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State. In any ease, a three-fourths vote of the members present shall elect 
to membership. Application for membership in any of the foregoing classes 
shall be referred to a committee on application for membership, who shall 
consider such application and report to the Academy before the election. 
Sec. 5. The members who are actively engaged in scientific work, who 
have recognized standing as scientific men, and who have been members of 
the Academy at least one year, may be recommended for nomination for 
election as fellows by three fellows or members personally acquainted with 
their work and character. Of members so nominated a number not exceed- 
ing five in one year may, on recommendation of the Executive Committee, 
be elected as fellows. At the meeting at which this is adopted, the mem- 
bers of the Executive Committee for 1894 and fifteen others shall be elected 
fellows, and those now honorary members shall become honorary fellows. 
Honorary fellows may be elected on account of special prominence in science, _ 
on the written recommendation of two members of the Academy. In any 
case a three-fourths vote of the members present shall elect. 
ARTICLE III. 
Section 1. The officers of this Academy shall be chosen by ballot at 
the annual meeting, and shall hold office one year. They shall consist of a 
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Press Secretary 
and Treasurer, who shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their 
respective offices and in addition, with the ex-presidents of the Academy, 
shall constitute an Executive Committee. The President shall, at each 
annual meeting, appoint two members to be a committee, which shall pre- 
pare the programs and have charge of the arrangements for all meetings for 
one year. 
Sec. 2. The annual meeting of this Academy shall be held in the city 
of Indianapolis within the week following Christmas of each year, unless 
otherwise ordered by the Executive Committee. There shall also be a 
summer meeting at such time and place as may be decided upon by the 
Executive Committee. Other meetings may be called at the discretion of 
the Executive Committee. The past Presidents, together with the officers 
and Executive Committee, shall constitute the council of the Academy, and 
represent it in the transaction of any necessary business not especially pro- 
vided for in this constitution, in the interim between general meetings. 
