PROCEEDINGS OF THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 169 



the Department of Zoology. He was a man of attractive personality, the 

 highest character, and marked promise for scientific work. Mr. Breiel was 

 elected to membership in the Academy at the Oberlin meeting in 1913. 



W. R. Lazenby, 

 L. B. Walton, 

 J. A. Culler, 



Committee. 



The Auditing Committee presented the following report, 

 which was accepted and ordered filed. 



Report of the Auditing Committee. 



The Auditing Committee begs leave to report as follows : 

 The books of the treasurer have been audited, all vouchers have been 

 checked, and the accounts of the treasurer found to be correct and in good 

 condition. 



Since there have been no bills as yet paid out from the McMillin 

 Research Fund for the year just closing, it was not necessary to audit 

 the report' of the treasurer of this fund. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. C. Blake, 



S. R. Williams. 



An oral report was given by Professor Osborn, Director of 

 the Ohio Biological Survey, outlining the work already accom- 

 plished and now in preparation by the Survey. 



Voted that E. W. E. Schear be added to the Committee on 

 Catalog of Scientific Journals in Ohio libraries. 



The following report was presented by the Special Com- 

 mittee on the Report of the Secretary. 



Report of Committee on Report of the Secretary. 



Your committee finds in this report four matters for recommendation. 



1. It is undoubtedly desirable to have on hand copies of a brief 

 printed statement as to the scope of the Academy ; and it seems worth 

 while to revise the former statement and print it. 



2. A quarter of a century of the Academy's life is worthy of note. 

 The committee recommends that the Twenty fifth Meeting be made an 

 anniversary meeting with some special features. 



3. The holding of a field meeting of the entire Academy entails obli- 

 gations on some members not commensurate with the interests of those 

 members. The committee recommends that each vice-president be em- 



