

 shelves. Foreign ones are coming in again. No binding has been done 

 within the last year because of lack of funds and the incompleteness 

 of volumes. 



It is urged that members make use of the valuable collections — 

 riany o:^' which are not found elsewhere. 



Distribution of Proceedings. — Acting Chairman Harry F. Dietz re- 

 ported that the 1922 Proceedings were mailed the last of October and 

 that; so fai, only 15 had come back on account of wrong address. 



He stated that there are 250 on the exchange list in this country 

 and some foreign countries, so only a comparatively few copies are 

 left out of the 900 printed. 



Membership. — Acting Chairman Paul Weatherwax reported there 

 were 45 names to be presented tomorrow. 



Auditing. — Chaivman H. E. Enders reported that the treasurer','; 

 report had been audited and found correct. 



Advisory Council. — No report. 



Research Committee. — Secret.ary John S. Wright reported that on 

 March 23, 1923, at the call of the Chairman, A. L. Foley, all members 

 of the committee met in Indianapolis. After full discussion of the work 

 that might be accomplished, the following resolutions were passed: 



Whereas, several colleges in Indiana have lately organized graduate 

 departments and have provided first class facilities for research work 

 in certain fields of science, and 



Whereas, recognition from research committees and councils out- 

 side the state would be a very potent factor in inaugurating this work 

 on the increased scale for which the institutions have planned and pre- 

 pared, therefore be it 



Resolved, that we, the Research Committee of the Indiana Academy 

 of Science, in behalf of the Academy and the future of the State of 

 Indiana in the field of investigation, respectfully petition the Charles 

 A. Coffin Fellowship and Research Committee to take cognizance of 

 the facts as above set forth, by granting a few research fellowships 

 to Indiana institutions in case worthy candidates make application for 

 them. 



The above resolutions were transmitted to Dr. Frank B. Jewett, 

 care of The American Institute of Electrical Engineering, 33 W. 39th 

 St., New York City, and duly acknowledged. 



Similar resolutions were adopted and forwarded to the National 



