Report of the Twenty-First Annual Meeting 

 of the Ohio State Academy of Science 



The twenty-first annual meeting- of tlie Academy was held 

 at Ohio State University. Cokimljus, O., on November 30 and 

 December i and 2, 191 1, the president, Professor Lewis G. West- 

 gate, presiding. On Thursday evening at 7 130 an mtormai re- 

 ception was given to the Society at "The Ohio Union" by the 

 facuhy representatives and members of the IJiological Club of the 

 university. A comparatively large number of the Academy mem- 

 bers were present and an eniovable evening was spent in the 

 spacious rooms of the "I'nion." 



The meeting was called to order on Friday morning at g :oo 

 in the main lecture room of the Physics lUiilding, after a pre- 

 liminary session of the Executive Committee and the- Program 

 Committee. President Thompson of the university welcomed the 

 society in a cordial speech, and expressed his optimism as to the 

 future of the sciences where freedom of discussion coml)inef! 

 with the integritv and intelli:Lrence of the individual were among 

 the chief factors. 



The president of the Academy expressed his ap])roval of the 

 views advanced by Dr. Thompson, and in behalf of the members 

 thanked the university for the cordiality extended. The regular 

 business meeting then followed a committee on membership con- 

 sisting of the Secretary, Prof. Griggs, and Professor Hine, and 

 a committee on resolutions consisting of Prof. Brookover and 

 Prof. Carney being appointed. After the Secretary had noted 

 that his report would be found in the current proceedings of 

 ' f the Academy, the Treasurer presented the following report. 



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