Procccdiiifjs of the Ohio State .icadeiiiy of Science 15 



Under the order of X'ew lUisiness. a commi.tee consisting of 

 Professor Coghill as chairman and Professors Cole and Osborn 

 was appointed to secure in so far as possible the co-operation 

 through membership in the Academy of the physicists and 

 chemists in the state. 



Following this a Nominating Committee was elected. This 

 resulted in the choice of Professors Osborn, Landacre. and 

 Brookover, who were to report nominations for ofificers at the 

 adjourned business meeting. The society then proceeded with 

 the reading of papers adjourning at 12:00 m. for luncheon at 

 "The Ohio Union." 



After a panoramic photograph of the members had been 

 taken from the steps of the Physics Building, the afternoon ses- 

 sion opened with the address of the President of the Academy. 

 Professor Lewis G. Westgate upon the Geological Progress of 

 Twenty-five years wherein was summarized the interesting ad- 

 vances made by this science. 



This was followed bv the C(jntinuation of the program, the 

 geologists segregating themselves in the Geological Building while 

 the members of the society remained in the Physics lecture room. 



At 4 :30 p. lu. in accordance with the program three special 

 papers were to be presented to the combined sections. After 

 waiting in vain for the members of the geological section who 

 were reported to be involved in most serious argumentation in 

 the adjoining building, the other members decided that it would 

 be possible to continue the session with the geologists "in ab- 

 sentia." Accordingly Professor ^iletcalf presented a paper on 

 "Evolution in tlie Mechanis4n of Inheritance," Professor Mercer 

 on "A Phase in the Theory of Evolution" and Professor T. VV'ar- 

 ren Smith on "ddie Relation of Forests to Floods." These were 

 listened to with interest and evoked considerable discussion. 



After adjournment at 6:30 ]). m. the Academy enjoyed a 

 dinner given by the Sigma Xi to the visiting members of the 

 society in "The Ohio Union." 



At 7 130 the Hon. Julius F. Stone gave the society an account 

 of personal experiences in making a trip through the Grand 



