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not interfere with the administration and development of our Hndowment 
Fund. Mr. Butler advises that if, on careful consideration, the advantages 
outweighed the disadvantages affiliation should follow. Prof. Mottier sug- 
gested careful consideration of the fact that matters of bookkeeping would 
become complicated in order to recognize the designated State Members and 
National Members. 
By consent the matter is to be referred to the General Meeting for con- 
sideration. 
ON THE ACADEMY ENDOWMENT. 
President Bruner reported that the efforts of the Committee during the 
summer were directed toward an initial movement for the foundation. Dr. 
Scott suggested that the small sum of $100 or $200 transferred annually from 
the Academy Treasury is too small to yield any marked income, or to make 
any funds available for the promotion of research within many years. Prof. 
Wigenmann suggested as a mode of procedure the Indiana Academy of Sci- 
ence should endorse some problem for research, and having done so to seek 
funds for the promotion of that particular piece of research. Robert 
McBride referred to the present money stringency and suggested only a 
very limited possibility of acquiring funds by the method named. 
PROGRAM COMMITTEE. 
R. C. Friesner presented the printed program of 66 titles to be read at 
the present meetings. He made the announcement of a slight change in 
lecation of rooms for the several sessions of the Academy, which involved 
change to Parlor B for the General Sessions and sectional meetings of the 
Physical Sciences. The Biological Section is to meet in the Assembly Room. 
The Banquet is to be held in the Florentine Room, the Evening Session in 
the Assembly Room. Programs have been sent to neighboring Academies 
and Scientific Societies. The Chairman reported correspondence with the 
Ohio Academy of Science relative to holding the Spring Meeting as a joint 
meeting. Their practice is to have their papers read at the Spring Meet- 
ing, therefore it is not possible to have a joint meeting this year. but the 
matter is to be referred to the Committee for future consideration. 
NOMINATION COMMITTEE. 
The report will be called tomorrow. 
ON BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
Informal report was made by the Secretary in the absence of Chairman. 
STATE LIBRARY. 
Amos Butler reported that the foreign papers have not been received 
in any numbers during the last six years but have now begun to come. 
Several boxes of foreign shipments have been received recently. 
DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDINGS. 
Chairman Enders reported the 1918 Proceedings were distributed June, 
last, but that the 1919 Proceedings have not gone to press as a result of 
reversion of the printing fund. 
