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2. Term of Office of Secretary—lIt is agreed by the committee that 
the office of the secretary should be somewhat permanent; and one 
member of the committee would secure this result through lengthening 
the term to five years. In favor of this view, he further suggests that 
the office of secretary should be the most permanent of any of the offices. 
If the presidency had a three year period and the secretaryship a five 
year period, it would seldom occur that both incumbents would com- 
plete their terms simultaneously. The important thing of the whole 
matter is continuity of constructive policy. The other member of the 
committee, (owing to the constitution of the committee, it is fair to 
Professor Blake to add that this member is the present secretary), 
believes that the desired permanency can be secured by indefinite 
re-election, while the Academy may more easily and more speedily 
eliminate an undesirable official. 
3. Term of Office of Treasurer—The arguments pro and con are 
essentially as in the case of the secretaryship. 
Respectfully submitted, 
EDWARD L. RICE, 
FREDERICK C. BLAKE, 
Committee. 
Election of Officers 
From the double slate of nominations prepared by the 
Nominating Committee, the following officers for 1918-19 were 
elected by the ballot of the Academy. 
President—Professor M. M. Metcatr, Oberlin College, Oberlin. 
Vice-President for Zoology—Professor R. A. Bupincton, Oberlin 
College, Oberlin. 
Vice-President for Botany—Professor C. E. O’NEAL, Ohio Wesleyan 
University, Delaware. — 
Vice-President for Geology—Professor G. F. Lams, Mt. Union College, 
Alliance. 
Vice-President for Physics—Professor SAMUEL R. WiL.tAms, Oberlin 
College, Oberlin. (On resignation of Prof. Williams, owing to absence 
from the State on leave, the Executive Committee appointed Professor 
S. J. M. ALLEN, University of Cincinnati, to fill vacancy). 
Vice-President for Medical Sciences—Professor ERNEST Scott, Ohio 
State University, Columbus. 
Secretary—Professor E. L. Rice, Ohio Wesleyan University, 
Delaware. 
Treasurer—Professor J. S. Htne, Ohio State University, Columbus. 
Elective Members of Executive Committee—Professor R. C. OsBuRN, 
Ohio State University, Columbus; Professor L. B. Watton, Kenyon 
College, Gambier. 
Member of Publication Committee—Professor L. G. WESTGATE, Ohio 
Wesleyan University, Delaware. 
