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the selection of Fellows be made by the Executive Committee and the 
Vice-Presidents of the various sections; (3) that eligibility to office be 
limited to Fellows. It is hoped in this way to secure the objects of Dr. 
Mendenhall’s proposition without sacrificing the present popular and 
democratic character of the Academy. A straw vote of members 
not expecting to attend the present meeting shows 27 in favor of the 
change, | against it and 14 neutral orin doubt. The substance of these 
recommendations will be presented in the form of amendments of the 
Constitution for action later in the meeting. 
An invitation to hold the Annual Meeting for 1919 in London was 
was received last year from Mrs. Katharine Dooris Sharp, seconded by 
the local Board of Trade. After a somewhat extended correspondence 
it was decided that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to secure the 
needful hotel and meeting accommodations in London, and the matter 
was dropped by mutual consent. 
Correspondence was also conducted through the Secretary relative 
to the possibility of a joint meeting with the Indiana Academy; but this 
project was given up, at least for the present year, largely because of 
the fact that the spring meeting of the Indiana Academy is wholly a 
field meeting. It seemed unwise to omit the only opportunity of the 
year for the reading of papers in the Ohio Academy. As noted in the 
preliminary announcement of this meeting, the Indiana Academy 
extended a very cordial invitation to the members of the Ohio Academy 
to join them in their field meeting of last week. 
The ultimate decision concerning time and place of the meeting is 
already known to the Academy. 
The Executive Committee directed the Secretary to renew cor- 
respondence with the psychologists of the state with a view to the 
establishment of a Section of Psychology. A partial result of this 
correspondence is seen in the psychological titles listed in the program 
of the meeting; it is hoped that a further result will be seen tomorrow 
morning in the organization of the Section of Psychology. 
The resignation of Prof. Samuel R. Williams from the Vice-Pres- 
idency for Physics, because of sabbatical leave and prospective absence 
from the state, was presented to the Executive Committee, and Prof. 
S. J. M. Allen was appointed to fill the vacancy. 
Twelve members have been elected by the Executive Committee 
since the last annual meeting. The names will be presented later for 
ratification by the Academy. 
The Executive Committee unites in recommending two changes 
in the financial plan of the Academy—the amendment of the By-Laws 
to increase the annual dues from $1.50 to $2.00, and the authorization 
by the Academy of the payment of traveling expenses of officers and 
committee members attending regularly authorized committee meetings 
not held in connection with the Annual Meeting of the Academy. 
The Committee also unites in recommending the rescinding of the 
By-Law requiring the Nominating Committee to present a double 
slate of nominations for officers. 
