Minutes of the Winter Meeting 7AM 
Auditor E. B. Williamson reported on the accuracy of the treas- 
urer’s report. On motion, the treasurer is authorized to transfer from 
the treasury to the trustees of the Research Endowment Fund, the sum 
of $100. 
Relation of the Academy to the State—Robert W. McBride stated 
that our troubles of getting money from the State are now over so far 
as the publication of the Proceedings is concerned. The last session 
of the legislature passed a bill appropriating $2,400 for the publication 
of the 1919 and 1920 Proceedings, which carried with it the provision 
for a perpetual yearly appropriation of $1,200, and it further provided 
that any excess remaining at the end of any year shall be carried for- 
ward for future use. Judge McBride, at the request of the Academy, 
wrote this bill and urged its passage. 
Concerning the state fiower, Robt. W. McBride announced that, 
at the request of the Academy, he prepared the bill requesting that 
the flower of the tulip tree be named the state flower. Since this bill 
passed the legislature, the Academy was really instrumental in naming 
our state flower. 
On motion, the secretary was instructed to write a letter of appre- 
ciation to those members of the House and the Senate who favored and 
worked in behalf of the Academy appropriation bill. The following 
named representatives and senators were designated: 
Representatives Senators 
J. L. Kingsbury A. R. Baxter 
J. L. Benedict C. J. Buchanan 
J. M. Cravens 
J. F. Decker 
Estes Duncan 
C. O. Holmes 
W. Miller 
R. L. Moorehead 
R. M. Southworth 
W. M. Swain 
Advisory Council—No report. 
Interstaie Meetings—E. B. Williamson reported that he had inter- 
viewed a large number of the most active members of the Ohio Academy 
at Columbus, as well as such members of the Michigan Academy. Both 
parties discouraged such a plan since the meetings of the different 
academies are very different, both in time and character of meetings. 
It was moved that the entire matter be dropped and the committee 
discharged. 
Academy Foundation—Amos Butler reported that the money that 
was turned over to the Endowment Committee a year ago was invested 
in Liberty bonds. Due to increase in the value of the bonds, together 
with interest, the investment is now worth about $324. 
On motion it was decided that a change should be made in the Con- 
stitution in order to define the term “Patron”, as contemplated in the 
efforts to establish an endowment fund for research. The committee 
