38 PROCEEDINCxS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



The minutes of the executive committee of 1915 were read and approv'ed. 

 The reports of the standing committees were then taken up. Program Com- 

 mitlee — Stanley Coulter, chairman, reported that the committee has by 

 invitation arranged for the consideration of "A Century of Science in In- 

 diana," as the theme of the general program in celebration of the first hundred 

 years of scientific work in the State. The program as arranged bears fifty- 

 eight pa[)ers to which three additional titles were added on motion of the chair- 

 man. 



On motion Professor James Troop of Lafayette is asked to prepare a 

 memorial on Dr. F. N. Webster, for publication in the 19 Ki Proce?dings. 

 On motion ther? shall be two sections for the consideration of papers: Sec- 

 tion 1 shall includ? Bacteriology, Botany and Zoology; and Section 2 shall 

 include Geology and (ieography. Chemistry. Physics, Mat liemat ics and 

 EnginevM-ing. 



Oil inulion the out -of-State s|)eakers on the general |ir.)grani shall Iw- 

 giiesis of tile Academy at the Dinner. 



The r port of the program committee was received and |)assed. 



The treasurer. Win. M. Blanchard reported as follows: 



Decenber 1, 191.") to December 2, 191(). 



Balance from 191."> .'S:^27.00 



Dues collected 247.00 



Total .S574 . 00 



P'xpenditures to December 2, 1910 196.49 



Balance .!377 . .")1 



Upon rrotion duly i)assed the rei)ort was received and turn' d o\tr to the 

 Auditing Committee. 



Comvritlee on State Librarij. — W. S. Blatchley, Chairman, report^-d that 

 tile Stat- Lib.'a.'ian has not done any binding of either domestic or foreign 

 publications because of the irregular receii)t of foreign works during the war. 

 All boiind books are cataloged and propt-rly shelved. The r.'port was re- 

 C('i\ I'd. 



lilolixjiral Siirif'ij. — C. C. Deam, Chairman, read a summary of bibliog- 

 raphy of the work on animals and plants of Indiana. Much work has been 

 done on vertebrates and the higher i)lants hut much remains untouched, 

 partieidarly on the lower animals and the lower plants. Tlu- work thus far 

 done has devolved upon persons who have been bu.sy with other pursuits. 

 After a discussion of the report it was proj^osed that a resolutif)n be pn'i)ared 

 to recommend that the scientific bureaus of the State be manned by persons 

 of recognized scientific attainment, and that the Indiana Acaflemy of Scicmco 

 endeavor to use its influence to this end. 



