16 Proceedings of Indiana Academy of Science 
MINUTES OF THE SPRING MEETING. 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Members of the Indiana Academy of Science, the Indiana Audubon 
Society, and the Nature Study Club of Indiana met in joint session for 
the first time in the history of the organizations. This meeting afforded 
the members of all three organizations an opportunity to meet together 
in a more or less informal way, and to enjoy the many interesting 
regions surrounding our capital city. 
The meeting was planned for two days, Friday and Saturday, May 
27th and 28th. 
FRIDAY, MAY 27. 
Members of the three societies and their friends met in Fairview 
Park at 9:30 a. m., and under the direction of Dr. Wynn, and others, 
all joined in a hike along the towpath to the home of Dr. Cole, where 
they walked over the beautiful grounds of this magnificent country 
estate. From Dr. Cole’s place, the party tramped to Holliday Park, 
where everyone enjoyed a delightful hospitality at the home of John 
F. Holliday. After picnic lunches were eaten, a short, informal pro- 
gram was held in charge of the Audubon Society. 
At 2:00 p. m. the party proceeded across country to Bacon’s Swamp, 
entering from the Fifty-sixth Street entrance, and emerging from the 
Fifty-ninth. Short talks were given by Dr. Dunn and Dr. Blatchley 
concerning the history and early formation of the swamp. 
At 6:30 o’clock covers were laid for seventy-eight members and 
guests at Ma-Lo Place, where an excellent checken dinner was greatly 
enjoyed by all. Immediately after dinner a business meeting was held, 
followed by talks by Dr. Wiley and lantern slides of South America by 
E. B. Williamson. 
SATURDAY, MAY 28. 
Starting from Indianapolis at 8:00 a. m., the day was spent at Foit 
Benjamin Harrison, the Boy Scouts’ Reservation and Buzzards’ Roost. 
The visit to the fort gave many of the party an opportunity to see, 
first hand, an army post. 
A short tramp from the fort brought the party to the Boy Scouts’ 
Reservation. Here members of the party were greatly delighted to 
see the beautiful park that Indianapolis has provided for the enjoy- 
ment, yes, preservation, of her boys. 
Most of the afternoon was spent at Buzzards’ Roost. The chief 
feature of today’s program was the unveiling of a memorial tablet to 
William Watson Woollen, the tablet being on a large boulder in the 
wooded tract which has been given by Mr. Woollen to the city of In- 
dianapolis for a nature study park. Although the program was in 
charge of the Nature Study Club, Prof. Enders and Dr. Coulter rep- 
resented the Academy on the program. Dr. Wynn announced and re- 
quested that hereafter the park, instead of being called Buzzards’ Roost, 
be called “Woollen’s Garden of Birds and Botany.” 
