Minutes of Winter Meeting 31 



New Business. — The question of the Indiana Academy of Science 

 affiliating with the A. A. A. S. was brought up and discussed. 



It was moved that a committee consisting of the president, secretary 

 and treasurer be authorized to take steps to affiliate the Academy with 

 the A. A. A. S. at the Christmas meeting of the A. A. A. S., if, on 

 investigation, nothing was found to be disadvantageous to the Academy. 

 Motion passed. 



It was announced that those in the state interested in entomology 

 who met at Lafayette October 26, 1923, decided to meet annually the 

 day before the Academy meetings and at the same place as the Academy. 

 The Academy was asked to announce these meetings in their regular 

 announcement. Anyone interested in insects is invited to attend. 



It was recommended that the following be presented to the Academy 

 for election to fellowship : Flora Anderson, M. W. Gardner, W. N. 

 Hess, W. M. Tucker and T. G. Yuncker. Recommendation adopted. 



It was moved that the Secretary be instructed to write Judge R. 

 W. McBride expressing for the Academy their thanks, sympathy and 

 hopes for a speedy recovery. Motion passed. 



A letter from Dean Stanley Coulter inviting the Academy to meet 

 at Purdue University next fall was read. The invitation was accepted 

 by consent. 



Meeting adjourned at 11:30 p. m. 



MINUTES OF GENERAL SESSION. 



10:00 a. m., December 7, 1923. 



Business Session. 



The meeting was called to order by President Behrens. 



The minutes of the Executive Committee were read and with the 

 exception of those pertaining to affiliation with the A. A. A. S. were 

 approved. 



After some discussion on the question of affiliation, it was moved 

 that the action of the committee last night in regard to the affiliation 

 of the Academy with the A. A, A. S. be approved. Motion carried. 



The report of the committee on Pi-eservation of Wild Flowers in 

 the state was read, and after discussion of the report it was moved 

 that the committee on Preservation of Wild Flowers be continued and 

 be empowered to call in such aid as it saw fit. Motion carried. 



The letter of invitation from Stanley Coulter to hold the next winter 

 meeting at Purdue University was read. It was moved that the invita- 

 tion to hold the winter meeting at Purdue University be accepted. 

 Motion carried. 



Amos W. Butler read the following resolution: 



In view of the fact that many of the mounds, earthworks and other 

 valuable and interesting remains of the Indians have been destroyed 

 and most of the others are in danger of destruction, and 



