Minutes of the Winter Meeting 19 
change in rooms was announced, in that all meetings scheduled to be 
held in Parlor B during the forenoon of December 2d, would be held 
in Room 200. Attention was called to the fact that we need more 
than one day for our meeting's because of the large number of papers 
that have to be crowded into so short a space of time. No action was 
taken, but it was the sense of the Executive Committee that the mat- 
ter should be left witn the Program Committee, and that the number 
of papers presented for reading at any one session should aid the 
committee in solving this problem. 
R. C. Friesner raised the question about the purchase of a lantern. 
He stated that the Academy now has to rent a lantern each year at 
a very high cost. No action was taken, but W. A. Cogshall stated 
that Indiana University would gladly send up a lantern at any time if 
given two days’ notice. W. M. Blanchard made a similar offer for 
DePauw. 
The advisability of holding our meetings in several sections instead 
of two, as is done at present, was up for discussion. It was shown 
that if this was done, better facilities than those offered by the Clay- 
pool Hotel would have to be sought. 
Committee on Nominations—No report until tomorrow. 
Biological Survey—H. S. Jackson revised his announcement of two 
years ago concerning the relation of this work to that of the Conserva- 
tion Commission. He stated that Mr. Lieber of this commission had 
been made a member of the Biological Survey Committee. The de- 
sirability of making such a survey in the State of Indiana was dis- 
cussed, after which Mr. Jackson suggested that a definite effort should 
be made by the Academy to obtain a special appropriation for ‘his 
work. He urged that a committee, composed of the more influential 
members of the Academy, should be selected to go before the state 
legislature to obtain such funds. D. M. Mottier spoke of the advisability 
of informing the members of the legislature of the past work of a 
biological survey nature that has been done up to the present time. 
Amos Butler moved that it be the sense of the Executive Committee 
that the report of this committee be approved and carried out. Motion 
passed. He then advised that an effort be made to get the Governor’s 
approval and his active cooperation solicited. 
The following members were named to represent the Academy in 
soliciting the state legislature for funds for the work of the Biological 
Survey Committee: 
R. W. McBride. 
F. B. Wynn. 
A. W. Butler. 
Stanley Coulter. 
H. 8S. Jackson asked for an expression of opinion as to the desired 
relationship that should exist between this committee and that of the 
Conservation Commission. It was the sense of the members present 
that this was a matter for the members of the two committees to 
determine. 
State Library—Amos Butler reported that during the year, 420 
items belonging to the Academy were catalogued. Foreign exchanges 
