304 Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of Science 
MINUTES OF BUSINESS MEETINGS. 
The first business session was called to order by President 
Mather at 9:45 A. M. on Friday, April 18, 1924, and an 
adjourned session was held at 9:00 A. M. on the following day. 
The President announced the appointment of the following 
committees for the meeting: 
Committee on Membership—Dwight M. DeLong, Lewis H. 
. Tiffany, Raymond J. Seymour, Harold E. Burtt, Frederick C. 
Blake. 
Commuitee on Resolution—Albert P. Weiss, E. L. Moseley, 
Edgar N. Transeau. 
Committee on Necrology.—Herbert Osborn, 
The following Auditing Committee was elected by the Acad- 
emy: Geo. D. Hubbard and H. C. Beardslee. 
The following Nominating Committee was elected by the 
ballot of the Academy: Raymond C. Osburn, Lewis H. Tiffany, 
Geo. D. Hubbard, Raymond J. Seymour, Harold) Ex Sirte 
Frederick C. Blake. 
Report of the Secretary. 
The following report by the Secretary was received and 
ordered filed. 
Cotumesus, O., April 18, 1924. 
To the Ohio Academy of Science: 
The year now closing marks a change, as you know, in the Secre- 
tariate of the Academy and your Secretary has the distinct conviction 
that he would be untrue to the real feelings of the members of the 
Academy, certainly to his own, if he were to allow this fact to pass 
unnoticed, even if such a thing were possible. Of course all present 
miss from its accustomed place the genial face of the former Secretary, 
Dr. Edward L. Rice. During the eleven years of faithful service Dr. 
Rice not only made a real contribution to the Academy but made 
himself so useful, so helpful, not to say indispensable, that in the minds 
of many of us the names ‘‘Ohio Academy of Science” and “ Edward L. 
Rice, Secretary”? are almost synonymous. But words are unnecessary: 
“His works do praise him.” 
It is only fair to say, also, that the work of the former Secretary did 
not end with the election of his successor, since upon him fell the duty, 
for example, of clearing up the odds and ends after the Annual Meeting 
at Oberlin in March, of preparing the Annual Report for the printer, of 
notifying newly-elected officers, members and fellows, of sending out 
copies of resolutions passed at the last Annual Meeting, and of prepar- 
ing a report of the meeting for Science, etc. It was therefore early in 
July before the complete and formal transfer of the archives was made 
