RESOLUTIONS REGARDING TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY. 



The Ohio State Academy of Science earnestly seeks to secure a 

 topographic survey of Ohio. Such a survey is demanded that ac- 

 curate maps may replace the present inaccurate ones. This will re- 

 quire complete triangulation of the state anew by competent 

 engineers and result in detailed maps of every township of the state, 

 showing the elevation of the land and all drainage s\'stems. Such 

 maps, when accurateh' made will be of inestimable value to all the 

 citizens of the state, to trustees of water works, city officials, county 

 and township officers, individual land owners, and to scientists they 

 will furnish the only adequate basis for their endeavors now and for 

 the large plans of the future. 



Ohio cannot aflford to lag behind other states in this great work, 

 which may now be completed in conjunction with the United States 

 Geological Survey, thus securing at once economy, accuracy and 

 uniformit}'. 



Resolved, That to strengthen the hands of the committee on 

 Topographic Survey appointed by the Academy three years since, 

 and secure proper legislation in Ohio, the president be authorized to 

 appoint two additional members of the committee ; said members 

 to be residents of Columbus or easily accessible to that city. 



The amendment to Article IV of the constitution, 

 duly proposed the year before, was adopted. 



AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION. 



There shall be a Board of Trustees consisting of three members ; 

 one elected for one j'car, one for two years, one for three years, and 

 thereafter one elected annually for three years. 



It shall be the duty of this Board of Trustees to act as the 

 custodian of all property of the Academy and to administer all 

 funds received for original research and investigation. 



The following resolution offered by Professor 

 Osborn was adopted : 



Moved that the trustees be instructed to appoint a librarian who 

 shall have charge of the distribution of publications and who shall 

 arrange an exchange w^ith other societies and receive and list all ex- 

 changes. Exchanges so received shall be accessible to all members 

 for consultation or may upon paj^ment of transportation charges be 

 withdrawn for reasonable periods of time. 



Twenty -six new members were elected. 



Saturday evening quite a number of the members 

 went to the Physical Laboratory *of Case School where 

 they were pleasantly entertained by Professor Miller 



