PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS 
SUGGESTIONS. 
Preliminary to the address proper which will be of a scien- 
tific nature, I desire to call attention to a few matters of concern to 
the Academy, matters which seem to me to be of importance in 
connection with its further growth and usefulness, and to offer a 
few suggestions. 
In ‘the fifteen years of the Academy’s existence it has accom- 
plished many laudable undertakings and has been the means of 
stimulating and furthering investigations in a number of different 
lines. Among the most important of its functions is the means 
it has given for co-operation and acquaintanceship among scientific 
workers of the state. Numerous papers on geology and the natural 
history of the state which have appeared from time to time in its 
publications are the tangible results of the efforts of its members. 
The use of the McMillin Research Fund has been, perhaps one of 
the most important influences in its work in recent years, and the 
amount of scientific investigations and the number of creditable 
papers which have been gee as a result of the encourage- 
ment derived from this fund is, it seems to me, a remarkable and 
creditable showing for the money used. Among the important 
contributions which may be found listed among the papers credited 
to this fund are, Studies of Preglacial Drainage in Ohio, The 
Fishes of Ohio, The Ecology of Big Spring Prairie, The Tabanidae 
of Ohio, An Annotated List of the Birds of Obi io, The Coccidae of 
Ohio, Reptiles and Batrachians of Ohio, and other studies are in 
an advanced stage of progress and reports of these will soon be 
fortheoming. When we consider that this has been the result 
of a contribution of $250 per annum through a series of eight 
years we may flatter ourselves and congratulate the donor as to 
the showing made. Another matter in which the Academy was 
influential was the establishment of the Topographical Survey 
which has be ae progressing steadily and which when completed 
will furnish a basis of knowledge for many other lines. Our pro- 
ceedings and special papers form a creditable series and are yearly 
erowing more valuable. 
In taking note of various lines of organized science in the 
state it will be an easy matter to see what lines are being most 
thoroughly pushed and where the Academy may best exert its 
efforts. The State Geological Survey is ably conducted and _ re- 
ceives such support from the state as to make steady progress in 
this important line of investigation... The Studies cf the Archeo- 
