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SINT ECECOROLOL S's orka 8 iks me sie a eed Mee ator eae A eisete e ake che aro tl oat VWIES Jem elecett 
“Progress in the Study of Mamimaloey ray 1evoWbune 5 e056 566 Kdgar R. Quick 
“Sketch of the Work Accomplished for Natural ana Physicial Science 
MIDs (VTL RAT ALA Shaves cove econ eve Venere eer ewenet seme eRe Wyawetauemtone a yakens ...Richard Owen 
SNI<elteh VOR MES oS. VANES UES cc apes sh eve orb red acte wire omens D. S. Jordan 
SS WiOLKeDOnevin, LethiyOlociyeam) simian nyesieteperereteriere aioe tere cieiore D. S. Jordan 
“Work Done in Botany in Indiana’......... Re ratees o John M. Coulter 
“Work Done in’ Physics in Indiana’.......... en aes we (sted Naylor 
“Work Done in Study of the Lower Invertebrates”........ O. P. Jenkins 
“Present Condition of the Study of Indiana Herpetology”...... OVP SEay 
“The Study of Hntomology in Indiana”.............. wcrsy atlas ev ohare P. S. Baker 
“The Present Knowledge of Indiana Mineralogy”’....... Maurice Thompson 
“Work Done for Geology in Indiana”’....... Aue cic RRERE Ryland T. Brown 
SEMEMUSUIVs bie ciate. eNom ete ae baat 6 DSichGlo G TOE cue et R. B. Warder 
“The Present Condition of Indiana Conchology”.......... David R. Moore 
“JOC HENNE eM IOS S Sa aa Ge otans oo 4 6 sub lekineee ies Se siuatode renege ...d. B, Conner 
“The Past and Present of Indiana Ornithology”’.......... Amos W. Butler 
Sr CC ORGTEEUT EN Ye contac cacraitane a leis Cas iotistn ive teus Reever e ns orien tere cris de teva ic a ote J. T. Scovell 
ASTRONOMY: Were. S shercuete me chererenmerore tr enevereteletaie ciidiers owe once ...David Kirkwood 
(Of these only Richard Owen and David Kirkwood were absent, and 
their papers were read by others.) 
Dr. J. P. D. John was chosen president pro tem. There were about 
forty persons present, representing most of the educational institutions 
of the State, and including most of the scientifie workers. Dr. David 
Starr Jordan was chosen first president and Amos W. Butler the first sec- 
retary. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. Since that time regular 
annual meetings have been held. All but one, which was held at Lafay- 
ette, have been held in Indianapolis, and until recently spring meetings 
at different points in the State. The first one of these was appropriately 
held at Brookville May 20-22, 1886. 
The following persons are mentioned in minutes of December 29, 1885, 
as being present and taking part in the meeting: 
J. P. D. John, Greeneastle. J. P. Naylor, Bloomington. 
A. W. Butler, Brookville. O. P. Hay, Irvington. 
O. P. Jenkins, Greencastle. *P. S. Baker, Greencastle. 
J. C. Branner, Bloomington. *Maurice Thompson, Crawfords- 
S. P. Stoddard, M.D., Brookville. ville. 
*W. H. Ragan, Greencastle. J. GB. Conner, Indianapolis. 
E. R. Quick, Brookville. *T. B. Redding, New Castle. 
D. R. Moore, Brookville. *Ryland T. Brown, Indianapolis. 
D. S. Jordan, Bloomington. *R. B. Warder, Lafayette. 
J. M. Coulter, Crawfordsville. J. T. Seovell, Terre Haute, 
*Deceased. 
